What was the name of the bullfrog in the hit song by Three Dog Night?

The name of the bullfrog in the hit song "Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night was Jeremiah. It was a popular song that was performed by the trendy rock group in the late 1960s.

The song that concerns Jeremiah was written by Hoyt Axton (1938 - 1999). He was a country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He had established himself as a singer in the early 1960s. He was noted for his rich, smooth and powerful voice.

Axton was fortune enough to have many hit songs. “Joy to the World” ('Jeremiah was a Bullfrog') was a song that he originally wrote anticipated use of an animated TV special to promote peace and harmony in the world. The TV show never went on the air.

As it turned out, Three Dog Night was able to use the song. At first it was not very popular. However, after radio stations stumbled upon it and played it on the air, listeners just couldn't get enough. The song had become an instant hit; it was able to spend 6 weeks at No. 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1971.

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Johnny Rock

And I helped him drink his wine...and he always had some mighty fine wine, singing

nannybon

Funny. Probably everyone of us were singing it in our head at least.

Jun Soriao

Together with my friends, we hummed and whistled "Joy to the World " while witnessing at the same time, body bags of US soldiers being unloaded from planes and helicopters that flew from Da Nang and Cam Ranh Bay over at the US Subic military facility. We were so saddened by the sight and comforted ourselves by Three Dog Night's famous ditty. Again, a great post and many thanks for sharing a nostalgia.

Lindy Carmalt

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea . . . joy to you and me . . .

Phyllis Ollar Goodwin

Excellent commentary. Pretty easy question for those of us of a certain generation. It was almost an anthem to us!!!

Helen Keen

He was a good friend of mine, But I never understood a word that he said..

wordster

Helen Keen, But he brought joy to the world, joy to all the boys and girls. (and how often do we hear that these days?)

Diana Newman

Loved, Three Dog Night. I read somewhere that their band's name came from how cold the night was. A three dog night was fairly cold, so they needed three dogs to keep them warm.

Donna R. O'Brien Moran

Grew up singing that great song. Loved Three Dog Night.

Teryann58 Mapes

I sang this song everytime it played on the radio..What memories😋

Jackie

I was between Jeremiah and Joshua and guessed it right.

Kay Agnew

Diana Newman, I heard that, too!

homeducater

I like a lot of Hoyt Axton songs.

Tamma Engel

I LOVE this song!

David Denney

I always hated this song. Too non-rock to me. And I was in the hospital in '71 during which time every pop station played this No. 1 song multiple times per day.

Linda Ofarrell

Joy to the. World and carry on drinking that fine wine

noveahu

I had their song book when I was young I’m 55 now 😂 I loved their music still play it on You tube!!!

Ddreams

Jun Soriao, That is very deep because I was only 12 or 13 at the time but I remember watching the nightly news. It was almost as if the blood was pouring out the TV.