So here's a fairly wonderful record that I digitized nearly a year ago, no doubt with plans of using it on this site. But as far as I can tell, for whatever reason, I never did so (I'm sure someone will let me know if I did already post it, but I can't find such a post).
It's a couple of unusually great efforts from the one and only Sammy Marshall, along with the Keynoters, on the rarely seen Star-X label, both tunes focusing on canine subjects.
The better of the two, to my ears, is the peppy, fun and endearing song "The Crazy Dog Dance", which comes complete with barks. Woof, woof, my darling!
Download: Sammy Marshall and the Keynoters - The Crazy Dog Dance
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The flip side is no slouch, either, although it's closer to the stereotypical Sammy Marshall twist records of the era. It's got a mouthful of a title, "Who Stole the Bone (From Mother Hubbard's Cupboard)?" But like the first song, it's energetic, fun and creatively silly, AND, it does answer the titular question, too. Enjoy!
Download: Sammy Marshall and the Keynoters - Who Stole the Bone (From Mother Hubbard's Cupboard)?
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I also like the a-side better. So many of Sammy's numbers seem to be a mix of a 50s and a 20s sensibility...
Thanks for posting!
I love this record and have listened to it about a hundred times over the last few months; my girlfriend got a dog and I sent it to her to "celebrate" and now SHE loves it.
Here are the lyrics (although the third line I'm not sure about, and even though I write "we roam and play", it actually sounds like "rope" each time he sings it, so....perhaps "rope" is a verb to some (I'm imagining letting a dog tug at a rope while one holds the other end.)
https://dweereedweereedwa.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-crazy-dog-dance.html
Thanks for posting this great record....two years ago!!!!
PS that's a separate blog from my other one, devoted to just lyric transcriptions.
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