Cats and Dogs in Songs Trivia

1. What kind of dog inspired "Martha My Dear" by the Beatles?

From Quiz Dogs in Songs

Answer: Old English Sheepdog

Although this song sounds like it may have been about a person, Martha was Paul McCartney's Old English Sheepdog, and probably the inspiration for the song. John Lennon is said to have been surprised that the dog brought out the softer side of Paul.

From Quiz Meow-sic

Answer: Al Stewart

Al Stewart's album and single, both called "Year of the Cat" were released in 1976. It was his seventh studio album and was certified a platinum record in 1977. This means that it sold one million copies at that point. The cat theme extended from the song to the cover art on the album. It shows a woman who is dressing up as a cat for a costume party.

From Quiz Canine Melodies

Answer: Bark At The Moon

Ozzy's solo career got off to a great start, doubtless helped by the work of immensely talented guitarist Randy Rhoads who joined the band from Quiet Riot. After Rhoads tragically died in 1982 aged just 25 as a result of a plane crash, former Rough Cutt member Jake E. Lee took over guitar duties and remained with the band for the next five years. "Bark At The Moon" (1983) gave Ozzy two UK chart hits in the title track and "So Tired".

From Quiz Man's Best Friend - Woofers In Music

Answer: Big Mama Thornton

Oh ho HO! So you thought I threw in something so obviously stupid in my answer choices DIDJA? I'll have you know that EVERYBODY I listed has done a version of "Hound Dog" but only one was the original. And that'd be Big Mama's! Born December 11, 1926 Big Mama was a hugely influential blues singer in the '50s. You don't believe me, just ask Janis Joplin. Oh yeah. You can't. Regardless: Big Mama's version of "Hound Dog" was her biggest hit. It spent seven weeks at Number One back in 1953 on Billboard's R&B Charts and sold almost two million copies. That's when being number one for seven weeks meant a LOT. And when this country barely had more than two million people living in it! Ok. Maybe not the whole country. Maybe just Los Angeles or New York. Still... for that time two million was a boatload of people.

From Quiz Songs Featuring Dogs

Answer: Lobo

"Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" was a 1971 single composed and recorded by Roland Kent LaVoie under his stage name Lobo. "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" reached Number Five on the US charts and was the first single from his "Introducing Lobo" album. Lobo followed up with the Top Ten singles "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" and "I'd Love You to Want Me". "I'd Love You to Want Me" topped the Easy Listening charts in 1972 but stalled an Number Two on the US Pop charts. In 1973 "Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend" reached Number Eight. Tallahassee, Florida, native Roland Kent LaVoie began his musical career in a band that also counted Gram Parsons and Jim Stafford as members. He followed by working in several bands before changing his name to Lobo in the early seventies releasing "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" on the Big Tree Records label. His last US Top Forty single was "Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love" (1979). Poco was formed by Richie Furay in 1968. Argent was formed in 1969 by Zombies' keyboardist Rod Argent. "Motorcycle Mama" was a 1972 Number 12 single from Sailcat.

From Quiz We Are Siamese If You Please

Answer: I'm a Tiger

Sung by Lulu "I'm a Tiger" was released in 1968. It wasn't one of her biggest hits, reaching only number nine on the UK singles chart, although it did stay in the lower reaches of the chart for thirteen weeks.

From Quiz Mad Dogs and Englishmen

Answer: Adam Ant

At the time, Adam was singing as Adam and the Ants and hit number one in the UK with 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Prince Charming' in 1981. 'Dog Eat Dog' was the first big hit for the band. Adam's real name was Stuart Goddard, but he renamed himself following a serious mental breakdown in the mid 1970s. His stage persona was flamboyant, and he usually appeared with white stripe painted across his face. Ant has also had some success as an actor in both the UK and USA. Phil Collins sang with Genesis and Brian Ferry with Roxy Music.

