Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (Lyrics)

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  • @frankhurst9665
    @frankhurst9665 2 місяці тому +84

    My wife is named Catherine, and I call her "Cat". She loves this song because of that. We have been together 29 years.

    • @hirokihan5015
      @hirokihan5015 2 місяці тому +1

      XD???

    • @catalinagonzalez9292
      @catalinagonzalez9292 Місяць тому +6

      Thats my song too!!...I feel the same as your wife...because my name is Cathy ...congratulations happy couple!

    • @victordelgado1386
      @victordelgado1386 Місяць тому +2

      I like tha name cat

    • @dustinmiller2775
      @dustinmiller2775 28 днів тому +2

      I recommend you both check out "Song For Kathy" by Robert Earl Keen, Jr. (Even if not a country fan)
      The song is to his sister and the emotion is deeply impressive.

    • @andamedon1
      @andamedon1 22 дні тому +2

      Same here

  • @alanboy1027
    @alanboy1027 2 місяці тому +38

    With all due respect to Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and whatever else the youngsters Call Music These Days.....THIS IS WHAT MUSIC SHOULD SOUND LIKE. Truly a Masterpiece. Still digging this song 47 years later. This song gives me the chills in every wonderful way.

    • @annanuzzomusic
      @annanuzzomusic Місяць тому +2

      Agreed!!!!!❤

    • @bensubban
      @bensubban Місяць тому +2

      True…✅✅

    • @judyhurlock3468
      @judyhurlock3468 3 години тому

      This is an unforgettable song and tune. It will go on forever.

  • @riefujimoto4279
    @riefujimoto4279 2 місяці тому +20

    So lucky to have grown up w these beautiful songs ❤

  • @suehiggins1488
    @suehiggins1488 3 роки тому +261

    I came to find this song today, My Dad's favourite song. Dad passed away one year ago. Listening to this helps me feel close to him again.

  • @ronaldmoore7247
    @ronaldmoore7247 Рік тому +164

    I remember many a night before going in, reclining in the driver’s seat of my new ‘76 Camaro, higher than a kite, listening to “Year of the Cat” on repeat, the fresh breeze blowing through, and feeling lucky to be alive. I still get that feeling when I listen to this, one of my favorite songs. Those were some good old days.

    • @michaelanderson8090
      @michaelanderson8090 Рік тому +16

      A timeless song. Takes me back to a much simpler time in life. Gosh I so miss those days. I also had a Camaro, 1977. Yes good times.

    • @user-cm2xj7ew5p
      @user-cm2xj7ew5p 5 місяців тому

      ​@@Phenylacetonatedwell, I dare say with speedo's you might well be doing a crash landing my friend. Hey but to each his own 😔

    • @fredfragano8297
      @fredfragano8297 4 місяці тому +1

      Thanks. I could not agree more with you!! Great ol' days!!

    • @ClaireFreeman
      @ClaireFreeman 4 місяці тому +2

      That's so cool !!!

    • @RobertBroughman-ot3fn
      @RobertBroughman-ot3fn 4 місяці тому +1

      Mine was a 71comaro

  • @benbosmans7517
    @benbosmans7517 2 роки тому +207

    My all time favorite..... piano-drums-violin-guitar-saxophone...... simply brilliant!!!

    • @christinea9676
      @christinea9676 2 роки тому +6

      And the cello! All the instruments make magic!

    • @aleksandrburmakin7410
      @aleksandrburmakin7410 Рік тому

      Esta era la canción favorita

    • @victormanuelpatosilva1637
      @victormanuelpatosilva1637 Рік тому +1

      this song takes me back in time...and my authentic love of all time, IVANA, that I regret everyday of my life...Still love ya, IVANA.
      Sorry, it was my fault..

    • @rudivanrooijen7611
      @rudivanrooijen7611 Рік тому +2

      Bass ?

