Party of One - A Good Time [Sonic Enemy, cassette]
Released in 1987. The Sonic Enemy catalog from 1993 describes it as "the first Party of One collection, a little bit longer and more annoying than the other one."
Attempts will be made to transcribe most of the lyrics. Bear in mind, surviving Party of One material uploaded online is even fuzzier than surviving DiskothiQ material. Lyrics are reproduced to the best of my ability with what is available. as you will see very quickly, this... does not always leave much to transcribe.
If you're familiar with the Party of One material from some 90's compilations, where Peter is playing acoustic guitar mostly, this is mostly not that. The handful of tracks with guitar come through very washed-out in the tape hiss. Mostly there are long Casio keyboard riffs and loops, waltzy/disco drum patterns, and a high schooler singing into a haze of tape hiss. It's delightful.
I do not have a copy of this on hand, so I have no way of getting a cleaner rip of it to better understand the lyrics. There's a rip circulating online with a lot of hiss/noise, and some squeaking on the left channel. I'm hoping there's another one around to at least check and see if it can be cleaned up. Based on a circulating rip of compilation Growing Up With You, with Party of One material sourced '86-88, the available rip is also playing faster than it should be, as Peter's voice sounds very squeaky on it, but on Growing Up With You, sounds relatively close to his 90's work.
An interesting note: "Intro & Prologue" is two distinct parts: a waltzy Casio opening for about 5 minutes and 30 seconds, and then about a minute and 45 seconds about Juan Manuel Fangio on a mission to assassinate Augusto Pinochet. This vision, after 23 years, was realized in Peter's masterpiece of self-described commie synth-pop, Fangio in 2010.
Tracklist:
01. Intro & Prologue
[2 minutes of casio]
hello everybody i [inaudible]
i've come here today to graduate for you
i'll walk down the aisle and i'll get my diploma
and then it'll all [inaudible]
yes i will fly away [inaudible]
hello everybody [too quiet to make out]
i've come to perform a special show for you
i'll jump and i'll shout and i'll laugh and i'll sing
when i'm done you will [inaudible]
then when i'm done you will [inaudible]
hello everybody [inaudible]
i've come to perform a special time for you
i'll rip out my heart and i'll go up in flames
and when it's all over i'll [inaudible]
hello [inaudible]
i've come to perform [inaudible]
i'll run and i'll leap and i'll fly through the air
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
[casio break until roughly 5:30 in the runtime; beat changes]
i don't know what time it is but i know it doesn't matter
i've got a stuffy runny nose and a [inaudible] in my bladder
i've been driving since last saturday, accelerator to the floor
i'm on my way to santiago in a saab 2-liter four
15 thousand (inaudible) then i'm on my way
i'm hell bent on a santiago dawn and augusto pinochet
15 weeks behind the wheel he's got calluses on his gas pedal heel
he had to be on cruise control and he only drives with the windows open
fangioooo
juan fangio where'd you go
we need you here in chino
juan fangio where'd you go
we need you here in chino
juan fangio where'd you go
we need you here in chino
02. African Safari Song
my dad went on an african safari
when he got back
i said "dad what'd you get me?"
he said "son, i'm sorry to disappoint you,
but all i got was this [inaudible]
i said "Dad
what the hell kinda [inaudible] are you
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
03. Fashion Blues
what-ho
i've got the fashion blues
and i'm trying to pick out a new pair of shoes
to go with my corona shirt
and my denim miniskirt
but they all hurt they all hurt they all hu-u-urt
and now i need to get some more hairspray
but i don't have enough money to pay
but that's ok
i'll just stick it in the pocket
of my oversized [inaudible] jacket
and i look cool, cool cool, cool
i look cool c-cool, cool, cool
i just want some [inaudible]
i spent two fucking hours on my hair this morning
and i have to decide what color to wear
to go with my new [inaudible] blonde-dyed hair
and that felt and black are pretty great
but all this crap is coming back for 1988
and even though i [inaudible] i just can't hack it
so i slip into my [inaudible] imitation army jacket
and i look cool, cool cool, cool
i look cool c-cool, cool, cool
04. The Good Side of California
i was sitting in my class when i heard this horrible sound
i soon deduced it was comin from the ground
then the whole fuckin earth started movin around
i said hold on everybody we're armageddon bound
then the first real thought that went through my head
was goddammnit it if we're all gonna end up dead
i sure wish i was in a class with the rest of my friends
so we could all pile together as california ends
then i thought if this is the big one
it's a real bummer cause i forgot my walkman
and fuck all my homework cause i can't get in trouble
if my school's nothin but a big pile of rubble
well pretty soon my bubble had popped
because the earth quit movin and the rumblin stopped
and everything and everyone was just a-ok
so we had to go on with our stupid school day
stupid school day
now lemme tell you somethin!