From Quiz Harmonious Hounds

Answer: Martha My Dear

Martha just wasn't any dog--she was Paul's Old English sheepdog, from which he drew inspiration when he penned the song. "Helen Wheels", which appeared on Wings' "Band on the Run" LP, was about Paul and Linda's Land Rover, known originally as "Hell on Wheels". "Michelle" had its origins when Paul reputedly heard someone at a party singing a song in French, and came up with his own song that was sung with French-sounding groaning instead of real words. John later suggested digging that up to work on for the "Rubber Soul" LP. Lennon also came up with the "I Love You" middle-eight section for this song. "Lovely Rita" is, of course, about that certain meter maid.

From Quiz Listen, Doggie, They're Playing Your Song

Answer: Bauhaus

'Hair Of The Dog' was the first song on the studio album 'Mask' by Bauhaus, a post-punk and gothic rock band.

From Quiz Songs From A Cat's Concert

Answer: Kitten on the Keys

Inspired by the cat of his granny, that liked to stroll on a piano keyboard, Zez Confrey released this pretty piano piece in 1921. It was his biggest hit. Confrey lived from April 3, 1895 to November 22, 1971.

From Quiz Dogs' Tales In Music

Answer: Hound

The biggest hit version of "Hound Dog" was by Elvis Presley in 1956 when he took his cover to number two. The song was written by the great song-writing team of Lieber and Stoller and the original twelve-bar blues recording was by 'Big Mama' Thornton in 1952. Several covers have been made over the years including versions by Jerry Lee Lewis, John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix. "Bird Dog" was a number two hit for The Everly Brothers in 1958. A lapdog is a (sometimes derisory) term for any small, pampered pooch such as miniature poodle, pekinese, Yorkshire terrier etc. A hot dog is basically a sausage in a bread roll although there are variations in the types of sausage etc in different countries.

From Quiz They're Singing Cats and Dogs

Answer: Baha Men

The song was originally written and recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival in 1998. The Baha Men recorded the song for the movie "Rugrats in Paris" and then released it as a single.

From Quiz Cats and Dogs Singing Together

Answer: Cat Scratch Fever

The lyric is the opening line in the song by Ted Nugent.

From Quiz Songtitles: Cats and Dogs

Answer: Al Stewart

A 1976 pop classic from a man who also scored with 'Time Passages' and 'On the Border'.

From Quiz Songs About Cats And Dogs

Answer: Tom Jones

From Quiz Song Dogs

Answer: Dalmatian

The dog is sniffing the signals on a fire hydrant!

From Quiz Dogs in Songs

Answer: Neil Young

Neil Young had a hound dog named Elvis that went on his tour bus with him for years. Young has said that Elvis was the only creature that he could confide in about everything, so he wrote a song in his honour. The song "Old King" was written for the dog.

From Quiz Canine Melodies

Answer: The Boxer & Boxer

"The Boxer" was a track from the duo's mega selling 1970 album, "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and is one of their most recognisable tracks. Folk rock band Mumford and Sons covered the song on their "Babel" album (2012) with guest vocals from Paul Simon.

From Quiz Man's Best Friend - Woofers In Music

Answer: Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias

"Old Trust"... Ever since my spousal abuse quiz I have been kicking myself (I know, I know... I should get a restraining order or at least have the courage to pack my things and leave) for not remembering the GREAT Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias track about puttin' the hurt on somebody: "Torture You". So this quiz is pretty much just an excuse for me to find a way to include this wonderfully loony British band in a quiz of mine. "Old Trust" is the opening track of their second LP 'Italians In Outer Space', released in 1977 on the UK Transatlantic label. While not even close to being as brilliant as their self titled first album was, "Old Trust" was one of the few stand out tracks on their second album. It's a traditional country weeper about a man whose dog runs off with his wife, his mohair suit and his car. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr yer a bad boy Trust now git back here raht now! The song is on youtube if you are interested. Oh yeah: the other choices? I just typed the first word into google and the first letter of the second word and these are what came up. Except for choice #4. That's just my basic go-to if I got out for Mexican food and there are combos available on the menu.

