What Up, Dog?

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What Up, Dog?
Studio album by Was (Not Was)
Released	1988
Recorded	?
Genre	Rock
Length	68:28
Label	Chrysalis
Producer(s)	David Bates Michael Zilkha
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Was (Not Was) chronology
Born to Laugh at Tornadoes (1983)	What Up, Dog? (1988)	Are You Okay? (1990)

What Up, Dog? is a 1988 album by Was (Not Was). It spawned the hit singles "Spy in the House of Love" (US #16) and "Walk the Dinosaur" (US #7). The music video for "Walk the Dinosaur", featuring the band performing while girls in campy cavegirl costumes danced, was in heavy rotation on MTV in 1989. In the early 1990s artist/animator Christoph Simon created videos to accompany some of the songs from this album, such as "What Up Dog", "Dad I'm In Jail" and the Tom Waits-style "Earth to Doris". These appeared on MTV's Liquid Television and in various film festivals, including the Spike & Mike festival.

While the album had fewer guest musicians than their previous album, Frank Sinatra, Jr. supplied guest vocals on "Wedding Vows in Vegas".

In 1997, Steve Winwood released a tune which borrowed not just the title of "Spy In the House of Love" but also the bass line and other elements. However, no lawsuits ensued (or were settled out of court).^{[citation needed]}

The phrase "What Up, Dog?" is a play on Bugs Bunny's catchphrase, "What's Up, Doc?" "What up, dog?" (Or "dawg") was adopted as hip-hop lingo.

In 1989, it was ranked #99 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest albums of the 1980s.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Somewhere in America There's a Street Named After My Dad" (David Was/Don Was) – 3:42
2. "Spy in the House of Love" (David Was/Don Was) – 4:18
3. "Out Come the Freaks" (David Was/Don Was) – 4:36
4. "Earth to Doris" (David Was/Don Was) – 2:03
5. "Love Can Be Bad Luck" (David Was/Marshall Crenshaw/Don Was) – 3:52
6. "Boy's Gone Crazy" (David Was/Don Was) – 3:44
7. "11 MPH (Abe Zap Rudder Version)" (David Was/Don Was) – 4:05
8. "What up, Dog?" (David Was/Don Was/Harry Bowens/Sweetpea Atkinson) – 1:48
9. "Anything Can Happen" (David Was/Don Was/Aaron Zigman) – 3:57
10. "Robot Girl" (David Was/Don Was) – 3:48
11. "Wedding Vows in Vegas" (David Was/Don Was) – 3:38
12. "Anytime Lisa" (David Was/Don Was) – 4:15
13. "Walk the Dinosaur" (David Was/Don Was/Randy Jacobs) – 4:22
14. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (Otis Redding) – 3:37
15. "Shadow & Jimmy" (David Was/Elvis Costello) – 4:18
16. "Dad I'm in Jail" (David Was/Don Was) – 12:25