Ever sing to your dog? One TikTok account shows just how universal it is : NPR

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:

So Ari, I’ve got a problem for you.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

Shoot.

SUMMERS: When you’re out walking your canine, do you at any time just, like, commence singing to them?

SHAPIRO: I imagine that’s like shower singing. It can be common. Everybody does it. Never you?

SUMMERS: I do. And I have to confess, I can’t have a tune, but I know it’s a issue. And one musician who lately made a live functionality debut caught the interest of one particular of our fellow pet dog house owners and producers. Let us choose a pay attention.

(SOUNDBITE OF Track, “Puppy Wander”)

MATT HOBBS: (Singing) Likely on a puppy dog walk. Bought to place my very little harness on ’cause we are likely on a pup stroll.

SUMMERS: Effectively, which is from an Instagram and TikTok account identified as – what else? – Puppy Tracks.

HOBBS: So March of 2020, I had a large amount of time on my palms, so I was making an attempt to get a lot more of my songs out on the web. I wanted observe creating my individual tracks.

SHAPIRO: That is creator and musician Matt Hobbs. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and their two senior canine, Marley and Leni.

HOBBS: And the dogs swiftly became, like, an countless source of inspiration. I was singing to Marley on top of the sofa.

(SOUNDBITE OF Audio)

HOBBS: (Singing) I am a small pup.

I was like, man, I want to make a observe out of that.

SHAPIRO: And so he did.

(SOUNDBITE OF Music)

HOBBS: (Singing) And I like stomach rubs.

I never know. It was just an experiment. And then I did a couple additional.

SUMMERS: And from in this article, we are just heading to permit his function discuss for alone.

HOBBS: There is “When Mother Will come Dwelling…”

(SOUNDBITE OF Track, “WHEN Mom Will come Dwelling”)

HOBBS: (Singing) When Mom will come home, it truly is the happiest experience. I could bounce by means of the ceiling.

…”Amazon Male…”

(SOUNDBITE OF Music, “AMAZON Guy”)

HOBBS: (Singing) I’m going to get you sometime, Amazon gentleman. Observe out. Enjoy out.

SUMMERS: (Laughter).

HOBBS: “We Assure We’re Hardly ever Heading To Poop On The Ground All over again.”

SHAPIRO: Oh, yeah, I’ve listened to that tune.

(SOUNDBITE OF Song, “Under no circumstances GONNA POOP ON THE Ground”)

HOBBS: (Singing) Ok, we could continue to do it at times when it truly is late at evening or it really is raining…

You can find extra than 150.

SUMMERS: Hobbs now has additional than 50 {95221ed7c1b18b55d17ae0bef2e0eaa704ccc2431c5b12f9d786c88d1acb538d} a million followers on TikTok – now me, as well. And after accomplishing in his to start with live display in New York Metropolis, he hopes to do extra.

HOBBS: It is wild simply because I’ve manufactured new music for myself, with other artists, for theatre, for promotion, and it really is just exceptional how the 12-2nd tunes about the canines are the points that stick.

SHAPIRO: Very well, perhaps it’s not that wild, thinking of how many extremely excellent boys and ladies there are out there.

(SOUNDBITE OF Music, “Remember to RUB MY Belly”)

HOBBS: (Singing) You should rub my belly. Give me that tummy rub.

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