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Think Big

by Bash the Trash

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1.
Bash Trash Jump 02:39
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Had a little party in the garbage dump Bash the Trash was there and they began to thump Well, the joint was jumpin'and the band began to thrash You should’ve heard them bash that trash Let’s go down to the garbage dump And boogie woogie woogie to the bash trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Let’s go down to the garbage dump And boogie woogie woogie to the bash trash jump Johnny B was playing on the plastic straw His wife Carina had a musical saw The drummer from Bolivia went crash boom bang The whole rhythm section was the clunk-a-junk gang Let’s go down to the landfill And boogie woogie woogie til we get a thrill Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Let’s go down to the garbage dump And boogie woogie woogie to the bash trash jump Plastic number 1 said to number 3 You’re the cutest bottle that I ever did see I sure would like to be recycled with you C’mon let’s jump into a bin so blue Let’s go down to the rubbish heap And boogie woogie woogie and we’ll never sleep Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Dancin to the Bash Trash jump Let’s go down to the landfill And boogie woogie woogie til we get a thrill Let’s go down to the rubbish heap And boogie woogie woogie til we never sleep Let’s go down to the garbage dump And boogie woogie woogie to the bash trash jump
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Thing Jam 01:55
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Ice Cream Tragedy 03:49
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My dad and I went to the park One beautiful summer’s day We played a lot and I got hot I had to have ice cream to stay Just at that moment an ice cream truck Pulled into the lot nearby And started to play an ice cream jingle That made me want to cry La la lai La la lai We have fabulous wonderful ice cream La la lai La la lai We have fabulous wonderful ice cream The ice cream truck played a jingle That I never had heard before Three scoops I got and then three more Of chocolate chip and strawberry And sprinkled on the top of it Were sparkles and nuts and a cherry The chocolate syrup was oozing down As I raised the cone to my face I must have slipped on that oozing syrup For the ice cream cone spun into space Bye bye bye Bye bye bye To that fabulous wonderful ice cream Bye bye bye Bye bye bye To that fabulous wonderful ice cream Oh why can’t I just lean over And lick it right off the ground? Now I have seen my share of things That go disastrously wrong From girls who’ve seen my underwear To being caught stealing cookies from mom But I never tasted an ice cream cone That looked just perfect like that That dairy sensation was turned to frustration As it hit the floor with splat Bye bye bye Bye bye bye To that fabulous wonderful ice cream Bye bye bye Bye bye bye To that fabulous wonderful ice cream Bye bye bye Bye bye Bye bye bye Bye bye bye bye bye bye bye bye Bye – bye-bye
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Surfin' Bertles 02:12
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Forbidden Tango 03:25
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My mother told me that eef Eef I don’t brush my teef They will turn brown and then fall on the ground And will bounce all the way down the subway grate They will turn gray and then all rot away And then my only food will be bread My father told me with wrath If I don’t take a bath Mushrooms will grow in my armpits And moss on my back and mold on my tippy-toes He told me bugs will jump up from the rugs And will make a new home in my clothes Oh why do they tell us these lies Oh why do they tell us these lies Is it fair that they get to demand What I can wear and what I can’t Grandma said everyone knows If I don’t change my clothes They might stand up and jump out of the window and then steal your bike and go for – a - ride They might go out for an ice cream With money you left in your pocket last night Oh why do they tell us these lies Oh why do they tell us these lies Is it fair that they get to demand What I can eat and what I can’t For I would Eat up whatever I desired even Just before bed time I would get a bowl and take lots of pretzels mixed with bacon bits and marshmallows and pepperoni pie And then I’d Pour a bunch of gravy on top of it and then I’d slice it up with pizza crust and a hard boiled egg and franks and beans and mash it up with ice cream and some sprinkles on it and a cherry on top (etc etc etc...) and pineapple! My mother told me that eef Eef I don’t brush my teef They will turn brown and then fall on the ground And will bounce all the way down the subway grate They will turn gray and then all rot away And then my only food will be bread They will turn gray and then all rot away And then my only food will be bread – ALL BREAD
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The Choke Artist 04:44
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I wanna tell you a story About a man with a serious condition This ain’t no allegory It was a case of automatic transmission He lived just like the rest of us A life of boredom and rage But he was different and highly contagious A look from him and your luck will change The choke artist causes everyone To choke on everything that they try to do He’d suck the luck right of you and throw away the husk Of an empty person that used to be you Some people just aren’t lucky They live their life on a whim But the choke artist is a vampire Luck is his blood and you are his victim I know what you’re thinking Your luck just couldn’t get worse But believe me, it’s never for the better It’s like your life is under a curse You might be the highest roller on the Vegas Strip Within a day, you’ll be in a barrel You might be pond-scum but let me tell you son There is always room below you on the evolution ladder So find a four-leaf clover A rabbit’s foot, or salt over your shoulder And if your luck grows ever colder You know the choke artist has achieved his mission
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Gonna Bash the Trash 03:05
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Say you got some garbage You don’t wanna throw it away Change it to an instrument Use it in a different way, oh yeah We’re gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna smash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash Gonna bash……the trash Bash…….the trash You can make a bendjo Play it every night and day You can make a French hose And drive your little sister insane We’re gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna smash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash Gonna bash……the trash Bash…….the trash Say you got some garbage You don’t wanna throw it away Change it to an instrument Use it in a different way, oh yeah We’re gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash Gonna bash the trash Gonna bash the trash Gonna smash the trash Gonna bash gonna bash etc. Gonna bash……the trash Bash…….the trash
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You Really Got Me 02:47
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Girl, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Girl, you really got me now You got me so I don't know where I'm goin', yeah Oh Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me Please, don't ever let me be I only wanna be by your side Please, don't ever let me be I only wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', yeah Oh yeah, you really got me now Got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me Oh Girl, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Girl, you really got me now You got me so I don't know where I'm goin', yeah Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me
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Lullaby of Heart's Desire 04:01
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I won’t go to sleep There’s too much cool stuff going on I just need a minute to conquer this planet I won’t go to sleep My mom tells me That real life is nothing Compared to the life in my head She says you can have these amazing adventures While you are dreaming asleep in bed You’ll see all those you love You’ll spread your wings and fly visit places magical and others that aren’t magical You’ll stroll through jungles green And talk to animals And have birthday parties on elephants’ backs And the eagles will take us up to the sky To show us the world from their air Then swoop down to swim with dolphins And the water will play with our hair These are the kinds of things that my mother says that I’ll see when I doze But I won’t see any of these awesome things Unless I can figure out how my eyes can close We’ll swim through silver cities Underneath the sea Explore all the watery caverns having adventures Then surf up to the beach Where elves will serve us food The most delicious that I ever tasted And all of my friends Will play with me And no one will ever tease me or make fun of me Mom never will be angry with me And dad will always take me for ice cream And all of my friends Will play with me And no one will tease me again Mom never will be mad at me dad will always take me for ice.... (zzzz)
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Think Big 04:56
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Donny was that kind of neat-freak Everything had to be in its place He looked at his plastic bottle Well it’s empty, what is its place? Donny knew that many bottles Got into the rivers and floated down Forming giant islands of garbage Drifting in the deep blue sea Donny used his think big powers and Decided to clean up the trash from the waters He gathered a team and designed and built An amazing incredible clean-up ship And he built a ship to clean up the garbage No more trash in the deep blue sea He built a ship to clean up the garbage The dolphins are waving at us happily Ya gotta think big Think big baby Big solutions for all of the earth Ya gotta think big Think big baby Take a look at that bottle say what can I do Sherry was a star of neatness She wanted to see order even in the skies A place for everything in this universe But she had one problem… Sherry knew that broken satellites Were littering the area around our earth she said we’re even filling outer space with our garbage She wouldn’t stand for that, no way! Sherry used her think big powers and Decided to clean up the trash from the orbit She gathered a team and designed and built An awesome incredible clean-up spaceship She built a spaceship to pick up the garbage No more trash in outer space She built a spaceship to pick up the garbage The aliens are looking for a summer place Ya gotta think big Think big baby Big solutions for all of the earth Ya gotta think big Think big baby Take a look at that bottle say what can I do Ya gotta think baby think Ya gotta think big Think big baby Big solutions for all of the earth Ya gotta think big Think big baby Take a look at that bottle say what can I do Ya gotta think big Think big baby Big solutions for all of the earth Ya gotta think big Think big baby Take a look at that bottle say what can I do
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BT Boogie 02:24
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Everybody do the BT Boogie Everybody do the BT Boogie Jump up and down Shake it all around Feet on the floor Shake it up some more Everybody do the BT Boogie Take it on down Take it on down Take it on down to the bayou Down to the bayou yeah Everybody do the BT Boogie Everybody do the BT Boogie Kids jump and bound Babies roll around Grandparents dance Moms and dads romance Everybody do the BT Boogie Bring it on back Bring it on back Bring it on back from the bayou Back from the bayou yeah Everybody do the BT Boogie Everybody do the BT Boogie Take it on down Take it on down Take it on down to the bayou Down to the bayou Bring it on back Bring it on back Bring it on back from the bayou Back from the bayou Take it on down Take it on down Take it on down to the bayou Take it on down

