Creampuff Will Write the Lyrics

My lovely and talented friend, Toronto jazz diva Shannon Butcher, is about to release her new CD, Words We Both Could Say. You can preview four of the ten tracks on the album here and you can order your advance copy here. Do it! She is fabulous! We ordered our copies this evening and are gleefully tuning our phonograph in preparation for her fine, fine music. Can't wait to hear it, Shannon!

I was actually thinking about Shannon and her new CD (oh, and join her fan page on Facebook! Do it!) earlier this evening when I was out strolling with the hound. I'm a little worried that, with the release of her album on the horizon, she'll be too busy promoting her own brilliant work to help me out on my pet project; a CD of songs that I sing to the dog on our walks together. This could be a blessing, though - I can use the time to really hone my lyrics.

Here are some of the ones I'm working on:

Sometimes Pull-y Pups Don't Get To Go Where They Want

That'd Better Be Grass You're Eating

Your Kind Aren't Welcome at the Ivanhoe Pub

That Boy Dog Should Have Bought You Dinner First

Puddles

You'll Never Get Your Mouth On a Duck (So Give It Up)

It's Hard for a Girl Dog To Whiz on the Bushes (that's the country track)

That Frothy Gob Hanging from Your Schnozz is Deeply Fetching

Puddles (Vancouver remix)

These are just working titles, you understand. But I'm just getting started! And I'm not averse to turning this into a box set idea - perhaps paired with a CD of feline standards ("Your Face Got In The Way of My Claws Again") with a secret track about ferrets ("We're Not Weasels, We Just Look That Way")? What do you think, pet lovers? With Shannon so busy, I'm looking for collaborators!

Comments

[Ben]

I love this. Maybe it'll give me more guidance on what to say when I talk to my dog on walks. I'll still look crazy but this time with a dance beat.

[seizuresalad]

I would buy that album.

I think, with a sighthound on the way myself, I could add "Stop Right There (Squirrels Are Not For Ripping) but really we'll have to wait until she gets here to see if that's appropriate.

[syd]

I'll help. What about:

Gee, Your Ass Smells Terrific

That's all I have.

[Lex]

Love this! I'm sure Shannon will see the folly of missing this opportunity.

How about:
- Howling with Dogs
- There's Something About That Wet Dog Smell
- I'll Never Know What That Nose Knows, But Keep It Outta My Dinner.

[wenders]

I'd do a duet... to "Third Floor Walk-Up" (Is not a hound-friendly home)...

[red mojo]

Great song titles! How about "The wrong side of the door blues" or "I've got you under my skin you nasty tick"

[kimananda]

I like all of these. They all sound like country songs to me, though. Or maybe the blues for some of them. But don't forget doggy pop. Like 'Baby, feed me one more time'.

[roro]

Ben - I think Calvin would love a little dance beat! You could find a way to incorporate the clicker!

Seizuresalad - There's nothing wrong with an anticipatory song and that one sounds just right. Maybe you could play drums on the album?

syd - Hahaaaaa! That's the single.

Lex - Ooh, a little romance. Excellent! There IS something about that wet dog smell. Something wet. And doggy.

Wenders - I love a duet! Especially with all that 3rd floor walkup heavy breathing in the background. Fergie would be so pleased!

red mojo - I think "The wrong side of the door" will be the ballad - so sad. I can see the cover art - the pitiful eyes, the scratch marks on the door. Heartbreaking.

kimananda - How could I forget the doggy pop? You're so right. And Britney's ripe for a rip-off. "I'm biscuit-less - it's killing me". Brilliant.

[Shannon]

Oh, Rose. Thank you so much ordering the CD with your fair wife K. I was touched. And thanks for the Creampuff post. I'm honoured to be your subject.
The only song with my name in the title just happens to be about a dog. A dead dog. But a dog nonetheless. Perhaps that could be my guest duet on your album?

[Maggie]

"Your Love Is Like A Basset Hound In Tall Grass"
"Seaman" (Oh, come on people! It's Lewis and Clark's dog!)