Animal Collective – Doggy

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Dog of height in the trees
Won't you come down doggy
Such a sweet doggy
I brought you your dinner
My doggy i miss you kissing from my
I remember when i first got you doggy

But you lay there so still doggy
You lay there
So still

Dog who fell to the ground
Twisted your neck doggy
Don't look right doggy
The bet came with sutures
He said Dave
Hay the doctor cannot save you dog

But I remember when I first got you dog

You lay there so still dog
You lay there so still

Dog of depth in the dirt
They buried you deep doggy
You’re the best doggy
My friend has a doggy
She's real nice dog
I wish you could chase her round my yard

I remember when I first got you dog

But you lay there so still doggy
You lay there so still

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    General Comment:ok, I am going to go off the deep end!

    Since this is Christmas, I will give it a different interpretation.

    The interpretation is based on their 2007 BBC version with "hey light"
    youtube.com/…
    "Animal Collective - Doggy / Hey Light (BBC Session 2007)"

    The song is about God becoming human and dying. It's about the Messiah. If you fallow the song on the BBC version then David seems to say "God is great" in the transition into "hey light"

    That's all a very different interpretation, no big deal, if you'r not Jewish, Christian, ... blah blah no negative vibes intended...
    Flag cujoocujoon December 03, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"I don't think this is about his dog. I think this is about him finding a dead dog perhaps." - I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you on that one, based off this lyric: "The vet came with sutures/He said, 'Dave, Hey, the doctor cannot save your dog.'"


    Flag A_Raging_Bullon June 20, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I don't think this is about his dog. I think this is about him finding a dead dog perhaps.

    "you lay there so still doggy
    You lay there
    So still "
    Flag onlybodyon February 25, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I think the greatest thing about this song is that Dave never actually had a dog and he still has the power to write such compelling lyrics just as if he had.
    Flag TomPowers724on June 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:damn i thought this was happy :/
    Flag Sahasyaon April 26, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I miss my dog so much right now...
    Flag kilon828on October 20, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:We had to put my dog down two weeks ago, so I can't listen to this song anymore. It use to be one of my favorites, now I break down like you wouldn't believe. It just came on my playlist, and I lost it. Fuck.
    Flag Clap Your Handson June 15, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:"dave hey the doctor cannot save your dog"

    heartbreaking song
    Flag slippion January 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Yeah, to me it's more creepy and chilling than sad. Not to say that it isn't very very sad. cause it is. But reading the lyrics gives off such an eerie mood.
    Flag stomponflooron July 15, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I cried the other day listening to this song. I get chills just reading the lyrics.
    Flag Clap Your Handson June 18, 2007   Link

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