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"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a popular
Popular music

Popular music is music that is accessible to the mainstream and disseminated by one or more of the mass media. It belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of the elite and upper strata of society, and traditional music which was disseminated orally....
 novelty song
Novelty song

A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its Comedy. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs....
 written by Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill was an United States songwriter, theatre composer and lyricist, and screenwriter.Merrill was born Henry Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
 in 1952. It was adapted from a well-known Victorian
Victorian era

The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the period of Victoria of the United Kingdom reign from June 1837 to January 1901....
 music hall
Music hall

Music hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to# A particular form of variety show entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and #Speciality Acts....
 song.

The best-known version of the song was recorded
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 by Patti Page
Patti Page

Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an United States singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music....
 on December 18, 1952 and released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
 as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records

This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single gramophone records....
 70070, with the flip side
A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which single s were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that ofte...
 being "My Jealous Eyes." It reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box
Cash Box magazine

Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996....
 charts
Record chart

Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
 in 1953. However, Mercury
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
, the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 which distributed Patti Page's recordings at the time, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
.






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"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a popular
Popular music

Popular music is music that is accessible to the mainstream and disseminated by one or more of the mass media. It belongs to any of a number of musical genres, and stands in contrast to classical music, which historically was the music of the elite and upper strata of society, and traditional music which was disseminated orally....
 novelty song
Novelty song

A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its Comedy. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs....
 written by Bob Merrill
Bob Merrill

Bob Merrill was an United States songwriter, theatre composer and lyricist, and screenwriter.Merrill was born Henry Levan in Atlantic City, New Jersey and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
 in 1952. It was adapted from a well-known Victorian
Victorian era

The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the period of Victoria of the United Kingdom reign from June 1837 to January 1901....
 music hall
Music hall

Music hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to# A particular form of variety show entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and #Speciality Acts....
 song.

The best-known version of the song was recorded
Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is the electrical or mechanics inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects....
 by Patti Page
Patti Page

Clara Ann Fowler , known by her professional name Patti Page, is an United States singer, one of the best-known female artists in traditional pop music....
 on December 18, 1952 and released by Mercury Records
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
 as catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records

This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single gramophone records....
 70070, with the flip side
A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which single s were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that ofte...
 being "My Jealous Eyes." It reached #1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box
Cash Box magazine

Cash Box magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996....
 charts
Record chart

Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
 in 1953. However, Mercury
Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group....
, the record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
 which distributed Patti Page's recordings at the time, had poor distribution in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. Therefore, a recording by Lita Roza
Lita Roza

Lita Roza was a United Kingdom singer. Her 1953 chart-topper hit record " That Doggie in the Window?" afforded Roza the privilege of being the first British female singer to top the UK Singles Chart, and the first Liverpool to do so....
 was the one most widely heard in the UK, reaching #1 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
 in 1953. It also gave Roza the title of being the first British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 woman to have a number one hit
Hit record

A Hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a Single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay , Nightclub, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings....
 in the UK chart.

Lyrics

The song's lyrics
Lyrics

Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song, either by speaking or singing. The word 'lyric' comes from the Greek word ,lyricos, meaning "singing to the lyre"....
 tells the story of a young woman who has to go on a trip to California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, and wants to buy a dog for her boyfriend so that he will not be lonely.

In the media

  • The song's title is also the title of a book for pre-school children by Iza Trapani (author, illustrator) and Bob Merrill (author). In nursery rhyme
    Nursery rhyme

    The term nursery rhyme is used for ?traditional? songs for young children in Britain and many English speaking countries, but usage only dates from the nineteenth century and in North America the older ?Mother Goose Rhymes? is still often used....
     style, the story is told of a young boy who falls in love with a spotted puppy. Trapani's watercolors illustrate the book.
  • In the Wallace and Gromit
    Wallace and Gromit

    Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a series of four United Kingdom Animation short films, a series of ten short-animated sequences, and a feature film by Nick Park of Aardman Animations....
     film The Wrong Trousers
    The Wrong Trousers

    The Wrong Trousers is a 1993 in film animated film directed by Nick Park at Aardman Animations in Bristol, featuring his characters Wallace and Gromit....
    , Gromit's nemesis, Feathers McGraw, plays a droning calliope
    Calliope (music)

    A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam through steam whistle, originally locomotive whistles. The calliope is also known as a "steam Pipe organ" or "steam piano"....
     version of "Doggie in the Window" at a loud volume, in an attempt to drive Gromit out of the house.
  • It is played in the film Pink Flamingos
    Pink Flamingos