    • @fredbentley4944
      @fredbentley4944 Рік тому +3

      I find this song to be so intriguing and fascinating. It brings you in to this somewhat mysterious story , then the segway in to the instrumental composition is nothing short of miraculous! The selection of instruments and their sequence, well, it is the most captivating number I have heard in all my years as a musician.
      I would pay the price of a ticket for this one song alone!! Thank you! Extremely well done!

  • @juansanabria6804
    @juansanabria6804 2 роки тому +417

    One of the things that I love about this song is that it doesn't hurry to the singing. It allows you to enjoy the harmony of the different instruments.

    • @perilousgeorge
      @perilousgeorge Рік тому +14

      Right on.👍

    • @a.garcia8086
      @a.garcia8086 Рік тому +7

      Exactly

    • @pzkw6759
      @pzkw6759 Рік тому +17

      Absolutely. I'll play this song over and over, listening to each individual instrument separately. Gives you a real good flavor of the song

    • @bellazoe1
      @bellazoe1 Рік тому +16

      In last 50 or so years you’d be hard pressed to find a better song that’s held the test of time. Absolutely stunning perfect masterpiece

    • @beckyholl3867
      @beckyholl3867 Рік тому +6

      Love this song. And the intro is great

  • @gregcrewe7042
    @gregcrewe7042 7 місяців тому +33

    One of the coolest lines ever “ she comes out of the sun running like water colors in the rain “

  • @EliasCalderon-ls2nz
    @EliasCalderon-ls2nz 6 місяців тому +13

    I yes love this song since 1977 I am 66 years old

  • @rafaelarrazcaeta8535
    @rafaelarrazcaeta8535 2 місяці тому +9

    This is music for ever. Never old. The best of the best.

  • @MostlySunny27-pd3xj
    @MostlySunny27-pd3xj 23 дні тому +6

    Love listening to this song. Still beautiful 40+ years later!

  • @randallfrank5682
    @randallfrank5682 6 місяців тому +45

    I will never forget the first time I heard this song while wearing headphones. The instruments are wonderful. The change from the electric guitar to the saxophone just drives into you.

    • @rbsamar
      @rbsamar 3 місяці тому

      Now we listen to it with AirPod😮. Going on 70

    • @frankhurst9665
      @frankhurst9665 2 місяці тому

      There is an acoustic version of this that Al does that will make you weep. It's available on youtube.

    • @randallfrank5682
      @randallfrank5682 2 місяці тому +1

      @@frankhurst9665 I found it. You are right, my vision is now blurry with tears. Thank you, and the little story at the beginning about his Linda Ronstadt tour experience is interesting. I find it hard to understand that someone would not like his music.

    • @frankhurst9665
      @frankhurst9665 2 місяці тому

      @@randallfrank5682- You're welcome, but I warned you...remember that feeling. Stay safe. Know that you are loved.

    • @kevinpyne5808
      @kevinpyne5808 2 місяці тому +1

      Well said!

  • @janethollomon3018
    @janethollomon3018 4 роки тому +118

    The Year of the Cat never gets old.

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

    • @erica2799
      @erica2799 3 місяці тому +1

      I agree!

    • @victordelgado1386
      @victordelgado1386 Місяць тому

      Of course neva neva

  • @nancyhenderson1244
    @nancyhenderson1244 3 місяці тому +11

    I always loved this song in the 70's but listening to it today I realize what a treasure it is!

  • @pzkw6759
    @pzkw6759 Рік тому +80

    Arguably the best song to come out of the 70's. The way the guitar and piano meld. Absolutely fabulous.

  • @christinec.3133
    @christinec.3133 3 роки тому +50

    The other day I heard this song at the store , I literally stopped in my tracks just to listen

  • @stevem8212
    @stevem8212 9 місяців тому +20

    Brilliant song. I was born in the Year of the Cat and am listening to this in the Year of the Cat.

