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    Lyrics:
    In the watches of the night, I was always fresh and bright
    Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keepin' on the watch
    Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
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    About:
    Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with our favourite feline characters including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks.
    The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year - the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 330

  • @resurgam7766
    @resurgam7766 4 роки тому +1405

    I love how Munkustrap is the only responsible adult throughout the whole musical, how can you not love him

    • @jonquilgemstone
      @jonquilgemstone 4 роки тому +12

      Same 😂

    • @miosanchez6104
      @miosanchez6104 4 роки тому +183

      And yet he can't help but join in with the other cats. Just look at him adorably holding onto the wheel

    • @user-eg2gi4qd4i
      @user-eg2gi4qd4i 4 роки тому +48

      And this is why Deutoronomy choose him as his vicegerent

    • @amiefortman7220
      @amiefortman7220 3 роки тому +107

      Munkustrap is the epitome of Tired Dad energy--constantly stressed out about something, but still loves his family and will gladly indulge them as long as they're not hurting anything.

    • @torshavnnewell
      @torshavnnewell 3 роки тому +15

      Skimbleshanks runs the trains tho

  • @qdkdicja10
    @qdkdicja10 4 роки тому +2491

    His character is so friggin adorable the more I think abt it; I mean he’s a CAT that just likes to hang around the train station, take naps and bother the people that work there that eventually became the station’s mascot because who doesn’t love a cat which, for some reason decided to live in libraries post offices or train stations etc and force the employees to adopt it. And in his small head he’s thinking “These humans are HELPLESS without me! I’m SUPER important! They NEED me!” 😂

    • @amphioxusanniversary
      @amphioxusanniversary 4 роки тому +58

      I mean, isn't that basically Tama's story? Anyway, if I were heading an adaptation of Cats, I'd basically make Skimble an ode to Tama

    • @moonlight2870
      @moonlight2870 4 роки тому +176

      I imagine the same of gus. He's just an old cat that sleeps at the theater's door, but in his mind he's a great actor.

    • @coolname8802
      @coolname8802 4 роки тому +24

      I love 𝚑𝚒𝚜 voice tho and his song is so great

    • @Cheeseanonioncrisps
      @Cheeseanonioncrisps 4 роки тому +195

      I especially love how the first few lines of the song imply that he's interpreted the humans' willingness to delay the train slightly to make sure that their pet cat is on board as a sign that the train PHYSICALLY CAN'T START without him.
      It… kinda makes me wonder what he thinks they're all doing while he's at the Jellicle Ball. Does he assume they've all been given the day off till he comes back?

    • @katparent8783
      @katparent8783 3 роки тому +73

      @@Cheeseanonioncrisps he probably gives 2 weeks notice, and the humans are like well he brought us a leaf again, guess he's gonna disappear for a day soon

  • @k.imo__
    @k.imo__ 4 роки тому +997

    imagine walking through an alley at night and a bunch of street cats have made a train out of trash .

    • @IWouldDrownJesus
      @IWouldDrownJesus 4 роки тому +13

      Made me lol

    • @MrNoUsername
      @MrNoUsername 4 роки тому +23

      I’d join in! If I don’t scare them of course...

    • @llaptoo
      @llaptoo 4 роки тому +9

      Nah it's usually the rats coming up with such kind of nonsense.

    • @user-eg2gi4qd4i
      @user-eg2gi4qd4i 4 роки тому +11

      I suppose, a lot of homeless junkies all around the world see such performances regularly)

    • @nicolemiller7760
      @nicolemiller7760 4 роки тому +4

      Mama Kim that would honestly make my night

  • @TheWolfsHowl666
    @TheWolfsHowl666 4 роки тому +879

    who else thinks it's SO freaking cute when Munk helps Old D join in on the fun at 1:11?

    • @jonquilgemstone
      @jonquilgemstone 4 роки тому +80

      Yes! Munkustrap is my favorite, and that moment perfectly embodies why.

    • @kremble1
      @kremble1 4 роки тому +101

      Yes and Old Deuteronomy seems so happy to be, in a way, reliving his kittenhood. I am doing a production of Cats at my Musical Theatre class, and I was chosen to be Munkustrap, and I can't be happier to have such a heartwarming cat part. ❤

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever 4 роки тому +24

      was just thinking the same upon viewing and Old D looks so so happy to be joining along, love it

    • @bethtopia3807
      @bethtopia3807 4 роки тому +23

      Munk is one of the most caring cats ever

    • @martanunez56
      @martanunez56 4 роки тому +7

      @@kremble1 enjoy that much it's so beautiful this musical

  • @joshravenway6875
    @joshravenway6875 4 роки тому +1372

    I find this whole musical to be very confusing but what i do know is I'd die for Skimbleshanks

    • @kieraneustace2875
      @kieraneustace2875 4 роки тому +96

      To sum it up, a bunch of cats are introducing themselves at a ball where at the end of it, their leader picks a cat to sacrifice and be reborn. I'm aware that doesn't make any sense, but that's virtually the entire plot, minus a subplot where a mystery cat steals the leader. I can't spell any of their names so I don't bother

    • @hyenahearts6500
      @hyenahearts6500 4 роки тому +38

      Kieran Eustace
      There's nothing like a charming musical about cars sacrificing each other

    • @joejoe5673
      @joejoe5673 4 роки тому +25

      It's actually an extremely simple story about a cult of CATS where one of the CATS are chosen to be sacrificed once a year so they may be reborn into a new life. Each CAT performs before the leader so in hopes that they may be chosen.

