Cat songs in Western music. World-famous and popular songs.

Cat SizeSuzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro – Cat Size Music Video – Full Original Song!!

A song born from Suzi Quatro’s desire to “preserve the most popular live songs over the years,” she was born in Detroit and had been performing in rock bands since the age of 14.

It was co-written with lead guitarist Len Tuckey, who later became her husband.

Theme From ShaftIsaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (1971)

A song used in the 1971 film of the same name starring Richard Roundtree.

The instruments are performed by the Bar-Kays, a Memphis funk group.

The track won both a Grammy and an Academy Award.

It’s also known for Isaac Hayes’s performance of it at the ceremony when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jolly green giantThe Kingsmen

The Kingsmen “Jolly green giant”

A song inspired by the jingle used in the commercial for the vegetable brand “Green Giant.” There’s a story that Libby Foods, the owner of Green Giant, sent a gift box of vegetables to a concert by The Kingsmen, but it was left behind, leading Libby Foods to sue The Kingsmen for defamation.

An Cat DubhU2

U2 AN CAT DUBH

The title of this song, “An Cat Dubh,” means “The Black Cat” in Gaelic.

It’s a song inspired by U2’s frontman Bono’s relationship with his girlfriend, Ali.

He married Ali in 1982.

Kitty LitterPlacebo

Placebo – Kitty Litter [Rock Am Ring 2009] HD

This is a song included on Battle for the Sun, an album released in 2009 by the British alternative rock band Placebo.

It was the first album to feature Steve Forrest as the drummer after Steve Hewitt left the band in 2007.

Alley CatBENT FABRIC

Alley Cat

A piece by Bent Fabric, a Danish piano player.

It was the theme song for a television program of the same name hosted by Fabric.

At the 1962 Grammy Awards, it won Best Rock & Roll Recording.

The song was also popular as a wedding dance number.

Kitty JaySeth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman – Kitty Jay

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman was born on Dartmoor in England.

This song, which depicts a slave girl, is the title track from his album released in 2004.