Happy Puppy Day! Do you have a favorite pup in your life? (It doesn’t matter how old your dog may be, they are all puppies.) We currently have two dogs. The smaller is Rocky. He weighs about 55 pounds, and is mostly reddish-tan, with black around his eyes. No idea what breeds came into the making of Rocky, he just is. The larger of the two weighs in at about 150. Kaiser is a massive dog with a lot of Rottweiler and St. Bernard in him. They are both about seven years old, and both are still puppies.
There is a lot of music out there related to man’s best friend. Here are some notable ones:
Let’s start with an old Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) song: I Love my Dog. (I do find humor in a song about a dog being sung by someone named Cat.)
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
All he asks from me is the food to give him strength
All he ever needs is love and that he knows he'll get
So, I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
All the pay I need comes a-shinin' through his eyes
I don't need no cold water to make me realize that
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
Na, na, na, na, na, na, nana
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
Na, na, na, na, na, na, nana
I love my dog, baby, I love my dog
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
I said, I love my dog, baby, I love my dog
Baby, I love my dog
Hmm. . . seems like it’s more of an anti-love song to someone instead of a love song to his dog.
Researching this blog, I found out that The Beatles’ song, Martha, My Dear was written about Paul McCartney’s English sheepdog.
Martha, my dear
Though I spend my days in conversation
Please, remember me
Martha, my love
Don't forget me
Martha, my dear
Hold your head up, you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be
With each other
Silly girl
Hold your hand out, you silly girl
See what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Martha, my dear
You have always been my inspiration
Please, be good to me
Martha, my love
Don't forget me
Martha, my dear
Knowing that it’s about a dog, somehow makes a great deal of sense.
Harry Nilsson gave us The Puppy Song.
Dreams are nothing more than wishes
And a wish's just a dream
You wish to come true, woah-oh
If only I could have a puppy
I'd call myself so very lucky
Just to have some company
To share a cup of tea with me
I'd take my puppy everywhere
La, la, la, la, I wouldn't care
Then we'll stay away from crowds
With signs that said "no dogs allowed"
Oh we, I know he'd never bite me
Up, la, la, la, la, la, ooh
We, I know he'd never bite me
Up, la, oh
If only I could have a friend
Who'll stick with me until the end
And walk along beside the sea
To share a bit of moon with me
I'd take my friend most everywhere
La, la, la, la, I wouldn't care
And we'll stay away from crowds
With signs that said "no friends allowed"
Oh we, we'd be so happy to be
Up, la, la, la, la, la, ooh
We, we'd be so happy to be together
But dreams are nothing more than wishes
And a wish's just a dream you wish to come true
Whoa-whoa-ooh, ah, ah, ah
Dreams are nothing more than wishes (your wish will come true)
And a wish is just a dream (your wish will come true)
You wish to come true (your wish will come true)
(Your wish will come true, your wish will come true)
Woah-woah, ooh (your wish to come true, your wish will come true)
Dreams are nothing more than wishes (your wish will come true)
And a wish is just a dream (your wish will come true)
You wish to come true
(Your wish will come true, woah-woah, ooh)
The Monkees give us the next dog song. Written by the prolific Boyce and Hart is the ridiculous I’m Gonna Buy Me a Dog. What makes this song so much fun are the ad-libs that Mickey and Davy threw in. Apparently, this song predates The Monkees, and there is a “straight” version that was sung by Davy Jones and the rest of the cast on the sitcom The Farmer’s Daughter.
You know my girl just called me up
And she woke me from my sleep
You should have heard the things she said
You know she hurt my feelings deep.
I'm gonna buy me a dog (A dog, a dog! Why?)
'Cause I need a friend now (Say, you need all the friends you can get)
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.
She used to bring me my newspaper
'Cause she knew where it was at
She used to keep me so contented
But I can teach a dog to do that.
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
'Cause I need a friend now
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.