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Fun music for thinking kids and their adults, using instruments built from junk. Check out this collection of genre-spanning hits from 25 years of performing, then learn how to build your own instruments and start a band!

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released April 1, 2014

Produced by John Bertles & Carina Piaggio

Recorded by Phil Lee & Trevor Collins at CityVox NY;
and Matt Noble at Riverworks Studio Dobbs Ferry NY;

Engineered and Mastered by Trevor Collins at CityVox NY

Art: TB Ward www.tbward.com
Photos: John Maggiotto, Sarah Ratner, Priscilla Ortiz

Bash the Trash Environmental Arts: Founded and co-directed by the husband-and-wife creative team of John Bertles and Carina Piaggio, BTT has been building, performing and educating with musical
instruments made from recycled and reused materials since 1992.

THANKS TO: (St.) Phil Lee and Trevor Collins without whom this would never have happened, the 92nd St Y, the Hermitage Artist Retreat, Mark Bertles, Fran & Dave at CityVox, ALL the musicians for bringing their ideas, their skill and their enthusiasm into the studio, Ian who put up with this for so long, and of course the fuzzy gray muse.


This album is dedicated to Linda, so sorry you missed it.

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Bash the Trash bring songs and music written during 30+ years of non-stop performing at festivals, schools and other venues. The instruments are built from ordinary stuff that you would normally throw away, but they sound amazing! Spanning genres as well as generations, BTT's music has been experienced and loved by children and their adults in venues around the United States and the world. ... more

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