Iggy Pop & Deborah Harry - Well, did you evah

Well, Did You Evah! Debbie and Iggy in 1990.

Lyrics:

Debbie: I have heard, among this clan, you are called the forgotten man.
Iggy: is that what theyre saying? well, did you evah!
Both: what a swell party this is!

Iggy: and have you heard the story of a boy, a girl, unrequited love?
Debbie: sounds like pure soap opera. I may cry.
Iggy: aw...
Both: what a swell party this is!

Iggy: what frails!
Debbie: what cocks!
Iggy: what broads!
Debbie: what jocks...
Iggy: what furs! theyre beautiful!
Debbie: why, Ive never seen such...
Both: yuppity!
Debbie: neither did I.
Iggy: its all just too...
Both: swellegant!

Debbie: this french champagne...
Iggy: (domestic!)
Debbie: so good for the brain.
Iggy: thats what I was gonna say!
Debbie: well, you know youre a brilliant fellow.
Iggy: thank you, I am!
Debbie: hehe, drink up Jim.

Iggy: so... have you ever been out to L.A. lately?
Debbie: well no, not recently.
Iggy: well, I went there and had a rent-a-car and all...
Debbie: oh, really?
Iggy: yeah and I got invited to Pia's house... Pia Zadora's house...
Debbie: really? oh.
Iggy: yeah.
Debbie: was it nice?
Iggy: well, I didnt... I didnt go!
Debbie: oh! hehe.
Iggy: it woulda been swell though!
Debbie: shoulda gone!
Iggy: it woulda been elegant!
Debbie: elegant.
Oh wait, look... look whos coming in now... can you believe it?
Iggy: ...I hear they dismantled pickfair.
Debbie: they did.
Iggy: it wasnt elegant enough. hehe!
Debbie: yeah. probably full of termites.
Iggy: yeah.

Both: its great!
Its grand!
Wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wa wonderland!
La la la la la la la la la la la la la.
We sing so rare, like old camembert.

Iggy: have you heard that Diane Star - she got bit in the Asster bar.
Debbie: sauced again! well, did you evah...
Both: what a swell party this is!

Have you heard?
Its in the stars.
Next July we collide with Mars.
Well did you evah!

What a swell party.
What a swell party.
What a swellegant elegant, (sm) party...
Debbie: smarty?
Iggy: party... yeah!
Debbie: a smarty party?
Iggy: I am! a smarty! Im pretty smart!
Debbie: you are a smarty for coming to this party.
Iggy: yeah, thats right!
Debbie: well piss off.
Iggy: hehehe, thats good! I like that.

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[killieboy93]

I can't believe Debbie Harry is 45 there!!

[iiiiiccccc]

if you don't compare it too the original, then it's a brilliant rendition! and the lyrics are just too funny. iggy looked pretty good then! whereas debbie still looks hot as ever haha.

[rorybone100]

Tune! I wonder if Iggy and Debbie look back on their lives and say to themselves, "Fuck yeah!"

[kyle nicholson]

this just blew my mind!!!

[inkedpinup]

I own this on original cassette! Red Hot and Blue.

[killeratpie]

Originally from Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby in High Society.

[elysia fields]

1:24 see the nurse behind iggy?

[loudrockacdc]

Yeah, see that's what I thought.

[loudrockacdc]

Wait, is some of this from Un Chien Andalou O.o Or at least trying to be like it.

[dizzyloo]

Well... I Nevah!

[ltoz77]

elegant ;)