The story behind My Loyal Old Friend
I
had written a poem after we lost our beloved Labrador Nero to cancer to
celebrate his life and how we thought of him not as a pet but as a friend. The
title was never in doubt. We considered our Labrador
to be more than a pet but “My Loyal Old Friend”.
Two
years later I decided to put the poem to music. I wanted to give the song a
universal appeal to anyone who had lost a pet whether it was a dog, a cat, a
rabbit, or any other pet. The important part was to have everyone who listened
to the song share their thoughts and memories of a beloved pet. The song/poem
embraces the sad memories of losing a pet but also the happy memories of the
time someone’s pet was with them.
I
didn’t deliberately set out to make people cry but I knew the lyrics would, and
they have on a number of occasions. Don’t ever be ashamed or afraid to cry.
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