    • @cute-bbh913
      @cute-bbh913 4 роки тому +8

      They were introducing theirselfs to be choosen to go for their new life. Only one cat would be able to do that

    • @Bizorke
      @Bizorke 4 роки тому +29

      I didn't interpret it to be every cat wanting to be sacrificed that night. The point of each song focused on an individual is to celebrate the individuality and uniqueness of all Jellicle cats. Then Old Deuteronomy decides based on his experience who it should be.

  • @mesh7601
    @mesh7601 5 років тому +317

    old deuteronomy looks so happy and it is adorable

  • @brittanybroquadio8846
    @brittanybroquadio8846 6 років тому +688

    This song is way too adorable. Also, can we talk about Munkustrap's adorable smile? He's enjoying himself!!

    • @xxwhispersxx2856
      @xxwhispersxx2856 4 роки тому +42

      Michael definitely really loved this musical - I think he stayed with it for five years.

    • @charleymccallie7458
      @charleymccallie7458 4 роки тому +67

      One of the neat things about this movie is, if you watch Munkustrap in any song he's not featured in, the performer's CLEARLY having a blast.

    • @AnimalLover101195
      @AnimalLover101195 3 роки тому +10

      As soon as I noticed him I can't not notice his dorky smile now!!! Such a delight!!!!! 😻😹

  • @lightningrodstudios2441
    @lightningrodstudios2441 4 роки тому +886

    Am I the only one who looks for other cats in the background? Like, I always try to look for Tugger in these numbers

    • @supershepherd
      @supershepherd 4 роки тому +14

      Same but I can't find him in this one

    • @andrewm2970
      @andrewm2970 4 роки тому +101

      0:19 look at top right

    • @for.tax.reasons
      @for.tax.reasons 4 роки тому +58

      same I'm always looking for Tugger but he's so hard to find lol

    • @cannibalisticrequiem
      @cannibalisticrequiem 4 роки тому +56

      Yup. That's what I love so much about this version that I tried to do with the new movie. I caught a couple things here and there that made me snicker, but generally with the new movie, not many of the background cats were doing much. If they were, it was hard to focus on because there was just so much crap going on.

    • @OhLilacc
      @OhLilacc 4 роки тому +42

      Yeah I always like looking out for mungojerrie and in other songs I always look out for skimbleshanks lol

  • @Traveller281
    @Traveller281 4 роки тому +114

    After noticing it once, I cannot stop cracking up at how when everyone else is kind of doing a coreography when the train breaks, meanwhile Coricopat is literally going "Oh shoot, holy shi-!" in the background with his train wheel...

  • @rosenrot234
    @rosenrot234 4 роки тому +218

    Tugger just chilling off in the background cracks me up

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever 4 роки тому

      where is that, may you post a timestamp?

    • @rosenrot234
      @rosenrot234 4 роки тому +12

      @@snbks4ever 0:06 He's on the right of Skimble. Well his left. Our right.

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever 4 роки тому +7

      @@rosenrot234 haha an interactive version of I SPY, so cool, just makes me love this play more and more, thanks!

    • @rosenrot234
      @rosenrot234 4 роки тому +6

      @@snbks4ever Oh it's hella fun to watch the background in this.

    • @coryman125
      @coryman125 3 роки тому +16

      @Giggle Ziggle I like that you specified "the more wild fun", because it's very clear that in both songs the kittens are having an absolute blast, but in very different ways. I never really thought about that dynamic before, so thank you!

  • @snbks4ever
    @snbks4ever 4 роки тому +173

    So after watching this all, the cats with song about them are cats who are nominated to be reborn, Shimbleshanks just seems to LOVE his life, such a cool lazy dude, people need to be more like him

    • @kated2147
      @kated2147 3 роки тому +7

      Huh, I’ve been a fan of this musical for over 20 years and I never thought about it like that. That’s kind of cool.

    • @rancidprince3133
      @rancidprince3133 3 роки тому +25

      I kinda imagine it like most of these cats are technically in the running, but everyone assumes it’s gonna be Gus, so the rest of the songs are just to flex.

