What exactly is a trombolees to you?

[Dabralor]

You know, your lovers got no money, but he’s got his trombolees.
For me, it’s clearly a big musical instrument from the brass section. My son is convinced it’s a swishy cloak. This argument is coming to define our weekend.

Definitely some kind of trombone crossed with a tambourine. Also, her incense is purified. It was the 90's, incense sticks were popular, it made sense.

Now I feel old because I had to Google the lyrics and I’ve never heard of this song!

You’re all wildly wrong you know.

It’s a type of extravagantly fantastical hat that one wears on very specific special occasions. Even if one had no money or fame.

I love this!

But what is the object next to the big drum? Is it a Cornish pasty? What is its purpose?

With you all the way op

Incense never left my house. My DC come home and they say ‘what’s that smell’?

The smell of the 90s, children. The smell of the 90s.

He sounds like a potential cocklodger to me. Red flags all over the place.

As a kid I always thought it was about a man who had nothing but his girlfriend who happened to be called Trombolees, and that Trombolees herself was singing about the situation.

I always thought part of that was 'Don't give up on a signpost' - it's 'Don't give up on us, I know.

I think .

I thought it was Stromboli and it is some kind of percussion.

Musical instrument

This thread needs to go into classics

Excellent👏

instrument.
what about the calliope in blinded by the light
that is an instrument

Nor me. What is it?

Edit: Found it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p3l7fgvrEKM

I always heard it as drum release. So I imagined someone taking their frustrations out on a big drum kit.

Tromboleese sounds like a small trombone for beginners.

You win today's internet. That is fantastic!

Definitely a brass instrument, a cross between a trombone and a bassoon.

Very similar to a Flumpet. With Pootle playing it.

I think its a sort of hat, that can play a tune when you blow into it. A bit like the one the tin man wore in Wizard of Oz, but brass coloured. I can imagine lots of situations where that would be handy, maybe even life saving.

I thought it was a cross between a trombone and tambourine.

Or a vegetable like a tomatillo.

It's another red flag in this song against this cocklodger, is what it is. It's a security blanket or rag he chews on. He sometimes calls it "Blanky". Cancel the cheque and leave this man.

Stromboli - a type of pizza. He's got his strombolis🍕🍕🍕

Musical instrument of course. He may have no money but he can use his Tromboleese for busking

I bet your house smells amazing. They were so much better than the smell of glade plug ins 🤣 I loved those shops with all the dream catchers, incense sticks and floaty dresses