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Outside My Window

from Backyard Bop by Red Yarn

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Red Yarn's 'Backyard Bop' CD comes in a brightly-colored gatefold wallet with elaborate photography & design (by Jason Quigley & Heather Lin) featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 newly built critter puppets (by Faerin Millington, Summer Olsson & more), elaborate backyard set-pieces (by Ryan Bruce & James Cook), and full credits. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Backyard Bop' 12" vinyl record comes in a full color jacket with beautiful photography & design featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 critter puppets & elaborate backyard set-pieces. A full color insert features a poster of Red, Jessie & the Critters on one side & full credits on the others. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit! Vinyl record comes with a digital download card.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about

Written by Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn. Produced by Dean Jones.

lyrics

I was tryin' to take a nap on a dreary afternoon
But I was too distracted by the action outside my room
There were birds singing with passion some sweet old-fashioned tune
And a squirrel walking the tightrope above the cherry trees in bloom

So I sat front and center, perched up by the windowsill
And watched in great amazement as the picture glass was filled
With wondrous animations that gave my heart a thrill
Oh, let this magic movie roll on its endless reel of film

There's a big show outside my window
The leaves are dancing, doing tricks with the shadows
I could just sit here and watch the wind blow
Enjoy the big show outside my window

My family took a roadtrip heading south on Highway 5
Reading made me carsick so I leaned my head and tried
To get a little shuteye but I could not shut my eyes
With the action and adventure playing out on the countryside

The trees were whizzing by me going 60 miles an hour
Approaching like a giant was a small town's water tower
As I raced electric lines I felt the radiating power
Of the sunshine on the mainline and the wind in the wildflowers

There's a big show outside my window
The clouds are moving, making shapes with the shadows
I could just sit here and watch the wind blow
Enjoy the big show outside my window

We got our eyes locked on our screens
Forget to notice that we're inches from the real thing, honey
The greatest movie ever dreamed, but don't you know
That if you keep your curtains closed
You'll miss that perfect picture show
The mysterious projector's glow, oh, oh

There's a big show outside your window
Real people living in the sunshine and shadows
Turn off the TV, put down your dumb phone
Enjoy the big show outside your window
Enjoy the big show outside your window

credits

from Backyard Bop, released August 7, 2020
Engineered & mixed by Dean Jones at No Parking Studios, with additional engineering by Adam Selzer.

Music performed by...
Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn on vocals & electric guitar.
Dean Jones on organ & vocals.
Mark Murphy on upright bass.
Jessie Eller-Isaacs on vocals.
Paul Brainard on pedal steel.

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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon

Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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