Naked City was an avant-garde music group from New York City, New York, Uni… Read Full Bio ↴Naked City was an avant-garde music group from New York City, New York, United States led by saxophonist and composer John Zorn, performed from 1988 to 1993. The ensemble was notable for remaining unconfined to any musical category, juxtaposing unrelated styles of music often within individual compositions at breakneck speed. Its music incorporated recognizable elements of jazz, grindcore, surf, classical, thrash, country music, punk rock and other genres. Carl Stalling has been cited as an influence on Zorn and the work of Naked City.

An embryonic version of Naked City appeared on Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary (1990). Zorn was joined by singer Yamatsuka Eye, guitarist Robert Quine, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and drummer Ted Epstein, for a spastic, caterwauling version of The Stooges' "T.V. Eye".

In Naked City's characteristic early style, songs were often performed at astonishingly fast tempos, drawing heavily on thrash metal and hardcore punk's emphasis on extreme speed. Many songs were quite brief, and typically switched musical genres every few measures, perhaps comparable to spinning a radio dial at random and hearing the same band performing on every station. One critic described Naked City's music as "jump-cutting micro-collages of hardcore, country, sleazy jazz, covers of John Barry and Ornette Coleman, brief abstract tussles — a whole city crammed into two or three minute bursts." This fast-change tendency was inspired in part by Carl Stalling — a Zorn favorite — who wrote music for many Warner Brothers cartoons (featuring Road Runner, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others); music that featured frequent shifts in tempo, theme and style.

Naked City's eponymous first album was distributed by Elektra Nonesuch and featured a famous Weegee photograph (taken 1943) of a dead gangster on its cover along with macabre illustrations by Maruo Suehiro. There was disagreement between Zorn and the label over cover art on subsequent albums. Zorn wanted to use explicit S&M pictures, images from 19th century medical archives, and execution photographs, most notoriously of a Leng Tch'e victim; Elektra Nonesuch refused. Zorn ended his relationship with Elektra, releasing subsequent Naked City albums on Shimmy Disc and his own Avant and Tzadik labels.

Naked City varied their stylistic approach on later releases. The cover repertoire was expanded to include pieces from various modern classical composers such as Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy, Charles Ives and Olivier Messiaen, whose works are featured on the album Grand Guignol. The album Leng T'che featured a single piece, over 31 minutes in length, of gruelingly slow heavy metal. Torture Garden was made up of several "hardcore miniatures," and Absinthe was ambient and noise textures.

Naked City found perhaps their greatest following among the fans of the many death metal, metal and grindcore bands with which they performed, such as Blind Idiot God, Napalm Death, Carcass and Live Skull. The appearance of "Osaka Bondage" - taken from the album Torture Garden - on the Earache sampler Grindcrusher 2: The Ultimate Earache helped this to some extent.

Zorn discontinued Naked City after Absinthe in 1993 when he felt "... the need to write music for other ensembles, in other contexts, with new ideas." A brief reunion occurred in 2003 for a few shows at European jazz festivals.

The original lineup:

John Zorn - saxophone, vocals, composer;
Bill Frisell - guitar;
Wayne Horvitz - synthesizer, piano;
Fred Frith - bass guitar;
Joey Baron - drums.

Additional members:

Yamataka Eye - vocals (early years);
Mike Patton - vocals (mostly for live shows).

Party Girl
Naked City Lyrics

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8th Wave I see you You look sweet And it's so nice to finally…
Asher Roth My girl wants to Party all the time, party all the…
Attractions The They say you're nothing but a party girl Just like a…
Bernadette Carroll I made up my mind What I'm gonna do I'm gonna go…
C. Reed When we get lit I be in that party like Aye yeah Party…
Casey Daniels Band She's known to break hearts, and I can't blame her Drinks…
Cashmere Cat I came to party like tonight will never end Let's party…
Charles Reed Imma take you home, Imma take you home (homie homie take…
charlieonnafriday I know that you run from the daylight Party girl She always…

