Name: Disposable (Unplugged)
Duration: P00H02M43S
Description: John McGovern: This song was written after I saw a painting in a bagel shop that had a man being thrown into a garbage can, with the word "Disposable" written underneath. After a few hours, a tune all of a sudden started in my head and I had to write down the words that were coming with it. It is meant to be a sarcastic song, and not to be taken exactly as it reads.

Disposable (Unplugged)

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John McGovern: This song was written after I saw a painting in a bagel shop that had a man being thrown into a garbage can, with the word "Disposable" written underneath. After a few hours, a tune all of a sudden started in my head and I had to write down the words that were coming with it. It is meant to be a sarcastic song, and not to be taken exactly as it reads.

lyrics

Men are disposable
Real and compostable
Trash bagged and portable
But easily forgettable

Can’t be irrational
Never emotional
Any time night or day
I don’t want to feel this way

And don’t tell them that they are wrong (hoo-hoo)
And don’t tell them that they don’t belong (hoo-hoo)
But don’t let them sing their song (hoo-hoo)
But don’t ask them to come along (hoo-hoo)

He can be intellectual
But at times ineffectual
Always makes the same mistake
He’s never gonna get a break

Never too responsible
Always changeable
Completely incapable
Of understanding why

Men are disposable
Real and compostable
Trash bagged and portable
But easily forgettable

Can’t be irrational
Never emotional
Any time night or day
I don’t want to feel this way

And don’t tell them that they are wrong (hoo-hoo)
And don’t tell them that they don’t belong (hoo-hoo)
But you can’t live if they are gone (hoo-hoo)
Just you see, it won’t be long.

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released February 14, 2015
Written by John McGovern and Claire Roche

John McGovern: Vocals
Claire Roche: Vocals, acoustic guitar, plastic bag, electric bass, clarinet, whistling

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