The Garbage Truck Plays Music

Yup, the garbage truck plays music. Not to lighten the ambiance or create a happier work environment for the garbage men. It's to let everyone know that the garbage truck is coming. In Taiwan, the people throw their trash into the truck. There is no leaving your can at the curb for the garbage men to heave into the back. What's funny about the whole thing is that the garbage truck music sounds like an ice-cream van. In Taipei I heard some garbage trucks playing Mozart, but, again, it's not a recording. It's like an ice-cream van playing Mozart. You know, like an electronic harpsichord blasting through a megaphone. Let's just say it doesn't have a lot of tonal quality. I have learned to play the Wuci garbage jingle on my guitar. I like playing it in the park, you know, to warm up.