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Cats & Dogs

from Backyard Bop by Red Yarn

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Red Yarn's 'Backyard Bop' CD comes in a brightly-colored gatefold wallet with elaborate photography & design (by Jason Quigley & Heather Lin) featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 newly built critter puppets (by Faerin Millington, Summer Olsson & more), elaborate backyard set-pieces (by Ryan Bruce & James Cook), and full credits. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    'Backyard Bop' 12" vinyl record comes in a full color jacket with beautiful photography & design featuring Red Yarn, Miss Jessie, 13 critter puppets & elaborate backyard set-pieces. A full color insert features a poster of Red, Jessie & the Critters on one side & full credits on the others. Children will spend hours studying the critter characters & backyard spaces they inhabit! Vinyl record comes with a digital download card.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Backyard Bop via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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about

Written by Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn. Produced by Dean Jones.

lyrics

Cats & dogs! Will they ever get along?
Dogs & cats! Whatchya think about that?

There are hip cats, hep cats, sitting-on-a-step
Every cat's a little bit aloof
Hey diddle diddle, played the cat-gut fiddle
Of the cat on a hot tin roof
A cat's the kind of friend who will scratch your back and then
When you're about to fall asleep she'll dig her claws right in
Go, cat, go, I'll let you wander far from home
Cuz when the wolves start howling you'll come back again

Cats & dogs! Will they ever get along?
Dogs & cats! Whatchya think about that?

There are cow dogs, bird dogs, have you heard the word
It's a dog eat dog eat dog world
He ate my hot dog, chili dog, corny dog, silly dog!
Sally, call the vet I think he swallowed mama's pearls
Then he slipped out the doggy door, chased a lady labrador
Now they're out there howling at the moon
Meanwhile the cat came back, gave my leg a scratch
And got me feeding her my supper from a silver spoon

Cats & dogs! Will they ever get along?
Dogs & cats! Whatchya think about that?

They say a dog and a cat's like a ball and a bat
They ain't ever gonna ever be friends
I don't know about that but I ain't gonna get trapped
In between them trying to make amends

There are dog people, cat people, lookin-to-get-mad people
Hissin' and a-barkin' like cats and dogs
Left people, right people, tryin-to-pick-a-fight people
Don't you know we're voices in the same old song
I saw a pretty picture in a cheesy little calendar
A puppy and a kitty sittin' side by side
Maybe it was photoshopped but made me think that we should stop
The fussin' and the fightin' and get unified like

Cats & dogs! Can't we all just get along?
Dogs & cats! Whatchya think about that?
Cats & dogs sing the same old song
Dogs & cats, yeah, we got each other's back
Feline, canine, step across the borderline
Bring em all together like cats & dogs

credits

from Backyard Bop, released August 7, 2020
Engineered & mixed by Dean Jones at No Parking Studios, with additional engineering by Adam Selzer.

Music performed by...
Andy Furgeson/Red Yarn on vocals, acoustic & electric guitars.
Dean Jones on drums, funky keys, percussion & vocals.
Mark Murphy on upright bass.
Jessie Eller-Isaacs on vocals.
Mira & Lewis Eller-Furgeson on cat & dog noises.

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Red Yarn Portland, Oregon

Red Yarn is a Texas-born, Oregon-based family performer who weaves folksongs & puppetry into engaging shows for all ages. With his energetic performances and lush folk-rock recordings, Red Yarn reinvigorates American folklore for younger generations.

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