While Blake Shelton's new single "I'll Name the Dogs" may sound like the next big unsystematic party anthem by name alone, it's actually a honey sweet mid-tempo number. With the song, Shelton gets gushy about sharing duties in a married household.
Things build up in a sweeping chorus complete with pedal steel and violin. "You'll name the babies and I'll name the dogs," Blake croons into his rhapsodic melody. It's all a bit cheesy in the best way and a whole lot of fun. Shelton captures that "honeymoon" phase of a relationship perfectly as the song's characters lean into the idea of marriage.
In the song's video, Shelton takes on the role of a wedding singer. Although viewers also follow a couple gearing up to tie the knot, not everything is exactly as it appears.
Watch the entire video below.
For those thinking that the ending coming with a surprise couple might hint towards a marriage for him and Gwen, you may be onto something. There's more to the evidence in the video than just thematic suggestions. Gwen's sons Kingston and Zuma actually appear at the party around the minute mark. Take that as you will.
Blake Shelton's "I'll Name the Dogs" Lyrics
Girl, it's hard time I tell ya
No more messin' around
Time to lay these cards on the table
And just throw it all out
I'm talkin' you and me
With the same street name, same last name, same everything
It's a real thing, a how I feel thing
So I'm gonna go on take a swing
You find a spot and I'll find the money
You'll be the pretty and I'll be the funny
You plant the flowers, I plant the kisses
Baby, let's get right down to business
I'll hang the pictures, you'll hang the stars
You pick the paint, I'll pick a guitar
Sing you a song out there with the crickets
In the fall you'll name the babies and I'll name the dogs
You can park your car in the driveway
I'll park my truck in the grass
I'll put a little swing on the front porch
If you put a little tea in my grass
Watch the sunset from a gravel road
Kiss me in the kitchen on your tippy-toes
Still lovin' on you when the roosters crowd
Watchin' way more than the garden grow
You find a spot and I'll find the money
You'll be the pretty and I'll be the funny
You plant the flowers, I plant the kisses
Baby, let's get right down to business
I'll hang the pictures, you'll hang the stars
You pick the paint, I'll pick a guitar
Sing you a song out there with the crickets
In the fall you'll name the babies and I'll name the dogs
Yeah, layin' next to you every night
Sounds like a damn good life
You find a spot and I'll find the money
You'll be the pretty and I'll be the funny
You plant the flowers, I plant the kisses
Baby, let's get right down to business
I'll hang the pictures, you'll hang the stars
You pick the paint, I'll pick a guitar
Sing you a song out there with the crickets
In the fall you'll name the babies and I'll name the dogs
Yeah, name the dogs
You name the babies and I'll name the dogs
Yeah, name the dogs