From Quiz Songs Featuring Dogs

Answer: Patti Page

After hearing a version of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" (1962) by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Baby Jane and The Rockabyes released a cover of the song the following year. They followed with a cover of "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?". The Bronx based girl group formed in 1962 and recorded on the United Artists label. Patti Page released the Bob Merrill composition in 1953 and it became a Number One hit in the US. Patti's career began in the forties and she had her first hit in 1948 with "Confess". She topped the charts two years later with "All My Love (Bolero)" and her signature tune, "Tennessee Waltz". Oklahoma native Clara Ann Fowler began her career as a 16-year-old singing commercials for the Page Milk Company and assumed the name Patti Page for the commercials. "Till I Waltz Again with You" was a 1952 hit by Teresa Brewer. Joni James had a hit the same year with "Have You Heard?". "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" was a 1956 single by Doris Day.

From Quiz We Are Siamese If You Please

Answer: Lady and The Tramp

Sung by Peggy Lee, who also co-wrote it, this song is from "Lady and The Tramp". A 1955 Disney film it was the first filmed in CinemaScope.

From Quiz Harmonious Hounds

Answer: Dog's Life

"Dog's Life", by Gentle Giant, first appeared on their album "Octopus". It was released in 1972.

From Quiz Listen, Doggie, They're Playing Your Song

Answer: David Bowie

David Bowie recorded the concept album 'Diamond Dogs' between October 1973 and February 1974. In it he mixed the concepts of 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell, and his own vision of a hypothetical future. The second song on side one of the album is also called 'Diamond Dogs'.

From Quiz Melodious Mutts

Answer: Snoopy vs. the Red Baron

"Snoopy vs. the Red Baron" was a hit by Royal Guardsmen in 1966. For twelve weeks, this song sat at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Phil Gernhard and Dick Holler wrote the lyrics of this song for the band. The inspiration for this song came from the "Peanuts" character "Snoopy" by Charles Schulz.

From Quiz Mewsical Mewtations

Answer: Midnight Train To Garfield

"I'd rather live in his world than be without him in mine", sighs Sassy, "even if I DO hate lasagne". Written by Jim Weatherley, "Midnight Train to Georgia" was first recorded in 1972 by Cissy Houston (mother of Whitney, aunt to Dionne Warwick). Gladys Knight and the Pips covered the song one year later and had a huge hit with it. "The Great Pretender" was made popular by The Platters, "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles and "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las.

From Quiz Dogs' Tales In Music

Answer: Cat Stevens

A rare example of a Cat loving a dog; Cat Stevens' "I Love My Dog" was the first hit single for the singer/songwriter. It reached number 28 in 1966. Cat Stevens kept up the animal motif on two of his later album titles; "Teaser and the Firecat" in 1971 and "Catch Bull at Four" in 1972 both reached the top ten in the album charts. There is much more to Ralph McTell than "The Streets of London"; He released several excellent albums in the early 'seventies such as "Not Til Tomorrow" and "You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here". The latter included a sad song about the demise of an "Old Brown Dog". Alan Price was the keyboard player with The Animals. After leaving the band he had several solo hits including "Simon Smith and His Amazing Bear" but I can't find any dog references to Alan.

From Quiz They're Singing Cats and Dogs

Answer: Kittie

The alternative-metal band from London, Ontario gained fame with the 1999 release of their album "Spit". Fallon Bowman has since left the band and the current members are Mercedes Lander, her sister Morgan Lander, Trish Doan, and Tara McLeod.

From Quiz Cats and Dogs Singing Together

Answer: Greyhound

The references in both songs are to the Greyhound Bus company. "I came in on a Greyhound, I'll be walking out when I go," is the line from 'Lodi,' and "I'll catch a Greyhound bus for home, they all say," is the line from 'On Broadway.'

From Quiz Songs About Cats And Dogs

Answer: Lovin' Spoonful

From Quiz Song Dogs

Answer: Baha Men

The song is filled with woofing, panting and howling.

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