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The Choke Artist

from Think Big by Bash the Trash

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about

You don't want to run into this dude in a dark alley. Or in a brightly lit alley. Or anywhere else....

lyrics

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

credits

from Think Big, track released April 1, 2014
Music and lyrics by John Bertles
Horn arrangement by Jeff Stabley

John Bertles - stringong, straw, mumbling
Benjamin Bryden - tenor sax
Nathan Hetherington - vocals
Skip La Plante - styrocello, pots
Nadje Noordhuis - trumpet
Barry Olsen - trombone
Carina Piaggio - tilimba, pots, mumbling
Martin Urbach - trash drums, carpet tubes

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Bash the Trash New York, New York

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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