Bird Dog (song)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| "Bird Dog" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by the Everly Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Best of The Everly Brothers | ||||
| A-side | Devoted to You[1][2] | |||
| Released | July 28, 1958 | |||
| Recorded | July 10, 1958 | |||
| Genre | Pop[3] | |||
| Length | 2:20 | |||
| Label | Cadence 1350 | |||
| Songwriter | Boudleaux Bryant | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by the Everly Brothers.[4] It was released in 1958 and was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Country Chart for six weeks.[5] The song also hit No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (stalled behind Domenico Modugno's "Nel blu, dipinto di Blu (Volare)" and Tommy Edwards' "It's All in the Game"), as well as peaking at no. 2 for three weeks on the R&B charts.[6]
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 behavior.
The musical structure is relatively unusual in that it has a 12 bar blues stanza and an 8 bar blues chorus.
Personnel
- Don Everly – vocals, guitar
- Phil Everly – vocals, guitar
- Floyd "Lightnin'" Chance – double bass[7]
