This week we’re talking about songs that feature animals in the title. From ‘Bat out of hell’ by Meatloaf to Princes ‘When Doves Cry’ – we look at the stories behind the songs and amusing facts about some of the artists.The complete list of songs we discuss are as follows: 'Apeman' by The Kinks, 'When Doves Cry' by Prince, 'Black Dog' by Arlo Parks, 'Bat out of hell' by Meatloaf, 'Hungry like a wolf' by Duran Duran, 'Eye of the Tiger' by Survivor and 'Buffalo Stance' by Nena Cherry.New music this week comes from Scarlet, Cross Wires and Blue StatueIf you have a song you want us to play or a story you would like us to feature, please email rockpoprambles@gmail.comSHOW NOTESScarlet: https://www.scarletbanduk.comCross Wires: https://crosswires.bandcamp.comBlue Statue: https://www.bluestatuemusic.comApeman - The Kinkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apeman_(song)https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-kinksBlack Dog - Arlo Parkshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dog_(Arlo_Parks_song)https://www.nme.com/features/nme-radar-arlo-parks-black-dog-is-the-years-most-devastating-song-2671623https://diymag.com/2020/05/05/watch-arlo-parks-black-dogHungry Like a Wolf – Duran Duran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Like_the_Wolfhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/duran-duranEye of the Tiger – Survivorhttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/survivor/eye-of-the-tigerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPJPFnesV4https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-eye-of-the-tiger-by-survivorBat out of Hell – Meatloafhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Out_of_Hellhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/meat-loaf-bat-out-of-hell-factshttps://www.eightieskids.com/10-things-you-never-knew-about-meat-loaf/When Doves Cry - Princehttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/25-essential-prince-songs-72097/when-doves-cry-1984-174873/https://thequietus.com/articles/20115-prince-obituary-by-simon-pricehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Doves_Cryhttps://genius.com/Prince-and-the-revolution-when-doves-cry-lyricshttps://brokeandtalented.com/meaning-of-when-doves-cry/Buffalo Stance - Nena Cherryhttps://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/the-greatest-pop-songs-in-history-no-12-neneh-cherry-buffalo-stance-773605https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25198/neneh-cherry/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Stancehttps://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-neneh-cherry-buffalo-stanceSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/bugeyes-rock-pop-rambles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.