身為知名的歌手，在表演舞台上當場被觀眾開汽水給噓下來，說真的，這種場面不僅難堪，也很可能會是一輩子難以消除的夢魘。

1971年10月在紐約麥迪遜廣場花園舉辦了一場搖滾復活 ( Rock 'n Roll Revival ) 音樂會，邀請了一些5、60年代的搖滾歌手，Ricky Nelson也是其中之一。當他上台後，開始是演唱他較早期的熱門流行曲《Hello Mary Lou》和《She Belongs to Me》，都還OK，然後再唱了The Rolling Stones的《Honky Tonk Woman》。此時，觀眾開始鼓譟發出噓聲 ( 或許是不滿他唱有鄉村曲風的新歌，也有報導說是對警察處理後方酒醉觀眾的方式不當而為。)，Ricky Nelson認為噓聲是針對他而來，故步下了舞台，在後台透過電視螢幕看完其餘表演，但並未參與謝幕即黯然離開。

這首《Garden Party》即是Ricky Nelson在麥迪遜廣場花園事件後所寫，歌曲的內容除了述及事件相關外，也在表達其心情及一吐胸中的悶氣。歌詞中的一段：

But it's all right now, I've learned my lesson well
You see, you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself

我覺得講得很棒，也有點像我貼歌的心情。

這首歌在1972獲得告示牌排行榜的第6名，也是Ricky Nelson最後一首進入排行榜前40名的歌曲。

I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends
A chance to share old memories and play our songs again
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name
No one recognized me, I didn't look the same

CHORUS
But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself

People came from miles around, everyone was there
Yoko brought her walrus, there was magic in the air
'n' over in the corner, much to my surprise
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise

CHORUS

lott-in-dah-dah-dah, lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Played them all the old songs, thought that's why they came
No one heard the music, we didn't look the same
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me
When I sang a song about a honky-tonk, it was time to leave

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode
Playing guitar like a-ringin' a bell and lookin' like he should
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck

CHORUS

lot-dah-dah-dah (lot-dah-dah-dah)
lot-in-dah-dah-dah

'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson well
You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself