IvyTunes: Ain’t No Party Like a SoCal Party, Especially When It’s Some Harvard Kids Doing the Singing

by Jacob Savage | November 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm
IvyTunes: Ain't No Party Like a SoCal Party, Especially When It's Some Harvard Kids Doing the Singing
When I think of great artists who've written songs about partying in Southern California, Dr. Dre, Snoop, and Sublime usually come to mind (I also like Randy Newman, but that's just me). After listening to "SoCal Party," by the Broviet Union, a bunch of Harvard '06ers, I'm going to have to reconsider the SoCal party-song canon. Sort of.

"SoCal Party" has a mid-90's vibe to it, a sort of ska-punkish feeling that I haven't heard in some time.  It's a paean to high school hedonism in the Golden Land:

"Here's a story of an L.A. night / teenage girls are really tight…  Come we're at a socal party / kicking it with an Asian girl I think's named Marty / come have a sip of this Bacardi / I hope I can remember this SoCal party."

Lead singer Theodore Bressman thought up the song after hearing about Los Angeles private school parties from his friends. IvyTunes: Ain't No Party Like a SoCal Party, Especially When It's Some Harvard Kids Doing the Singing

SoCal party was written, ironically, in a class about the Italian Renaissance… Anyway, I've been to a few parties in Southern California, and the point of the song, much like the point of the Renaissance, is not to accentuate religion, but rather to celebrate secular cohesion and the glory of human interaction in a consequence-free environment."

This song is basically about the life of the celebutantes on The Hills: going from party to party, fighting with kids from rival Los Angeles private schools, sitting out by the swimming pool, trying to get with a hot Asian girl.

"SoCal Party" is a rough cut -  it's a low-quality production, and the vocals sometimes get drowned out by the guitar - but it's also hilarious and sort of catchy and these guys know the cardinal rule of mediocre bands: they don't take themselves too seriously. Vampire Weekend they're not, but they're pretty fun.

 
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Broviet Union - SoCal Party
 
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17 Responses to “IvyTunes: Ain’t No Party Like a SoCal Party, Especially When It’s Some Harvard Kids Doing the Singing”

  1. BigRed2010 Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 2:59 pm

    So this song is a joke, right? No seriously, they couldn’t have been serious when writing this. It has to be the worst piece of trash I’ve ever heard.

    Here’s an idea for IvyGate: Put this up against Penn’s Chord on Blues and see who gets voted for worst musical achievement.

  2. CornellHasMoreBackDoorsThanaGangofPornstars Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:13 pm

    Of course it’s a joke you idiot! You must have transferred into Cornell from a state school, like 20-35% of your student population!

  3. CornellHasMoreBackDoorsThanaGangofPornstars Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:14 pm

    Of course it’s a joke you idiot! You must have transferred into Cornell from a state school, like 20-35% of your student population!

  4. CornellHasMoreBackDoorsThanaGangofPornstars Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:15 pm

    Of course it’s a joke, you idiot! You must have transferred into the Ivy league from a state school, just like 20-35% of your student body

  5. alekseyvanerisadouchetwat!!! Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    obviously they meant it as a joke bigred, you big bitch!!! anyway, i don’t even think it’s that bad. kinda catchy, although the asian named marty thing is pretty weird.

  6. y'10 Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

    as a native californian, i must proclaim the official response by the golden state to this song:

    No.

  7. y'11 Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 4:54 pm

    Yeah right, “y’10,” if that’s even your real name, gypsy.

    The Broviet is a band of legendary mensch tigers and So Cal Party is jokes. Reunion tour, please?

  8. keggy Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 5:03 pm

    Filligar and Prospect 11 are both better than “Vampire Weekend”.
    http://www.ivygateblog.com/media/filligar_apricotjam.mp3
    http://ivygateblog.com/media/prospect11_JackieRyanMixdown.mp3

  9. Lori Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 7:10 pm

    I’m all for jokes, but Teddy Bressman’s explanation makes him sound like a douchebag.

  10. Don't Hate The Playa Hate The Game Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    Lori, Teddy Bressman is a man among men, a genius for our time.

  11. D'07 Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    these guys were the best of the Dartmouth scene

    http://www.vinlandghost.com/

  12. keggy Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:31 pm

    Umm…no.

  13. harvard06 Says:
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:39 pm

    the broviet lives!

  14. StateSchoolKid Says:
    November 8th, 2007 at 3:27 pm

    If people say you can’t be successful, cross them out of your life right now.
    Lori, you’re just jealous you’ve never sounded that intelligent while joking in your life in reference to Teddy’s quote.

  15. Conestoga Says:
    November 8th, 2007 at 7:55 pm

    why has no one brought up the fact that the name Broviet Union is politically charged and rather hilarious?

  16. Broviet Groupie Says:
    November 9th, 2007 at 3:10 pm

    It’s a pretty sad day when the idiots who read this blog can’t recognize an obviously satirical and incredibly funny homage to pop punk. From the song itself to the rationale behind it (not to mention the greatest band name of all time), people should be celebrating it, not looking for yet another forum to make annoying, bitter and embarrassingly negative anonymous quotes on the internet.

  17. @Broviet Groupie Says:
    November 9th, 2007 at 6:14 pm

    you mean… like you just did?

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