▁that ▁I ▁get ▁quite ▁unh appy , ▁so ▁we ▁try ▁to ▁move ▁on ." ▁However , ▁Le iber ▁and ▁St ol ler ▁maintained ▁consist ently ▁and ▁em ph atically ▁that ▁Ot is ▁was ▁" not ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁the ▁song " ▁( emph asis ▁their s ). ▁ ▁As ▁he ▁had ▁provided ▁lyr ics ▁for ▁the ▁version ▁of ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁recorded ▁by ▁Pres ley , ▁Fred die ▁Bell ▁" su ed ▁to ▁get ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁composer ▁roy alt ies ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁changed ▁ ▁the ▁words ▁and ▁indeed ▁the ▁song , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁millions ▁as ▁the ▁song writer ▁of ▁El vis ' ▁version : ▁but ▁he ▁lost ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁ask ▁Le iber ▁& ▁St ol ler ▁for ▁permission " ▁to ▁make ▁those ▁changes . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁Music , ▁In cor por ated ▁( B MI ) ▁is ▁the ▁performing ▁rights ▁organization ▁for ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁( B MI ▁Work ▁# 9 4 6 3 2 , ▁IS W C ▁# ▁T - 9 0 5 2 4 6 8 6 9 - 6 ), ▁while ▁Sony / AT V ▁S ON GS ▁L LC ▁own s ▁the ▁publishing ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁stage ▁musical , ▁H ound ▁Dog : ▁A ▁H ip ▁h Oper a ", ▁a ▁musical ▁send - up ▁that ▁was ▁written , ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Jeff ▁R ake , ▁that ▁ran ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁at