Bird Dog (song)

"Bird Dog" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant and recorded by the Everly Brothers.[3] It was released in 1958 and was a #1 hit on the Billboard Country Chart.[4] 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.[5]

"Bird Dog"
Single by the Everly Brothers
from the album The Best of The Everly Brothers
A-sideDevoted to You[1][2]
ReleasedJuly 28, 1958
RecordedJuly 10, 1958
GenreRock and roll
Length2:20
LabelCadence 1350
Songwriter(s)Boudleaux Bryant
The Everly Brothers singles chronology
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Claudette"
(1958)		 "Bird Dog" / "Devoted to You"
(1958)		 "Problems" / "Love of My Life"
(1958)

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

Cover versions
  • In 1958, Morris And Mitch recorded a version in the UK.
  • In 1966, The Newbeats released a version of the song as a single.[7]
  • 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

References
  1. "US single artwork". 45cat.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. "US single artwork". discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. The Everly Brothers interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 117.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 194.
  6. http://www.cmt.com/news/1500104/session-legend-floyd-lightnin-chance-dies-at-age-79/
  7. The Newbeats, "Bird Dog" single release Retrieved April 25, 2015
  8. "Artist Chart History Details: Everly Brothers". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  9. 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.
  10. "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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