    • @HotGothics
      @HotGothics 2 роки тому +10

      I've always thought of it as most just showing off and having fun while there are only a small number of actual nominations that are primarily sung by someone else; Jennyanydots, Bustopher Jones, and Gus. Then Grizabella sings her own song in the end.
      All the other songs are either explanations about the Jellicles or spectacle show off-y songs. c:

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 роки тому +2

      "such a cool lazy dude, people need to be more like him".
      And...that very exactly describes...to a t is for tail...what most cats seem to think about most humans.
      "Everyone should/could/can/will someday learn to be much more like me."
      "I an the standard all others set their standards by."
      Cats. =^___^= Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. =^_____^=

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever Рік тому

      @@julistarling8382 yes yes

  • @Rose_Nightingale
    @Rose_Nightingale 6 років тому +415

    Here's a little bell around his neck! I didn't see that it's so cute!

    • @Hinatachan360
      @Hinatachan360 3 роки тому +2

      I never noticed the bell before! That is cute.😻

  • @mariaskanal8500
    @mariaskanal8500 4 роки тому +140

    1:10 I just love how Munkustrap wants Old Deuteronomy to join in😻

    • @snbks4ever
      @snbks4ever 4 роки тому +6

      one of my favorite parts!!!

  • @IWouldDrownJesus
    @IWouldDrownJesus 4 роки тому +232

    The hilarity of the lyrics to this song definitely land better in this performance, but I actually liked the tap dance/railroad style of the movie version.

    • @diadino2548
      @diadino2548 4 роки тому +66

      Skimbleshanks was one of the only things the movie did well

    • @josephmccaffrey1758
      @josephmccaffrey1758 3 роки тому +37

      I have to agree. That tap dance scene was the best thing to come from that film in my opinion

    • @joshualogue984
      @joshualogue984 3 роки тому +32

      That film did the Correct Way of adapting a stage song for film. Making it it's own, while still being distinctly related to the original

    • @BrightWulph
      @BrightWulph 3 роки тому +31

      The 2019 Skimbleshanks is the only number to capture the original spirit of the stage show, which is a shame because it gives us a glimpse of what could have been if more care was given to the movie, especially in the hands of a more competent director.

    • @Hell_With_Perks
      @Hell_With_Perks 3 роки тому +28

      Its mainly because its done by professional dancers, listening to the beat as they sing. For most of the songs, the producers just said "sing it how you want and we'll make the orchestra composed around it" which is terrible for a dance production lmao
      But because this song has such an irregular beat, and they wanted tap dancing, they had to make everyone sing on beat.

  • @nofootprint5629
    @nofootprint5629 4 роки тому +64

    0:18 the way he says station is fhckin precious

  • @andyboerger
    @andyboerger 4 роки тому +77

    I love how the song seems so epic, like a great adventure is being described, but it's really just about a cat and a train ;)

  • @raghadb2044
    @raghadb2044 4 роки тому +39

    0:12 the cat who holds the light is so cute😂❤

  • @advicebear67
    @advicebear67 5 років тому +118

    Words can't say how much I bloody love this guy

  • @miosanchez6104
    @miosanchez6104 4 роки тому +49

    Munkustrap at the back holding onto the wheel lookin adorable standing like that i

  • @ArtTasticCreations
    @ArtTasticCreations 4 роки тому +105

    Skimbleshanks is officially the best cat in this musical.

    • @ChristHoon
      @ChristHoon 3 роки тому +4

      This is why Macavity immediately kidnapped Skimble once he's finished his song.

    • @ArtTasticCreations
      @ArtTasticCreations 3 роки тому +1

      @@ChristHoon Lol

    • @ChristHoon
      @ChristHoon 3 роки тому +1

      @@ArtTasticCreations Same as Bustopher Jones (after his song), Jennyanydots (during Bustopher Jone's song) and Gus (after his song), also got kidnapped by Macavity.

    • @ArtTasticCreations
      @ArtTasticCreations 3 роки тому +1

      @@ChristHoon I always liked the costume of Macavity and his music.

    • @ChristHoon
      @ChristHoon 3 роки тому +1

      @@ArtTasticCreations you mean dark brown and strutting around in the nude?

  • @memecreamdreamteam7052
    @memecreamdreamteam7052 3 роки тому +26

    love the part where deut goes in for the hug but skimble is too wrapped up in the number. he looks so thrown off. like "no one ever ignores my hugs :( oh well hes having a good time!"

  • @erinium19
    @erinium19 3 роки тому +30

    Moments from this that live rent free in my brain:
    0:06 Just more amazing space work. Skimble is king
    0:14 It happens several times when the train is on stage, but something about the way the guys with the wheels use one foot to keep the wheels turning makes my day
    0:16 I just love how happy Jellylorum looks here
    0:25 that jump
    0:26 I love Munkustrap's smile and every time he's smiling I can't stop looking at him
    0:36 Skimble's little jig-walk thing. I also love how Old Deuteronomy says something to him. It's just a fun little detail
    0:49 Jennyanydots looks like she's having so much fun
    1:01 All this choreography. Just look at his legs go. Damn
    1:06 Old Deuteronomy joining in
    1:11 I repeat: Old Deuteronomy joining and MUNKUSTRAP HELPING HIM but who's going to help ME survive the amazingness that is this song?
    1:16 Oh, hey, Rumpleteazer. Didn't see you there...
    1:27 There's some super awkward cuts here where Skimble is just straight up in a different position and it's super obvious but that almost adds to the charm somehow?