  • @janowens2212
    @janowens2212 21 день тому +6

    One of my favorites that I remembered he did.Besides we need to always love those CATS.🥰That was one of the soft soul songs.🤙♥️💯

  • @daverowe8036
    @daverowe8036 2 місяці тому +32

    Way back when the world seemed perfect!! My dad called me Kat . Short for Kathy, such a feel good tune was 17 now at 64 still get that same peaceful easy feeling of yesterday!!

    • @njbb5959
      @njbb5959 Місяць тому +2

      I wish the same peaceful and enjoyable time of the bygone half a century ago, come back.

  • @rabbitQ1
    @rabbitQ1 4 роки тому +166

    Makes me feel like I am in some exotic place that only this song can put me. Love that feeling. That's why from time to time I'll play it and it's the same feeling everytime since day one. .... amazing.

    • @Talula-Darling
      @Talula-Darling 4 роки тому +3

      Totally Agree!

    • @andrewwilson3327
      @andrewwilson3327 4 роки тому +8

      Richard Russell that description was so right on. I never get bored of this song because I only play it when the
      Time is right. Thanks.

    • @rosanakalaf7330
      @rosanakalaf7330 4 роки тому

      Same feeling here.

    • @rabbitQ1
      @rabbitQ1 4 роки тому

      @O.P. Yates Safe travels!

    • @dabreu
      @dabreu 3 роки тому +6

      I have the same feeling. It is...magical.

  • @athenassigil5820
    @athenassigil5820 3 роки тому +127

    Ya know...this song, no matter the year, is Purrrrfect!

  • @crystal01681
    @crystal01681 5 місяців тому +6

    A work of Art! Musical perfection!! 💥💥💥

  • @sherrystamps5524
    @sherrystamps5524 7 місяців тому +20

    Another great song by Al Stewart. I am in my sixties and I am still listening to his great songs.i love sitting on the porch early mornings and late evenings in the fall listening to this great tune.

  • @Dyannamaree1
    @Dyannamaree1 2 роки тому +42

    The most hauntingly beautiful song.

  • @thecelt471
    @thecelt471 2 роки тому +20

    First heard this when deployed in the Navy in the Caribbean. Timeless.

  • @dudemantis5612
    @dudemantis5612 Місяць тому +8

    I wasn’t born when this song came out and when I think it’s better than most music today.

  • @larry-naylor
    @larry-naylor 4 роки тому +97

    I love this song, the lyrics are just beautiful and it reminds me of happy evenings dancing around the kitchen with my dad... Good Times indeed.

  • @danielclopez1742
    @danielclopez1742 3 роки тому +32

    A classic lives forever.

  • @wilee.coyote5298
    @wilee.coyote5298 3 роки тому +59

    Awesome sound quality. Sentimental and melancholy with a touch of romantic longing. Takes us baby boomers back to a moment in time in the past. When the world was a simpler place, without all the noise and drama.

  • @acostavalecosta1133
    @acostavalecosta1133 3 роки тому +20

    The mysterious woman...fascinating .
    Seducer...She doesn't give you time for questions..She came in the year of the cat...

  • @brettallison5753
    @brettallison5753 5 місяців тому +6

    One of the great songs of the 70s.

  • @AmandaPufpaff
    @AmandaPufpaff 3 роки тому +35

    Great to play cruising around town in the car on hot summer nights!

    • @wilee.coyote5298
      @wilee.coyote5298 3 роки тому +3

      Yes. Or during covid lockdown nights, watching the world come to a standstill, thinking of better times in the past.

    • @michaelanderson8090
      @michaelanderson8090 Рік тому +2

      Absolutely

  • @jonneville2287
    @jonneville2287 3 місяці тому +5

    I sometimes listen to 70's - 80's radio stations, and, although I like much of it, when this song is played I have to turn it up. Love it, a real standout.

  • @marvinrodriguez1455
    @marvinrodriguez1455 3 місяці тому +13

    Sincerely a beautiful song indeed.
    It takes you back in time like a Stargate.

  • @garycotham4546
    @garycotham4546 7 місяців тому +10

    One of my all time favorite songs , never tire of listening to it.

