Feb 2022 acoustic-one-take folk filk comedy cats
This could almost be more listed as a different kind of collab.
Our cat Peach sings us the song of her people, as per standing cat regulations, anytime her food bowl is low. #ThisIsTheWay
So this is merely a translation of her song.
(Here is our intrepid songwriter)
Single live acoustic one take - for many reasons.
A barren vista
Expands out before me
So much nothingness
Empty and dry
It’s been so long
Since I’ve seen some food
That surely any moment
I will die
I’ve never been fed forever
I’ve been waiting here for many a year
The gap in the bowl
Must be made whole
You must come and rescue me here
I’ve never been fed forever
Starvation is creeping up fast
Cause the bottom is showing
And there’s no way of knowing
When I’ll get another repast
I’m laying here
Slowly Fading away
While you sit there
Playing with meeples
This emergency’s dire
I swear I might expire
So I’ll sing you the song
Of my people
I’ve never been fed forever
Your memory’s clearly not great
We’re missing so much
That two pieces don’t touch
And I see a big gap on the plate
I’ve never been fed forever
Surely you're getting my gist
Forget the amount
You know treats do not count
But I’ll make do if you truly insist
And I prefer the finest of tuna
Or a some chicken if you have it around
I’ll make due with the stuff
You get from a tin
In fact I’ll come running when I hear that sound
And if there are no other options
I will valiantly deign to make do
With the dry crummy stuff
As long as there is enough
But I’ll be cold shouldering you
I’ve never been fed forever
I’ll protest the unfairness here
I’ll make a mess
Of the stuff on your desk
Until my message is made fully clear
I’ve never been fed forever
I just know that you won’t let me starve
If you were a good host
You would drop that pot roast
And i would even help you carve
I’ve never been fed forever
Though I might be a bit round in the tum
But It would be all to the good
If you’d just make with the food
And then I’d eat it up, yum
@infilktion Feb 2022
Ah yes, the song of our furry kiddos. Love the meeple verse! My cat, Kunoichi, gives it two paws up!
@janeg Feb 2022
When did you interview my Bubbles? It’s amazing how many cats that have never been fed forever live with us for many years. The song is adorable.
@andygriff Feb 2022
This is brilliant! Love it. Catchy and the lyrics are SPOT ON :D
@mariekevinkmusic Feb 2022
How do you know my cats? My cats Skirmish and Toksvig are just like this. I must learn to speak Cat soon. I love this very much.
@stevonnie Feb 2022
Every word of this rings true. I stand in solidarity with Peach in the face of her cruel oppression!
@readerwriterpoet Feb 2022
WHY would you not let her assist with the carving of the pot roast?!?! JAIL!!! JAIL FOR 1,000 YEARS!!! how dare you!!!
when you got the to "round in the tum" line emma and i looked at each other, laughed, and looked directly at henri, who was lying on his side with the belly protruding.
yep, i'd say this is accurate. :) (and such a jaunty and fun tune!)
@popmythology Feb 2022
Perfectly captures the voice of a cat whose dinner is late by an unspeakable 30 minutes!! Love the "apocalyptic" imagery that opens the song, and my favorite lines are the part about singing "the song of my people" and "while you sit there / playing with meeples"!
@metricula Feb 2022
My cat would like you know that she has also never been fed in her whole life ever
@ceilidh Feb 2022
I forced Andrew to come listen! I loved the rhyme of meeples and can't eat those. Also liked the suggestion that you drop the pot roast and kitty would help you carve. :)
@andread Feb 2022
While I don’t have a cat right now, I can say this reminds me of my teenagers. ;-) The song had a fun, catchy tune, and romped along in a very satisfying way. Thanks Eric!
@jmadison Feb 2022
This is so funny! Poor kitty. "And you said I couldn't eat those" HA!
"Really, what's so hard about this?" Love it!
@ductapeguy Feb 2022
This is the song forever get you known as the cat song guy. Mark my words.
@rayboneor Feb 2022
Ha! I'm a cat owner and I can say that you've totally nailed that overwrought feline desperation. Guitar sounds great. It's a jaunty performance, a catchy singalong number for sure
@thefifthsister Feb 2022
Love it! Funny but beautiful at the same time
@cphaurckker Feb 2022
funny I find this right after I feed ours...because it could describe my morning. :-)
@tukayandryan Feb 2022
This is great. Very funny and I want to meet Peach!
@gmcgath Feb 2022
I've already heard this song in the original Feline today.
@aaroneis Feb 2022
This is awesome and funny. I’m going to picturing this song every time my cat wants food from now (meow?) on!
@tuneslayer Feb 2022
This is a Faithful Sidekicks song.
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This will be a Faithful Sidekicks song ASAP
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@negasi Feb 2022
This is funny, cute, adorable and catchy. I adore this it reminds me of my last cat <3
@jlampson Feb 2022
I was cracking up from the start, oh my gosh this is hilarious.. As someone whose cat has been appearing on many recording passes, may I recommend #catcore as an additional tag? As soon as I saw you had posted some songs, I stopped what I was working on to listen, and it was totally worth it. This is amazing.
@hurryak Feb 2022
This is clever. Long live Peach.
@fantasywriter42 Feb 2022
That is truly the song of her people (I have heard it many a time). Nicely done!
@metalfoot Feb 2022
I love the POV of this song. A wonderful sense of humour and of course that is how pets (especially cats!) behave, isn't it?