Before we get on to tonight's feature presentation, a little tribute to John McCain. Here he is in Bomb Iran. But the old neocon needs a history lesson. The Regents did it first, in 1961, before the Beach Boys covered it in '65. The Regents in their dotage, live. "I tried Peggy Sue, but I knew she wouldn't do."
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Loving Spoonful, Nashville Cats, 1966. They's playin' since they's babies.
Harry Chapin, Cat's in the Cradle. For you fathers out there. Bond with your son when he's five. Wait till he's 50 and he won't give you the time of day. Harry Chapin was a major talent who died young. Here is his great Taxi. We Boomers are damned lucky to have the greatest popular music soundtrack.
What Happened to Harry Chapin?
Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, 1961
Bent Fabric, Alley Cat, 1962. Bent fabric can be said to have a kink in it. Therefore,
Kinks, Phenomenal Cat
Tom Jones, What's New Pussycat? 1965.
Norma Tanega, Walkin' My Cat Named 'Dog.' The queen of the one-hit wonders?
Mongo Santamaria, El Pussycat. If you remember this one, I'll buy you a pussyhat and a watermelon. While we have Mongo Santamaria cued up, here is his rather better-known Watermelon Man, muchachos.
Buck Owens, Tiger by the tail. This one goes out to Kathy P.
Stray Cats, Stray Cat Strut
Sue Thompson, Paper Tiger, 1965. This one's for Barack "Red Line" Obama.
Elton John, Honky Cat, 1972
Robert Petway, Catfish Blues, 1941. An influential song in the history of the blues.
Rooftop Singers, Tom Cat. From those far-off and fabulous hootenanny days.
UPDATE (9/16).
Mendocino Joe wisely recommends Ring-Tail Tom.
UPDATE (9/17),
Monterey Tom, displaying good taste, as usual, reminds me of Laura Nyro's Tom Cat Goodbye.
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