  • @jaya.0069
    @jaya.0069 3 роки тому +27

    One of the great tunes of the 70's, ahh those were the days! Now back to reality!

    • @Smedley1947
      @Smedley1947 Рік тому +2

      Reality and adulthood are overrated.

  • @carltompkins6815
    @carltompkins6815 4 роки тому +65

    Al Stewart - one of the greatest guitar players of all time!

    • @robertcarlogradosgarcia9944
      @robertcarlogradosgarcia9944 3 роки тому +1

      Yeahhhhh.

    • @josbruls
      @josbruls 3 роки тому +4

      He is good, but on this album he had terrific support from Tim Renwick and Peter White.

    • @timothybrittain4161
      @timothybrittain4161 3 роки тому +1

      No, he definitely wasn't a "great" guitar player, but very good for pop music.

    • @aldon78
      @aldon78 2 роки тому +3

      He was good but not like Erick Clapton or Santana.

    • @aldon78
      @aldon78 2 роки тому

      @@josbruls Who were they?

  • @warshrike666
    @warshrike666 3 роки тому +12

    I was 4yrs old in Malaysia when this song came out. My dad had just been posted to Butterworth with the RAAF. I can remember this song on the radio even over there, it was on the radio for a long time. :)

  • @janisschrobilgen659
    @janisschrobilgen659 3 роки тому +31

    I love the song, the lyrics and the picture of the cat. I had a beloved cat named Bogart. He was so cool. He liked to ride with me in the car and sit in the back window. I miss him even after all these years.

    • @mantu7367
      @mantu7367 3 роки тому

      Dear Janis, be at peace, your beloved pet is in heaven; the question is: will you make it there: Romans 10:9,10; John chapter 3 ✝️ (KJV)

    • @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo
      @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo 2 роки тому +6

      Janis .so beautifull you sharing about your friend Bogart ...I too had a cat befriend and adopt me ...Boots was his name...I still visit his grave .......

    • @crinklecut3790
      @crinklecut3790 Рік тому +4

      My wife and I have 5 cats now. Every one of them has a completely unique personality and that’s what I love most about cats.

    • @danstasi1867
      @danstasi1867 Рік тому +5

      My beloved Cat is named Viking. He adopted me nearly 4 years ago. This is his favorite song!

    • @michaelanderson8090
      @michaelanderson8090 Рік тому +3

      @@crinklecut3790 I have 4 and you are so right about that.

  • @johnperry5522
    @johnperry5522 2 роки тому +22

    I lived this song, a long time ago, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Whenever I hear it, my memory floods with smells and sounds, and memories of beauty and drugs, and friends long gone now... (And I was born in a year of the cat, and found myself there during another.)

    • @0k3ma
      @0k3ma 2 роки тому

      So cool

    • @jimwest4862
      @jimwest4862 9 місяців тому +1

      John,so that would be 2011 in ChiangMai
      I was there also
      but I lived this song In Issan
      You still in LOS?

    • @johnperry5522
      @johnperry5522 9 місяців тому

      @@jimwest4862 Unfortunately no. In New Jersey at present. Been thinking about a research project that might bring me back to SE Asia, though.

    • @makelikeatree1696
      @makelikeatree1696 8 місяців тому

      My YOTC moment was Christmas Day, 1980, Venice Italy.

  • @jamessanta7671
    @jamessanta7671 4 роки тому +51

    The Year of the cat..!!🤩🤩🤩🤩2020

    • @pgbergeron5569
      @pgbergeron5569 4 роки тому +7

      It's actually the Chinese Year Of The Metal Rat:

    • @sptinydancer
      @sptinydancer 3 роки тому +1

      I believe the next one is 2023. This song was written in 1975 which was Year Of the Cat 🐈.. yeah I had to do the math myself! Every 12 years and each one is said to bring good fortune.

