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2015 Grammy Awards Best Song Nominees (If Written by Dogs)

Congratulations to all the songwriters who received Grammy Awards Song of the Year nominations forĀ “All About That Bass,” “Shake It Off,” “Take Me To Church,” “Chandelier” and “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version).”

What if these five songs were written by dogs instead of humans?Ā Why don’t we take a look…

‘All About That Basset Hound’

basset hound

“Because you know I’m all about that Basset Hound, that Basset Hound, no Terrier
All about that Basset Hound, that Basset Hound, no Terrier
All about that Basset Hound, that Basset Hound, no Terrier” [Repeat over and over. And over.]

‘Shake It Off (Ugh! Baths!)’

dog shaking off water

“Cause the bather’sĀ gonna bathe, bathe,Ā bathe
And the sprayer’sĀ gonna spray, spray,Ā spray
PuppyĀ I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake
Shake it off”

‘Take Me To Dog Park’

dog park

“Take me toĀ dog park
I’ll worship like a…human…at the shrine of yourĀ feet
I’ll bark at youĀ and you canĀ throw me the ball
Offer me thatĀ yummyĀ yum-yum
Good God, let me give you myĀ leash”

‘Chow ChowĀ Leer’

chow chow

“I’m gonna wagĀ from the Chow Chow leer, from theĀ Chow Chow leer
I’m gonna live like shelters don’tĀ exist
Like they do notĀ exist”

‘Spay/Snip Me (Shelterdog Version)’

shelter dog

“Won’t you spay/snipĀ me?
‘Cause a puppy ain’t whatĀ I need
Pet overpopulation isĀ clear to see
SoĀ darling, spay/snipĀ me”

Photo credits: Eda; Matt Armstrong; Taro the Shiba Inu; Luigi Borromeo;Ā Klearchos Kapoutsis

Laura Goldman

I am a freelance writer and lifelong dog lover. For five years, I was a staff writer for i Love Dogs. When that site shut down, I started this blog...because I STILL Love Dogs!