(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
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"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a popular novelty song from the early 1950s, best known for its catchy chorus about a puppy in a pet shop window and for becoming a major hit for singer Patti Page.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? | 2 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1950s American pop music
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Patti Page discography ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major hit in the United States ⓘ |
| composer | Bob Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus | popular standard of the 1950s ⓘ |
| firstReleaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| genre |
novelty
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traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorusAbout | a puppy in a pet shop window ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later novelty animal songs ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
catchy repetitive chorus
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novelty sound effects ⓘ |
| hasParentheticalInTitle | (How Much Is) ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | question mark at the end of the title ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithAnimal | dog ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWithSetting | pet shop ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyClassifiedAs |
children's song
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novelty hit ⓘ |
| isTargetAudience |
children and families
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general pop audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricMotif | dog barking sounds ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Patti Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | Patti Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Patti Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Patti Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Mercury Records ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a dog displayed in a store window
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a person wanting to buy a dog for a loved one ⓘ |
| theme |
buying a dog
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loneliness ⓘ pet shop ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| writer | Bob Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?