Dogs of Braewood
By Cosmic Cairns on June 3, 2020 6:53 pm
These are truly crazy times we're going through. I feel almost a personal responsibility to stay engaged with the news and everything that's going on, but I'm trying to allow myself a little bit of mental escapism so I don't become completely overwhelmed. So this song is a celebration of my dogs (Braewood is our street and also what we sometimes call our house.)
I actually had a kind of profound moment with my dog George recently. I was sitting up in bed, ostensibly trying to read before going to sleep, but my mind was churning and starting to go down a negative spiral. I remember actually kind of questioning if any forces of good and benevolence even existed in the world and George took that moment to step forward and gently touch his forehead against mine. He's a very empathetic doggy. And also a tiny little force of goodness all to himself. He instantly snapped me out of my negative feedback loop and made me feel better.
I also have to give my girlfriend a co-writing credit on this one. She was singing to the dogs, just making up a song on the spot and I was like "Hey, that's kind of catchy. Can I use that?" So I expanded the melody a little and wrote more lyrics. I kind of imagined them as some kind of superheroes taking on evil and vanquishing it. It's been awhile since the popcorn tin has made an appearance so I busted it out to provide the percussion. I also got some sounds of their collars jingling and got a sample of them barking at the end by pretending to leave the house while leaving the microphone running.
It's definitely important to stay focused on everything that's happening, but my 3 dogs are for sure helping to keep me sane, so I felt they deserved a tribute. We have a cat, too, but she was aloof about being roped into the same song as the dogs. Maybe she'll get her own song later. Stay safe and sane out there everyone and hug your furry friends, if you've got 'em!
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All hail the dogs of Braewood
As they head forth marching cross the square
All hail the dogs of Braewood
As they battle evil everywhere
All hail the dogs of Braewood
They bring good vibes everywhere they go
All hail the dogs of Braewood
As they wag their tails to and fro
All hail the dogs of Braewood
They'll send all the bad guys on the run
All hail the dogs of Braewood
Always there for you when the day's done
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. If it can make you feel better, I am almost not looking at - reading news at all since maybe 2 weeks after the covid 19 situation started to be big here in Montreal. (So it has been more than 1 1-2 months) I do remote work from home, stay here, take it easy and that's it...