Gray Poodle Blues

from Live Trash by Bash the Trash

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by John Bertles & Carina Piaggio
This is the live big-band version of this song. To hear the grinding blues version check out our "Rubbish Rhythms - EP" album

lyrics

I had a poodle
His color it was gray
I had a poodle
His color it was gray
So I sing the gray poodle blues
Now that he has gone away

Early in the morning
Asleep in my bed
Awakened by the fiery gaze of a furry little head, well
That’s my poodle
He’s going with the flow
If I don’t take him out
He’ll be yearning to go

Fly little poodle
Go flying through the sky
Fly little poodle
Go flying through the sky
If I sing a song about you
Your memory will never die
yeah, you know I’m talking
I’m growling
I’m barking
I’m howling
About that Gray Poodle Blues

credits

from Live Trash, released September 13, 2020
Big Bashy Band
John Bertles - conductor
Carina Piaggio - metal strip, barking, snarling
Sam Kulik - vocals, “real” trombone, bonking tubes
Imani Gonzalez - vocals, backup vocals
Hannah Dishman - backup vocals
Moppa Elliott - weedwhacker bass
Erika Kapin - styrolin
Rachel Barringer - styrocello
Evans Wohlforth - oil can guitar
Bill Brovold - driftwood guitar
Thierry Remion - other oil can guitar
Webb Crawford - skinny tie guitar
Brian Shankar Adler - trash drums
Rohin Khemani - misc garbage, bonking tubes
Ian Bertles - various bits of junk, bonking tubes
Helena Kay - clarinet, alto sax
Benjamin Bryden - tenor sax, stretch sax
Gary Smulyan - baritone sax

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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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