Hey ya'll, remember these songs about animals? The O'Jays had a cut from 78 about a dog named "Brandy". My mom had the album and I used to think it was about a woman, untill I heard on the radio it was about a dog! Hey, that didn't blow my mind, cuz I had to 45 singles of two more songs that I ADORED to death when I was little; "Wildfire" by Michael Murphy from 75 and "Shannon" by Henry Gross from 76. I STILL love these two songs, especially "Wildfire". That song was about a horse and "Shannon" was not only about a dog, but a dog that had ran away and drowned in the ocean! That song was a fairly big hit, going to #6 on the charts. Anyway, who else out there digs these songs about 2 dogs and a horse?

Where in the hell is DavidEye?! I KNOW he can relate to this!

blackguitaristz said:

At first I thought you meant "Brandy" by the Looking Glass

DiminutiveRocker said:

She's a fine girl.

blackguitaristz said:

I was listening to Brandy a few years ago and only did it occur to me that he was singing about a damn dog.

Still one of my favorite songs, though.

Stymie said:

Yes!

so what was the real deal on this? everyone always said Brandy was a dog, but did anyone ever ask the O'Jays about this? the lyrics are vague enough that it could definitely go either way....

and I always thought "Wildfire" was pretty spooky.... the woman dies, the horse takes off, and now there's a "Hoot-Owl" by the narrator's window, for "six nights in a row", then he says:
"She's coming for me, I know,
and on wildfire we're both gonna go..."



Yeah, that kinda weirded me out a bit....


...

Dear Gawd, i remember these 3 songs, ironically i owned all 3. beautiful songs especially Brandy.

Was The Chi-Lites 'Toby'

about a dog also???

paligap said:

Those lyrics are killin' though! But yeah, I used to hear "Wildfire" on the radio when I was real little. It was kinda spooky, but spooky in a cool way. The vibe of that song, just can't explain it. I loved that song so much. About a few days after hearing it on the radio, I got the 45, which I STILL have. That's one of my all-time favorite songs by anyone, ever.

Good to see ya back, Brutha B. All of these tunes were great but my fave is "Brandy" by the O'Jays. I just heard this song the other day on the ol' soul classics. I told my dad that this tune was about a dog and he was like; "Man Eddie Levert had us all fooled"...He wore the 8-track out to DEATH..had to get him the vinyl for Xmas back in 78 after the tape died.. (lol)..good pick!

Great songs.

SPYZFAN1 said:

I've been here, bro. I was wondering where you've been? Go on over to Music and More and jump in on my thread about Bebe Buell and Little Red Corvette.

DiminutiveRocker said:

Nah, although THAT is a cool song. I dig that one as well.

blackguitaristz said:

blackguitaristz said:

Same here BG. Shit, you got to love the 70's. One of the few decades where you could write a song about a dog and still that sound .
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Sittin’ by the open fire place,in my favorite dungarees..

this song tugs on the heart strings

mrwigglesdaw1rm said:

Strange but true.

blackguitaristz said:

I swear man,we must be related.We like all the same songs!


Only in the 70s could songs about animals become big hits...lol...

paligap said:

I was in love when they put her down on my doorstep in the rain...
But how could I know that she would just up and go?
My best friend's gone and I'm so all alone


I'd say those lyrics are definitely about a dog.

DavidEye said:

That's what I'm saying. The 70's were a magical time, no doubt about it.

blackguitaristz said:

Amen to that.

blackguitaristz said:

the 70s!

I once got a spam e-mail that offered 7 discs of 70s greatest rock hits for like, $20... I sent away for it and got it - totally a bootleg deal, but it was full of amazing stuff...

blackguitaristz said:

these days,I mainly listen to music from the 70s.

MadameS said:

True, true, true!