A catchy, crunchy, intolerant song
kiss
elton john
the clash
new york dolls
beat happening
jonathan richman
young pioneers
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Story behind the song
Matt: Once again, Curt sounds off. Curt had an irrational, deeply predjudicial view of Canine Americans that I feel I must distance myself from.
Ron: I seem to recall that Curt wrote Rogue Dog after getting peed on at the Rock agin' Reagan event. Recorded at The Evergreen State College in Studio B by Bryan Learned (bass player for the Young Pioneers) on 12/07/1983.
Lyrics
I have an irrational hatred of one of nature's most noble beasts
and I'll sing it out unashamedly from any bully pulpit I can find
Talkin bout that dog
the one with the mangy coat
he's gone rogue
he'll go right for your throat
(at this point Curt does a sort of strangled yelp, mimicing the canine language, in a deeply offensive manner)
I hate dogs so much
I'll never be fair to them
I hate them even more than the beatles,
I think I'm iconoclastic but I'm just annoying
Talkin bout that dog
the one with the mangy coat
he's gone rogue
he'll go right for your throat