Pull Like A Dog

That's the phrase the O'Donovan brothers used too describe their training regime in The Skibbereen Rowing Club . . . obviously it worked . . . they won Olympic Silver together . . . and Paul went on to wi double gold in back-to-back Olympics.

https://music.apple.com/ie/album/pull-like-a-dog/1861719111?i=1861719115

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/377Ky8uwMxza8ZAuLxol9H?si=a9c1067a22b04b9a

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ie/album/pull-like-a-dog/1861719111?i=1861719115

So, Gary and Paul won Olympic Silver in Rio in 2016 and then Paul, with new partner Fintan McCarthy went o to win double Olympic Gold in Tokyo 2020 and Paris in 2024. Not a small achievement by a rowing club in Skib bereen, West Cork. I was so impressed with that success and found it such an inspiration that I wanted to mark it by trying to come up with a song. . . . and, at last, here it is. It has take me a good bit of time and gone through several versions on the way. It was only when I found the wonderful voice of Mr Colin Stough on Fiverr.com that it really began to take shape. I wanted a full-on southern rocker and I think we got there in the end. I hope you like it.

So if you need an affirmation that really does work . . . . no matter what you do . . . "Close your eyes and pull like a dog".

Funny interview: https://youtu.be/G8LeDANQ7UE?si=MkJpNzu-G0ABTGtH

The Red Bull story: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/episodes/odonovan-brothers-from-the-back-of-beyond-the-way-of-the-wildcard-s01-e04

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