Bird Dog (song)
| "Bird Dog" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by the Everly Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Best of The Everly Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "Devoted to You" | |||
| Released | July 28, 1958 | |||
| Format | 7" single | |||
| Recorded | July 10, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Country, country blues | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Cadence 1350 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Boudleaux Bryant | |||
| the Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by the Everly Brothers.[1] It was released in 1958 and was a #1 hit on the Billboard Country Chart.[2] The song also hit number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as well as peaking at number two for three weeks on the R&B charts.[3]
The song deals with the singer's dismay that a boy by the name of Johnny is trying to take his girlfriend away. The singer calls him a bird dog as a result of his actions.
The musical structure is relatively unusual in that it has a 12 bar blues stanza and an 8 bar blues chorus.
Cover versions
- In 1966, The Newbeats released a version of the song as a single.[4]
- In 1975, English Glam rock band Mud recorded a cover of the song on their album Use Your Imagination which reached #33 on the UK charts
- In 1978, the Bellamy Brothers, recorded a cover of the song which reached #86 on the Hot Country Singles chart.
Charts
| Chart (1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Sides | 2 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 1 |
| United Kingdom (NME) | 2[5] |
| United Kingdom (Record Mirror) | 1[6] |
References
- ↑ The Everly Brothers interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 117.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 194.
- ↑ The Newbeats, "Bird Dog" single release Retrieved April 25, 2015
- ↑ "Artist Chart History Details: Everly Brothers". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ↑ McAleer, Dave. "Every No.1 in the 1960s is listed from all the nine different magazine charts!". Dave McAleer's website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
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