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Those DogsEn Vogue

Released: May 23, 2000

Featuring: Eklypse

Songwriter: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy Robert Page (Eklypse) Michelle Woods Tony Woods Maxine Jones Cindy Herron Terry Ellis (En Vogue)

Producer: Denzil Foster Thomas McElroy

(Cindy)
I'm not much into dogs
And they're not into me
That's my history
I can't change it now
Cuz those dogs are still on the prowl

1 - Dogs are puppies that grow up wild
And they don't do what you want them to
Treat you nice just to get a prize
And once they get it
Then they're through with you

Get your digits to call you back
You'll never hear from him again, that's whack
He tells you you're the only one that's phat
Then hits your friend up behind your back

Repeat 1

(Terry)
He asked you out to see a show
And lost his wallet, how? He doesn't know
He asked you if you'd pay the bill
He'll pay you back, oh yeah, I bet he will

I bet he will
I bet he won't
He'll probably use it for a bag of smoke
A bag of smoke
You know the kind
That makes you tipsey like a bottle of wine

They like to bite
They like to fight
They like to howl at every girl in sight
They like to beg
They like to whine
They like to smell at every stray behind

A stray behind
You know the kind
They're big and round and they're easy to find
Easy to find
They are for dogs
As for a dog's life, it's a world of fun

[Eklypse]
I ain't no dog, you know I ain't no dog
How you gon' come at me like that
You know me better than that
Don't try to come and say men are dogs
Without saying that you all dogs too
The reflection of a man is the woman, it's true
And I'm here to let you know about a boo
Who tried to give her everything
Which really doesn't seem quite enough
That's why some of us give up so easy
Relationships gettin' too tough
All of a sudden there goes your friend
Flossin' around like she's sexy
What you don't know is that she'll let me
If she get a chance to get in my pants
Once or twice for her it's nice
She be schemin' from the start
Waiting for us to fall apart
I leave a little stuff inside my car

Repeat 1

[Eklypse]
Now a dog's a dog, that's just gon' be
In a group, in a single, or in different breeds
Past my fast life, perpetrating the front
Schemin' on opposite sex for what you want
Whoo, whoo, when you hear 'em callin'
Back up wit' the dog who ballin'
Take advice from the wise
When you see him comin'
It's when you slip up, we'll all be hummin'
Cuz the grave's cold and the ground's wet
Tryin' to trick love on the cost of bets
See they're skank in every state
And only you can seal your fate
You twist and turn in the burnin' wreck
I leave a memory that he'll never forget
That's why there was a need to talk about dogs
To give an example to all y'all

En Vogue

Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, and Dawn Robinson are the original members of the R&B girl group En Vogue. The group was put together by producers Thomas McElroy and Denzil Foster after a talent search in Oakland, California in 1989. Their debut album Born to Sing was released in 1990 and featured the #1 R&B hits “You Don’t Have To Worry,” “Lies,” and their platinum debut single “Hold On,” which also peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and won a Billboard and Soul Train Music Award. Their 1992 follow-up album Funky Divas hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 on its way to triple platinum status. The lead single, “My Lovin' (You’re Never Gonna Get It),” helped propel that success as it hit #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album also featured the #1 R&B hit cover of Aretha Franklin’s “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” as well as the Top 10 pop single “Free Your Mind.”

In 1993, they released the EP Runaway Love and made appearances on the TV shows In Living Color, Roc and A Different World. In 1994, they collaborated with Salt-N-Pepa on their Top 3 platinum single “Whatta Man” and in 1996 they contributed to the Set It Off soundtrack with their hit single “Don’t Let Go (Love)” which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart.

While working on their third album, Dawn Robinson decided to leave the group due to issues with management. The group decided to go on as a trio and released their third platinum album EV3 in 1997 featuring the Top 10 R&B/Top 20 pop hit “Whatever,” which was produced and co-written by Babyface. They went on to release three more albums—Masterpiece Theatre in 2000, The Gift of Christmas in 2002, and Soul Flower in 2004. During that time, Maxine Jones left the group in 2001 and was replaced by Amanda Cole, and Cole was later replaced in 2003 by Rhona Bennett. While the original four members have reunited for performances throughout the years, the current lineup consists of Herron, Ellis, and Bennett, and they released the single “Déjà Vu” in 2016 and released their album Electric Café in 2018.

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