Year of the Cat
Peter Wood, Al Stewart, Peter White
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On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolor in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, I feel my life Just like a river running through The year of the cat While she looks at you so cooly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea She comes in incense and patchouli So you take her, to find what's waiting inside The year of the cat Well morning comes and you're still with her And the bus and the tourists are gone And you've thrown away your choice you've lost your ticket So you have to stay on But the drum-beat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the new-born day You know sometime you're bound to leave her But for now you're going to stay In the year of the cat Year of the cat
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Written by: Alistair Ian Stewart, Peter John Wood
Lyrics © CARLIN AMERICA INC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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13 facts about this song
Song Release"Year of the Cat" is a song by British singer-songwriter Al Stewart, released as a single in July 1976.
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Album InclusionThe song is the title track of his 1976 album "Year of the Cat."
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Chart PerformanceIt reached number 8 in the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1977.
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Song DurationThe album version of the song lasts for more than six minutes, with two long instrumental sections.
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Popular CoversThere have been numerous cover versions of "Year of the Cat," including renditions by Show of Hands, James Last, and Panflute.
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Song ProductionThe song was produced by the renowned English rock musician, Alan Parsons.
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CollaborationThe song was co-written by Stewart and his long-term collaborator Peter Wood.
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InstrumentationThe song features an acoustic guitar, piano, and saxophone solo reminiscent of the jazz infused progressive rock of the time.
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Inspiration"Year of the Cat" is a term in the Vietnamese zodiac, similar to the Chinese Zodiac. Instead of the Rabbit, the Vietnamese have a Cat.
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LegacyIn 2009, "Year of the Cat" was used in a commercial for the Nissan Cube in Japan, and in 2010 in a French commercial for a dating service.
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ReferencesThroughout the song, there are multiple literary and film references, including Humphrey Bogart and Peter Lorre.
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MusiciansProminent session musicians like Tim Renwick, Stuart Elliot, and Peter Wood played on this track.
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LongevityDespite being over four decades old, "Year of the Cat" regularly features on classic rock and soft rock radio stations, reflecting its enduring popularity.
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