The great Patti Page sang the next song: How Much Is that Doggie in the Window in 1952. I remember singing this as a little girl, and then teaching it to my kids. We didn’t do all of the verses, though, just the one about not wanting the other animals. (Even though we always had at least one cat, and occasionally a few fishes.)
(Chorus)
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie is for sale.
I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home. (To Chorus)
I read in the papers, there are robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark
My love needs a doggie to protect him
And scare them away with one bark. (To Chorus)
I don't want a bunny or a kitty
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishies
You can't take a goldfish for walks (To Chorus)
Patti Page in later years felt that this song made people want to buy puppy mill puppies at pet stores. She wanted people to think about shelters when they wanted a pet, so in 2007 she recorded Do You See that Doggie in the Shelter. Patti gave all the proceeds from this new version to the Humane Society of the United States.
And finally, there’s this song from the musical Lucky Stiff – Times Like This.
A friendly face, the kind of face
That melts you with a grin
The kind of eyes that welcome you
The minute you walk in
A tender glance you simply can't refuse
At times like this a girl could use
A dog.
He listens when you tell him things,
There's nothing you can't say
And unlike certain people you can teach him how to stay
And if the world is giving you the blues
He cheers you up by chewing up the news.
It's things like that that make you choose
A dog
Other people need romance, dancing, playing around
Other people need constant fun, well I'm not one
I have my feet on the ground
Give me a quiet night, a stack of books
A tuna melt on rye
A simple walk together
Underneath the starry sky
And suddenly the night is something rare
And all because there's someone special there.
Who's gazing at the views.
His head upon your shoes.
At times like this, I sure could use
A Dog
Do you have a favorite song about a dog? Or maybe a story about your favorite dog? (I have so many dog stories that it was too hard to pick only one!) Let me know in the comments below. I’ll be playing these songs this week on my Minnich Music FaceBook page this week, so be sure to check them out. And Happy Puppy Day!
Until next time!
There is a lot of music out there related to man’s best friend. Here are some notable ones:
Let’s start with an old Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) song: I Love my Dog. (I do find humor in a song about a dog being sung by someone named Cat.)
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
All he asks from me is the food to give him strength
All he ever needs is love and that he knows he'll get
So, I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
All the pay I need comes a-shinin' through his eyes
I don't need no cold water to make me realize that
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
Na, na, na, na, na, na, nana
I love my dog as much as I love you
But you may fade, my dog will always come through
Na, na, na, na, na, na, nana
I love my dog, baby, I love my dog
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na
I said, I love my dog, baby, I love my dog
Baby, I love my dog
Hmm. . . seems like it’s more of an anti-love song to someone instead of a love song to his dog.
Researching this blog, I found out that The Beatles’ song, Martha, My Dear was written about Paul McCartney’s English sheepdog.
Martha, my dear
Though I spend my days in conversation
Please, remember me
Martha, my love
Don't forget me
Martha, my dear
Hold your head up, you silly girl
Look what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Take a good look around you
Take a good look you're bound to see
That you and me were meant to be
With each other
Silly girl
Hold your hand out, you silly girl
See what you've done
When you find yourself in the thick of it
Help yourself to a bit of what is all around you
Silly girl
Martha, my dear
You have always been my inspiration
Please, be good to me
Martha, my love
Don't forget me
Martha, my dear
Knowing that it’s about a dog, somehow makes a great deal of sense.
Harry Nilsson gave us The Puppy Song.
