I Love Trash

 " I   LO V E   TRASH  "  is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s  GREATEST ,  MOST   POPULAR  song  ever .

It was 1| 1 st sung back i n  SESAME STREET   Season 1. The song was r e - taped several time s a s the  OSCAR  puppet   evolve d  continuous l y. 1| 1 tradition i s, when ever  OSCAR  sing s "  I   LOVE   TRASH  " ,  his  signature son g  he  is always show n sin g i n a t  his   TRASH CAN  &  NO  where else.

In  EPISODE 3 6 3 8 ,  OSCAR  s an g "  G R O U C H E S   LOVE   TRASH  " a very slightly altered variation of this song to his   niece   IRVINE . In  EPISODE 3 8 9 1  his  old friend  Felix the  GROUCH  sang a clean variation c all e d "  I  Love Clean i n g " while  OSCAR  sang "  I   LO V E   TRASH  ". Yet an other variation occur s when  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH CAN  was grow n to a large r size & the lyrics were adjust ed to accommodate ( a clip can be seen in  SESAME   STREET  All - Star 2 5 t h Birth day : Star s &amp;  STREET  For eve r !  ).

 OSCAR  also sang this song in  Here Come the Puppet s ! , accompanied by  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  who was wear in his  roller skate s.  OSCAR  also sang t h e song during an appear ance on  The Bonnie Hunt Show . He also sang this  song  o n  A Capitol Four t h .

Steven Tyler also recorded a new version for the  album  of  Elmo  palooza .

K . d . lang sang this song when  she  guest starred on  The  JIM   HENSON  Hour   episode  about  GARBAGE .

 Tell y ,  Zoe  &  Grover  each sin g a verse of the song ( with change d lyric s to suit t h  ei  r  respective personal inter e s t s ) in t h e C| C D| D  - R| R O| O M| M  game ,  T he Three  G R O U C H  k e tee r s .

A very brief portion of the song was also sung by a group of sock s in  SESAME   STREET  4 - D Movie Magic  during  OSCAR  ’ s imagination sequence where  SESAME STREET  is complete l y turned in to a vast  GARBAGE  dump.

O n  Plaza  Sésamo , a Multi monstruo  w h o love s  TRASH  , performed a rock version of this song.

A t t h e  JIM   HENSON  ’ s Music a l World  concert on April 1 4 t h, 2 0 1 2  ,  El mo  ,  Ernie  ,  Bert  ,  Cookie Monster  ,  Gordon  ,  Bob  ,  Susan  ,  Leela  ,  Gina  ,  Alan  &  Maria  all sang t he song.

Stephen Col bert,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  &  BIG BIRD  sang t he open in g o f "  I   LOVE   TRASH  " together o n  The Colbert Report 

An animate d lyric video of the song was produce d for the  SESAME STREET  Yo u Tube  channel in  2 0 1 8. The video feature s  OSCAR  dropping into his   TRASH CAN  to show off his collect i on, & include s cameo s fro m  OSCAR  ’ s  MOTHER  ,  GRUNDGETTA  ,  BRUNO THE TRASH MAN  ,  IRVINE  , an orange  GROUCH  ,  OSCAR  ’ s sister ,  BUNNY  ,  GRANDPA GROUCH  , as well as  Cookie Monster  ,  Grover  , &  El mo .

TRASH mentioned in this song

 * A sneaker that ’ s tatter e d & worn . It ’ s all full of hole s & the l ace s are torn . Give n to  OSCAR  as a new born baby b y his   MOTHER 
 * Some new s paper 1 3  month s old with smell y, old fish wrapped in side
 * A clock that won ’ t work
 * A n old telephone
 * A broke n umbrella
 * A  RUST Y  trombone

Lyric s
"  I   LOVE   TRASH  "

 O h,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

If ya  REALLY  wanna see some thin '  TRASH Y , look a t this ! (  OSCAR  grabs an old tattered sneaker from the in side o f h is   TRASH CAN  . )

 I   have   here   a   sneaker   that ’ s   tatter e d   &  '' worn ! ''

