I Love Trash

"  I   L O V E   TRASH  " is  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ’ s  GREATEST ,  MOST   POPULAR  s on g  ever . It was 1| 1 st sung back i n  SESAME STREET   Sea s on 1. The s on g was r e - t ape d several time s a s the  OSCAR  puppet   evolve d  continuous l y.

 OSCAR  list s off several special item s in his   TRASH  collect i on that  he  admire s ; including a tatter e d & worn sneaker that w as give n to  OSCAR  as a new born baby b y  his   MOTHER , a new s paper  1 3  month s old with smell y , old fish wrapped in side , a defective clock , a n old telephone , a broke n umbrella , & a  RUST Y  trombone

Earlier tape d performance s of the son g have  OSCAR  pull in g the item s he name s out of his   TRASH CAN . In a l ate r remake, t ape d during sea s on 22  ( f or  episode 2 7 8 5  ) ,  OSCAR  step s out of  his   TRASH CAN  area & exhibit s  his   TRASH  spread across  SESAME STREET .

 OSCAR  performed a version of the s on g w it h Flip Wilson  in the premiere episode of  The Flip Wilson Show  in  1 9 7 0.

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

 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.

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  duck s right back down in to his   TRASH CAN ' )

Note s
 * On the 1 99 7   album   OSCAR  ’ s  TRASH Y  S on g 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 e s,   W E   LOVE  ,  W E   LOVE  ,  W E . .  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 )


 *  Ever y one Make s Music  ( 2 00 1  )
 *  When  Elmo  Grow s Up  ( 2 00 7  )

Re lease s
Audio
 *  V i s f or Valen tine  ( 2 0 1 4 ,  Steven Tyler  cover )

Video ( other version s )
 *  Elmo  palooza  ( 1 99 8 , Chorus only )

Publication s
 *  The S on g s of  SESAME   STREET  in Poem s &amp; Picture s  ( 1 9 8 3  )
 *  The  SESAME   STREET  S on g boo k  ( 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 boo k  ( 1 9 8 6  )
 *  SESAME   STREET  S on 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  )