Dear Friends, Hi! Glad you are back. I have a great dog song to share with you today.
"Hey Bulldog" was released by The Beatles in 1969. It was mostly written by John Lennon, although it has the Lennon - McCartney song credit. This song was written the same time as "Lady Madonna" and it has a similar blues influenced sound with a piano riff. This song was from the Yellow Submarine Album. Here's some fun trivia -- the song was originally called "She Can Talk To Me." It had a line "hey bullfrog" (not "bulldog"!) and Paul McCartney barked at that line. That's how it became "Hey Bulldog." The barks that you hear in the song are done by Paul! John sings lead.
More trivia -- The Beatles completed this song from start to finished recording in 10 hours. They all participated on the record and their recording engineer Geoff Emerick said it was one of the most collaborative Beatles songs.
The original movie version of Yellow Submarine included this song, although it was later cut out of the American released movie. (Later it was added back in.) My Momma is a huge Beatles fan and she really likes this song. I hear a lot of Beatles music at my house, so I think I like it too. Plus it is a fun song! Here is a video of The Beatles singing "Hey Bulldog." Are you a Beatles fan? I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below. Love, Abby xoxoxo
Do you have a favorite Beatles song? Mine changes from time to time, but I usually come back to "The Night Before." This song was featured in the movie Help! (1965). It was written by Paul McCartney, and he also sings lead in the song. It has the urgency of a fresh break-up, with lyrics like: "We said our goodbye, ah, the night before
Love was in your eyes, ah, the night before
Now today I find you have changed your mind
Treat me like you did the night before."
I also love the interplay of guitar and vocals on this song.
How about you -- do you have a favorite Beatles song? I hope you'll tell me about it in the comments below.
The Beatles arrived in the United States 50 years ago today, on February 7, 1964. They were greeted with fever-pitch excitement by fans, concerts throughout the United States, and several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. I was a toddler when they first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. I understand that I stood up and put my hands on my ears because I was scared of all the screaming in the audience. That changed quickly, and I became one of their youngest (and most fervent) fans. How about you - do you remember the Beatles from the 1960's? I would love to hear your Beatles thoughts and memories in the comments, below.
