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"Old Blue" (also known as "Old Dog Blue") is an old folk song, believed to have originated from the minstrel shows of the late 19th century. [1] A 1928 version by Jim Jackson, entitled "Old Dog Blue", appears on the Anthology of American Folk Music album. Since this early recording, a number of covers and variations of this song have been recorded.
You salty dog, you salty dog. Lil' fish big fish swimmin' in the water, Come on here and give me my quarter, You salty dog, you salty dog. Like lookin' for a needle in the sand, Tryin' to find a gal that ain't got no man, You salty dog, you salty dog. God made a woman and he made her funny, Lips 'round her mouth sweeter than honey,
Old Dogs was an American country music supergroup composed of singers Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, and Jerry Reed. [2] Signed in 1998 to Atlantic Records , Old Dogs recorded a self-titled studio album for the label that year.
Alf Robertson wrote new lyrics and recorded the song in 1977 in Swedish as Hundar och ungar och hembryggt äppelvin (Swedish for Dogs and children and home-brewed apple wine); [4] he scored a Svensktoppen hit with the song for 10 weeks between 2 November 1980 [5] and 18 January 1981, [6] topping the chart for 4 weeks.
In the British TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, "Old Shep" is Del Boy's favourite song about a dog. In the 1982 Christmas special "Diamonds Are for Heather," Del gets a local mariachi band to sing "Old Shep." At the end of the episode, after being dumped by Heather, he pays some Christmas carol singers to sing the song to cheer himself up.
In 1915, W.C. Handy wrote an answer song to "I Wonder Where My Easy Rider's Gone?" which he called "Yellow Dog Rag." [3] "Yellow Dog Rag" sold poorly. In 1919, he retitled it "Yellow Dog Blues" to take advantage of the popularity of blues, after which it sold moderately well. [4] His song explains what became of Jockey Lee.
"Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs (Lowry's Song)" is a folk song [1] by English duo Brian and Michael. [2] It was released as their first single in late 1977 on Pye Records, [3] and is from their 1978 debut album, The Matchstalk Men. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for 3 weeks in April 1978. [4]
"Cool For Cats" was released as a single on 9 March 1979. The band performed the song on Top of the Pops to promote the single, though the band was forced to alter the lyric "I'm invited in for a coffee / and I give the dog a bone". [7] The band also released a music video for the song featuring the band and female backing singers performing ...