https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:19:45 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117529 Sun, 14 Aug 2005 14:10:25 +0000 i have to say, i agree with Chris... dont change the title!!!
as much i didn't get the references, i still like it! it's different and original... keep it!
oh yeah... i like the song to!! just thought i should mention that...
cya!
mary-jane.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group mary-jane https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117529 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117415 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:58:58 +0000
Still don't like that title though!!!!

9/10....you can have have 9 and 1/2 if you change the title....

Nice job!!!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117415 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117389 Sat, 13 Aug 2005 20:29:10 +0000
This one did not appeal to me right off until I
listened to the Mp3. Good job I really like the
Jazzy feel.

If it were me I'd go with Hound Dog
Song titles are
reused all the time.

Or Hound Dog (Revisited)

Well it's your song so go with your gut

Celt]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Celt https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117389 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117096 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 08:06:08 +0000
Joe]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Joe https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117096 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117091 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:53:13 +0000
pb]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117091 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117088 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:44:59 +0000
There are trail blazers and trail followers. No need to make everything accessible to everyone (impossible anyway, we all have different experience banks).

I'm sure that there are millions of people whose only knowledge of Rio comes from Peter Allen's song "I go to Rio" - likewise for songs like "Chicago" "New York, New York". etc.

Smellhound sounded unusual to me (and will probably stick in my mind for just that reason). I didn't know the Simpsons reference, but it definitely had a strong 'put down' feel to it for me. "Bloodhound' sounds somehow just too efficient - sort of an "always gets their man" kind of feel. Smellhound also had overtones of "Smelly hound" which seemed to fit.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117088 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117074 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 06:43:24 +0000
OK, it seems "Smellhound" is a point of contention with the majority. What was I going for? I liked the hillbilly sounding term for hound dog (got it from the slack-jawed yockle from the Simpsons).

Why I don't want to change it:
1) I think it is the most condescending term I could have picked, which is important for a kiss-off song.
2) It is unique.
3) Bloodhound gives too much power to the intended "victim"
4) I think someone already wrote a song called "Hound Dog" :)
5) It seems a simple change won't work and major changes are hard work
6) I'm stuborn

Why I need to change it:
1) Turns out only hardcore Simpson's fans and hillbillies get it

So, dilema of dilemas, I've got to change it. Darn. I'm sure the solution will make itself apparent someday.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group SlowPlay https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117074 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117058 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 04:29:29 +0000
Perhaps he felt that Bloodhound already had too strong an association with another song or theme (or maybe he just temporarily forgot the word bloodhound... I do over-analyse sometimes!!)

It will be interesting to hear the reasons behind the choice. :)]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117058 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117026 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 02:01:44 +0000
I like this alot great stuff , I could not pick just one line out and say that line captured the essence of the song , rather I chose 2 consecutive lines that brought a smile to my weathered old face :

"You want me for a trophy
You want your missing part "

hilch]]> Sunday Songwriters Group BarnaBus RoX https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-117026 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-116998 Fri, 12 Aug 2005 00:01:27 +0000 I really like this song too. I like the jazz spin you put on it as well.
If Vic hadn't have said what he did, I would have, he took the words right out my mouth.
Try changing that one word, :D :D :D

pb]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/ssg3-week-40-smell-hound/#post-116998