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See these eyes so green

Blog: Give It a Spin

February 17, 2010

Not to stir up any controversy here with the "dog people," but I stand proudly on the cat side.

I've loved cats since before the Internet. My brother and I took our little plastic wagon to the neighbors' house and kidnapped their litter of kittens — even though we already had three cats at home — because we wanted more cats (yes, Mom did make us return the kittens when we were caught). When I would walk to school, I would stop to pet all the cats on the way. I learned all their names, and thought myself a cat charmer because even the skittish ones would come to me. As a young child, I was even convinced that I was part cat and wanted to drink milk out of a bowl on the kitchen floor. I've tasted meaty cat food because I thought it smelled delicious (by the way, it is NOT!).

I've never lived a day in my life without at least one cat back at home. You could say that I am who I am today partially due to the people I grew up with, and partly because of my cats. Gracie, the calico cat we took home when I was just about 1-2, didn't die until I was in college, and you could say, in a way, she had a hand in raising me — just as I had in raising her.

My current cat is named Kitten. She will be 9 years old next month. We're pretty much best friends, even though she's a total weirdo. It's okay, I guess I'm a total weirdo, too ... or so she tells me.

Considering my love of the feline kind, it should be no surprise that I have accumulated tons and tons of songs about cats (or at least mentioning cats in their titles). Ahead is my latest list, in honor of the fabulous little furballs who have graced our lives and our hearts (caution: some swearing!):

1. "Star Me Kitten" by R.E.M. & William S. Burroughs
2. "Hello Kitty Cat" by Smashing Pumpkins
3. "Tommy the Cat" by Primus
4. "F*** You and Your Cat" by Goldfinger
5. "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" by David Bowie
6. "The Lovecats" by the Cure
7. "Daisies, Cats and Spacemen" by Leila (featuring Roya Arab)
8. "When We Are Cats" by John Ralston
9. "The Siamese Cat Song" by Oliver Wallace and Peggy Lee
10. "Honky Cat" by Elton John
11. "Does Your Cat Have a Mustache?" by the Format
12. "Kitty" by the Presidents of the United States of America
13. "Cat With 2 Heads" by the Aquabats
14. "Stray Cat Strut" by the Stray Cats
15. "Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter" by Squirrel Nut Zippers
16. "The Cat Song" by Ray Stevens
17. "Three Cool Cats" by the Coasters
18. "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" by Steve Tyrell
19. "Bad Cat" by Roy Orbison
20. "Here Little Kitty" by the Peekers
21. "Kitten" by Nerd Parade
22. "Old Domestic Cat" by Simple Kid
23. "Meow Meow Lullaby" by Nada Surf
24. "Fatso's Theme AKA Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat" by Keyboard Cat

And in case you were wondering, no, of course I didn't forget this gem (though it didn't fit on the disc):

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