Rick Nelson & The Stone Canyon Band - Garden Party

Man sollte "cool" und "laid-back" vielleicht nicht mit "lahm" verwechseln. Seine musikalische Begleitung, die Stone Canyon Band, bestand aus einigen Musikern, die später bei Poco und den Eagles Furore machen sollten.
Jedenfalls war das ehemalige Teen-Idol der 50er in direkter Presley-Nachfolge war auf dem damals erschienenen gleichnamigen Album alles andere als lahm.
Aber dieser Titel ist sozusagen der musikalische Kontrapunkt auf dem Album und in ihm musste Rick Nelson die Hoffnungen auf ein Comeback mit einer veränderten musikalischen Identität begraben. Die Leute damals - auf der Gartenparty" wollten ihn nur als "Oldie".
Zum besseren Nachvollziehen hier der Text des Songs:

I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same

But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
'n' over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself

lot'n da da da, lot'n da da da

Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself

lot'n da da da (lot'n da-da-da)
lot'n da da da

Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck

But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself

lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson well
You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself

Vielen Dank, Ramona, war eine echte Entdeckung.