    • @Kleber2711
      @Kleber2711 3 роки тому

      2021

  • @u.s.a.198
    @u.s.a.198 Рік тому +11

    Who could ask for more? Even saxophone and strings... awesome

  • @c0neyisland
    @c0neyisland 7 місяців тому +6

    What I love about this song is the song itself and the unswervingly pleasant comments people have written.

    • @David-ki6jq
      @David-ki6jq 5 місяців тому

      It's such a beautiful song, you can't help but feel pleasant to our fellow humans

  • @cw2256
    @cw2256 3 місяці тому +2

    If only there was music like this today.

  • @doggeelikesit9849
    @doggeelikesit9849 4 роки тому +32

    My cat just died,I miss her so much.

    • @Peri001
      @Peri001 3 роки тому +3

      Mine too.. :(

    • @loribragg2947
      @loribragg2947 3 роки тому +3

      I lost my last cat about 9 years ago, a beautiful Maine Coon named PK. No more cats now; I love them too much. And they don't live long enough. 😥

    • @sptinydancer
      @sptinydancer 3 роки тому +1

      =^;^= xoxo

    • @tammybedford4954
      @tammybedford4954 3 роки тому +1

      Doggee, I’m so sorry. 😞 Love cats, and all animals.

  • @kenperez4539
    @kenperez4539 3 роки тому +44

    A heart touching blend of beautiful piano, rad electric guitar, moody acoustic guitar, and whiskey saxophone alongside Al Stewart's rich liquid voice

  • @MrWhoevr
    @MrWhoevr 2 роки тому +8

    The 70s had a lot of love songs. Love was important to people back then.

    • @Smedley1947
      @Smedley1947 Рік тому +2

      Beautiful mellifluous music was also important back then.

  • @heinzkerger9594
    @heinzkerger9594 6 днів тому

    It is a timeless, gentle and so melodic song with a perfect instrumentation where you can just dream away...Heinz, 64, Germany.

  • @hassan.achjijem
    @hassan.achjijem 5 місяців тому +4

    A masterpiece! Too many memories..

  • @kishorekurtakoti1225
    @kishorekurtakoti1225 4 роки тому +27

    Brings back the joy of our college days. just love this song

  • @ronaldkejick4826
    @ronaldkejick4826 3 роки тому +12

    I can see my cat dancing in heaven.

  • @dolorsbenjumeaamills9096
    @dolorsbenjumeaamills9096 22 дні тому

    I was still a child when this song came out but i still listen to it and never get bored Much better than the songs than we hear nowadays,Fantastic music indeed

  • @walterfechter8080
    @walterfechter8080 Рік тому +13

    I believe that maestro Alan Parsons had something to do with this exquisite music. I hold this tune near and dear to my heart. It transports me back to a snowy night in early December 1977.

    • @lawkokhoong4516
      @lawkokhoong4516 Рік тому +4

      Yes the record was produced by Alan Parsons

    • @Dina-nm1nx
      @Dina-nm1nx Рік тому +2

      so cool---this song also takes me back to a snowy night in early 1977 when this song was new and popular on the radio..
      I listened to it, while outdoors, permeating from my transistor on a perfectly silent winter night with soft fresh snow covering everything...as the world stood still...listening with me

    • @walterfechter8080
      @walterfechter8080 Рік тому +1

      @@Dina-nm1nx -- So very well-put! This is one tune with definite "staying power." Cheers -- W

  • @user-ut2rl4zy9y
    @user-ut2rl4zy9y 4 місяці тому +9

    The violins!!! The guitar !!! Everything is in perfect harmony

  • @jordansummers2790
    @jordansummers2790 8 місяців тому +3

    I love how the song transitions from piano to guitar to saxophone, brilliant song with brilliant lyrics & great voice. My top 10 songs of all time. Apparently the song writer bunked up with Paul Simon 4 a bit. I love the back stories about these great musicians.

