Songs About Cats

The Lovecats by The Cure 1983

A jazzy, playful crush of a song.

Stray Cat Strut by Stray Cats 1981

Rockabilly cool, all alley-cat attitude.

Cat Scratch Fever by Ted Nugent 1977

A snarling riff that borrows the claws.

What's New Pussycat by Tom Jones 1965

A big, brassy wink of a song.

Year of the Cat by Al Stewart 1976

A smooth, cinematic night that drifts away.

Honky Cat by Elton John 1972

A country boy who left for the bright lights.

Cool for Cats by Squeeze 1979

Sharp, witty new-wave storytelling.

Nashville Cats by The Lovin' Spoonful 1966

A love letter to session players, cats and all.

Memory by Elaine Paige 1981

The showstopper from Cats, sung by one.

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) by David Bowie 1982

Slinky menace over a Giorgio Moroder pulse.

Black Cat by Janet Jackson 1990

A rock turn with claws out.

Phenomenal Cat by The Kinks 1968

A whimsical fable of a very wise cat.