Angst-ridden beagle plays piano and sings

Those sad eyes, that melancholy chord progression, the anguished howling ... we're not watching an old Muddy Waters performance, but a video of a piano-playing, blues-singing beagle. The tormented pooch howls his way through this heartbreaking canine catharsis, gaining the admiration of at least one YouTube viewer who praises the pawed performer as "better than Justin Bieber."

It's not the first time a pet has shown off its musical skills online: Our own quick YouTube search for "dog playing piano" pulled up at least 7,500 possibilities. In the interest of efficiency (and because you're likely to see this popping up on Facebook later anyway), we recommend you view this one.

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