  • @orionphalynx6192
    @orionphalynx6192 2 роки тому +10

    “Skimbleshanks, the railway cat, the cat of the railway train.”
    Ah, yes, the poison for Kuzco, Kuzco’s poison. The poison specifically for killing Kuzco. That poison?

  • @bowiebeebuzzbuzz5419
    @bowiebeebuzzbuzz5419 4 роки тому +29

    I find this production so interesting because the actors are all pulled from different shows that playedat different times over the years so they are all used to the way that the production was put on when they were in it.
    For example, usually Mistoffelees is the headlight of the train, but I noticed that Tumblebrutus is the headlight, Im going out on a limb here and guessing that its because the actor, Fergus logan, usually played Mistoffelees and was literally only Tumblebrutus during this recording.

    • @Whiskers4169
      @Whiskers4169 11 місяців тому

      I like that every cat has a name but you don’t learn it only the ones they sing about are thought to you

  • @rae-raetheturtledemon.
    @rae-raetheturtledemon. 3 роки тому +16

    For some reason I always imagine him opening an umbrella and flying at the end of the song like Mary Poppins.

  • @Sunkist161
    @Sunkist161 8 років тому +147

    I love their train!

    • @_creare_2742
      @_creare_2742 5 років тому

      Same. Say "I"in the comments if you agree.

  • @thatlibrarysmell720
    @thatlibrarysmell720 8 років тому +261

    Even Old Deuteronomy approves : )

    • @AngelWingsTVdavcs
      @AngelWingsTVdavcs 8 років тому +47

      +hawani harper I feel like everyone loves Skimpleshanks. He's slightly awkward but very lovable and dutiful to his job.

    • @thatlibrarysmell720
      @thatlibrarysmell720 8 років тому +9

      Actually I think the song is just an effort to cheer up Jemina by Old Deutoronomy as he was asleep when it starts. You're right though

    • @openpeacecontrol
      @openpeacecontrol 7 років тому +1

      +Jellicle Gem why did jemima needed to be cheered up???

    • @thatlibrarysmell720
      @thatlibrarysmell720 7 років тому +4

      I dunno. I made that comment a while ago. Who knew what went through my head when I was 12.

    • @thatlibrarysmell720
      @thatlibrarysmell720 7 років тому +2

      *?

  • @ashlynnheller8400
    @ashlynnheller8400 6 років тому +232

    I've always been curiouse.Was the railway in a chaotic mess on the night of the jellice ball.Skimbleshanks isnt there.

    • @kanniekosplayyes2799
      @kanniekosplayyes2799 6 років тому +38

      the station was probably closed for the night *shrugs*

    • @HyacinthTheArtist
      @HyacinthTheArtist 6 років тому +34

      From the train falling apart, I'm guessing it was!

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 6 років тому +4

      J Mo
      That might have been the funniest thing I ever read

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 6 років тому +15

      James Robinson
      Skimble would leave a message.I dont know why I didn't think of that.

    • @scarlett6015
      @scarlett6015 4 роки тому +4

      Hopfully it happened on a holiday when the station's closed.

  • @harukachappy4106
    @harukachappy4106 8 років тому +204

    This Skimble is so cute!😍 the cutest I have ever seen!!😍😍

    • @Gunganfan
      @Gunganfan 5 років тому +12

      Of course he is. Scottish folds are so cute, it should be illegal.

    • @angelolepikson9822
      @angelolepikson9822 5 років тому +6

      THE CUTEST IS MR MISTOFFELEES!!!!
      ...sorry 😊

    • @71crm
      @71crm 5 років тому +4

      Haruka Chappy I like his Scottish accent!

  • @angelinawild8375
    @angelinawild8375 4 роки тому +7

    I love how tugger is just sitting in the back

  • @andrewball5111
    @andrewball5111 4 роки тому +31

    1:14 onwards, I think one of the best ends to a musical theatre song.

  • @_lucifersimp
    @_lucifersimp 4 роки тому +14

    I love that Old D is having so much fun in this song ♥️

  • @lizamoonblooded4196
    @lizamoonblooded4196 3 роки тому +9

    I bet T.S Elliot is smiling right now at how good this song is.

  • @DarthWill3
    @DarthWill3 5 років тому +42

    He'd make a very good butler, I must say.

  • @robertvermillion6816
    @robertvermillion6816 5 років тому +36

    I've always loved this play, particularly how it was shot for the 1998 video, and I always will. Now and forever :).

  • @skybrineplays4110
    @skybrineplays4110 6 років тому +38

    this has to be my favorite song! its so lively and bouncy and i love it!

  • @violetwu3556
    @violetwu3556 6 років тому +22

    tugger creepin in the background

  • @lukebennet8169
    @lukebennet8169 4 роки тому +15

    the train part at the start is so cute! i keep replaying it to get a good look at all of the cats and the little things they are doing ♥

  • @cupids_favourite_aro4578
    @cupids_favourite_aro4578 3 роки тому +12

    Ok but can we appreciate Skimbles vocals please? 0:13 - 0:20
    (Also 0:27 can u imagine being a policeman at Carlisle and this cat come runnin up to you and drags u off to the train station?)

