. ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁show ▁on ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Pres ley ▁performed ▁seven ▁songs , ▁including ▁" H ound ▁Dog ". ▁Despite ▁Pres ley ▁being ▁fil med ▁only ▁above ▁the ▁wa ist , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁S ull ivan ▁looked ▁to ▁the ▁audience , ▁saying ▁" I ▁wanted ▁to ▁say ▁to ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁decent , ▁fine ▁boy , ▁and ▁wherever ▁you ▁go , ▁El vis , ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁say ▁we ' ve ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁ple as anter ▁experience ▁on ▁our ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁big ▁name ▁than ▁we ' ve ▁had ▁with ▁you . ▁So ▁now ▁let ' s ▁have ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁hand ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁nice ▁person !" ▁This ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁Pres ley ' s ▁last ▁live ▁performance ▁on ▁American ▁television . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Frank ▁Sin atra ▁supported ▁US ▁Senator ▁George ▁S math ers ' ▁cr us ade ▁against ▁" in fer ior ▁music ", ▁including ▁" H ound ▁Dog ", ▁which ▁Sin atra ▁sar cast ically ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" a ▁master pie ce ." ▁Oscar ▁Ham mer stein ▁II ▁had ▁" a ▁particular ▁lo ath ing ▁of ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Perry ▁Como ▁told ▁The ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post : ▁" When ▁I ▁hear ▁' H ound ▁Dog ' ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁vom it ▁a ▁little , ▁but ▁in ▁