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Post by PaulKay on Nov 24, 2022 11:37:38 GMT -5
Many years back we had a Golden Retriever by the name of Dixon.
He was on lifetime meds that made him "always hungry".
One day, unbeknownst to us, he ate a full size cotton sock.
Eventually we figured it out and had to have it surgically removed.
So a friend of mine in hearing the story penned a few lines for a song he called Intestinal Blues.
I recently found this old song in a pile of papers and decided to brush it off and try to turn it into a song.
I moved some lines around and added a chorus. It borders on morbid comedy.
Here's the lyrics and chords.
Intestinal Blues
Based on a true story
by Dave Ullenburg and Paul Kucharski
C
I’m so tired I can hardly see
C
Got me a dog gonna be the death of me
F C
Can’t afford to eat, got holes in my shoes
G C
The dog ate my sock, got intestinal blues
<Chorus>
F7 C
Intestinal blues, yah intestinal blues
G C
My dog’s plugged up and he can’t make poo
F C
Yeah intestinal blues, is real bad news
G C
My dog’s blocked up, from socks he didn’t chew.
<Break>
C
Well I went to the vet to clean out my dog
So he opened him up and pulled out a log
F C
It was cotton and goo, with T-bone or two
G7 C
Then he gave me the bill, made Me feel blue
<Chorus>
F7 C
Yeah, Intestinal Blues, I’m telling the news
G7 C
I got no money and a balance due
F7 C
Yeah intestinal blues, is real bad news
G7 C
Vet has him hostage, til a payment comes through.
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Post by howard lee on Nov 24, 2022 12:44:14 GMT -5
Dogs love it!
It's quite droll, Paul. I think dog owners will relate completely.
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Post by Marshall on Nov 24, 2022 12:47:05 GMT -5
Hhhmmm. I’m not big on clever funny songs. Much less for one on bodily functions. It would seem to have limited appeal, with a high potential gross-out factor.
But that’s me.
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Post by PaulKay on Nov 24, 2022 13:26:46 GMT -5
Hhhmmm. I’m not big on clever funny songs. Much less for one on bodily functions. It would seem to have limited appeal, with a high potential gross-out factor. But that’s me. That’s the kind of feedback I was looking for thanks. I agree there is a gross-out factor there. It wouldn’t make sense as a stand-alone song. It needs the story context as an intro. I see it maybe having a place in the middle of a long set list to provide some humor, … preceded by an appropriate intro. |
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Post by Marshall on Nov 24, 2022 14:32:28 GMT -5
That should work. You definitely need to set it up.
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Post by Rob Hanesworth on Nov 24, 2022 18:51:18 GMT -5
I love clever funny songs! Amanajoe does a ton of them and Radtke does several.
Yours is good.👍
(And, I've paid shocking amounts to make dogs well.)
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Post by RickW on Nov 24, 2022 19:10:33 GMT -5
You’re not going to win any grammys.  But you’ll make a few dog owners laugh. I’d agree with Marshall, if you’re going to do this live you either need some setup, or you need to more songs like this. If you were doing serious singer songwriter tunes, and threw this in…I don’t think it would work. |
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Post by PaulKay on Nov 25, 2022 8:23:27 GMT -5
You’re not going to win any grammys. But you’ll make a few dog owners laugh. I’d agree with Marshall, if you’re going to do this live you either need some setup, or you need to more songs like this. If you were doing serious singer songwriter tunes, and threw this in…I don’t think it would work. I agree. It isn’t a standalone song. It needs the story line to go with it. …and more importantly that the dog was fine and lived to be 9 years old. |
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Post by howard lee on Nov 25, 2022 8:57:46 GMT -5
You mean you're not going to release this as a single?
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Post by TKennedy on Nov 25, 2022 9:03:51 GMT -5
I like it. Many dog owners in the audience will relate. My Denver kid has a sock eating dog. He has gotten to know local vets pretty well.
Setup and delivery is everything with a song like that.
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Post by Cornflake on Nov 25, 2022 9:33:33 GMT -5
To be candid, it's not to my taste. I like humorous songs but I think writing a good one is difficult. Probably harder than writing a serious song. One funny thing happening won't usually do it.
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Post by PaulKay on Nov 25, 2022 9:33:46 GMT -5
I love clever funny songs! Amanajoe does a ton of them and Radtke does several. Yours is good.👍 (And, I've paid shocking amounts to make dogs well.) Thanks! As to paying shocking amounts for dogs. Here's a recent story. Our current black lab has, as we paid to find out, an autoimmune disorder. A name that is very long and hard to spell. Well, apparently you can't test for that, you have to eliminate all other possible viral or bacterial causes first. Long story short, when Rocky developed a severely swollen lymph node (about the size of softball), we paid over $7,000 to get it diagnosed and treated. In the end, the treatment was just antibiotics and steroids. He had the most thorough physical on the planet. Biopsy and blood tests that had to be done at universities since they were the only ones who could perform them |
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Post by Marshall on Nov 25, 2022 9:49:53 GMT -5
I love clever funny songs! Amanajoe does a ton of them and Radtke does several. Yours is good.👍 (And, I've paid shocking amounts to make dogs well.) I agree. But bodily functions are not involved. And they certainly are a very nice diversion from “normal” stuff. Steve Goodman is the quintessential example. |
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Post by Marshall on Nov 25, 2022 10:16:36 GMT -5
My comments are probably colored by my reaction to another song a local musical friend wrote and performs often. It's "Pee Stain." It's about a guy riding the train to work and accidently spilling some coffee on his khaki pants and trying to rinse it off, but having to go to work all day with what looks like a pee stain. - He's a good clever guy, but that one grosses me out.
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Post by TKennedy on Nov 25, 2022 10:19:33 GMT -5
The only two songs I ever wrote that developed a life of their own and were always requested were funny songs but they always worked best if someone with a good voice and a great stage personality delivered or at least collaborated on them. You have to sell a funny song.
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Post by PaulKay on Nov 25, 2022 10:24:14 GMT -5
All good input here thanks.
My takeaway is that it is too George Carlin for the typical audience.
But that's fine. That's why I wanted ask for feedback.
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Post by epaul on Nov 25, 2022 10:32:20 GMT -5
I loved it. It is one of few songs I've heard that I can really connect with.
My Golden, Woody, was fond of socks. Even ate a complete sweater once. Had to have him opened up for that one. $1,000! And then my wife didn't even want the sweater back.
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Post by PaulKay on Nov 25, 2022 10:43:55 GMT -5
I loved it. It is one of few songs I've heard that I can really connect with. My Golden, Woody, was fond of socks. Even ate a complete sweater once. Had to have him opened up for that one. $1,000! And then my wife didn't even want the sweater back. I can use that, thanks. Makes a nice followup to the song. ... "we finally paid the vet bill and vet wanted to know if we wanted the sock back." ... "the wife said no" |
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Post by TKennedy on Nov 25, 2022 11:07:45 GMT -5
Or keep it - like “Thank God doc, it was my favorite sock”
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Post by John B on Nov 25, 2022 16:29:42 GMT -5
One of my dogs once shit a dime. (True)
The funny thing is he ate two nickels (maybe not true)
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But you’ll make a few dog owners laugh. I’d agree with Marshall, if you’re going to do this live you either need some setup, or you need to more songs like this. If you were doing serious singer songwriter tunes, and threw this in…I don’t think it would work.