  • @marissaflores418
    @marissaflores418 4 роки тому +11

    0:51
    Cats - And he gives you a wave of his long brown tail which says "I'll see you again". You will meet without fail on the Midnight Mail, the cat of the railway train!

  • @snbks4ever
    @snbks4ever 4 роки тому +10

    lmfao drop of scotch, least he's a fun to be around cat

  • @hollysummers3376
    @hollysummers3376 6 років тому +45

    I love how his tail is hanging from his waistcoat

  • @andrewcrumb8027
    @andrewcrumb8027 5 років тому +17

    This is my favorite part of the musical, because I love trains, and I say, the way they made the steam locomotive is very amazing.

    • @aw8885
      @aw8885 4 роки тому

      Well if you like trains, I think you’ll like a certain other ALW show by the name of Starlight Express!! 👀

  • @mattclarke1836
    @mattclarke1836 4 роки тому +6

    Old d is so happy that he got to get involved with them all

  • @jacksonherring5169
    @jacksonherring5169 3 роки тому +6

    Why am I binge watching Cats videos??? I’m not even a musical fan I swear. I can’t look away for some reason.

  • @caspians5246
    @caspians5246 5 років тому +26

    0:01 On the left you can see the camera, I didn't notice the first time but it full on come's on stage.

  • @roz538
    @roz538 6 років тому +140

    I'm not a furry (though I don't care if you are) but the cat holding the light at the front is super cute.

    • @Disneylover2023
      @Disneylover2023 6 років тому +16

      he is his name is Tumble Brutus

    • @maddieB2023
      @maddieB2023 6 років тому +13

      Yup that's Tumblebrutus

    • @deardiary.loveforest
      @deardiary.loveforest 6 років тому +3

      I agree :3

    • @ines4982
      @ines4982 5 років тому +3

      I WAS THINKING THE SAME

    • @michigangarnet3804
      @michigangarnet3804 5 років тому +18

      Roz Roz this made me think of no homo. No homo dude but your so cute. Not a furry but that one cat is super cute. You don't have to say if you are or set a furry

  • @ravent2631
    @ravent2631 3 роки тому +4

    I love the tune and rhythm of this fun song

  • @cloudbusting.heights
    @cloudbusting.heights 6 років тому +87

    Who sings Skimbles part? I love his voice and his accent!

    • @drekavak4277
      @drekavak4277 6 років тому +17

      Hayden Baum, just in case you haven't already looked it up

    • @cloudbusting.heights
      @cloudbusting.heights 6 років тому +4

      Drekavak Thanks! I had tried searching but couldn't find anything before I got distracted haha

    • @cloudbusting.heights
      @cloudbusting.heights 6 років тому +2

      Drekavak Do you know if he has any music out, or was this like a one-time thing?

    • @drekavak4277
      @drekavak4277 6 років тому +8

      I have no idea. With his talent I'm sure he's been in more than just this though.

    • @mightyasterisk8333
      @mightyasterisk8333 4 роки тому +5

      I think it’s a different actor who’s performing the singing part

  • @rubyxcuby
    @rubyxcuby 7 років тому +16

    i love Skimbleshanks😍

  • @erinium19
    @erinium19 3 роки тому +2

    I can never get over how good Skimble's space work is. Like, damn the actor just nails it

  • @lydiaabordo3621
    @lydiaabordo3621 7 років тому +28

    that train is good

  • @TenorReacts
    @TenorReacts 4 роки тому +11

    When I was at Drama School I used to have to catch a train into the city and at one of the stations there was a visiting cat. I asked about him and apparently he had a loving home, well cared for and got fed, he just liked hanging out at the station! I asked his name and the irony, Gis (pun name for give us a kiss!) I started laughing while the staff looked bemused. I said “you obviously aren’t aware of Cats The Musical. There’s a cat call Gus.”

  • @15sixmedia
    @15sixmedia 3 роки тому +2

    Always thought this was one of the most powerful and strongest finishes to an ALW song.

  • @user-xw1gc7tt7d
    @user-xw1gc7tt7d 4 роки тому +7

    スキンブルシャンクスは永遠の推し

  • @licorice2019
    @licorice2019 3 роки тому +1

    I'm just rewatching everything to see every other character, like rum tum tugger is not dancing here, he's just laying on the side and watching

  • @vampyriclatte
    @vampyriclatte 4 роки тому +2

    I love this song. Also, love how old Deuteronomy is being so wholesome 💓

  • @chan6708
    @chan6708 8 років тому +31

    the songs is so gud when i hear this i always remember my favourite peot ts eliot

