Friday Funnies

Just because we all could all use a bit of cuteness and who could resist this face?

This sweet-looking dog wasn't in a shop window (as in the song noted below) but in a car parked next to ours at the grocery store this week. No name for this fellow (or gal?) who was eager for a pet. Its owner kindly left the back windows open for our visit, but hadn't returned by the time we went shopping. Car and doggie and car were gone when we returned to ours.

A well-known song about a doggie in a shop window was first recorded by American 1950s singer Patti Page in 1953 and included rather unconvincing dog bark sounds. 

Originally written as The Doggie in the Window (Bob Merrill) in 1952, later sheet music had the song retitled to (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window. It became a #1 for Page on the 1953 Billboard and Cash Box charts selling over two million copies and remained atop the charts for weeks afterwards.

The song was so popular that it became associated with pet adoption. After Page's death, the Humane Society recognized the singer for her compassion to animals.

This song was one of many novelty songs in the the early half of the 20th century. A few others included: I’ve Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts, Chantilly  Lace, Alley-Opp, f I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake, Come On-a My House, Que sera sera, A Bushel and a Peck, Papa Loves Mambo.

You will silently thank me for not including a link to any of these.

Enjoy Your Weekend, Everyone

Fall has (finally arrived) with cooler temps, great for outdoor 🍁🍂 ramble