0066 – Bird dog - The Everly Brothers (1958)

Escrita por Boudleaux Bryant, foi gravada em 10 de julho de 1958 e lançada em 28 de julho de 1958 no compacto que tinha Devoted to you como Lado A. Foi número 1 no Billboard Country. Número 1 no Billboard HOT100 e número 2 no Billboard R&B. Chegou também ao número no Canadá, Reino Unido e Austrália. Fala de um tal de Johnny que está tentando ser seu talarico. O apelido de bird dog é pra esse camarada.

Johnny is a joker (he's a bird)
A very funny joker (he's a bird)
But when he jokes my honey (he's a dog)
His jokin' ain't so funny (what a dog)
Johnny is a joker that's a-tryin' to steal my baby (he's a bird dog)

Johnny sings a love song (like a bird)
He sings the sweetest love song (you ever heard)
But when he sings to my gal (what a howl)
To me he's just a wolf dog (on the prowl)
Johnny wants to fly away and puppy-love my baby (he's a bird dog)

Hey, bird dog get away from my quail
Hey, bird dog you're on the wrong trail
Bird dog you better leave my lovey-dove alone

Hey, bird dog, get away from my chick
Hey, bird dog, you better get away quick
Bird dog you better find a chicken little of your own

Johnny kissed the teacher (he's a bird)
He tiptoed up to reach her (he's a bird)
Well he's the teachers pet now (he's a dog)
What he wants he can get now (what a dog)
He even made the teacher let him sit next to my baby (he's a bird dog)

Hey, bird dog get away from my quail
Hey, bird dog you're on the wrong trail
Bird dog you better leave my lovey-dove alone

Hey, bird dog get away from my chick
Hey, bird dog you better get away quick
Bird dog you better find a chicken little of your own
He's bird...

Segue The Everly Brothers na gravação original de Bird Dog, somente o áudio:





The Everly Brothers ao vivo em 1959 com Bird Dog:




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