Chinawoman It doesn't matter what you create If you have no fun Prett…
Craig Morgan That alarm clock goes off early Drive-thru a coffee in a…
Craig's Brother Party girl there's something broken in your world You think…
Dan Shay All of them boys are spraying down and shining their…
Dan + Shay All them boys are spraying down and shining their wheels, A…
Dan and Shay All of them boys are spraying down and shining their…
Dan+Shay All them boys are spraying down and shining their wheels, An…
Dear Are you after a miracle tonight? Have you succumbed to the…
Devinn Le'Raay So strange how it go down Know the streets stay watching Try…
Eden I was available and down up Bought a brand new party…
Elvis Costello They say you're nothing but a party girl Just like a…
Emma Stevens She plans her day around what she does at night Works…
Eric D You a broke boy and you still tryna flex I’m a…
Fury in the Slaughterhouse I know a girl called Janet She's got the cutest ass…
geneva.b When we get lit I be in that party like Aye yeah Party…
Girlband Verse 1: Quarter past five and it feels like another dime…
Grace Jones Party girl, Party girl, Sometimes he has to do, what he hate…
Hey Violet Party girl gotta stay high all the time High all the…
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IlldotLogic I caught a feeling, peculiar in the way it controlled…
Janelle Monáe Woo, it's Saturday I'm 'bout to go out, oh, I…
Jang Dong Woo 매일 밤 We trippin' here I don't want that 껍질들 다 소용없는…
Jill Sobule The Party's over Party Girl Your friends have all gone home,…
Katsumi 外した指輪をもて遊んでいる得意の Last shot 赤い口びるさ細い小指で Why don't you leav…
L.I.A.R Let's Party! Glitter on my face and my westwood chains Prett…
Lana Del Rey Standin' on the rooftop, Just out of earshot, Lookin' at thi…
Laura Dawn All my friends are full of shit Say something true; they…
Lavis Feat. Pablo Nigazzo Pa-pa-pa-party! Sil on sexy perse, ja kevyt huoraletti E…
Lil Uzi Vert & StaySolidRocky Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they party (Ayy,…
Linda Ronstadt They say I'm nothing but a party girl Just like a…
Lizzie Grant Standin′ on the rooftop, Just out of earshot, Lookin' at thi…
Lloyd Feat. B. Rossi I don't want no party girl, sneaking over time Just need…
Mandala She took you to the party But I wore my new,…
McFly The clock hit twelve, she entered the room But if looks…
Meek Mill My girl wants to Party all the time, party all the…
Michelle Gurevich It doesn't matter What you create If you have no fun Pretty …
Miranda Cosgrove Quarter past five and it feels like another dimension Every…
Mr. Show With Bob & David She wanna back it up, I do my 2-step Then we…
Nanci Griffith She was a party girl Now the party's over she was a…
Naturalize Oh, I want you dead or alive She wanna back it…
Picture Us Tiny I wrote a love song about your new life And how…
R.E.M. Fucc 100 imma keep it 1000 Fanny pack buh it ain't…
Red Simpson Party girl they call her party girl with a heart…
Roth Asher My girl wants to Party all the time, party all the…
Sam Lex She's a party girl Swear she run the world Everywhere she go…
Sean Paul & Dua Lipa I've had a week from hell I don't know how it…
Society Burning Sometimes I wish I could throw myself away Start all over…
SPYDAWEB Molly on the table Color in her hair She a party girl She…
StaySolidRocky Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they…
StaySolidRocky & Lil Uzi Vert Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they party (Ayy,…
StaySolidRocky & VIZE Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they…
Staysolidrocky Feat. Lil Uzi Vert Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they party (Ayy,…
StaySolidRocky Vize Lil′ mama a party girl She just wanna have fun, too They…
Stephen Jerzak Hey you, You're a pretty girl Cuz you're pretty artificial…
T-Bone Walker Party girl, party girl. Why don't you stay at home. Party gi…
T.T. Party girl, Party girl, Sometimes he has to do, what he ha…
The Gadjits She performs a part, straight from the heart Like she's bein…
The Tokyos Blue and purple jeep She goes where the wind blows All of…
Tommy Roe (chorus) Dance your last dance Party girl, party girl Hav…
Tyga Life move fast, everyday flash We like handbags, girls got t…
Tyga Feat. Lloyd (Verse: Tyga) Tyga, Tyga Young money Lloyd I got you Life mo…
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T‐Bone Walker Party girl, party girl. Why don't you stay at home. Party gi…
U2 I know a girl, a girl called Party Party girl I know…
Ultra Naté You know sometimes I get this feeling Deep down inside And i…
Various Artists Ready, here we go Start the party, uh Hit the groove Celebr…
Viral DJs Girls just wanna have fun So they party, so they party (Ayo…
xelle I don't feel like waiting to get inside When I get…
Young Culture There's too much smoke in my lungs And you don't like…
Young Wonder Feat. Lloyd Life move fast, everyday flash We like handbags, girls got t…