Bird Dog by The Everly Brothers

Bird Dog

1958

The Everly Brothers

I truly think every guy can identify with this song! The Everly Brothers little musical tale about a dude named Johnny and his plot to take another guy's girl away from him became The Everly Brothers second hit of 1958. Interestingly enough, it was actually considered a Country song, and that's the genre it was released in, as well as the chart it scored the highest position on. Like the great majority of their early hits, it was written by Boudleaux Bryant.

It was released in April, 1958, and shot up the Country chart first, making it to #1, before crossing over to the Pop charts and scoring the runner up spot. Another interesting little bit is just what Pop chart it hit #2 on. Remember a little chart known as he Billboard Hot 100? It debuted in August of 1958, making Bird Dog one of the very first Billboard Hot 100 hits.

Thus was classic 'Sock Hop' Music at it's finest, from an era where the songs could be danced to, and had lyrics that you could understand. Like all of The Everly Brother's hits, Bird Dog's had remarkable staying power, and still shows up on both Oldies and Classic Country stations pretty regularly...leaving all of us to wonder, musically of course, if Johnny ever got the girl...or got his lights punched put by her guy!

So Enjoy! 'Bird Dog', by The Everly Brothers!

In 1984 The Everly Brothers went on tour with a Reunion Concert...they performed several of their hits at Royal Albert Hall, in London, and proved that they did indeed, still have it! Here they rock the house with Bird Dog