Dreams are nothing more than wishes
And a wish's just a dream
You wish to come true, woah-oh
If only I could have a puppy
I'd call myself so very lucky
Just to have some company
To share a cup of tea with me
I'd take my puppy everywhere
La, la, la, la, I wouldn't care
Then we'll stay away from crowds
With signs that said "no dogs allowed"
Oh we, I know he'd never bite me
Up, la, la, la, la, la, ooh
We, I know he'd never bite me
Up, la, oh
If only I could have a friend
Who'll stick with me until the end
And walk along beside the sea
To share a bit of moon with me
I'd take my friend most everywhere
La, la, la, la, I wouldn't care
And we'll stay away from crowds
With signs that said "no friends allowed"
Oh we, we'd be so happy to be
Up, la, la, la, la, la, ooh
We, we'd be so happy to be together
But dreams are nothing more than wishes
And a wish's just a dream you wish to come true
Whoa-whoa-ooh, ah, ah, ah
Dreams are nothing more than wishes (your wish will come true)
And a wish is just a dream (your wish will come true)
You wish to come true (your wish will come true)
(Your wish will come true, your wish will come true)
Woah-woah, ooh (your wish to come true, your wish will come true)
Dreams are nothing more than wishes (your wish will come true)
And a wish is just a dream (your wish will come true)
You wish to come true
(Your wish will come true, woah-woah, ooh)
The Monkees give us the next dog song. Written by the prolific Boyce and Hart is the ridiculous I’m Gonna Buy Me a Dog. What makes this song so much fun are the ad-libs that Mickey and Davy threw in. Apparently, this song predates The Monkees, and there is a “straight” version that was sung by Davy Jones and the rest of the cast on the sitcom The Farmer’s Daughter.
You know my girl just called me up
And she woke me from my sleep
You should have heard the things she said
You know she hurt my feelings deep.
I'm gonna buy me a dog (A dog, a dog! Why?)
'Cause I need a friend now (Say, you need all the friends you can get)
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.
She used to bring me my newspaper
'Cause she knew where it was at
She used to keep me so contented
But I can teach a dog to do that.
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
'Cause I need a friend now
I'm gonna buy me a dog,
My girl, my girl, don't love me no how.
The great Patti Page sang the next song: How Much Is that Doggie in the Window in 1952. I remember singing this as a little girl, and then teaching it to my kids. We didn’t do all of the verses, though, just the one about not wanting the other animals. (Even though we always had at least one cat, and occasionally a few fishes.)
(Chorus)
How much is that doggie in the window?
The one with the waggly tail
How much is that doggie in the window?
I do hope that doggie is for sale.
I must take a trip to California
And leave my poor sweetheart alone
If he has a dog, he won't be lonesome
And the doggie will have a good home. (To Chorus)
I read in the papers, there are robbers
With flashlights that shine in the dark
My love needs a doggie to protect him
And scare them away with one bark. (To Chorus)
I don't want a bunny or a kitty
I don't want a parrot that talks
I don't want a bowl of little fishies
You can't take a goldfish for walks (To Chorus)
Patti Page in later years felt that this song made people want to buy puppy mill puppies at pet stores. She wanted people to think about shelters when they wanted a pet, so in 2007 she recorded Do You See that Doggie in the Shelter. Patti gave all the proceeds from this new version to the Humane Society of the United States.
And finally, there’s this song from the musical Lucky Stiff – Times Like This.
A friendly face, the kind of face
That melts you with a grin
The kind of eyes that welcome you
The minute you walk in
A tender glance you simply can't refuse
At times like this a girl could use
A dog.
He listens when you tell him things,
There's nothing you can't say
And unlike certain people you can teach him how to stay
And if the world is giving you the blues
He cheers you up by chewing up the news.
It's things like that that make you choose
A dog
Other people need romance, dancing, playing around
Other people need constant fun, well I'm not one
I have my feet on the ground
Give me a quiet night, a stack of books
A tuna melt on rye
A simple walk together
Underneath the starry sky
And suddenly the night is something rare
And all because there's someone special there.
Who's gazing at the views.
His head upon your shoes.
At times like this, I sure could use
A Dog
Do you have a favorite song about a dog? Or maybe a story about your favorite dog? (I have so many dog stories that it was too hard to pick only one!) Let me know in the comments below. I’ll be playing these songs this week on my Minnich Music FaceBook page this week, so be sure to check them out. And Happy Puppy Day!
Until next time!
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