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Leave him by the road
'Cause the dog won't run it
Picking through spit out leaves the dog won't even touch
Meant to shoot that dog long ago
Just can't leave that dog alone
Maria, carry a rifle
Maria, carry a dog on her back
That dog is hit again
That slow dog is hit again
With his see-through skin
The kind of skin you can see through
He's shot again
He's shot again
Heal me by a river
Man retires his wife, says:
But she was so sad and sick
His heart breaks in the mud
Thought I'd leave this world by twenty-one
Couldn't leave that dog alone
Maria, carry a rifle
Maria, carry a dog on her back
That dog is hit again
That slow dog is hit again
With his see-through skin
He's shot again
He's shot again
He's shot again
| Rebis (Chicago) | Posted: Jun 17, 2013 - 20:31 An underappreciated classic that has definitely held up to the test of time. |
| ottojama (Estonia) | Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 06:29 See on hea. |
| emmilina | Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 06:29 A bellyful of belly! Luv it |
| leafmold | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 10:00 sick of this song! |
| martinc (Ottawa Canada) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 09:59 Beating the snot out of the acoustic or just the drums in the background during chorus. Sounds like a washboard. |
| noelski (London) | Posted: May 20, 2012 - 02:36 I used to work with Belly they were the nicest bunch of people to work for. Great to hear this again, most excellent. |
| Baby_M (a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio) | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:15 That refrain is just annoying. |
| gemtag (Texas) | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:14 Bully for Belly |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:14 jen3005545 wrote: Haha I love this whole album!  You are a cowboy - I am not! |
| jen3005545 (Fort Worth, TX) | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:13 Haha I love this whole album! |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:12 DEATH CAB FOR BELLY! |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: May 04, 2012 - 11:11 just what i needed to hear this afternoon. woohoo! |
| dingleberry | Posted: Apr 02, 2012 - 18:19 No matter how many chinese proverbs we invoke, it's still rubbish |
| jberko (Franklin, TN) | Posted: Apr 02, 2012 - 18:18 Make it stop! My ears are bleeding!!!!! |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 09:41 Cynaera wrote: I love the music, but the lyrics appear to be about Maria shooting a dog, again and again. I hope it's metaphorical, because if it isn't I'll have to really hate this song. According to triviafairy, a poster at SongMeanings, "it's from an old Chinese (I think) custom of hanging a dead dog around the neck of an adulteress. The dog in the song is both the decaying animal she's saddled with (here's hoping it's a metaphor) and the jerk she's been sleeping with." |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 09:45 Silly fun. It's like an updated Bangles slammed into the Indigo Girls tour bus. How about a 7? |
| ozzie1313 | Posted: Dec 13, 2011 - 09:42 Retreating into my duodenum. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Nov 27, 2011 - 21:54 Cynaera wrote: I love the music, but the lyrics appear to be about Maria shooting a dog, again and again. I hope it's metaphorical, because if it isn't I'll have to really hate this song. I might have said this before, but I think dogs are people, too. On a side note, I spoke with my sister today, and she has a dog, too. |
| Phlegmaticman (270 miles south of Paradise, CA) | Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 16:34 Delightful. |
| emmidad (Los Gatos, CA) | Posted: Sep 09, 2011 - 16:26 Ugh. Very POPish. Does have a catchy beat but I can live without that today. |
| Rebis (Chicago) | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 07:55 Probably Belly's best song. Thanks RP for the fun surprise! |
| themiraclehen (WC, NC) | Posted: Aug 09, 2011 - 07:54 I miss Belly! talk about taking me back to high school.... |
| adroc (slightly left of centre) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 08:54 One of those rare RP songs that cause me to turn the volume down. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 08:51 That dog is hit again! Love it maxed the volume and jumping around like a total dick. |
| ernest3 (USA) | Posted: May 22, 2011 - 16:30 I miss this band... Thanks for playing this. It's lovely. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Mar 20, 2011 - 14:40 I love the music, but the lyrics appear to be about Maria shooting a dog, again and again. I hope it's metaphorical, because if it isn't I'll have to really hate this song. |
| jimmpypowder | Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 14:37 Its ok ,but nothing special. |
| htowncoog (Texas) | Posted: Mar 04, 2011 - 14:34 AwwwYesssss! Oh how I wish I couda...woulda...seen Tanya live, and up close!  |
| Tim_in_N_FL (Florida) | Posted: Feb 01, 2011 - 06:49 Jared wrote: I love 90's alt with female lead singers! Garbage, Veruca Salt, Elastica, etc. +1 and Tanya D is a gem. Great era for this stuff. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Nov 30, 2010 - 08:35 nalle wrote: Power pop at it´s best. Love it! Thought it was the Bangles. Powerpop indeed! |
| Danny_G (Lima) | Posted: Nov 14, 2010 - 20:33 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs  Belly - Slow Dog  |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Aug 11, 2010 - 08:59 "He shat again"?? Ee-yooh, gross :( |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jul 10, 2010 - 12:11 vandal wrote: annoying I have to mute this, because it's one of those songs that I can't get out of my head for days. I still like it though, but I've just heard it too many times to hear it any more. |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Jul 10, 2010 - 12:08 What is this song about? |
| walk (SF) | Posted: May 07, 2010 - 21:54 I love Belly, had this CD since it came out! FEED THE TREE! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 13:29 Lovin' it . Got to go deep on Belly, Tanya, Kristen, Breeders, Throwing Muses, Mrs. John Murphey etc. |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 21, 2010 - 13:28 Power pop at it´s best. Love it! |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Mar 05, 2010 - 14:03 Very repita-a-a-a-tive |
| FluorideFreeMN (Central Minnesota) | Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 06:57 Catchy little pop tune.... |
| beset (Eugene, Oregon) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:24 Very upbeat and poppy! Perfect for this happy day in Eugene, Oregon. Jeff Luers has finally flown the coop after being in for over nine years! He's welcomed back by our community in sunshine and temps in the 50s. >^_^< Such a great song! |
| nalle (Malmo, Sweden) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:23 1993, it´s timeless. Rock´n´roll, very very.... |
| gregr79 (If you chooose not to decide you still have made a choice) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:22 Easy to stomach this one. 7 |
| lily34 (lexvegas) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 13:20 i love this song! |
| Mike_Sneade (Nr Oxford UK) | Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 11:13 Love Tanya.  |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Sep 26, 2009 - 11:58 Ok, the more I hear this song, the less I like it.  |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Sep 13, 2009 - 03:28 Another dog, but not nearly good as big mama! |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Aug 12, 2009 - 15:25 Where's Veruca Salt these days? Oh, and isn't that Meg on drums? And to see Gail Greenwood up on the stage playing bass was ... ummmm .. something to see indeed. |
| isayhoomhom (Bethel, CT) | Posted: Jul 28, 2009 - 06:16 I'm sorry, but Belly is no better than the Bangles. And that's not a compliment. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Jul 12, 2009 - 00:09 Love the song and the album. Only shame about this Belly album is it was when i found out there would not be another Throwing Muses album with both Kristin Hersh and Tanya Donelly. |
| mirland (Denmark) | Posted: Jul 12, 2009 - 00:04 This demands something lower than "1". |