Gary Ashby
Dry Cleaning * Track #3 On Stumpwork
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Gary Ashby by Dry Cleaning
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Dry CleaningProduced by
John ParishWrited by
Florence Shaw & Tom Dowse & Nick Buxton & Lewis MaynardAbout
“Gary Ashby is a lament about a pet tortoise, escaped as a result of family chaos,” the band stated in press materials.
Gary Ashby Lyrics
[Chorus]
Gary Ashby
Have you seen Gary?
Family tortoise
Are you stuck on your back without me?
Dogs running free
Dad's got blood on his head
[Verse]
We gave you our family name
In the lockdown, you escaped
Gary Ashby
It was a bad surprise
Have you seen Gary with his tinfoil ball?
He used to love to kick it with his stumpy legs
[Bridge]
Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoop, shoop, shoop, shoop
[Chorus]
Gary Ashby
Have you seen Gary?
Family tortoise
Are you stuck on your back without me?
Dogs running free
Gary Ashby
Gary Ashby Q&A
Who wrote Gary Ashby's ?
Gary Ashby was written by Florence Shaw & Tom Dowse & Nick Buxton & Lewis Maynard.
Who produced Gary Ashby's ?
Gary Ashby was produced by John Parish.
When did Dry Cleaning release Gary Ashby?
Dry Cleaning released Gary Ashby on Wed Sep 07 2022.
What did Dry Cleaning say about "Gary Ashby"?
Nick Buxton:
This is about a real tortoise.
Florence Shaw:
On a walk in lockdown, I saw a ‘lost’ poster for ‘Gary Ashby’. The rest of the story came out of imagining the circumstances of him disappearing and the idea that it’s obviously a family tortoise because he’s got this surname. It’s thinki...