Isabel

A song to convince a dog

A friend of mine met his girlfriend at the dog park. This verses of the song tell the story, alternating between the dog's point of view, and the owner's, ending with the owner pleading with his neurotic and fiercely territorial dog to allow his new girlfriend to move in with them. I wrote this as a wedding present for them.

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posted by umbú (5 comments total)

Brilliant, I was going to draw the Elliott Smith comparison before I even saw the tag. The chords, the vocals... very, very nice.
posted by ageispolis at 10:11 PM on November 20, 2007

Thanks, ageispolis. I wanted the song to fit my friends. He has acerbic wit and a dark view of the world, and she's goofy and unpredictable, so I started with an elliot smith-y base and then went in some random directions with the production.
posted by umbú at 7:40 AM on November 21, 2007

Nice.
posted by chococat at 8:09 AM on November 21, 2007

Wow, what a brilliant wedding gift! This is great.
posted by snsranch at 3:06 PM on November 21, 2007

That part that comes in at 0:26 is brilliant and unexpected. Definitely a great wedding gift.
posted by micayetoca at 2:23 PM on May 5