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Independent Woman
The Party Lyrics

He was standing in the lobby with big, brown eyes,
A beautiful woman standing to his side.
I walked by and he said, "Hi." I never thought that I would be his type.
He suggested that we should go outside.
He dazzled me with money and his fancy ride.
He said he'd take me away and buy me diamond rings.
Thanks, but no thanks. I got my own thing.
I'm trying to be that woman, the independent lady who depends on no one.
Skee bo skele boe a ma de do. You better watch out 'cause I'm hip to you.
Skee bo skele boe a ma do dang. Thanks, but no thanks. I got my own thing.

He might be blushing but it's hard to tell.
He began to grin as the clock struck twelve.
Standing alone with such a handsome fella.
He might be a prince but I'm no Cinderella.
He's got money, fancy things, quite handsome, coated with fame.
He didn't even think that I'd know his name.
Tried to play me out but I was hip to his game.
Skee bo skele boe a ma do dat. The lady's all paws as he tilts his hat.
Skee bo skele boe a ma do ne. I can't believe that he's looking at me.
Skee bo skele boe a ma do no. There's an independent woman.
Got a hold of her own.
Skee bo skele boe a ma do dang. Thanks, but no thanks. I got my own thing.
Ooh yeah, ooh yeah. boom ba doop, yeah.

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The Party is a pop group that originally included Albert Fields, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Deedee Magno Hall, and Damon Pampolina. They were all cast members of the revived Mickey Mouse Club television program in the late '80s. The group broke up in 1993 but reunited in 2013 minus Tiffini Hale.

When a writer's strike interrupted a movie they were filming, Chase Hampton and Tiffini Hale were cast as the new generation of Mouseketeers. On the show, Hampton started a music group with fellow cast members, including Albert Fields. Read Full BioThe Party is a pop group that originally included Albert Fields, Tiffini Hale, Chase Hampton, Deedee Magno Hall, and Damon Pampolina. They were all cast members of the revived Mickey Mouse Club television program in the late '80s. The group broke up in 1993 but reunited in 2013 minus Tiffini Hale.

When a writer's strike interrupted a movie they were filming, Chase Hampton and Tiffini Hale were cast as the new generation of Mouseketeers. On the show, Hampton started a music group with fellow cast members, including Albert Fields. Disney, which had started the Hollywood Records label, signed the group, which now consisted of Hampton, Hale, Fields, Damon Pampolina, and Deedee Magno. As part of the promotion for the band, a name-the-band contest was held. The result was "The Party," which is a backronym for "Positive Attitude Reflecting Today's Youth."

Over the next several years, The Party released four albums; The Party (1990), In the Meantime, in Between Time (1991), Free (1992), and The Party's Over...Thanks for Coming (1994). Their albums were a mix of assembly line songs and pop/rock hits such as "Walkin' in the Rain," "My Generation," and "I Know What Boys Like," given a slick dance treatment for public consumption. However, the venture never really translated into major hit songs or platinum-selling sales.

The group did manage to find the charts with four singles, but only one, a version of Dokken's "In My Dreams," cracked the Top 40 reaching number 34. They were given the compilation treatment with a greatest-hits package released in 1997, but the Party was overshadowed by the future success of other Mouseketeers venturing into the pop music world, including Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears.

The Party has released several singles since reuniting in 2013, including their latest single, "Don't Stop" in April 2020.