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SONGS ABOUT DOGS
1. In 1787 Ludwig von Beethoven wrote a
song entitled
"Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels"
("Elegy on a Dead Poodle"). The
song reflected his love for his loyal companion
and the hope that the dog would
live on joyfully in his memories.
2. It was
the antics of one of the writer
George Sand's Poodles that served as the
inspiration for Frederick Chopin's famous "Minute Waltz," which he
composed in 1847.
3. "One Man and His Dog:' traditional English
folk song
4. "Old Dog Tray," written by Stephen Foster in 1853
5. "Police Dog Blues," by
Blind Blake, written
and recorded between 1926 and 1932
6. "How Much Is That Doggie in the
Window?" written by Bob Merrill.
was a number one hit for Patti Page when she
recorded
it in 1953.
7. "Hound Dog," by Leiber-Stoller. The record topped the pop,
country, and black charts when Elvis Presley sang it in 1956, and it
went on to become one of the most popular songs ever recorded.
8. "Otd Shep," words and music by Foley-Westparas, recorded by Elvis
Presley in 1956
9. "The Fang," written and recorded by Nervous Norvus (aka "Singing'"
Jimmy Drake) in 1956
10. "Bird D09," written and recorded by the
Everly Brothers in 1958
11. "Old Tige," written by M. and R. Burke, recorded by Jim Reeves in
1961
12. "The Dog Song," words and music by James Bevel and Bernard
Lafayette, recorded by Harry Belafonte in 1967
13. "Martha My Dear" (for Paul's sheepdog!, by John Lennon and Paul
McCartney, who recorded it in 1968
14. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo," written and recorded by Roland
Kent LaVoie, using the alias "Lobo," in 1971
15. ''Jet'' (Jet was another one of Paul's dogsl, written by
Paul McCartney and recorded by him in 1973
16, "Put the Bone In," written and recorded by Terry Jacks in 1973
17, "Nanook Rubs It," from Frank Zappa's album
Apostrophe, 1974
18, "Sick as a Dog" written by Aerosmith, recorded in 1978
19. "Poodle Party," written and recorded by the Dickies in 1979
20. "Fluffy," written by Richard van Dorn and
Davey Sayles, recorded by Gloria Balsam in 1979
21, "Children and Dogs," written by Graham Parker, recorded in 1991
22. "Dixie, the Tiny Dog," written and recorded by Peter Himmelman in
1991
23. "Old King," written by Neil Young, recorded in 1992
24, "Youth Culture Kilted My Dog," written by They Might Be Giants,
recorded in 1997
25. "Who Let the Dogs Out?'" by the Baha Men, recorded in
2000
26. "Shoot the Dog," written and recorded by George Michael in
2002
27, "Watkin' the Dog:' written and recorded by Wayne Hancock in
2003
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