{"id":31907,"date":"2023-08-09T16:22:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petscanner.com\/?p=31907"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:22:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:22:21","slug":"the-best-songs-about-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petscanner.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/09\/the-best-songs-about-dogs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Songs About Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that dogs are filled with an unbounded, unrestricted and unrestrained abundance of love, and their owners often feel the same way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is why they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/petscanner.com\/index.php\/registermicrochip\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">register a microchip<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> beyond it being <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/get-your-dog-microchipped\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a legal requirement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; it is an act of love, care and solidarity, and a microchipping service can help make this act of kindness easy and painless for both dog and owner alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, writing music is also a common way that many artists express how much they care about their beloved pets, and with that in mind, here are some of the most famous songs all about dogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon &#8211; Henry Gross<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1975, singer-songwriter Henry Gross met Carl Wilson, a member of the Beach Boys, and it turned out both of them happened to have had a dog named <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R5Wpn3dFrEs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shannon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Mr Gross found out that Mr Wilson\u2019s Shannon had recently tragically passed away, he penned a soft guitar ballad about the tragic loss, which became Mr Gross\u2019 only hit song and the standout of his career, although it peaked at number 32 in the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martha My Dear &#8211; The Beatles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The writing team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney have written a lot of classic songs about unusual topics, such as I\u2019m In Love (With My Car), A Day In The Life and Octopus\u2019 Garden, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SQaqoNZ_35o\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martha My Dear<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a surprisingly subtle ode to Paul\u2019s sheepdog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part of it was that few people, including allegedly John himself, knew that he had a dog or an affinity for pets, and the other was that the song takes some other more complex elements, with Paul later claiming that it was also about comforting a friend who was in the thick of troubling issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old King &#8211; Neil Young<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countless folk musicians have taken inspiration from a faithful dog, and legendary musician Neil Young was no exception, with his muse Elvis helping to produce one of his more understated classic songs <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7d4cDMiUarA?t=11\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old King<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the 1992 album Harvest Moon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that dogs are filled with an unbounded, unrestricted and unrestrained abundance of love, and their owners often feel the same way. 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