Lost Gem: "Roll Your Own" - Fabulous Poodles (1978)


"Well, the first time you try it you're gonna cuss and shout.
Cause the paper keeps tearin'
and the stuff keeps fallin' out."

~ Fabulous Poodles ~


The London bred band...Fabulous Poodles...released their American debut..."Mirror Star"(1978)...during a time of New Wave newness.

All good, except...the FP's sounded more like a wonderful, quirky earlier version of The Who and Kinks...rather than the quirky newness of, say, The Jam.

Who knows. They were sloppy good and wicked fun.  And the band deserved better.

And finally, "Mirror Star" (produced coincidentally by John Entwistle)...holds up better and sounds less dated...than most of what came out during this period.

Lost Gem:--> "Roll Your Own"...is a silly grass tune that is harmless fun. Filled with wicked electric violin (Bobby Valentino) and blow harp (Tony De Meur).

Plenty of tongue-in-cheek snarkin'...begs to be cranked and enjoyed.

Have you heard this one?


If you don't like the way they make 'em in the city
Cause they taste too strong the dang paper ain't pretty
Roll your own roll your own
You'll leave the ready rolls behind when you finally find a roll your own.

There's the raspberry strawberry pretty red wine
Besides tasting good you're gonna have a nice time
Roll your own roll your own
You're gonna have a nice time I ain't lyin' roll your own.

Well, the first time you try it you're gonna cuss and shout
'Cause the paper keeps tearin' and the stuff keeps fallin' out
But don't give up 'cause after a while
You'll be smokin' right on with a big fat smile
Roll your own, roll your own.

When you finally get the hang of rolling your own
Share one with a friend let 'em pass it along
Roll your own roll your own
You're gonna have a nice time I ain't lyin'
Roll your own.
You'll leave the ready rolls behind when you finally find
Roll your own.


Good stuff.

Casey Chambers
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