No Such Thing As Waste
from Garbage Guts by Formidable Vegetable
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Dedicated to scavengers, upcyclers & dumpster-divers!
lyrics
When I was a little kid
I liked to catch the rain
While my friends around the town
let it flow right down the drain
But our tiny house in the trees
Had one thing that we drank
Every drop that we had saved
In our rainwater tank
Cos there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
When we treasure every trace
Moved to the city, rented a house
On my way to buy a bed
Saw one lying on the side of the road
So I took that one instead
And I also found a fridge, a couch
And a big old sewing machine
In the biggest pile of thrown-out stuff
That I had ever seen
But there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
Better save it just in case
Well, we’ve gotta Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair then Renew
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair then Renew
You can get cool things out of the bin
You can compost every crumb
Save all the seeds, eat garden weeds
And give the rest back to your mum
It’s time we thunk about all our junk
To keep our planet clean
That 'W' word is so absurd
In a world of blue and green
But there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
That idea should be replaced
Yeah, cos there’s no such thing as waste, woah no
Only stuff in the wrong place
I said there’s no such thing as waste
Only opportunity to be embraced
I liked to catch the rain
While my friends around the town
let it flow right down the drain
But our tiny house in the trees
Had one thing that we drank
Every drop that we had saved
In our rainwater tank
Cos there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
When we treasure every trace
Moved to the city, rented a house
On my way to buy a bed
Saw one lying on the side of the road
So I took that one instead
And I also found a fridge, a couch
And a big old sewing machine
In the biggest pile of thrown-out stuff
That I had ever seen
But there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
Better save it just in case
Well, we’ve gotta Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair then Renew
Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repair then Renew
You can get cool things out of the bin
You can compost every crumb
Save all the seeds, eat garden weeds
And give the rest back to your mum
It’s time we thunk about all our junk
To keep our planet clean
That 'W' word is so absurd
In a world of blue and green
But there’s no such thing as waste
Only stuff in the wrong place
No there’s no such thing as waste
That idea should be replaced
Yeah, cos there’s no such thing as waste, woah no
Only stuff in the wrong place
I said there’s no such thing as waste
Only opportunity to be embraced
credits
from Garbage Guts,
released April 16, 2021
Charlie Mgee: Ukulele, vocals & junk percussion.
Mal Webb: Trumpet, trombone.
Kylie Morrigan: Violin.
Recorded at MoonSpoon, Chez Mal & Big Red BEV during lockdown.
Produced by Formidable Vegetable & Spoonbill.
Mixed and mastered by Jim Moynihan (Spoonbill).
Released April 2021.
©2021 Formidable Vegetable.
Charlie Mgee: Ukulele, vocals & junk percussion.
Mal Webb: Trumpet, trombone.
Kylie Morrigan: Violin.
Recorded at MoonSpoon, Chez Mal & Big Red BEV during lockdown.
Produced by Formidable Vegetable & Spoonbill.
Mixed and mastered by Jim Moynihan (Spoonbill).
Released April 2021.
©2021 Formidable Vegetable.
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Formidable Vegetable Denmark, Australia
Permaculture funk-swing for a changing world.
With a wheelbarrow full of dirty
electro radish-beets, crusty jazz ukulele, swingin' strings and hyperactive horns, Formidable Vegetable are here to sow the garden of your mind with seeds of future-resilience in the funkiest way possible.
"So infectious that the most ardent climate sceptic would have trouble staying still"- Sydney Morning Herald.
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May 31Denmark, WA
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Jun 4Lawson, NSW
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Jun 6Port Kembla, NSW
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Jun 7Narara, NSW
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Jun 8Sydney, NSW
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Jun 9Canberra, ACT
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