The story behind the song "Who Let the Dogs Out," which became a hit for the Bahamian group Baha Men in 1998. | dG1fMjh2cWtyQjNnRWc
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00:00 [ Applause ]
00:02 >> Hey, guys.
00:04 So let's get into it.
00:06 Who let the dogs out?
00:08 How many times has this question been asked, let alone, like,
00:12 heard?
00:14 Are we alone in the universe?
00:16 Where did we come from?
00:18 Is there a God?
00:20 And who let the dogs out?
00:22 [ Music ]
00:24 >> I'm going to be a little bit more specific.
00:26 Who let the dogs out?
00:30 >> Who let the dogs out?
00:32 >> I let the dogs out.
00:34 >> I let them out.
00:36 >> We did.
00:38 >> We let the dogs out.
00:40 >> Wrote it, sang it.
00:42 >> My God, I'm brilliant.
00:44 >> When it gets really big, everyone starts claiming
00:46 authorship.
00:48 >> People just take credit for all kinds of things.
00:50 >> You can't have your cake.
00:52 >> I never told anyone.
00:54 >> I never told anyone.
00:56 >> Who let the dogs out?
00:58 >> Let's take a listen.
01:00 >> Who let the dogs out?
01:02 Who let the dogs out?
01:04 Who let the dogs out?
01:06 Who let the dogs out?
01:08 >> I would say that they're similar.
01:10 I would say they're substantially similar.
01:12 >> The past couple of years, there's been about 40 live
01:14 talks.
01:16 I've been researching who let the dogs out for about eight
01:18 years, or about 20% of my adult life at this point.
01:20 >> In the music business, let's be honest, I've been
01:22 researching who let the dogs out.
01:24 In the music business, there's hits all the time.
01:26 But the truth is, there aren't that many that everybody
01:28 knows.
01:30 >> Who let the dogs out?