{"id":42475,"date":"2022-07-30T16:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42475"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:06","slug":"a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out","title":{"rendered":"A Documentary About &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e2984e77132\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e2984e77132\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e2984e77132\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out\/#A_Documentary_About_Who_Let_the_Dogs_Out\" title=\"A Documentary About &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221;\">A Documentary About &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out\/#Sistos_research_on_who_let_the_dogs_out\" title=\"Sisto&#8217;s research on who let the dogs out\">Sisto&#8217;s research on who let the dogs out<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out\/#Anslem_Douglas\" title=\"Anslem Douglas\">Anslem Douglas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/a-documentary-about-who-let-the-dogs-out\/#Ossie_Gurley\" title=\"Ossie Gurley\">Ossie Gurley<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Documentary_About_Who_Let_the_Dogs_Out\"><\/span>A Documentary About &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-height:398px; max-width:36%\" alt=\"youtube who let the dogs out\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/Id3uWOE.jpg\" align=\"right\"> <\/p>\n<p>Sisto spent eight years researching the song&#8217;s meaning and history, and discovered that the lyrics are one of the most enduringly controversial songs in music history. He was inspired by an incomplete Wikipedia entry in a hotel lobby. Sisto traveled to London, Dowagiac, Michigan, and the Bahamas, uncovering what he calls the most complex songwriting case in music history. Sisto&#8217;s passion for the subject led to his decision to make a documentary about the song.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sistos_research_on_who_let_the_dogs_out\"><\/span>Sisto&#8217;s research on who let the dogs out<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ben Sisto, a renowned artist, spent eight years researching the song and its meaning. The sloppy Wikipedia entry he found while waiting for a flight was the catalyst for his quest. Traveling to the Bahamas, London, Dowagiac, Michigan, and the United States, Sisto unearthed the most complex songwriting case in pop history. This video is a culmination of his research and is available on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>While Joe Gonzalez says he doesn&#8217;t remember the first time he heard &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out,&#8221; he&#8217;s sure to have heard the song growing up in Michigan. He&#8217;s also heard the phrase at regional high school sports games, even before he was a football fan. Sisto traced the origin of the song back to Austin Reagan High School in 1986. The chant he found there sounds a lot like the current &#8220;Who Let The Dogs Out&#8221; chant.<\/p>\n<p>While the Baha Men made &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221; a hit, they&#8217;re not the original creators of the song. Sisto&#8217;s search for the song&#8217;s original composers led him to meet interesting characters along the way. He found two white guys who claimed to have written the song&#8217;s hook on a napkin. Sisto&#8217;s documentary is currently playing at the Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anslem_Douglas\"><\/span>Anslem Douglas<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ve probably heard &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out&#8221; by Baha Men. If you haven&#8217;t, you may be surprised to learn that Baha Men actually covered Anslem Douglas&#8217;s song. The song&#8217;s success can be attributed in part to the efforts of music producer Steve Greenberg, who gave the song a Miami Bass beat and added rap parts. Although Baha Men originally claimed credit for the song, it is actually Anslem Douglas who penned the original song.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that many people claim to have written the song, Douglas stands by the title of authorship. The hook was initially a radio jingle produced by Douglas&#8217; brother-in-law, who was working for a Canadian radio station. Douglas and another producer claim to have originated the &#8220;woofs&#8221; after sung the line. There is no definitive source for the lyrics, but the song has gained a great deal of fame through its music.<\/p>\n<p>Anslem Douglas&#8217; &#8216;Doggy&#8217; version of Who Let the Dogs Out is a surprisingly popular song. It features a college football chant from the mid-80s, lyrics from the Little Caesars bread bag, and the voice of a punk-rock hairdresser named Keith. The song was named Rolling Stone&#8217;s third-most-annoying song of all time; only &#8220;Macarena&#8221; by Los Del Rio came higher.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ossie_Gurley\"><\/span>Ossie Gurley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ossie Gurley is a Canadian producer and arranger of Caribbean music. He is best known for arranging the Baha Men&#8217;s classic &#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221; and has been praised for his talents. However, he is not content with releasing his own version of the song. Instead, he plans to cover a wide variety of genres and styles, including funk, jazz, rock, and hip-hop.<\/p>\n<p>Ossie Gurley was a former professional baseball player. In fact, he was drafted into the Philadelphia Phillies team in 1995. He has made many appearances in the NHL as well, including playing the role of the team&#8217;s coach. He has even had his own commercials on YouTube and in newspapers. While it may be difficult to follow his work from home, he does have a following that includes some of the league&#8217;s biggest players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who Let the Dogs Out?&#8221; was originally written and recorded by Anslem Douglas. He originally released the song under the name &#8220;Doggie.&#8221; However, the song has been the subject of numerous lawsuits. In one case, Leroy Williams and Patrick Stephenson claimed that Anslem Douglas was infringing on their radio ad hook and used it for his own music. 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