Ricky's Tune /David Cassidy/

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 David Cassidy and animals...I can imagine a beautiful , big book, with glossy pics inside, David , young and old, with dogs, cats, kangaroos, whales, sea turtles , llamas , koalas and of course with horses. And in that book a lot of stories , like the one about 20 year old David Cassidy and his puppies.


In late 1969 David Cassidy with his old school friend Sam Hyman,  rented a small house at Laurel Canyon in LA. They lived there (very happily) with two dogs. David's dog Sam (later called Ricky), and Sam's dog Hashish (later called Sheesh). When David became famous they moved to a bigger house in the Hollywood Hills.David and Sam were  very busy and it came as a big surprise for both of them ,when Sheesh had 5 puppies by Ricky.

David was very worried, didn't know what to do with them, he absolutely had no time , and the rescue came from ...a teen mag.

When Ann Moses, Tiger's Beat editor had heard about DC's problem, she organized a contest for the best names for those puppies and all of them were given away to the winners. The contest was a great success, there were thousands of entries. David Cassidy was already a huge star, but he found time to visit those puppies and thanked Ann's mum for taking care of them. 'Cassy', 'Dainty', 'Happy', 'Tiger' and 'Pepper'. Lucky puppies and very happy girls who got them. This is such a lovely story, shows David's compassion and love for animals.

There are a lot of David's pics with his own dogs from the 70s. Fans knew his dogs, their names - Sam/Ricky, Kula, Bullseye, Sheesh. Fans cried with David when Sam, his terrir died after a fight with another dog, or when Kula, an English setter puppy, died of distemper.

Sam..David raised this brave dog from a puppy. He changed his name to Ricky because of another Sam in the house. They were real friends, the boy and his dog, who was more than just a companion..They were happy together. The death of this dog was a huge blow for David, especially that it happened during that short time when he wasn't working but recovering after his gall bladder operation. He said in 1972 :

"Ricky's Tune is my only composition on the  album ('Cherish').I recorded it not because it's a particulary good song but because it's dedicated to a dog I used to have. The dog died. It was the first time I'd written something alone' (Hit Parader Magazine, November 1972)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfkF3QUZhjo 

the pic is mine..this is my best friend.

Comments

  1. Claudette1/1/21, 12:42 PM

    David certainly loved animals especially dogs and his love for horses .it was very sad when David lost Sam and Kula ,the bond between a man and his dog can be so great. I love "Rickys Tune " I think it's a great song ,with so much meaning .

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  2. Weronika1/1/21, 1:09 PM

    Yes, it's a great strong ballad, quite different than other songs on 'Cherish' (album). Yes, so much meaning..and so many his songs are so sad..

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