High life
You in brown checked suit
Said my dress was very cute
I found you found me
Dancing in this melody
Heavenly!
We were swinging on so nice
Bubbly pink champagne on ice
Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire
I believe they all were there
Having the time of their lives
You had Rose's lime
Mixed with vodka, I had wine
People having fun
Cocktails in the evening sun
Give me one!
We were swinging on so nice
Bubbly pink champagne on ice
Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire
I believe they all were there
Having the time of their lives
La la la do de do de do
Said my dress was very cute
I found you found me
Dancing in this melody
Heavenly!
We were swinging on so nice
Bubbly pink champagne on ice
Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire
I believe they all were there
Having the time of their lives
You had Rose's lime
Mixed with vodka, I had wine
People having fun
Cocktails in the evening sun
Give me one!
We were swinging on so nice
Bubbly pink champagne on ice
Nancy, Jacques Closeau and Claire
I believe they all were there
Having the time of their lives
La la la do de do de do
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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"Nancy, Jacques Clouseau and Claire"
The only lyric I could make sense of because Jacques Clouseau is definitely specific reference to the inspector from the Pink Panther. I'm guessing the other names could be references to other fictional detectives? Nancy obviously to Nancy Drew, and Claire possibly to Claire Malloy? Could be a bit of a stretch.
This makes me think that "You in brown checked suit" could refer to Sherlock Holmes, considering his iconic plaid look being exactly that.
Although "You had Rose's lime, mixed with vodka..." actually makes me think about Philip Marlowe's gimlet in The Long Goodbye
I suppose if we're sticking to references to famous-ish (Sorry Claire) detectives "Gordon's Gardenparty" could be a reference to Jim Gordon? Though I don't know enough about the character to know if this connection makes sense.
"pink champagne on ice" is likely a reference to Hotel California, but whereas in Hotel California the meaning appears to be looking using rose-tinted glasses at the rough situation in LA at the time, I'm not sure how it connects in this song.