    Pink Flamingos is a 1972 in film Cinema of the United States transgressive art comedy film directed by John Waters . When the film was initially released in 1972, it caused a huge degree of controversy and thus became one of the most notorious cult films ever made....
     during the film's final scene, wherein Divine consumes dog feces
    Feces

    Feces, faeces, or f?ces is a waste product from an animal's gastrointestinal tract expelled through the anus during defecation....
     immediately after a poodle
    Poodle

    akcgroup = Standard and Miniature: Non-Sporting; Toy: Toy| akcstd = http://www.akc.org/breeds/poodle/index.cfm| ankcgroup = Group 7 | ankcstd = http://www.ankc.aust.com/poodstan.html Standard], , ])...
     defecates.
  • It is also featured in the video game BioShock
    Bioshock

    BioShock is a first-person shooter video game, developed by 2K Boston/2K Australia?previously known as Irrational Games?designed by Ken Levine....
    .
  • It is the eighth song in the game Lemmings.
  • It is featured in an episode of the British soap EastEnders
    EastEnders

    EastEnders is a popular and award-winning television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985. It currently ranks within the top of the most watched shows in the United Kingdom....
    . In the 19 August 2008 episode the character Tiffany Dean
    Tiffany Dean

    Tiffany Dean is a fictional character in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. She is played by Maisie Smith. ...
     storms off to her room and plays the song on repeat. Her beloved dog Wellard
    Wellard

    Wellard was a fictional character dog in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is a Belgian Tervuren, though all the dogs that have played him have all been female....
     had just died in the 15 August 2008 episode.
  • In the Discworld
    Discworld

    Discworld is a comedy fantasy book series by the British author Terry Pratchett, set on Discworld , a Flat Earth balanced on the backs of four elephants which, in turn, stand on the back of a giant turtle, Discworld #Great A'Tuin, the star turtle....
     series by Terry Pratchett
    Terry Pratchett

    Sir Terence David John Pratchett, Officer of the Order of the British Empire is an England novelist, known for his frequently comical work in the fantasy genre....
    , the phrase is used as one of the official mottoes of the city of Ankh-Morpork
    Ankh-Morpork

    Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state which prominently features in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of fantasy novels. As cities go, it is on the far side of corrupt and polluted, and is subject to outbreaks of comedic violence and brou-ha-ha on a fairly regular basis....
    , albeit in Latin ("Quanti canicula ille in fenestra?").
  • In season 5
    Seinfeld (season 5)

    The Seinfeld Series consists of several main seasons, this guide is to organize the episodes of 'Season 5' which was originally aired through 1993-1994....
     of Seinfeld
    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
    , Newman
    Newman (Seinfeld)

    Newman is a recurring character on the television show Seinfeld, played by Wayne Knight from 1991 until the show's finale in 1998....
     sings it on the way to kidnapping a dog.
  • This song would be played as the theme to Dean "Bulldog" Richie on the Continuous Call Team
    Continuous Call Team

    The Continuous Call Team is an Australian radio sports program, covering the news and live games of the National Rugby League. It is produced and broadcast by 2GB Sydney, and is relayed to stations in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria , Western Australia and Papua New Guinea....
     Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    n Rugby League
    Rugby league

    Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
     Radio
    Radio

    Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
     show on radio station
    Radio station

    This article is about radio broadcasting, for other uses see Radio .Radio broadcasting is an audio broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device....
     2GB
    2GB

    2GB is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia broadcasting on 873 kHz, Amplitude modulation. It is one of Australia's most popular talk-back radio stations, especially in the Sydney area....
     in Sydney
    Sydney

    Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
    , Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    .
  • It is also featured in an episode of the UK TV series, Spaced
    Spaced

    Spaced is a United Kingdom television situation comedy written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, and directed by Edgar Wright. It is noted for its rapid-fire editing, frequent dropping of popular culture references, and occasional displays of surrealism....
    .


Other versions

A reggae
Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Music of Jamaica, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady....
 version was recorded by Barbara Jones for Trojan Records
Trojan Records

Trojan Records is a United Kingdom record label specialising in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label operates under the Sanctuary Records Group....
. A parody
Parody

A parody , in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, or author, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation....
 version was recorded by Homer and Jethro
Homer and Jethro

Homer and Jethro were an United States country music team with a long career from the 1940s through the 1960s, sometimes known as "the thinking man's hillbilly," specializing in comedy Gramophone record and satire versions of popular songs....
 called "How Much Is That Hound Dog in the Window?"

See also

  • List of Number 1 singles (UK)


External links

  • lyrics and music file at NIH accessed September 2, 2006
  • lyrics and chords, accessed September 2, 2006