Best songs ABOUT having a party...

[Archae]

My favorite is "Wasn't That A Party" by the Irish Rovers.
(Yes, same guys who made the Unicorn song!)

Could've been the whiskey
Might've been the gin
Could've been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in
My head is like a football
I think I'm going to die
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
Wasn't that a party

Someone took a grapefruit
Wore it like a hat
I saw someone under my kitchen table
Talking to my old tom cat
They were talking about hockey
The cat was talking back
Long about then every-thing went black
Wasn't that a party

I'm sure it's just my memory
Playing tricks on me
But I think I saw my buddy
Cutting down my neighbour's tree

Could've been the whiskey
Might've been the gin
Could've been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in
My head is like a football
I think I'm going to die
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
Wasn't that a party

Billy, Joe and Tommy
Well they went a little far
They were sittin' in my back yard, blowing on a sireen
From somebody's police car

So you see, Your Honour
It was all in fun
The little bitty track meet down on main street
Was just to see if the cops could run
Well they run us in to see you
In an alcoholic haze
I sure can use those thirty days
To re-cover from the party

Could've been the whiskey
Might've been the gin
Could've been the three or four six-packs,
I don't know, but look at the mess I'm in
My head is like a football
I think I'm going to die
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
Wasn't that a party

[Dr. Strange]

1. One of my faves from high school.

From Joe King Carrasco.

It's a party
It's a party party
It's a party
It's a party party weekend.

I believe the song is called "Party Weekend." :P

[Connonym]

2. Beastie Boys "You Gotta Fight"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6NdAUnnU9Ac

[SteppingRazor]

3. Any of Andrew WK's songs with the word "party" in the title...

"It's Time to Party," "Party Hard," "Party Til You Puke," etc.


Also, maybe "Mama Told Me Not to Come" by Three Dog Night, if you want to go old school.

[BurtWorm]

4. 1999

By the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.

[soleft]

5. It's My Party and I'll Cry if I want to

And of course the sequel -

Judy's turn to cry

[DrDan]

6. I love the Rovers . . .

Party songs . . . How about Went to a Garden Party by Ricky Nelson . . .

[driver8]

7. "Celebration" by Kool and the Gang!

Ya Hooo, It's a celebration,
Ya Hooo, It's a celebration

Celebrate good times, come on,
Celebrate good times, come on,

There's a party goin on right here,
A celebration, to last throughout the years,
So bring your good times, and your laughter too,
We gonna celebrate your party with you, come on now

Celebration...
Let's all celebrate and have a good time.
Celebration...
We gonna celebrate and have a good time.

It's time to come together,
It's up to you, what's your pleasure?
Everyone around the world come on!

Ya hoo..It's a celebration, Ya Hoo...,

Celebrate good times, come on,
Come on and celebrate
Celebrate good times, come on,
And everything's gonna be alright.

We're gonna have a good time tonight,
Let's celebrate, it's alright
We're gonna have a good time tonight,
Let's celebrate, it's alright

(Celebration)
We're gonna have a good time tonight,
Let's celebrate, it's alright
(Celebration)
We're gonna have a good time tonight,
Let's celebrate, it's alright

Ya Hooo, Ya Hooo

Celebrate good times come on,
Let's celebrate, come on now
Celebrate good times come on,
Let's celebrate, come on and celebrate

Celebrate good times come on,
Let's celebrate, come on now
Celebrate good times come on,
Let's celebrate, come on and celebrate

[yardwork]

8. Sam Cooke - "We're having a party"

...popcorn's on the table
cokes are in the icebox

having such a good time
dancing with my baby

[DS1]

9. John Bult - Julie's 16th Birthday

[Bennyboy]

10. One More Saturday Night.....

Grateful Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8R_R6xwdwI

[guitar man]

11. Three Dog Night

Mama Told Me (Not To Come)

Want some whiskey in your water
Sugar in your tea
What's all these crazy questions they askin' me
This is the craziest party there could ever be
Don't turn on the lights, 'cause I don't want to see

Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
That ain't the way to have fun, no

Open up the window
Let some air into this room
I think I'm almost chokin'
From the smell of stale perfume

And that cigarette you're smoking
'Bout scared me half to death
Open up the window, sucker
Let me catch my breath


Mama told me not to come
Mama told me not to come
She said, that ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, son

The radio is blastin'
Someone's knocking at the door
I'm lookin' at my girlfriend
She's passed out on the floor

I seen so many things
I ain't never seen before
Don't know what it is
I don't wanna see no more



Mama told me, mama told me, mama told me
Told me, told me
That ain't no way to have fun, whoah, yeah yeah
Mama told me not to come
Mama, mama, mama told me
That ain't no way to have fun

That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son
That ain't the way to have fun, no
That ain't the way to have fun, son

[Bennyboy]

12. Let's Have A Party...Leftover Salmon

Let's have a party
let's have it right here,
let's have a party
you bring the whiskey
and I'll bring the beer

http://www.archive.org/details/LoS2000-11-10.LoS2000-11-10.flac.16

[taterguy]

13. Baby Let Me Bang Your Box by Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts

Haven't checked but I doubt there's a Youtube link.

[QMPMom]

14. Yup, "Wasn't That A Party" is the best.

[Brewman_Jax]

15. "Bad Boy Having a Party" by Luther Vandross

Roll back the rug everybody
Move all the tables and chairs
We're gonna have us a good time tonight
Everytime that we meet
We skip and we dip to the beat, Yeah Yeah
What in the world could be better
Than getting together

The last time we had a party
It ended when the sun came up
That's why your mama told you
That you couldn't go out
Stay in the house

Chorus:
Bad boy
He's gonna sneak out tonight
He's gonna tip by her window
'Cause he sure wants to get out and dance
Everyone's here, let 'em all in
The chandelier downstairs has fallen
I know it's hard toresist
This is the party no one wanted to miss
But if you don't get home on the double, boy
You're going to be in trouble
I hope your mama don't look in your room
'Cause if she does she'll be here soon

Boy, she's gonna be mad
You're a bad boy and you've got it bad boy
Boy, say goodbye to your friends
'Cause it's gonna be a while til you see them again

Repeat Chorus

Everybody's swingin'
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
Having a party
Everybody's swingin'
Dancin' to the music
On the radio
You can't go

Repeat Chorus

[MnFats]

16. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes...

...
"We're havin' a party..
everybody's dancin', swayin' to the music, on the radio......

[Inchworm]

17. Momma Told Me Not to Come!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXS6RqEiN84

The radio is blasting, someone's beating on the door
Our hostess is not lasting - she's out on the floor
I seen so many things here I ain't never seen before


:hi:

[Left Is Write]

18. Rock And Roll Party In The Street (Axe)