Most of us know the Singing Dogs from their classic howl-aday rendition of Jingle Bells ("Arf, arf, arf! Arf, arf, arf!" etc.). But how many of us know that the Dogs, determined to un-leash another hit, tried their paw at bark and roll in 1956? And all to no atail. To the best of my bowledge, few teens were wowed by Hot Dog Boogie and Hot Dog Rock and Roll, and equally few radio stations were hounded with requests for same. We can picture the Dogs, in a flea market, scratching their fur in wonder as stacks of their unplayed records are loaded onto tables like mere scraps. The once-hot Dogs considered putting the bite on RCA for another chance but decided they weren't going to beg.
Hot Dog Boogie, 1956: http://www.box.net/public/lee/files/162679.html
Hot Dog Rock and Roll, 1956: http://www.box.net/public/lee/files/162678.html
And here's Alan Holmes and His New Tones (who??), from 1950, with Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus, from Mary Poppins.
(Wait a minute--1950? Then it can't be from Mary Poppins. What's going on here??)
Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus, 1950: http://www.box.net/public/lee/files/162680.html
Enjoy! (Whoa. Spell Check just committed suicide....)
Lee
Thursday, June 02, 2005
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3 comments:
Great doggy song. One is amazed at how long it must have taken to do this back then.I have a tape full of dogs singing Beatles hits! Different dogs though I think.
Did Walt Disney get sued for stealing that song? Maybe they made an out of court settlement and it all got hushed up!
I know--I can't imagine splicing and attaching tape. Then again, I spend silly amounts of time with my editing software!
Yes, Disney was sued, but they won by claiming that the title was a common-usage word! I personally find it hard to believe that it was a common slang word--I tend to think Disney used its clout to beat the rap!
Thanks so very much for taking your time to create your blog. Excellent work
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