Oct 4, 2025
How much is that doggie in the window?
As I wrote earlier today, October 4th is World Animal Day. Because of this, and in its honor and to do their part in creating awareness, song creator "Unui", also made today "Animal Song Day"「動物ソングの日」 in Japan. It got me thinking about animal songs! And initially the only animal song I could think of in English was "How much is that doggie in the window?" that Doris Day famously sang.
With a bit more time and effort I started recalling nursery rhymes such as "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Mary had a little lamb" and "Old McDonald had a farm". But the only other song, where there is an animal in the song title, that came to mind is "Eye of the Tiger". Of course, when I searched on the Internet I got loads of suggestions and most of them I know - "Love Cats", "I'm like a bird", "She wolf", "Crocodile Rock", among others.
However, in the Japanese language, I can only really think of Japanese nursery rhymes. The first that came to mind was the bizarrely worded "neko funjyatta" which means "I stepped (/stood) on the cat"! I didn't bother searching online, because to be perfectly honest, I prefer to listen to music in English rather than Japanese. But maybe you can you think of a Japanese song with the name of an animal in the title without having to search online. If so, please do share!?
Former nickname was "Saitama". Changed it to save confusion on place review posts! Irish, 20+ years in Japan! I also write on my personal website: insaitama.com
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