▁in ▁the ▁Trad itional ▁Fol k ▁Album ▁category ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Australian ▁band ▁Sher bet ▁released ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁as ▁a ▁non - album ▁single , ▁back ed ▁with ▁" Can ▁I ▁Drive ▁You ▁Home ? ". ▁It ▁reached ▁number ▁ 1 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Kent ▁Music ▁Report ▁and ▁appeared ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 1 ▁on ▁the ▁Go - Set ▁year - end ▁chart . ▁ ▁Beat les ▁and ▁John ▁L enn on ▁cover ▁versions ▁As ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁sem inal ▁influence ▁on ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁and ▁John ▁L enn on , ▁and ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁a ▁favorite ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁L enn on ▁and ▁his ▁mother , ▁during ▁The ▁Beat les ' ▁early ▁career ▁" H ound ▁Dog " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁L enn on ▁and ▁McC art ney ▁as ▁the ▁Qu ar ry men ▁later ▁as ▁the ▁Beat les ▁played ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁No ▁recorded ▁version ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁surv ive . Mark ▁Lewis ohn , ▁The ▁Complete ▁Beat les ▁Chron icles ▁( H arm ony ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ) ▁pp . ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 3 6 3 . ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁L enn on ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁with ▁the ▁Pl astic ▁O no ▁Ele ph ant '