From the recording PHRONESIS
A remake of an original song on LP4, Alter Egos. How does it fit in with the concept? Learn from experience - no matter how old you are or in whatever situation. To lighten the atmosphere.
“Bachelor Party” is a cheeky, tongue-in-cheek portrait of the pre-wedding rite of passage as both gleeful chaos and private ritual. The lyrics revel in a catalogue of wild possibilities—from drunken pub crawls and drag-show makeovers to bungee jumps and naked spas—showing how the night before marriage becomes a carnival of excess, embarrassment, and playful transgression. The alternating male and female raps underscore that the urge to misbehave isn’t gendered; everyone shares the thrill of one last “freedom” before the commitments of marriage. Yet the final verse and chorus hint at the inevitable morning-after reckoning and the knowing secrecy—“what happens in Berlin stays in Berlin”—suggesting that the true point is not the specific antics but the creation of a shared, unspoken story that marks the transition from single life to married life.
Lyrics
Bachelor Party
[VERSE 1]
You got married last year. Would like your advice.
Before the big day. Do something naughty and nice
Bachelor parties. With all of our mates.
One last fling, …….before its too late.
“It’s a right of passage” they all say. Plan a trip both home and away.
It’s got to be different, full of extremes.
Special beyond the wildest dreams.
[Verse 2: male rap]
Dress up in the craziest of gear
Humiliation. Then drink another beer
Dutch courage to confront your greatest fear
Make sure that the bathroom is always near
Do things you can’t believe, party all night
Disrespect the locals, maybe get into a fight
Don’t know what went down the night before
No photos – did you really score?
[Verse 3: rap female]
Try something different, not just a pub crawl
Make it unusual, it will be a ball
We have suggestions, but if you forget
You can find it all on the Internet
Cos we won’t tell you what we did
What went down stays in Madrid
Would love to do it one more time
Together as a couple would be sublime
[Bridge: rap Male]
Be a farmer for a day.
Bungee jump into the bay
Drive blind across the fields.
Play golf in South Shields,
Human table football.
Crossdress in a sports bar,
Silent disco headphones on a
Dancing walking tour,
Football darts, mountain bike,
Morph into your best pal,
Beer bike in Amsterdam,
Jump in the canal
Scary theme escape room,
Naked German spa
Parachuting, scuba diving,
Drive a cool sports car
[Bridge: rap Female]
Champagne sleepover
in matching peejays
Hollywood makeover,
A pampered wellness day
Dress as drag queens at a
male strip show,
Hunger Games archery
Katniss with a longbow
Burlesque photoshoot,
Fancy dress, gin tasting
Pole dance, karaoke,
Horse riding, abseiling
Stand up paddle, cocktails
80’s dance class
Dress like winged fairies
and flirt in cocktail bars
[Verse 4]
And what do you say when you get home
With lipstick on your collar. Can’t find your phone
Strange things hidden in your suitcase
There’s no way out. You’re in disgrace.
Or it didn’t live up to all of the hype
Maybe you’re just not the type
Wanna do things in the old-fashioned way
Priority. Your wedding day
[CHORUS: harmonies]
Prague, Amsterdam and Budapest
Your relationship put to the test
The golden rule through thick and thin
What happens in Berlin stays in Berlin
Tallin, Rome and Barcelona
New York, Hawaii, Northern Macedonia
Be as creative as you can be
And it will stay a mystery
[Outro: fade out]
A mystery
A mystery
A mystery