 It ’ s   all   full   of   hole s   &   t he   l ace s   are  '' torn ! ''

 A   gift   from   my   MOTHER   the   day   I   was  '' born ! ''

 I   LOVE   i t   be cause   i t ’ s  ' TRASH ! '

 O h,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

Here ’ s some mo re  ROTTEN  stuff  ! (  OSCAR  grab s an old smell y new s paper from the in side o f his   TRASH CAN  . )

 I   have   here   some   new s paper   1 3   month s  '' old ! ''

 I   wrapped   fish   in side   it ;   it ’ s   smell y   &  '' c old ! ''

 But   I   would n ’ t   trade   it   f or   a   big   pot   a  '' gold ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   be cause   it ’ s  ' TRASH ! '

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Yes,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH  '' Now look at the rest a t h is  JUNK  ! ! (  OSCAR  get s an old clock, tele phone , & trom bone each from the in side o f his   TRASH CAN  . )

 I  ’ ve   a   clock   that   won ’ t  '' work ! ''

 &   a n   old  '' telephone ! ''

 A   broke n   umbrella,   a   RUST Y  '' trombone ! ''

 &   I   am   delighted   to   call   ' e m   my  '' own ! ''

 I   LOVE   ' em   be cause   the y ’ re  ' TRASH ! '

 Oh,   I   LOVE  '' TRASH    Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or   DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! '' (  OSCAR  take s the broke n umbrella off the side o f his   TRASH CAN  &  he  put s it in side  his   TRASH CAN  . )

 Y es,   I   LO V E  ,  I   LO V E  ,  I . . .  L O V E  ' TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSH !  (  OSCAR  ducks right back down in to his   TRASH CAN ' )

Note s
 * On the 1 99 7   album   OSCAR  ’ s  TRASHY  Song s , before  he  start s t o sing ,  OSCAR  say s the follow in g intro :

[ Spoke n ]

Just look at it all ! W h a t a beautiful junk y mess o f rotten, rusty , mangy , musty , crummy ,  beautiful   TRASH  !

"  G R O U C H E S   LOVE   TRASH  " version

 OSCAR  ( spoke n ) : Okay now,  IRVINE  , listen up.  I  ’ m go in g to remind you  what it means to be a  G R O U C H  !

( sung )

 O h,   G R O U C H E S   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Yes   W E   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 IRVINE  : H eh !

 I   have   here   a   sneaker   that ' s   tatter e d   &  '' worn ! ''

 It ’ s   all   full   of   hole s   &   the   l ace s   are  '' tor n ! ''

 A   gift   from   my   MOTHER   the   day   I   was  '' born ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   b e cause   i t ’ s  ' TRASH ! '

( Throws the worn, torn sneaker behind him  & the sound of a cracked window is heard )

 O h,   WE   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Yes,   W E   LOVE  ' TRASH ! '

 I   have   here   some   new s paper   13   month s  '' old ! ''

 I   wrapped   fish   in side   it ;   it ’ s   smell y   &  '' c old ! ''

 But   I   would n ’ t   trade   it   for   a   big   pot   a  '' gold ! ''

 I   LOVE   it   b e cause   i t ’ s  ' TRASH ! '

( Throw s the fish wrapped in new s paper behind him  &  IRVINE  s tar t s to sing, well sing in baby word s )

 O h,   WE   LOVE  '' TRASH  ! ''

 Any thin g   DIRT Y   o r   DINGY   or  '' DUST Y  ! ''

 Any thin g   RAGGED   or   ROTTEN   or  '' RUST Y  ! ''

 Y es,   WE   LOVE  ,  WE   LOVE  ,  WE . .  L OVE  ' TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSH ! '

Appearance s
T V  Episode s
 *  SESAME STREET  ( 1 9 6 9  - present )


