Me & You & a Toxic Dog Named Boo
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When I hear the name Lobo these days, I immediately think of DC Comics' violence-loving alien anti-hero who is happiest when he's pounding someone or some thing senseless. If only this Lobo was real and could've gotten his hands on the whiny, nasal Floridian singer-songwriter Lobo (born Roland Kent Lavoie) before the latter recorded the god-awful 1971 hit single "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo." It would be a case of toxicity triumphing over toxicity for the greater good.
I guess a kindergartener might like "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" as a sing-along. Well, I'm not a kindergartener, and every time I've ever heard this pinheaded, faux-folksy vagabond's anthem, I've wanted to scream, "Make it stop!" By the way, if you happen to have named your dog Boo, I hope he bites you.
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Well, my owner left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to Ma and me Just this old chew toy and an empty bottle of booze Now, I don't blame him 'cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left, he went and named me Boo Well, he must o' thought that is was quite a joke And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk It seems I had to fight my whole life through Some gal would giggle and I'd get red And some guy'd laugh and I'd bite his head I tell ya, life ain't easy for a dog named Boo Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean My teeth got hard and my wits got keen I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame But I made me a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars And kill that man that gave me that awful name Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew At an old saloon on a street of mud There at a table, dealing stud Sat the dirty, mangy man that named me boo Well, I knew that snake was my owner man From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye He was big and bent and gray and old And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said, "My name is BOO! How do you do? Now you gonna die" Yeah, that's what I told him Well, I bit him hard right between the eyes And he went down but, to my surprise He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear But I raked my claws right across his teeth And we crashed through the wall and into the street Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer I tell ya, I've fought tougher men But I really can't remember when He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss He went for his gun and I bit his fist He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile And he said, dog, this world is rough And if a dog's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I know I wouldn't be there to help ya along So I give ya that name and I said good-bye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's that name that helped to make you strong" He said, "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do But ya ought to thank me, before I die For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye 'Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you boo"
contra: Ouch.
danse: I'd have actually preferred a song called "Me & You & a Boy Named Sue."
lol! Well I thought it was clever (shrugs) I only made it through 1 min and 17seconds of the song before I could take it no more. I'm really gonna have to pull on the arm length rubber gloves and dig around in the muck to top that.
Remember: This is not a competition. Please, no wagering.
aw shucks! I had a call in to my bookie and we were gonna take it to vegas. You were the two to one favorite!
Can't hit the button. Picking this one is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Not that I am trying to give you ideas about what to do with Lobo...
Lobo w/Muppet
LOL!
I met this Lobo years ago when she was doing a promotion for a client of mine. She is one very big girl!
Even I, Ye Olde Folkie, prefer these Lobos to that faux Canid:
Fasted7: Pull the trigger! Pull the trigger!
Cody B: Better. Better.
ivylander: Yes, it's possible that you've unearthed a worse song by Lobo - his other "hit." But I stand by the twee toxicity of "Me & You..."
Aiea: Lobo - folk music? Maybe for the simple folk. But he's not even in the same universe as the fantabulous Los Lobos.
I'm beginning to hate this series. These songs have been happily forgotten, buried beneath years of better music. Then YOU come along and remind me. Bah! Double bah!!
Not suggesting that "I'd Love You To Want Me"is worse, just that this man was not just a one-shit wonder - he was a serial offender. Actually, his worse crime might be in yet another Top 40 smash that contained the deplorable line, "I love you too much to ever start liking you, so don't expect me to be your friend." What a tool....
You guys are down-right vicious! I was gonna say that this song, (Which I did not listen to....) was the greatest song ever with Boo in the title......but dansemcabre messed that up.
But it sure was fun to read this thread, anyway.
Jonh: To quote Bugs Bunny, "Ain't I a little stinker?" (heh)
ivy: This is starting to smack of felonious behavior. I'm sure the FBI has a fat file on him.
dmdm: Boo. (And I don't mean that in the affectionate ghetto nickname way.)