[Susan Foreman]

If the bands debut single 'I Can't Explain' was Pete channeling his inner Kinks, then 'Dogs', released as a single in June 1968, must have Pete paying homage to The Small Faces!

The song is performed in a Cocker-nee rock style, similar to that used by Steve Marriott in 'Lazy Sunday'!

A complex song about the British working class males love of greyhound racing, beer and meat pies, it is almost comic, but with just the right amount of Who-like influences and performance to suggest that they actually mean it

The vocal 'armonies are quite luvverly, guv'nor!

The song references two actually dogs that had who raced in the 1968 English Greyhound Derby - 'Camira Flash' and 'Yellow Printer'

Roger:

"The song was a tribute to Ronnie Lane. It'd been better if Pete had just given the song to Ronnie in the first place. As a Who record, it was all a bit frivolous for me"

"The first time we met you were a kennel maid,
You gave me a tip I got me forecast paid,
You were holding a greyhound in trap number one,
Your white coat was shining in the afternoon sun.

Now we're both together,
We're never gonna break apart, no no,
'Cause we're a happy couple you and me,
With a greyhound at either knee.

I'll have ten shillings to win on Camera Flash, young man,
What dog's that, it's a deuce, look at it.

There was nothing in my life bigger than beer,
There was nothing in my life bigger than beer,
'Ceptin' you, little darling,
'Ceptin' you, little darling,
We're a happy couple you and me,
With a greyhound at either knee.

We go to the dog track on Saturday night,
We put all our money on a dog that we like,
A kiss and a cuddle, a hot meat pie,
Two dollar tickets and a starry sky.

There was nothing in my life bigger than beer,
There was nothing in my life bigger than beer,
'Ceptin' you, little darling,
'Ceptin' you, little darling,
We're a happy couple you and me,
With a baby on either knee.

Yes it's you little darling,
Yes it's you little darling,
Now it's you little darling,
Now it's you.

Girl, where's me wage packet ?????,
Ah I'll put twenty-five knicker please on Gallop Printer,
Oh, I hope the wife don't find out,
Yes, it's sure to win, isn't it,
Yes, I know, it's a good dog, I saw it run at White City,
Just last week, broke the record, Gallop Printer,
Nice dog, yes, lovely form, lovely buttocks."

The 'B'-side to the UK release was 'Call Me Lightning'. This was one of the first songs Pete wrote around the time of 'I Can't Explain' in 1965 and it was even considered for release as the first single. The song has a mildly funky R&B feel, complete with doo-wop backing vocals.

Roger emotes as best he can, singing lyrics that only Pete could probably understand, and John gets a nice bass solo towards the end

"See that girl who's smiling so brightly,
Well I reckon she's cool and I reckon rightly,
She's good looking and I ain't frightened,
I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning.

Hey little girl who's dancing so lightly,
My XKE is shining so brightly,
The noose around us is slowly tightening,
I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning.

Hey little girl who's dancing so lightly,
My XKE is shining so brightly,
The noose around us is slowly tightening,
I'm gonna show you why they call me lightning.

You can't catch me, I'm as fast as can be,
Call me lightning, I'm as fast as can be,
No you can't catch me, no you can't catch me."

'Dogs' was ignored in the US - maybe it was too-British - so 'Call Me Lightning' was released as the 'A'-side in America. The 'B'-side they got was a song called 'Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde' which was written by John about Keith's drinking

Attempting to translate Hammer Horror into Who music succeeds with a typical macabre tune with a sinister opening, menacing bass guitar and a spooky French horn. John's bass carries the song, and at the end he manages to produce both a wicked scream and a chilling growl

"Hyde, Hyde.

Someone is spending my money for me,
The money I earn I never see,
In all things I do he interferes,
All I know is trouble as soon as he appears.

Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde.

When I drink my potion my character changes,
My whole mind and body rearranges,
This strange transformation takes place in me,
Instead of myself everybody can see...

Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde.

Whenever you're with me make sure it's still me,
I've got to the stage I can't tell which I'll be,
The loveable fellow who'll buy you a drink,
Then when he's drunk his he'll change in a wink into...

Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Mister Hyde, Hyde."