Got a Hold On Me

2.04.2017


Got a Hold On Me

One of the things that I thoroughly enjoy is listening to music. Depending upon if I'm traveling on an airplane, or working in the backyard (when Chloe isn't helping me), I often insert my earbuds and get lost in the sounds. My preference has always been for smooth playing music with a good melody and good lyrics. Light jazz from solo artist Michael Franks, and the acoustical guitar of Gerry Beckly’s America have topped my favorite list for more than 35 years. Most of my purchased music of late has come from Apple's, iTunes where finding and purchasing a song is made quite easy over the Internet.

In trying to pass away the boredom of sitting in an airport several months back, I typed in the words "cocker spaniel" to the iTunes search engine. To my amazement, a song title popped up labeled, "Got a Hold On Me (American Cocker Spaniel)". So, for a mere 99 cents, I thought what the heck, I'm really bored, let's see if this is really a worthwhile piece of music. In less than a minute, the sound track was downloaded to my iPhone.  

What I received was a very catchy tune by Nancy Simmonds from her album "Musical Tails, 2nd Litter", produced by "Lone Puppy". The lyrics for this little ditty are below, and if you ever owned an American Cocker Spaniel, you'll know these words fit the breed to a tee.

...and here’s a music video from My Dog Chloe & Me using Nancy's song. Hope you enjoy it!




VERSE 1
When I wake up in the morning, and I try to raise my head, there's a wiggling ball of energy bouncing on my bed. I reach to get my slippers but she ate them in the night, well I use to be so lonely till she came into my life. She gets me on my feet, oh yes she makes my heart beat, you can tell my Cocker Spaniel has got a hold on me.

VERSE 2
So, I take her to the park, where she can meet her friends, they tear around for hours oblivious to anything. With ears flying wildly she sails above the ground, I wonder if she will ever grow up, and settle down. She gets me on my feet, oh yes she makes my heart beat, you can tell my Cocker Spaniel has got a hold on me.

VERSE 3
She's an all American girl, oh but everybody knows her name all around the world. When the day is over surprises just begin, like finding out she ate the mail, buried the postman. But then she brings my slippers, though they're chewed up and they're wet. When she looks at me, I can only believe she's the perfect little pet. She gets me on my feet, oh yes she makes my heart beat, you can tell my Cocker Spaniel has got a hold on me.  She gets me on my feet, oh yes she makes my heart beat, you can tell my Cocker Spaniel has got a hold on me.

Got a Hold On Me (American Cocker Spaniel)
Nancy Simmonds - Musical Tails, 2nd Litter
A Lone Puppy Production

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