Songs making animal references

Not to be picky, there is also the Elephant sound in No Son of Mine.

You can add the two EPs to the list: Pigeons and horses.

Then there's the mythological Squonk.

Selling England also has horse in ‘Dancing with the Moonlit Knight’

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Not to be picky, there is also the Elephant sound in No Son of Mine.

Not to be picky, but I don’t think that’s what the OP was going for.

'One Eyed Hound' - From Genesis to Revelation

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Then there's the mythological Squonk.

If we're going down the mythological route there's The Lamia but that also less fantastically mentions snakes. Elsewhere on The Lamb, The Raven, a fly and a porcupine.

And of course, the Sea Bee on Archive #1.

The very first song Peter Gabriel wrote was allegedly called "Sammy the Slug".

" What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet" - Steam , PG

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I didn't want to say anything, but you're correct!

So you're anti Elephant then

But yeah, I know what you were getting at originally

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Not to be picky, there is also the Elephant sound in No Son of Mine.

Not to be picky but it's a slowed down guitar sample. I always wondered why this is commonly referred to as "elephant". All I can hear is a guitar.

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Not to be picky but it's a slowed down guitar sample. I always wondered why this is commonly referred to as "elephant". All I can hear is a guitar.

I think I read somewhere, or watched something, and they said the working title was "Elephant" due to the sound?

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I think I read somewhere, or watched something, and they said the working title was "Elephant" due to the sound?

I think (though I may be wrong) the working title of “Elephant” was mentioned in the documentary on the making of the WCD album. I also recall that “Nile” was the working title for “Fading Lights” and “Burt” was the working title for “Hold On My Heart.” In some ways it’s a shame that the “elephant” sound is so distinctive. I love the song “On the Shoreline” and have always thought one reason it was excluded from the album was that the elephant sound was also used on No Son of Mine.

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I love the song “On the Shoreline”

it is, indeed, a great song!

On the shoreline, they could have not used the "Elephant" because it doesnt really add to the song, unlike No Son of Mine, where it actually helps it build up at the beginning

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On the shoreline, they could have not used the "Elephant" because it doesnt really add to the song, unlike No Son of Mine, where it actually helps it build up at the beginning

I agree. I listened to On the Shoreline yesterday for the first time in a while. It struck me as well that it was not at all integral to the opening of the song, which would have sounded interesting enough without the “elephant” sounds. I’d have been happy to see OTS replace Tell Me Why, Way of the World, or Tell Me Why on WCD. To me WCD is like the Shapes album: a strong side one but a largely forgettable side two (Fading Lights on WCD being the exception).