  • @phillipasoocinnamonroll4812
    @phillipasoocinnamonroll4812 4 роки тому +11

    Lyrics
    Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat, the Cat of the Railway Train
    There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
    When the Night Mail's ready to depart
    Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
    Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
    We must find him or the train can't start"
    All the guards and all the porters
    And the station master's daughters
    Would be searching high and low
    Saying "Skimble where is Skimble for unless he's very nimble
    Then the night mail just can't go."
    At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
    And the passengers all frantic to a man
    That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
    I'd been busy in the luggage van!
    Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
    And the signal went "All Clear!"
    They'd be off at last to the northern part of the Northern Hemisphere!
    Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    You might say that by and large it was me who was in charge
    Of the Sleeping Car Express
    From the driver and the guards to the bagmen playing cards
    I would supervise them all more or less
    Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
    Of the travellers in the first and the third
    He established control by a regular patrol
    And he'd know at once if anything occurred
    He would watch you without winking and he saw what you were thinking
    And it's certain that he didn't approve
    Of hilarity and riot so that folk were very quiet
    When Skimble was about and on the move
    You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks!
    He's a cat that couldn't be ignored
    So nothing went wrong on the Northern Mail
    When Skimbleshanks was aboard
    It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
    With their name written up on the door
    And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
    And not a speck of dust upon the floor
    There was every sort of light
    You could make it dark or bright
    And a button you could turn to make a breeze
    And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
    And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
    Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly,
    "Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
    But I was just behind him and was ready to remind him
    For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
    When they crept into their cosy berth and pulled up the counterpane
    They all could reflect that it was very nice
    To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
    They can leave all that to the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat
    The Cat of the Railway Train
    In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
    Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch
    Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
    They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
    That I was walking up and down the station
    They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
    Where I met the station master with elation
    They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
    If there was anything they ought to know about
    When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
    For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
    And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
    Which says "I'll see you again!
    You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
    The Cat of the Railway Train!"

  • @_creare_2742
    @_creare_2742 5 років тому +8

    0:00 to 0:40 that is the coolest train EVER!

  • @hannahbanna_
    @hannahbanna_ 4 роки тому +2

    i love skimbleshanks
    BUT
    do yall remember the plato and victoria dance scene were everyone one was mating?
    he tried to get in woth victoria and plato. I still love him hit danggggg man

  • @laserwolf65
    @laserwolf65 3 роки тому +3

    Best song in the whole show.

  • @MyGamer125
    @MyGamer125 5 років тому +10

    I wonder how hard it was to keep those wheels turning

    • @theamericanyoutuber
      @theamericanyoutuber 4 роки тому +8

      rcmgamer218 They just pull them with their feet. Watch Munkustrap’s foot at 0:28.

  • @Whiskers4169
    @Whiskers4169 11 місяців тому

    This reminds me of the bar scene I the fiddler on the roof
    The energy is just so similar
    yet the themes are not even near each other

  • @julistarling8382
    @julistarling8382 2 роки тому +1

    The Kennelly-Heaviside layer is "one of several layers in the Earth's stratosphere" according to Wikipedia article on same topic.
    It was actually named after Mr. Kennelly and Mr. Heaviside.
    Yes. Seriously.

    • @julistarling8382
      @julistarling8382 2 роки тому +1

      And to think that I thought that the Heaviside layer was just one of those songs from Cats. =^___^=
      Never forgot about "to get to the Heaviside layer" but apparently also never even knew *what it was* until Isaac Asimov clued me in.
      Thank you, Mr. Asimov. ^____^

  • @ferdyholim4218
    @ferdyholim4218 5 років тому +6

    Perhaps the idea of the Starlight Express came out of here.

  • @casperrabbit7254
    @casperrabbit7254 4 роки тому +2

    This show is the purest kind of weird 😹

  • @vloggingandadventureswithn8889
    @vloggingandadventureswithn8889 4 роки тому +6

    We are doing the show Cats in my highschool!!!

    • @brianorozco1074
      @brianorozco1074 4 роки тому

      That’s awesome!!😄

    • @vloggingandadventureswithn8889
      @vloggingandadventureswithn8889 4 роки тому

      @@brianorozco1074 thankyou 😁 but sadly it got ruined because of Corona so we made a hardcore set with wood and paint and stuff and it got ruined by Corona 😢

    • @brianorozco1074
      @brianorozco1074 4 роки тому

      Vlogging and Adventures With NyAsia I bet it would’ve been as good as this version of the musical

    • @vloggingandadventureswithn8889
      @vloggingandadventureswithn8889 4 роки тому +1

      @@brianorozco1074 thankyou 😌

    • @brianorozco1074
      @brianorozco1074 4 роки тому

      Vlogging and Adventures With NyAsia You’re welcome

  • @aldow1234
    @aldow1234 8 років тому +45

    I dont now that old dutoromy can dance

    • @niehoe3048
      @niehoe3048 6 років тому +1

      dowdow Jesus Christ can your English be any worse?

  • @DarthSinistris
    @DarthSinistris 6 років тому +30

    Cassandra creeped me out back when I first saw this, and she still does....

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 6 років тому +11

      DarthSinistris
      The part that always slightly creeped me out about her was how elegant she was.

