▁Roberts ▁on ▁gu it ars . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁has ▁not ▁one ▁distinct ive ▁style ▁but ▁ranges ▁over ▁ball ads , ▁show ▁t unes , ▁nost alg ic ▁Amer icana , ▁and ▁tin ▁pan ▁al ley - like ▁soft ▁sh oe ▁numbers . ▁ ▁William ▁E . ▁Martin , ▁who ▁wrote ▁the ▁songs ▁" F air f ax ▁R ag " ▁and ▁" City ▁Life " ▁that ▁Harry ▁covered ▁on ▁Harry , ▁and ▁who ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Nil sson ▁on ▁the ▁song ▁" R ain maker ," ▁appears ▁in ▁a ▁picture ▁inside ▁the ▁gate fold ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁we aring ▁a ▁bear ▁suit ▁that ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁an ▁actual ▁bear . ▁ ▁Songs ▁ ▁The ▁Pu ppy ▁Song ▁Nil sson ▁wrote ▁this ▁song ▁at ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ' s ▁request ▁for ▁Mary ▁Hop kin , ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁singer ▁that ▁McC art ney ▁had ▁signed ▁to ▁Apple ▁records ▁and ▁whose ▁first ▁album , ▁Post ▁Card , ▁would ▁feature ▁her ▁version ▁of ▁Nil sson ' s ▁song . ▁N ora ▁E ph ron ▁would ▁use ▁Harry ' s ▁own ▁version ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁of ▁her ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁film , ▁You ' ve ▁Got ▁Mail . ▁Ken ny ▁Log g ins ▁covered ▁it ▁on ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁album ▁All ▁Jo in ▁In . ▁ ▁O thers ▁have ▁covered ▁" The ▁Pu ppy ▁Song " ▁as ▁well : ▁David ▁Cass id y ▁sang ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁it ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁to