first reaction to Shannon by Henry Gross 1976

[@WECOOK1969]

i was born in 1969… i remember this song from 1976 growing up in Michigan. I’ll never forget those days.

[@bettertvreceptionwithfoilf7100]

Michigan here too. Just this morning i was recalling a time when Band on the Run was playing on the radio. I was in the side yard of a friend's house, playing frisbee, when the song came on. At that moment, all was well with the world. He's long gone now, but i have that memory of when we were young.

[@WECOOK1969]

@@bettertvreceptionwithfoilf7100 so true… those days are long gone, but I try to think about and relive those days.

[@kenthovindscpa9466]

I was like 12 yrs old and my brother had this 45. I'd sit there and play it over and over I didn't know it was about a dog til I was 30 That's when the lyrics made sense I still love this song

[@genxtremist3602]

Thanks so much for reacting to my suggestion! It's probably not very well known these days but was a US radio hit in the late '70s. Take care and stay safe!

[@tommypauly3249]

Gets you in the feels, don't it!!

[@RenatoLazyBonesPastorOfMuppets]

I thought it was about some woman🤷‍♂️, meh 🐶

[@jesuslovesbass3944]

Nope, a dog, sorry you're disappointed.@@RenatoLazyBonesPastorOfMuppets

[@RenatoLazyBonesPastorOfMuppets]

@@jesuslovesbass3944 yeah it ruined the song for me

[@kimberlystark3944]

Tribute to Carl Wilson's (Beach Boys) Irish Setter named Shannon.

[@stevenscott181]

It's about one of the Beach Boys Dogs who was lost at sea.

[@RenatoLazyBonesPastorOfMuppets]

I like my interpretation😇, that original story does nothing for me emotionally 🤷‍♂️

[@jesuslovesbass3944]

Actually, Gross tells the story behind this song, and Shannon was an Irish Setter owned by Wilson of the Beach Boys, that had been struck by a car and killed. Gross, coincidently, also had an Irish Setter by the name of Shannon. Gross wrote the song as a tribute to Wilson's dog.

[@geraldbodnar2718]

Passing of family dog 🐕

[@cashstore1]

It's about a dog that died