    • @ExtremeTalker-xw6cd
      @ExtremeTalker-xw6cd 6 років тому +1

      hopegirl518 Ashlynn which one is she?

    • @ashlynnheller8400
      @ashlynnheller8400 6 років тому +6

      Shes the black and white cat on the right at 0:34

    • @DarthSinistris
      @DarthSinistris 6 років тому

      She's the one that creeped me out back when I first saw this, and she still does.

    • @DarthSinistris
      @DarthSinistris 6 років тому +8

      Oh, yeah, no doubt a very elegant character, but good lord, she creeped me right out.

  • @baldbeardedbloke6887
    @baldbeardedbloke6887 4 роки тому +14

    If the movie is this good I Am Seeing It.

  • @honeycomb937
    @honeycomb937 3 роки тому +3

    if my homies don't hype me up like this then i don't want them

  • @karaokebackgroundplaylists9878
    @karaokebackgroundplaylists9878 4 роки тому +5

    0:00 The cats had made a steam engine (train engine)

  • @KittyStarlight
    @KittyStarlight Рік тому +1

    "Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea."
    Really? 🤔
    Was it catnip tea purrchance? 🐈🐈🐈

  • @harrygallagher4125
    @harrygallagher4125 6 років тому +5

    Bravo!

  • @vanessacruz938
    @vanessacruz938 5 років тому +2

    My cats love each other more than my mom , my dad ,and me

  • @crystelthewolf
    @crystelthewolf 4 роки тому +6

    I just realized that mistoffelees/quaxo wasnt present in this number at all. Does anyone know when he left the stage?

    • @lornaspears5011
      @lornaspears5011 4 роки тому +6

      Probably to get changed as his costume seem more elaborate than the others and his song was after Macavity

  • @katielawrence5420
    @katielawrence5420 4 роки тому +3

    I love Geoffrey Garratt and David Arniel.

  • @nkbujvytcygvujno6006
    @nkbujvytcygvujno6006 3 роки тому +2

    Lyrics:
    In the watches of the night, I was always fresh and bright
    Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    With perhaps a drop of Scotch while I was keepin' on the watch
    Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
    They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
    That I was walking' up and down the station
    They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
    Where I met the station master with elation
    They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
    If there was anything they ought to know about
    When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
    For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out
    And he gives you a wave of his long, brown tail
    Which says "I'll see you again"
    You will meet without fail on the Midnight Rail
    The cat of the railway train
    The cat of the railway train
    ____________________________
    (Before the video cut:)
    Skimbleshanks the railway cat
    The cat of the railway train
    There's a whisper down the line at eleven thirty-nine
    When the Night Rail’s ready to depart
    Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
    Has he gone to hunt the thimble?
    We must find him or the train can't start"
    All the guards and all the porters
    And the station master's daughters
    Would be searchin' high and low
    Saying, "Skimble, where is Skimble?
    For unless he's very nimble
    Then the Night Rail just can't go"
    At eleven forty-two with the signal overdue
    And the passengers all frantic to a man
    That's when I would appear and I'd saunter to the rear
    I'd been busy in the luggage van
    Then he gave one flash of his glass-green eyes
    And the signal went 'All clear'
    They'd be off at last for the northern part
    of the Northern Hemisphere
    Skimbleshanks, the railway cat
    The cat of the railway train
    You might say that by and large
    It was me who was in charge
    Of the Sleeping Car Express
    From the driver and the guards
    To the bagmen playing cards
    I would supervise them all, more or less
    Down the corridor he paces and examines all the faces
    Of the travelers in the first and the third
    He establishes control by a regular patrol
    And he'd know at once if anything occurred
    He would watch you without winking
    And he saw what you were thinking
    And it's certain that he didn't approve
    Of hilarity and riot so that folk were very quiet
    When Skimble was about and on the move
    You could play no pranks with Skimbleshanks
    He's a cat that couldn't be ignored
    So nothing went wrong on the Northern Rail
    When Skimbleshanks was aboard
    It was very pleasant when they'd found their little den
    With their name written up on the door
    And the berth was very neat with a newly folded sheet
    And not a speck of dust upon the floor
    There was every sort of light, you could make it dark or bright
    And a button you could turn to make a breeze
    And a funny little basin you're supposed to wash your face in
    And a crank to shut the window should you sneeze
    Then the guard looked in politely and would ask you very brightly
    "Do you like your morning tea weak or strong?"
    But I was right behind him and was ready to remind him
    For Skimble won't let anything go wrong
    When they crept into their cosy berth
    And pulled up the counterpane
    They all could reflect, that it was very nice
    To know that they wouldn't be bothered by mice
    They can leave all that to the railway cat
    The cat of the railway train
    Skimbleshanks, the railway cat
    The cat of the railway train
    Skimbleshanks, the railway cat
    The cat of the railway train

  • @ZakanaHachihaCBC
    @ZakanaHachihaCBC 4 роки тому +2

    My favorite part of thé song!
    I’m so disappointed they cut it out of the movie version :(

  • @Dummy_Bunnyy
    @Dummy_Bunnyy 5 років тому +1

    to cute

  • @corbonzobean237
    @corbonzobean237 6 років тому +12

    who knew old duteronomy could dance!

