I recently read Something Wagging’s post on 15 Ways to Tell if You’re Dog Crazy and it got me thinking. In particular, number 15 on that list is “when you sing around the house, you change the lyrics so they’re about your dog.” I have a long and storied history of changing lyrics (for both dog and non-dog related purposes). It’s a disease for which I have not sought professional help.
Today you shall get the benefit of my crazy. I present a sampling (a blog mixtape, if you will) of songs I’ve changed the lyrics of to sing to or about Bella. She gets to experience my performances live on a regular basis (it’s like I have a show in Vegas, but it’s at my house and no one pays to see me). Feel free to work these songs into your daily life – I won’t even ask you to pay royalties.
5. “You Give Love a Bad Name” by Bon Jovi – this whole song is perfect, but it begins, “Rolling in stuff, and you’re too blame… Bella, you give dogs a bad name.”
4. “Hey Mickey” by Toni Basil – As in, “oh Bella, you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind – hey Bella!”
3. “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath – Short and to the point: “You… are… Bella dog. Do do do do do do do… you’re a dog.” This one is subject to multiple variations during live performances.
2. “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga – this one may be familiar to you: “”Open the dog food can, I’ll follow you until you walk me, pupper, pupperazzi. Baby, there’s no other pet owner for me, my pupper, pupperazzi. Promise I will whine, until that toy is mine. Maybe you should feed me, I’ll chase you down until you feed me, pupper, pupperazzi…”
Finally, my personal favorite:
1. “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club – sing it with me: “Bella Bella Bella Bella Bella Chameleon…. you come and go, you come and go-oh. Walking would be easy if you would stop zigzagging… just walk calmly, just walk calmly-eeee…” (And remember, it’s pronounced “Cha-me-lee-on.”)
There are many (MANY) more I could share with you. However, I figure I should leave you wanting more. So… do you want more? If so, perhaps I’ll post more of these another day.
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here yet, but I’m in the process of participating in a 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Challenge. Today’s task was to compose a list post… hence the format. I do enjoy a good list, and I sometimes forget how fun they can be! For other list-type posts I’ve done in the past, check out these: favorite posts, bath tips, favorite tv episodes, parody TV shows and parody movie pitches. I also utilize the list format for No Frown Friday and sometimes add smaller lists in other posts (like this BlogPaws recap ). Do you use list posts? What do you think about them? Tell me about it in the comments!
Perfect list post! And very funny too! 🙂
I do this ALL THE TIME. Especially with Lady Gaga songs… Pokerface because Puppypants… "Can't read my, can't read my, no you can't read my PUPPYPANTS!" Just Dance to Puppypants… "Puppypants, gonna be okay. da da do do!"
It's a disease~
My dogs inspire one long wordless melodic soundtrack. It started when I was a kid and watched the back paws of the family dog trotting ahead of me–there had to be a musical score to match that rhythmic trotting. First came a piano-like vocable, then there were some trumpet noises and percussion, and its all been downhill from there 🙂
Love, love, love this post!!! You manage to combine our love of music and canines so expertly! We have to "beg" to differ though, our personal fave is "Pap/Puparazzi!!!" Sharing on our FiveSibes: Siberian Husky K9 News & Reviews Facebook page & Twitter…just too darn cute not to!
My human does this all the time – her singing voice make me wanna hooooowl :o)
I definitely incorporate Ellie's name into random songs that I sing 🙂
That was awesome. I change the words too but right now I can't recall a song.
Good job on the challenge!!
Hi! Found your blog though Five Sibes FB page. I really like the Pap/Puparazzi. Nice to know I'm not the only one who likes to sing to my dog. 🙂
Great. I never used to sing to my dogs… but now I can't stop. Thanks. 😛
And knowing you now, I can totally see you doing this. LOL!
I totally miss mix tapes. Remember how you'd wait like all day for the song you want to come on the radio and then the announcer would talk over the start ofit and you're life would be like RUINED? yeah, I miss that.
I must confess that I change songs for my pups too. BOL, we should totally record an album of them. We can be like Jem and the Holograms, only *with dog's*
Thanks for the laugh and causing my chronic lyricosis to recur. I will have Bella Chameleon going through my head for the new 3 days!
I love singing song parodies. Fluff bottom pups by Queen. Honey Pie by the Beatles, of course, with only a few changes. But I'm proudest of Let Me Make Poop Through the Night by Kris Kristofferson. You can find the lyrics here: http://championofmyheart.com/2011/03/14/music-giveaway-dog-country/
Oh God, I'm rolling! Your lyrics deserve royalties. How you did not get chosen for America's Got Talent is beyond me!
I haven't done list posts, but you make it rather appealing. I might have to give it a go!
Kate – Welcome! It's nice to meet you. 🙂
Kim – I can't help it!
Koly – Yes! That was always the worst… waiting all day and then somehow the song would get messed up. The CDs I make in iTunes just don't have the same charm. Also… would that make us Jem and the Holodogs? Because that is truly, truly outrageous. 😉
dawn – Chronic lyricosis is the perfect name for it!
Pamela – I just lost it when reading those lyrics! Inspired.
houndstooth – I say it's worth a try. 🙂
This is such a perfect list post! I think I'll be singing Bella Chameleon the rest of the day now LOL. Very creative post, thanks for the laughs. 🙂
Yes! I do this all the time, too, and it's not always about dogs. Louie often parodies different songs on his Facebook page, too. Great list 🙂
Ha ha – you are so creative! I have a cat named Monkey and I always sing the Hey Mickey song to him- but that's an easy one! Great post!
My boyfriend and I sadly make up new words to songs all the time, and we're often serenading Arie and Shady. This is a great list!
You play the Bella Game, I play the Vizsla Game! Sean plays, too.
Vizsla Face instead of Poker Face. That's my favorite right now.
You crack me up. 🙂 I can't remember lyrics, so I just make up my own songs, melodies and all. Drives my kids nuts.
And you know I love a list. Speaking of, I think it's time for a movie title parody sequel. Now I'm even trying to come up with them.
Thanks guys! 🙂
And Elizabeth… I may just have to do that!
I definitely sing "Hey Mickey" a lot to Nico. I think what's worse is I make up a lot of songs – all pretty much the same tune, different lyrics, haha.
ha! this is hilarious! i'm glad I found your blog.
Thanks, Jen! Nice to meet you! 🙂