🎤 IS IT YELLOW BIN NIGHT, COMRADE OR NOT? — Eugene & The Aspendale Collective 🫡

helicopters that are either “hovering for 4 minutes” or “all night”

mystery bangs that could be fireworks, gunshots, bins, thunder, or a transformer having an emotional breakdown

“to the driver of the white SUV…” posts that narrow it down to literally everyone in Victoria

cats that are never lost, just conducting neighbourhood audits

and the eternal question of whether it is yellow bin night or the end of civilisation

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Woke up in Aspendale, chopper in the sky
Karen’s on the group page: “Does anyone know why??”
Six minutes hovering — declared state emergency
Darren’s on FlightRadar with full KGB energy
Wind off the bay, bins rolling down the street
Lost little cavoodle named “Comrade Petite”
And Ivan from Edithvale just shaking his head:
“Back in my country… helicopter means you are dead.”

[Pre-Chorus]

“Could be nothing…” — famous last line
Writes a full investigation on a bloke in a van eating pie

[Chorus]

IS IT YELLOW BIN NIGHT, COMRADE, OR NOT???
This information strictly controlled by the block
Helicopter circling like a government spy
Dog poo on the footpath — civilisation dies
Suspicious car near Mordi shops again
Probably just a dad hiding from his children, amen
We don’t need facts, we just need a fight
AND NO ONE CONFIRMS IF IT’S BIN NIGHT

[Verse 2]

“To the driver of the white SUV…”
Ah yes, that narrows it down to all of VIC, Comrade, I see
“You did not wave” — crime against the state
Straight to Frankston — no appeal, sealed fate
Three youths spotted laughing near the train
Karen declares: “THIS IS HOW CRIME BEGAN”
Greg jumps in with “back in my day…”
Mate, we know — you survived Soviet decay

[Pre-Chorus]

Council is useless, yes, we agree
But must they also control the wind and sea???

[Chorus]

IS IT YELLOW BIN NIGHT, COMRADE, OR NOT???
Put the wrong bin out — now the whole street watch
Cat on the fence running black market ring
Three households feeding him like he’s a king
Loud bang reported at 2:13
Now Aspendale’s turned to full crime scene
We solve nothing but argue all night
AND STILL NO ANSWER ABOUT BIN NIGHT

[Bridge] (slow, dark Soviet tone)

Power went out… silence was loud…
Had to speak to my children… I am not proud…
Candle is lit… like old country days…
Except now we argue… on Facebook page…
Dog poo bag left… again on the trail…
This is how empire… finally fail…

[Build Up – propaganda chaos]

HELICOPTER! LOUD BANG!
SUSPICIOUS MAN WITH WOOLWORTHS BAG!
PARKING WAR! COUNCIL LIES!
KAREN WATCHING THROUGH THE BLINDS!
BIN CONFUSION! WIND ATTACK!
TRAMPOLINE NOW THREE STREETS BACK!

[Final Chorus]

IS IT YELLOW BIN NIGHT, COMRADE, OR NOT???
I’VE LOST CONTROL AND THE LID WON’T SHUT
Chopper still doing laps overhead
Someone said it landed — misinformation spread
To the person who did not wave at me…
You bring shame to entire community…
We are just people of Nepean Highway
Arguing online every bloody day

[Outro]

Bin is out… wrong one…
Karen has screenshots…
See you in comments, Comrade. 🫡