  • @amyclarke41
    @amyclarke41 3 роки тому

    yes

  • @angelolepikson9822
    @angelolepikson9822 5 років тому +2

    nor does it seem that soon after the Old Deuteronomy was kidnapped ...😊

  • @allison3852
    @allison3852 6 років тому +4

    I love this song and musical
    Cats don't wear Vest

  • @carlyhamilton7167
    @carlyhamilton7167 3 роки тому +1

    theory: skimbleshanks is tama's great great grandfather.

  • @TheShadowstalker213
    @TheShadowstalker213 4 роки тому +3

    Can someone tell me why skimble wants to go to the heavy side lair

    • @coloradoccs1852
      @coloradoccs1852 4 роки тому +3

      Ashley Guy suppose everyone wants to be reborn at some point

    • @perhapsismpodcast
      @perhapsismpodcast 4 роки тому +7

      He’s getting up there in years. He probably wants to keep being the railway cat forever!

  • @rebeccanaylor1526
    @rebeccanaylor1526 6 років тому +6

    where is jellyorum?

    • @samsignorelli
      @samsignorelli 5 років тому +6

      That role is more of a singing one, so Sarah Jane Tanner was not in this segment, or at least not with the rest of the dancing cast. She DOES do some dancing in the gumby cat part, but that dancing is easy compared to Jellicle Ball (where she's always at the back and can duck offstage at the more complicated parts).

    • @Hinatachan360
      @Hinatachan360 3 роки тому +1

      Jellylorum was behind Victoria working the piston on the right side of the train. Her expression is super cute.

  • @TheatricalTrailMix
    @TheatricalTrailMix 2 роки тому

    What kills me is that the umbrella part of the train at the beginning is just a little bit crooked!

  • @bloodredrobot2613
    @bloodredrobot2613 4 роки тому +11

    Best character
    Best song
    The movie version of both aspects isnt a massive downgrade
    Fight me

    • @pazuzu126
      @pazuzu126 4 роки тому +4

      the 2019 version of this song is epic. It is really the one thing they didn't screw up. I loved the tap dancing!

    • @phujiapples8328
      @phujiapples8328 4 роки тому +1

      @@pazuzu126 mungojerrie and rumpleteazer was also a pretty good scene if not for the dancing on the staircase scene with the terrible cgi

    • @pazuzu126
      @pazuzu126 4 роки тому

      phujiapples I agree, that was probably the second best scene in the film. The slower jazzy version worked very well and you could still appreciate the choreography. The dancers all did a good job, it was just awkward with the not so good cgi. Having them trash that house was fun too, it fit their personalities well

  • @laurenrogers
    @laurenrogers Рік тому

    JEMIMA IS SO CUTE BOUNCING THE WHEEL I C A N N O T

  • @nawithcl9902
    @nawithcl9902 6 років тому +1

    When I saw this scene,.. I thought that they were tryng to make me a blind...(cause the light was too bright..)

  • @faviolajuarezOtanez6281
    @faviolajuarezOtanez6281 5 років тому +2

    Bonitas CATS 😍😍😍😍

  • @davidmcaninch4714
    @davidmcaninch4714 Рік тому

    0:50 as a drummer, it makes me sad that there was a missed opportunity for a crash cymbal.

  • @bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484

    The police: “oh shit, it’s Skimble! Something must be wrong! We out!”

  • @nat.serrano
    @nat.serrano 4 роки тому +1

    Dr. I am in love with a CAT....Victoria the CAT

  • @bluedanube52010
    @bluedanube52010 2 роки тому

    聽到貓歌劇的歌,讓我馬上回想到25年前,1997年的暑假,道明高中高一暑假歐洲遊學,在英國聽貓歌劇,各位同學您們都過得好嗎?

  • @Fizzyfrog66
    @Fizzyfrog66 5 місяців тому

    The only thing about the movie one that i liked was his tap dancing

  • @mauricioangulo917
    @mauricioangulo917 4 роки тому +3

    In the watches of the night I was always fresh and bright
    Every now and then I'd have a cup of tea
    With perhaps a drop of scotch while I was keeping on the watch
    Only stopping here and there to catch a flea
    They were fast asleep at Crewe and so they never knew
    That I was walking up and down the station
    They were sleeping all the while I was busy at Carlisle
    Where I met the station master with elation
    They might see me at Dumfries if I summoned the police
    If there was anything they ought to know about
    When they got to Gallowgate there they did not have to wait
    For Skimbleshanks would help them to get out!
    And he gives a wave of his long brown tail
    Which says "I'll see you again!
    You'll meet without fail on the Midnight Mail
    The Cat of the Railway Train!"

  • @bunsprout
    @bunsprout 3 роки тому +1

    in do appreciate all of these songs being up on youtube but splitting them in two parts with an ad in between really takes you out of it