 * Episode 0 1 5 3 (  1 9 7 0  )
 * Episode 0 2 9 1 (  1 9 7 1  )
 * Episode 2 9 8 0 (  1 99 2  )
 * Episode 3 1 2 6 (  1 99 3  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 1 2  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 6 3 8  ( 1 99 6  )
 *  EPISODE 3 8 1 5  ( 1 99 8  )
 *  EPISODE 3 9 5 9  ( 2 001  )
 *  EPISODE 4 1 9 6  ( 2 00 9  ) ( music only )

 SESAME STREET   Live 
 *  W hen I Grow Up  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  Ever y one Make s Music  ( 2 00 1  )
 *  When  Elmo  Grow s Up  ( 2 00 7  )

Re lease s
Audio
 *  T h e  SESAME   STREET  Boo k & Record  ( 1 9 7 0  )
 *  Go i n ' for a Ride /  I   LOVE   TRASH  ( single, 1 9 7 0  )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  / U p & Do w n  ( single, 1 9 7 0  )
 *  Let a  FROWN  Be Your Umbrella  ( 1 9 7 4  )
 *  Sing t he Hit Song s o f  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 4  )
 *  2 5 Greatest Hit s  ( 1 9 7 5  )
 *  6 0 Favorite S on g s from  SESAME   STREET  ( 1 9 7 5  )
 *  I   LOVE   TRASH  /  G R O U C H  ’ s Lullaby  ( single, 1 9 7 6  )
 *  1 0 t h Anniversary Album  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  Muppet Masquerade  ( 1 9 7 8  )
 *  The  BEST  o f  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  M y Record  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  W e A r e All E a r t h l i n g s  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Celebrate s !  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  Platinum A ll - Time Favorite s  ( 1 99 5  )
 *  OSCAR  ’ s  TRASHY  Song s  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  SESAME STREET BEST  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  Just Friend s  ( 1 99 7  )
 *  Elmo  pa looza !  ( 1 99 8 , performed by  Steven Tyler  )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  G R O U C H  land  ( 1 999 , performed by  Steven Tyler  )
 *  Song s from the  STREET  :  3 5   Y EAR S  of Music  ( 2 00 3 , both  OSCAR  &  Steven Tyler  version s )
 *  Old School : Volume 1  ( 2 0 1 0  )
 *  Muppet Street : Favorite Song s from T h e Muppets &amp;  SESAME   STREET  ( 2 0 11  )
 *  Valen tine ’ s Collect i on  ( 2 0 1 2  )
 *  V i s f or Valen tine  ( 2 0 1 4 ,  Steven Tyler  cover )

Video ( 1 9 6 9  version )
 *  Old School : Volume 1  ( 2 00 6  )
 *  4 0   Y ear s  o f  Sunny  Days  ( 2 00 9  )

Video ( 1 9 7 3  version )
 *  Elmo  ’ s Sin g - A long Guess in g Game  ( 1 99 1  )

Video ( 1 99 1  v er s ion )
 *  SESAME   STREET  : 2 5 Wonderful Y ear s  ( 1 99 3  )
 *  The World of  JIM   HENSON  ( 1 99 4  )
 *  BEST  of Friend s  ( 2 0 1 2  )

Video ( other version s )
 *  Elmo  palooza  ( 1 998 , Chorus only )
 *  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land : Sing &amp; Play   (  1 999 , "  G R O U C H E S   LOVE   TRASH  " version )

On line ( 1 99 1  version )
 *  SESAME STREET  . org
 *  SESAME STREET  ’ s You Tube Channel

Publication s
 *  The Song s of  SESAME   STREET  in Poem s &amp; Picture s  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  The  SESAME   STREET  Song Book  ( 1 9 7 1 ,  1 99 2  &  2 00 7  edition s )
 *  SESAME   STREET   UN  pave d  ( 1 99 8 , lyrics & picture s from  1 99 1  version )
 *  The Reader ’ s Digest C h i l d r e n ’ s Son g book  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  Son g book Vol . 1 
 *  Son g s o f  SESAME   STREET  ( sheet music book )  ( 1 9 77  )
 *  The   Adventure s of   Elmo   in   G R O U C H  l an d  ( sheet music book ) (  1 999  )