Connections Through Song

Sensory memories are very powerful. We associate sights, sounds, smells, and tastes with vivid life experiences. Some people claim there is a song for every situation. Songs connect people through shared experiences. Some songs bring you right back to your childhood. One of those songs for me is "Doggie In the Window" by Patti Page. Grammie Carter had several songs she sang to me over and over and this was one of them. I can still hear her voice and picture her singing to me when I hear this song or a reference to the song - actually anytime someone says the word "doggie." The death of Patti Page has put her songs back in the news so in memory of Patti Page and my grandmother, I present "Doggie In the Window."

How much is that doggie in the window?

The one with the waggely tail

How much is that doggie in the window? 

I do hope that doggie's for sale. 

I must take a trip to California

And leave my poor sweetheart alone

If he has a dog he won't be so lonesome

And the doggie will have a good home.

How much is that doggie in the window?

The one with the waggely tail

How much is that doggie in the window? 

I do hope that doggie's for sale. 

I read in the papers there are robbers

With flashlights that shine in the dark 

My love needs a doggie to protect him

And scare them away with one bark

I don't want a bunny or a kitty

I don't want a a parrot that talks

I don't want a bowl of little fishies

He can't take a goldfish for a walk.

How much is that doggie in the window?

The one with the waggely tail

How much is that doggie in the window? 

I do hope that doggie's for sale. 

And a picture Grammie took of one of her many dogs, Peaches

Fern Lyndell Cotton Carter - b. March 22, 1922 & d. October 31, 2002. 

What songs connect you with a loved one?