Stray Dogs by Yuvi Gerstein Feat. Roy Young just released

I wrote this song Stray Dogs a few years ago, after a trip to Eastern Europe that left a strong impression on me. I noticed that in many cities there, there are stray dogs that look calm and peaceful, but they don’t belong to anyone, living in bus and train stations. It reminded me of Yuval Noah Harari’s book, where he talks about domesticated animals that survived over the years—those that were more “wild” didn’t survive because humans didn’t keep them alive.

Today this song is being released, and the singer who performs it is a perfect fit: his name is Roy Young, a soul singer from England who has been living in Israel for almost 40 years, yet still sounds like Otis Redding or Louis Armstrong.

To complete the picture, I sent the song to a gospel choir from Nigeria (thanks Fiverr), who added their flavor to the track and brought everything to the finish line.

Thanks to everyone who contributed their talent to this song, first and foremost the amazing Roy Young who agreed to take part and came to an unforgettable recording day. Thanks to Shachar Haziza on drums, Benno Hendler on bass, Asaf Shay for the sensitive mastering, and of course Eric Lerner, the legendary designer whose wonderful talent makes AI look like a cheap imitation.

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