Heart - Dog & Butterfly (Live 1978)

This is # 8 from 78's Largo concert."DOG and BUTTERFLY"
From my window "My house is right next to an orchard,and the window looks out onto a scene that is totally undated.There are no wires or cars.You have a sense of timelessness there.I spend a lot of my time there,just gazing,
being in different centuries.One day I saw a
dog run across.It was late summer and there
were a lot of butterflies around there.The dog ran across and tried to chase one,but of course,you know,a dog could never catch one.
But they try real hard.They keep falling down
getting up and shaking,and going for it again
...this elusive,fleeting masterpiece.
love ANN WILSON

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• Heart
• Ann
• Nancy
• Wilson
• Classy
• Rock
• Lovesheart

[MRQ45LIMO]

I used to date this girl back in high school who would play this song on her guitar. I miss those days and wonder if Miss Ulrich still plays

[lovesheart]

@MRQ45LIMO Good memories..did you sing it?I find it very difficult to do a formidable job on so I don't even attempt,now Love Alive is different.

[lovesheart]

Probably their most beautiful,check the story Ann shares with us in the info section.She is wonderful.

[wallachinski]

Saw them live the first time in Portland ,Me. civic center in 1984. Anne and Nancy doing this song and Nancy with her Gold Ovation. I was right up close. I could`nt help but cry. What a beautiful song.

[lovesheart]

@wallachinski Nice,they can cause that emotion to well up without warning,they started" these dreams" last time I saw them,I was directly in front of Nance and pressed against the stage and the water works turned on..it was strange as that was never one of my favorites..I always just thought of it as nice and alright. : )

[wallachinski]

@lovesheart Yeah,it was kind of that way for me,too. I was always into their hard stuff. But there I was right in front of two beautiful women playing this beautiful song,and it just blew me away. One of the highlights of my life.

[lovesheart]

@wallachinski Cool,enjoyed that,thanks for sharing!

[Sheldonwh]

You bought it on CD? I'm assuming you came to Heart later than the release date of this song then, eh? LOL

I remember Summers in the '70s that were FILLED with Heart playing on the radio in the background. There are parts of my life whose memories are inseparable from the music of Heart, and I treasure them.

[bloodphoenix13]

I was lucky enough to be raised with the wonders of such music as this. I sometimes wish it could be as simple as it seemed then, but when I hear something like "Dog and Butterfly" I realize it doesn't matter... Peace is where you make it.

Thank you for posting this bit of my childhood!

[constantinastehlik72]

amazing!!!

[juliawelch1011]

the year i was taken from my daddy ...and moved across united states......this song brings back the good memories lost....

[spinatune]

I adore every song they do. Songs that really capture the moment. Songs built to last the test of time. Thanks. Wayne

[lakefloor]

Great memories. Thanks for sharing!

[MustangLover1962]

Love it!

[mrgeorge457d]

Hope I can catch ya'll in Austin

[bigfootjohnson1]

Back in the late '80's a local radio station had on a 'famous' artist (so famous I can't even remember who it was), and during the program he made a cruel remark about Ann's weight. The phone in response was great, but one guy will always be my hero. He said, "I will never touch that beautiful face, but I can listen to that beautiful voice. So, STFU." They bleeped him, of course, but I cheered.

[Dissonant1975]

such a badass tune...

[MRQ45LIMO]

@lovesheart Love is Alive...Great song....Miss Ulrich used to sing it to me as she would play her accoustic guitar she was awesome in so many ways. High School in 1978 was a very troubled time except for those wonderful memories in Miss Ulrich's basement bed room.