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Jimmy Buffett Worked On New Music Video Promoting Pet Adoption Before His Death

Jimmy Buffett's love for animals lives on.

The "Margaritaville" singer, who died on Sept. 1 at age 76, collaborated with the ASPCA to make a special music video promoting pet adoption, called "Like My Dog." The video — which was first unveiled by Today and highlights the special bonds people share with their animals — features never-before-seen footage of Buffett playing and enjoying the good life with his own dogs.

The clip opens with the musician bundled up in a coat, scarf and hat for an outing with his dogs. He holds a tennis ball in one hand, which one of the pups excitedly tries to grab.

"Hi, this is Jim and Jim's dogs," Buffett says. "We're back in business here. If you got dogs out there, I'm your guy."

He jokingly adds, "Just remember, we don't do cats, we don't do frogs. Here at Jim's, we just do dogs."

The video cuts to one of his pups sitting in a music studio, using its paws to move the controls on a mixing console. As the first notes of "Like My Dog" begin to play, a montage of clips captures Buffett's canine sidekicks joining him for sunny boat rides, fishing trips and more. Other pet owners are also showcased enjoying everyday moments with their animals.

In the video, Buffett sings about his ideal relationship inspired by the easy, unconditional love from his dogs, with lyrics including: "She never tells me that she's sick of this house. She never says, 'Why don't you get off that couch?'/ She don't cost nothin' when she wants to go out/ I want you to love me like my dog."

According to the ASPCA, Buffett was inspired to make the music video after asking his fans to share their videos with their dogs under the hashtag #likemydog.

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"The dedication and humanity Jimmy Buffett put into his music crossed over into his love for animals, especially pets and wildlife," Matt Bershadker, president and CEO of the ASPCA, said in a statement. "This collaboration honors Jimmy's legacy and animal advocacy and reflects our shared commitment to help vulnerable dogs find safe and loving homes."

Jimmy Buffett performs in May 2022.

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"Like My Dog" is featured on Buffett's final album Equal Strain on All Parts, which was released on Nov. 3. The 14-track album — announced just days after Buffett's death — debuted in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Chart and scored a No. 1 spot on the Rock & Americana chart.

Earlier this month, Buffett was honored by his music peers with a tribute at the CMA Awards in Nashville. Country stars Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band performed a medley of some of Buffett's biggest hits.

The "Gypsies in the Palace" singer was also honored during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday when the Macy's Great American Marching Band did a rendition of "Cheeseburger in Paradise."

To learn more about pet adoption from the ASPCA or to find a local animal shelter in your area, visit aspca.Org/adopt.

Jimmy Buffett Tribute Band To Kick Off Pittsburgh Brewing Co.'s Summer Concert Series

A Jimmy Buffett tribute band will kick off next summer's concert series at Pittsburgh Brewing Co.'s new amphitheater in East Deer.

The band "Changes in Latitude" will take the stage Saturday, June 29 at the new facility, along with two opening acts yet to be announced, the brewery said in a statement Thursday.

The event is for people 21 and older and will take place rain or shine. There will be several food vendors, a mobile cigar bar, giveaways and a best-dressed Parrot Head contest with a prize, according to brewery officials.

The brewery plans to host other concerts throughout the summer.

The concert venue will be able to hold up to 6,000 people, brewery spokeswoman Katie Henningsen said.

"These are very exciting times for us as a company, and we cannot wait to showcase what we have in store for the next calendar year and beyond," she said. "We are thrilled to unveil our new state-of-the-art amphitheater next June and host thousands of guests for concerts and events throughout the summer."

Gates for the concert will open at 4 p.M.

Before the concert, the brewery will host a VIP Poolside Party on its front lawn from 1 to 4 p.M. That event will feature a DJ, tiki bar and more. A VIP ticket grants entry to the poolside party and concert and includes a souvenir.

General admission tickets are $35. VIP tickets cost $55. Parking passes are $10 to $15. Tickets can be purchased online at pittsburgh brewing.Com.

"This is set to be the anticipated event of the summer, and we are eager to unveil our new amphitheater to the public," the brewery's statement read.

Earlier this year, East Deer won approval from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for the township to enforce its own noise ordinance, a move township officials say will help the brewery as it begins to start hosting concerts.

The amphitheater will be behind the brewery building and face the Allegheny River.

Henningsen said the brewery is unsure of the exact number of concerts and what acts it will be hosting this summer, "as we are still in the planning stages for this concert summer series."

Kellen Stepler is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Kellen by email at kstepler@triblive.Com or via Twitter .

Jimmy Buffett Hails Pet Adoption In Posthumous 'Like My Dog' Video

Jimmy Buffett appears in a screengrab from the "Like My Dog" YouTube video made in collaboration with the ASPCA. "Margaritaville" icon Buffett died Sept. 1 of a rare form of skin cancer. He was 76. Credit: Jimmy Buffett Official

The late Jimmy Buffett, a longtime North Haven resident, encourages animal-shelter pet adoption in a newly released music video the beloved singer-songwriter made in collaboration with the ASPCA.

"Hi! This is Jim, with Jim's Dogs!" Buffett announces in a mock commercial pitch that opens the 2-minute, 47-second video released Saturday. "We're back in business here," he continues, dressed for winter and holding up a tennis ball as two dogs cavort around him. "When you got dogs out there, I'm your guy. Just remember: We don't do cats, we don't do frogs. Here at Jim's, we just do dogs. Jim's Dogs!"

Following that intro, recorded with two of his dogs at a friend's house in Colorado in 2014, the video cuts to Kingston, one of Buffett's Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, seated on a chair before a home audio-mixing console. In a close-up, a paw slides a fader control forward.

Then the song "Like My Dog"— composed by Scotty Emerick and Harley Allen for country artist Billy Currington's 2010 album "Enjoy Yourself," and covered by Buffett on this month's posthumously released "Equal Strain on All Parts" — comes on in split screen. Lyrics appear on the right, a parade of video clips on the left. Some snippets show Buffett with dogs in various locales, including a nautically themed front porch and a rowboat, while most of the footage depicts ordinary people with their dogs — collected from social media videos uploaded at the ASPCA's behest using the hashtag #likemydog.

Directed by North Carolina-based Stan Kellam, who has helmed music videos and longform videos for Buffett since the early 2000s, the clip ends with an off-screen Kingston barking, and a graphical-text message from the 157-year-old American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging adoption of dogs from the ASPCA or from local shelters, and the link aspca.Org/adopt for more information.

"Thank you everyone for sharing so many amazing #likemydog [videos]!" reads a message on Buffett's social media posted Monday. "@ASPCA — thank you for everything you do."

"The dedication and humanity Jimmy Buffett put into his music crossed over into his love for animals, especially pets and wildlife," ASPCA president and CEO Matt Bershadker said in a statement. "This collaboration honors Jimmy's legacy and animal advocacy and reflects our shared commitment to help vulnerable dogs find safe and loving homes."

Buffett, who turned such hit songs as "Margaritaville," "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" into a laid-back lifestyle empire, died Sept. 1 at age 76 of a rare form of skin cancer. One of his final public appearances was on Sag Harbor's classic-rock station WLNG/92.1 FM on July 9, dropping the world premiere of his single "My Gummie Just Kicked In" on "Lunch on the Deck with Bill Evans & Jessica Ambrose."

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