Call Me a Dog (Temple of the Dog)

Description

Arguably Chris Cornell’s finest performance, which says a lot.

Show notes:

-When I first heard Call Me a Dog

-Chris Cornell’s “Songbook”

-Temple of the Dog

-Cornell’s vocal performance

-Cornell’s lyrics

-Why I listen to music

-The lyrics

-Self punishment and depression

-Fell on Black Days

-Picturing an argument

-What can I do?

-Pushing back

-Art is pain

-The old winter coat

-The chorus

-Sleeping on the floor (like a dog)

-Badgers and wolves

-Digging for gold

-A brief history of Temple of the Dog

-Andrew Wood

-A handful of coal

-Rumors of who this song was about

-Calling your bluff

-The best part of the song and one of Cornell’s finest moments

-There’s no winner

-The time signature

-Temple of the Dog members

-Matt Cameron

-MC50 (Cameron only played one show)

-How and why Temple of the Dog became popular

-The Temple of the Dog tour

-Buy the album!

-Plugs!