i can't wait for the next big quake
i wanna feel the whole earth shake
and as the roof caves in and my bones all break
you can bet this ain't no kinda mistake
i'll be smilin 'neath the commotion
as my whole fuckin day slides into the ocean
i dunnno baby but i got a notion
we should be reachin for the suntan lotion
05. Dirge in D Minor
[instrumental]
06. People I Met
i met a guy named sigmund freud
he said i was paranoid
i said "hey man you're fucked in the head"
he said "so are you, cause i am dead"
hey
i knew a girl named emily lloyd
she said i was null and void
i said "hey chick so are you"
she said "yes this is true" hey
i met a guy named santa claus
he said i was against the law i said "man you're not real
he said "yes, how does it feel"
i met a guy named jesus christ
he said he'd been crucified
i said "oh man, that is bad"
he said "you think that's somethin you should see my dad"
hey
07. Why I Don't Like Telephones
[This one actually has acoustic guitar. Unfortunately it's also nearly inaudible throughout. These are best-guesses.]
please don't call me on the telephone
please don't call me on the telephone
know it's better than being alone
but i'm never gonna talk on the telephone
i'd rather watch your [inaudible]
but don't call me on the telephone
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
maybe we c[track cuts off abruptly]
08. Man Ray
man ray he's ok
saw him just the other day
i said "hey ray what's happenin today"
he said "not a whole lot around my way
but that's ok, cause i'm man ray
and i got somethin to say-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey"
man ray man among men
pal of picasso, marcel duchamp's friend
man ray man among men
the people he's seen, the places he's been
man ray man on the moon
diggin his own funky groove
man ray he's ok
saw him just the other day
i said "hey ray what's happenin today"
he said "not a whole lot around my way
but that's ok, cause i'm man ray
livin lfe my (inaudible) way"
man ray man among men
the people he's seen, the places he's been
man ray man among men
pal of picasso, marcel duchamp's friend
09. Fascism For Fun & Profit
[youthful attempt at satire from the late 80's, not much different from a Wckr Spgt outing in that department; mostly unintelligible anyway, short]
10. Farewell Chino
i don't care what happens to me today
i don't even care if i get home okay
i don't care about [inaudible]
i don't think it'll matter if i get home on time
it would be just fine with me
if i were to meet my maker
[inaudible]
and i don't wanna hear what's on your mind
[inaudible] i'm just marking time
[inaudible] in just one year
i'm gonna get me the fuck away from here
[inaudible from this point]
11. Jon Jon Where Have You Gone
disappeared without a trace
no longer part of the human race
jon jon where have you gone
are you still in the united states
vanished off the face of the earth
playing this one for all it's worth
jon jon where have you gone
we have your [inaudible] on
are you happy are you free
[inaudible] the place you wanted to be
i dunno if you're history
jon jon where have you gone
are you ever comin back to school
[inaudible]
jon jon where have you gone
[inaudible] doin what you wanna do
[inaudible] la la la la
blah blah blah blah blah blah
hey hey hey blah blah blah
jon jon where have you gone
behind the wheel of an audi quattro
drivin like there's no tomorrow
jon jon on the autobahn
[inaudible] out of your way
12. Korea Ain't Got No S(e)oul
my friend mark
he's gonna die now
every time i see him i
wanna cry
[inaudible] falling apart
warring and pulled apart
[inaudible]
'cause korea ain't got no seoul
now there's revolution in the air
war and bloodshed are everywhere
tear your banister in my face
i just wanna exit this place
hey look out here comes the middle class
we're gonna kick some ass
gonna pay their own contribution
to the korean revolution
'cause korea ain't got no seoul
sticks stones and bricks
i wanna [inaudible] politics
korea ain't got no seoul
mr. reagan take your pick
[inaudible] or the olympics
korea ain't got no seoul
one more time everybody sing, hey hey, a one two three
korea ain't got no seoul
13. Epilogue
all right, hey...
call me smug, and you'd be right
but i don't think you can say it without sounding trite
call me smug and you'd be right
arrogant condescending bastard
yeah, that's me but ain't that what you're after
someone to put you down
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