Songs About Dogs

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Rabbi-Sol
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 10:14 PM

"Old Yeller" from the 1955 Walt Disney movie by the same title.

SOL ZELLER

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: GUEST,Bubba
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:56 PM

Gonna Buy Me a Dog, the Monkees

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: open mike
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:54 PM

Bryan Bowers sings one that was by Tom Dundee
one line goes "I called him Harry because that
is how everything is now" (or something like that)

[DOG]

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: pdq
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:39 PM

"Baby, Call Your Dog Off"

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:34 PM

"He's A Tramp" (from Lady & The Tramp)

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: mrdux
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:23 PM

another of Tom Paxton: "The King of My Backyard"

Subject: Lyr Add: OLD BLUE (Roger McGuinn)
From: bobad
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:15 PM

OLD BLUE [also here]
Traditional, Arranged and Adapted by Roger McGuinn

Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Yes, I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Well I had an old dog and his name was Blue
Bet ya five dollars he's a good dog too

Old Blue chased a possum up a holler (hollow) limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
Blue chased a possum up a holler limb
The possum growled, Blue whined at him

Bye bye Blue
You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you

When old Blue died he died so hard
He shook the ground in my back yard
We lowered him down with a golden chain
And every link we called his name

Bye bye Blue You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you

My old Blue he was a good old hound
You'd hear him hollering miles around
When I get to Heaven first thing I'll do
I'll grab my horn and call for Blue

Bye bye Blue
You good dog you
Bye bye Blue
You good dog you

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:15 PM

You walking down my street now. There are a lot of traditional songs which will certainly come to mind: Here are a couple for starters:

Old Blue
They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun'

And then there are a ton of songs that mention dogs:

My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog, by Tom Paxton

And probably another ton of songs more recently written that are either about dogs, or have a dog as a central character in the story. I used to kid around that I could do a whole workshop on songs about dogs. Here are three that I've written and recorded. I'm sure other songwriters can add their own songs to the list.

Rosco..
Rough and Ready..
Taste Of Sin ..

Jerry

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: pdq
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:15 PM

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo"

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: bobad
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:12 PM

♪ You ain't nuthin' but a hound dog ♪

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:11 PM

I put "@dog" into the DT and Forum search box and got this long list of dog-related songs. [Dead link as of June 2017--A Mudelf.]

Plus there are the parodies, such as "I'm Looking Over My Dead Dog Rover."

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Beer
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:09 PM

Had me a Dog and I called Him Blue. Wasen't anything that dog couldn't do.
Anyone know the title of this doggie spong?

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Genie
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:09 PM

Don't we already have a thread about dog songs? I seem to recall posting some titles, such as Spike Jones's "Our Hour (The Puppy Love Song)" and the kids' song "I Wanna Be a Dog."

A Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter named Bill Imhoff (I think he's the one) has a hilarious song called "Dog At The Wheel," and a wonderful Portland musician and songwriter named Lon Jones wrote and recorded a great one called "When Dogs Dream."

There's also:
Old Blue
Old Dog Tray
B-I-N-G-O
They Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dawg Aroun'
O Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone? [DER DEITCHER'S DOG]

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Beer
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:08 PM

LOL
Right on 6

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: number 6
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:07 PM

"A Good Dog Is Lost" ... Ron Hynes

biLL

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Beer
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:04 PM

Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon Wine.

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: bobad
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 09:02 PM

(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window - Arf Arf

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: akenaton
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 08:57 PM

Master McGrath....The greatest racing greyhound in Ireland and how he travelled to England to beat White Rose champion of England in the Waterloo Cup.

As far as I know the Master was no relation to a resident of Harlow who bears the same surname...A

Subject: RE: Songs About Dogs
From: Beer
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 08:57 PM

Old Shep
Tear jerker of a song.

Subject: Songs About Dogs
From: GUEST,Nick
Date: 13 Feb 07 - 08:27 PM

Just watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show tonight and it makes me wonder about dog songs. Other than the one with the lyrics Me and You and a Dog Named Boo, and B-I-N-G-O can't think of other dog songs, but no doubt you guys can. Was there ever one written about Balto for instance?
Nick

[Many song titles in this thread have been converted to links by a Mudelf.]