Come To The Party (Restored)
Nothing's better than a teenage party! This 4th track on Side 1 of the Band's Doo Wop-era album is a lighthearted, upbeat tune with a sound reminiscent of the Del Vikings. Continue reading below...
Jimmy and the Barbarellos began singing and playing in 1954, and is going strong to this day.
Story behind the song
Teenage parties were always an important event. In Queens, NY, all the locals went to Bryant High School. That's where Kathy and her friend Tina went. Terry (Joe) Hass, Junior (Joe) Martin, and Jackie Donovan were three of my closest friends and lived right across the street from me when we lived in the apartment building at 28-19 42nd Street (and amazingly, its still there after all these years!). We got our pizza from the Villa Lucia (which is still there on the corner of 42nd street and 28th avenue) for $1.10 for a large pie! Lots of memories in this one. To hear the original version, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXYjt0HbeWM
Lyrics
On can you Come to the party, Apartment B3.
Twenty eight nineteen forty second street
Friday evening, round eight thirty?
Whose coming? Terry, Junior, and Jackie Donovan.
And plenty of girls, wea€™ll have a lot of fun.
The records will be rocking; come see
Ita€™s nothing fancy; ita€™s just a party
An excuse to have some fun.
Dona€™t get too dressed up, but dona€™t wear your sneakers
Cause youa€™ll trip on my rug.
Ia€™ll get some pizza, but therea€™s one thing I need.
Can you bring that album by Alan Freed?
Ita€™s good for slow dancing, guaranteed to please
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