  • @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo
    @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo 2 роки тому +14

    a once in a lifetime song...a melodic time vehicle transporting us to a place where time is not...there you can refresh restore rejuvenate and return ...just follow the sax and you'll see....

    • @Dina-nm1nx
      @Dina-nm1nx Рік тому +1

      poetic and accurate

    • @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo
      @PabloGonzalez-lr5bo 11 місяців тому +1

      @@Dina-nm1nx thank u Dina ...poetic and accurate...I like that as much as I like the song ...have a sweet day ..

  • @laeclaec1783
    @laeclaec1783 6 місяців тому +2

    This song transports me to the best time of my life... Quiet sounds... Simple life... Pure magic.

  • @victoralejandrofornielsanc7052
    @victoralejandrofornielsanc7052 8 місяців тому +2

    I love this song, I remember the year when I listened it the first time on the radio since that 1976 year adore this song, it's perfect

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

  • @sundarmann6167
    @sundarmann6167 3 роки тому +9

    I live and breathe for this kind of music. Knew exactly what where who I was when I first heard YOTC. Feeling the nostalgic blues.

  • @greghicks5960
    @greghicks5960 Рік тому +7

    Poetry set to amazing music.

  • @freedomgirl3002
    @freedomgirl3002 Рік тому +8

    Love this Melodic Treasure! I Love it all, but the Violins are really my Favorite! It takes me back. ♥️

  • @kimlewis4967
    @kimlewis4967 4 роки тому +52

    Reminds me of my youth..before life smacked you in the face.

    • @whazzuphere
      @whazzuphere 3 роки тому +7

      Same here. I just didn't realize how truly good life was back then. Now, I do.

    • @sptinydancer
      @sptinydancer 3 роки тому +5

      1977 high school sophomore year and all was well

    • @sptinydancer
      @sptinydancer 3 роки тому +4

      The arrangements in this are incredible. It's one of those songs you can't get enough of.

    • @michaelanderson8090
      @michaelanderson8090 Рік тому

      @@whazzuphere agreed

    • @LockheartEnterprise
      @LockheartEnterprise 10 місяців тому

      My dad used to say the same thing about this song. He is in a better place now

  • @steveexon7504
    @steveexon7504 8 місяців тому +10

    Forget rap, house, garbage , Indy and anything else if it’s ilk - this is real music and it will never be beaten . Magnificent from beginning to end .

    • @ellenhaas3769
      @ellenhaas3769 4 місяці тому

      Don’t be a hater. Just cause it ain’t in your cup of white man tears don’t mean it’s “ilk”.

  • @SusanEvans-ts9qu
    @SusanEvans-ts9qu 5 місяців тому +3

    It's new year 2024 woke up with this song in my head? The sax did make me cry after hearing my favourite violin?🎉❤🥳 Australia 💚

  • @mbk1511
    @mbk1511 Рік тому +11

    A classic I’m still digging in 2022.
    😘😘😘😘

    • @naudianeels1328
      @naudianeels1328 Рік тому +3

      Definitely! This song is absolutely beautiful. ❤️👌😎

    • @ericdoran24
      @ericdoran24 7 місяців тому

      And November 2023.👍👍👍

  • @jojolouis
    @jojolouis Рік тому +6

    Always see myself back in Morocco, those times where you didn't mind "losing your ticket", " didn't mind " the tourists gone", "loving when the morning came while still being with her" and ready to gladly throw away your plans to "stay on" .....at least for now
    Happily taking whatever life brings you ....... .Fantastic song!!!

  • @bobw1909
    @bobw1909 Місяць тому +2

    That musical interlude in the mid section, with acoustic guitar,electric guitar and saxophone solo is so emotionally moving: beautiful:

  • @mustaphaouadani2821
    @mustaphaouadani2821 Рік тому +4

    Year of the cat:my favourite song since 1982.very inspiring.

  • @ronlapham5508
    @ronlapham5508 3 місяці тому +2

    Love all the instrumental solos, especially the Sax .

