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Produced by Labi Siffre
Arranged by everyone on the album
Engineered by Dick Plant
Recorded at the Music Centre, Wembley, UK
Released by EMI Records UK 1976

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The Party
(Cardier)

It was a party by invitation only -
It was the social event of the year -
So I thought I'd crash it just to see
Just what was goin' on inside there.

Now, all the gentlemen were in tuxedos
And all the ladies, they were high society -
And me? Well, I was standin' in the corner
Actin' just as anti-social as I could be.

I felt like runnin' about -
Screamin' my lungs out -
Actin' like Lon Chaney at full moon -
I felt like swingin' from the chandelier -
Jump both feet in the caviar
And like Errol Flynn,
I'd grin from a window-sill too
As everyone says, 'Who invited you?'

Now, just as I was thinkin' this in the corner
Some guy really and truly starts
Screamin' and runnin' about -
So a dozen or so of us got together
And a dozen or so of us threw him out.

Then we were bashin', lashin', custard-pie splashin’ -
We smashed him as slapstick actors do -
And now I'm starin' down at this misfit on the ground
And I'm sayin', 'Who invited you?’

I'm sayin', 'Who invited you?'

credits

from Glenn Cardier (1976), released April 1, 1976
Bass drum - Andrew Steele
Bass - Chas Hodges
Electric guitar - Chas Hodges
Acoustic guitars - Glenn Cardier

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Glenn Cardier Sydney, Australia

Post 2000, Glenn Cardier’s re-emergence as a songwriter/performer of real distinction has been nothing short of extraordinary. In typical single-minded fashion, he writes, performs and produces his music. Onstage, there are the trademark flashes of dark humour and thumping rockabilly/blues. But underlying it all are the songs. Happy/sad songs. Sweet/crazy songs. Cardier songs. CDs on the website. ... more

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