Party of Special Things to Do

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Tracks

1. Party of Special Things to Do
2. China Pig
3. Ashtray Heart

Band Quotes (and a Releted Fact)

Originally from the Schrader brothers' 1978 film Blue Collar, starring Richard Pryor, Yaphet Kotto and Harvey Keitel as beat-down workers at one of Blake's "dark Satanic mills" - a Detroit auto plant.

Jack White:"I've heard the song from that movie, yeah. For the single we did China Pig from Trout Mask Replica as an acoustic blues song, and on Ashtray Heart and Party of Special Things To Do we used different recording techniques, going straight into the board, with fuzz guitar and bass. That was the first time we've ever done that. When a song feels like it needs something, I just wanna have it there."

Lyrics

when the stiff wind blows 
the flag don't wiggle
in the party of special things to do
I met the ace of love
she took me to her plantation
for the love without separation
in the party of special things to do
it could happen to me
it could happen to you
I met the ace of love
she said I want you to go
to the party of special things to do
and when you're through
I'll be right here waiting for you
here take these sparks 
so my distant cousins can get along with you
watch out for the mirror man
and elixir sue
when I got to the party of special things to do 
it wasn't hard to find Elixir Sue
I met all the cards 
the wild cards 
the one-eye jill
the red queen
she turned her head
you know what I mean 
she turned it back and said
"I got a brand new game I want to lay on you"
I met them all 
at the party of special things to do
when I was done
I was far from through
I returned to the ace of love
now wouldn't you?
I met them all
the camel wore a nightie
the camel wore a nightie
at the party of special things to do
...elixir sue
it wasn't hard to find liquor at the do
I met all the cards 
the wild cards 
you know what I mean 
then she turned it back and said 
"I got a brand new game I think I want to lay on you"
I met elixir sue
at the party of special things to do
it's so special