  • @roberttaylor1275
    @roberttaylor1275 Рік тому +5

    Al Stewart.........this songs brilliant....what arrangements...feel.and groove..

  • @michaelbutler1292
    @michaelbutler1292 3 роки тому +8

    Such a nice song 🎵 😍 👏 for now I gonna stay in the year of the cat!!!

  • @josuedavidsalgado
    @josuedavidsalgado 2 роки тому +13

    3:23 I really love the guitars and sax's solo.

  • @josedesouzacorreiajunior-vw8iy
    @josedesouzacorreiajunior-vw8iy 4 місяці тому +2

    Isso sim é que é musica , e não esse esterco artístico e cultural que inunda hoje os meios de comunicação !!! Bons tempos que não voltam mais !!! Quantas saudades !!!

  • @joypowell1964
    @joypowell1964 4 роки тому +10

    reminds me of all the possibility and passion of youth....

  • @nadjazajc5086
    @nadjazajc5086 2 роки тому +4

    Total beauty of this song,perfect.Words,melody,Al.And Casablanca story.Unique song.Timeless.Forever.🦄🌹❤️Nadja from Mexico

  • @johnnarogers2088
    @johnnarogers2088 Місяць тому +1

    Sounds so good with the headphones on❣️

  • @pamelalujan8608
    @pamelalujan8608 26 днів тому

    This song brings back great memories and is absolutely beautiful

  • @roberttaylor1275
    @roberttaylor1275 Рік тому +3

    I'm a hard rock drummer and what a pocket this drummer has....💥🌹💜

    • @Smedley1947
      @Smedley1947 Рік тому

      He just keeps rollin', rock steady for the entire song.

  • @dalepointer9414
    @dalepointer9414 5 місяців тому +2

    I first heard the song on a small potable radio about one in the morning while tent camping in a Texas forest near a flowing river. It had just come out and i never heard it before. The song created interesting imagery with its lyrics and musical sound. I had just finished reading a bio of one of my favorite poets as I carefully listened to the lyrics. Ten years later while at a small club in Reno, Nevada I saw Stewart in person, performing this song. I had taken that same book and afterwards he graciously autographed it.

  • @edgrafke918
    @edgrafke918 7 місяців тому +1

    I was there in 76’ this song a few years later took me to the Middle East. All was there.
    Thank You Al Stewart.
    Casablanca in audio, or thereabouts.

  • @qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm7392
    @qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm7392 4 роки тому +21

    It makes me feel sad makes me think of sad things but i just love hearing it

    • @christinea9676
      @christinea9676 2 роки тому

      Me too.❤️

    • @Smedley1947
      @Smedley1947 Рік тому

      We love it BECAUSE it is sad; because all sad love songs lament the love that was so dizzying when we were truly, deeply, madly in love; and then it all fell apart. A truly great love song evokes both exhilaration AND the devastation.

  • @ar2ro62
    @ar2ro62 4 місяці тому +1

    Esta rola aun es perfecta en este 2024. Las buenas no pasan de moda!!

  • @monicareyes685
    @monicareyes685 2 роки тому +16

    Amo esta canción!!! La escuché por primera vez cuando tenía 13 años. Hoy aún la escucho y regreso en el tiempo!!! Nací en el año del gato! I was born in the year of the cat. ❤

  • @panmichael5271
    @panmichael5271 6 місяців тому +2

    Great song. Great lyrics.

  • @eddiedesantiago5733
    @eddiedesantiago5733 Рік тому +9

    One of my classic songs back in the 80s - Everything in this song makes it an exquisite piece of art for your ears to hear, every time 😅

    • @pathat3027
      @pathat3027 11 місяців тому

      And i have a cat🎇✨😎🇮🇪

    • @vanch4067
      @vanch4067 8 місяців тому +1

      70's

  • @CrazyChrisGreen
    @CrazyChrisGreen Рік тому +15

    Al Stewart has made the comment several times that he wrote this song five different times before the record company finally settled on this version of it. The other four versions were entitled something completely different but the music was exactly the same. Al Stewart said when he came up with the name Year of the cat he was at his girlfriend's house and she had a book that was opened to 1975, I think it was a book of astrology,maybe Vietnamese astrology or something, but anyway the book was open to this specific chapter and it said 1975 the Year of the cat and he said he knew as soon as he heard the phrase Year of the cat that that was going to be the name of this song.

