- Old Shep - Elvis Presley. In which Old Shep gets old and has to be executed, despite saving Elvis's life. There's gratitude.
- Bellman - The Watersons. He's gone where the good doggies go.
- Swarthfell Rocks - The Watersons. Poor Lilter! "A finer little hound never ran above the ground/He was the bonniest little hound in the number." But alas he bought it in a hunt around Ullswater. Foxes 1, Hounds 1.
- Old Tige - Jim Reeves. In which faithful Old Tige guides his owner through the mist to safety, despite having been dead for three years. Spooky!
- Old Blue - many artists, including Joan Baez and The Byrds. "When old Blue died he died so hard/He shook the ground in my back yard". That's one big dog.
- 12 Dog Blues - Seasick Steve. In which Trixie has 12 pups, then goes missing, presumed dead.
- It's All Good - Seasick Steve. In which Boss the hound is no longer around. "I used to sit at home and play for my dog, but he's dead now..."
- Dogsongs 1 and 2 - The Be Good Tanyas.
- Dead Dog Song - Okkervil River
Honourable mention to Bedd Gelert (has anyone recorded this?) - in which poor old faithful hound Gelert is wrongly accused of infanticide and skewered by his master Llewellyn, when in fact he was saving the bairn from a ravenous wolf. That's what happens when you jump to conclusions.
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I feel that "12 dog blues" by Seasick Steve should be on this list. I will check as to whether there is any evidence that Trixie, the dog in question, actually died or merely disappeared. It seems hard to believe that she did not after such devoted loyalty plus depositing the 12 puppies in the garage
Dogsong 1 - the Be Good Tanyas - "All the dogs are haunted"
Dogsong 2 - The Be Good Tanyas
(Concerning the same dead dog.)
Dead Dog Song - Okkervil River
Since the tour you now need to add "Dead Dog Scrumpy" by the late Trevor "Dead Dog" Crozier
http://www.somersetmade.co.uk/scrumpyandwestern/trevorcrozier.php
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