Talk:Dog Days Are Over

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R&B?
Like the headline says, seriously R&B? In what alternative world is this song an R&B song? Penpaperpencil (Talk) 13:49, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

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Possible meaning of this song
I speculate about this song without any authority, and without liking it. It may be meant to be distressed and crazy sounding.

Happiness appears to be a would-be "happy" pregnancy that was coming at her with no turning back. She tries to hide it, but ends up killing it (the fetus) with symbolic kisses. More explicitly she seems to have sunk or drowned the fetus in the sink, even witnessing bubbles. She finally got rid of it (the fetus) down the kitchen sink--down the disposal. Later she appears to be going crazy; she hears things that others do not. There's a pounding in her head that she interprets as horses coming; when others are asked if they can hear it, there's no answer. They can't hear it; it's just her.

The song speaks of running (one's life) for various relatives that are listed out. Absent from the list is any sense of spouse or boyfriend. So who got her pregnant? The first pregnancy in the song suggests that she was in a sexual "train". Later, there appears to be a second pregnancy by someone in a high place of authority, perhaps an educator that should have known better. The Dog Days suggest that the pregnancy came doggie style and more graphically, it came at her like a bullet in the back. The song suggests an impending second abortion from the idea that she can't "carry" it (the fetus) to term if she's going to survive. The Dog Days (of summer) being over may suggest that she is about to return to school and face her educator again. The narrator suggests that he should run.

We may not know who actually wrote the song. I'm happy to be wrong if there's a cleaner interpretation. 2601:681:5B00:45E0:B935:5651:FF7A:6DFF (talk) 15:34, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Starting "In pop culture" section?
There article does not contain a section for appearances of the song "In Pop Culture". The appearance of the song Guardians of the Galaxy caused the song to reenter the charts so it is covered in the charts section.

An editor tried to add information about the song being featured in the video game Fortnite but it was inappropriate to add this information to the lead section (undue emphasis) and without any references. I'm not sure how noteworthy it is that the song featured in the video game Fortnite Festival, but I've found a source to WP:VERIFY but Gamesradar didn't even think it was among the 10 best songs in the game.

I don't think it is worth starting a section in the article body to contain any other such pop culture references just yet, but maybe if there were more this might be included too. -- 193.178.96.170 (talk) 13:04, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Instrumentation
A reviewer seemed to think the song used "reverbed ukulele" while a live performances seem to suggest a harp was actually used. Can anyone confirm if the song originally included a harpist in the studio version? It would be good if this article could include a description of the instrumentation used, perhaps as part of the background section. -- 193.178.96.170 (talk) 12:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
 * I see the album credits harp, viola, and violin, use on the track, so it would seem the reviewer was mistaken about ukelele being used on this track. -- 193.178.96.170 (talk) 13:13, 25 March 2024 (UTC)