  • @kimgrey9454
    @kimgrey9454 7 місяців тому +2

    I havent heard this in years, still a beautiful song!

  • @meligutierrez2686
    @meligutierrez2686 2 роки тому +10

    I love this song because it makes me remember my beautiful happy time in the past

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому +1

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

    • @meligutierrez2686
      @meligutierrez2686 7 місяців тому +1

      Wow I am happy that you have answered me!! , that emotion!! , really this day will be unforgettable,I love your songs since my adolescence, and I will continue to hear them! , now I have 61 years old now❤❤❤❤.

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      @@meligutierrez2686 lovely 🥰 do you have google chat?

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      @@meligutierrez2686 ???

    • @meligutierrez2686
      @meligutierrez2686 7 місяців тому

      Why ?? ?????

  • @a.bboyer7050
    @a.bboyer7050 2 місяці тому +1

    The most swinging and intelligent song of the 80th ! I love cats ! I've got one in my house !

  • @aracelyrocha2751
    @aracelyrocha2751 3 місяці тому +1

    Para mí,la canción mas hermosa que he escuchado en toda mi vida,desde los 6 años de edad ❤la música es divina.,el interprete magnifico.Siempre la llevaré en lo más profundo de mi ser.

  • @alfredoenriqueperezmujica1480
    @alfredoenriqueperezmujica1480 6 місяців тому +2

    Hermosa y bella canción.😊😊😊

  • @sherryspies5755
    @sherryspies5755 2 роки тому +5

    Someone put this on my videos and I had never heard it before
    I'm so glad they did I can't get enough of it

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

  • @JohnSmith-rw3zv
    @JohnSmith-rw3zv 3 роки тому +4

    Met him at Hartsfield in Atlanta when I was 8.... Hope he's still kickin!!!!

  • @brianpeters7847
    @brianpeters7847 3 роки тому +12

    Young driving around with some beer and a girl
    Just starting out in life..
    17 years old I'm gonna live forever..
    Here in 2020 and I'm still rocking because I was told Rock and Roll Will live forever..
    I miss the 70s and I miss that girl..
    but we will always have our songs
    especially the ones that bring us back..

  • @KevinLong-jr1zv
    @KevinLong-jr1zv 10 місяців тому +1

    Doesn't get much better than this. If you are a music lover this song will touch your soul. it's that feel good song. Makes you want to see what else is in store.😊

  • @lefty5757
    @lefty5757 4 роки тому +6

    Ft Lee Virginia 1977, this song was playing everywhere on Post.

    • @anewlifecounseling
      @anewlifecounseling 3 роки тому +2

      Nice. For me it was Fort Bragg, Summer of 1983 and Boy George. I can't remember which song, just that it was always playing

  • @claudiaodow1407
    @claudiaodow1407 4 роки тому +5

    I remember when I was a child my brother play it and I was hipnotized with the LP I saw it thousand times

    • @AlStewart-1
      @AlStewart-1 7 місяців тому

      Hello I really do appreciate you for being a big fan thank you for your wonderful comments on my post it really means a lot to me.I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music…..❤️❤️❤️

  • @silviamaria345
    @silviamaria345 6 місяців тому +2

    Em 2023 ouvindo e sentindo saudades de minha juventude.hoje com 61anos ainda amo essa música como da primeira vez que ouvi😊

  • @alanjbrimson2244
    @alanjbrimson2244 Рік тому +3

    A journey with so any distinct instrumental elements that don't wash over each other and a lyric that locks you in on the journey - my go to for completely chilling out