3 Chord Thursday: Year of the Cat

On Thursday 27th January 2022, we invite you to share songs about cat or cats or other feline creatures. We celebrate Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year, which falls on 1st February. It’s Year of the Tiger!

DRESS CODE: if you love cats and other feline creates, wear and show it. Otherwise, STRIPES.

Join our Facebook public group to see the latest and interact with others. Bring a friend.  Check out the themes for upcoming song sessions. See you in Zoom before 3 pm EST (8 pm GMT)!

Illustration by Eve Myles

Listen to ten of the coolest songs about cats. Here are some suggestions.

  • Alley Cats
  • Cat Stevens — any song
  • Cats in the Cradle – Harry Chapin
  • Cool for Cats – The Squeeze
  • Eye of the Tiger – Survivor – Anne (MA), Adrienne (TX) (2-page PDF)
  • Felix the Cat
  • Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
  • Love Cats – The Cure
  • Memory (from the musical Cats)
  • Nashville Cats – The Loving Spoonful – [5] – Paul (HI) (2-page PDF)
  • Paws, Paws, & Claws – Elvis Costello
  • Phenomenal Cat – The Kinks
  • Stray Cat Strut [9] – Joe (NY) ** (1-page PDF)
  • Three Little Kittens [5] – Anne (MA) (2-page PDF)
  • Tiger – ABBA
  • What’s New Pussycat – Tom Jones
  • When He Calls Me Kitten
  • Year of the Cat by Al Stewart

To ensure everyone is prepared for your song, please submit your request and your song sheet by the 3 pm EST (8 pm GMT, 10 am HST) Sunday before Thursday. Request to perform a song.

The Line-up

  1. Two Tigers in Chinese [1] – Anne (MA) (1-page PDF)
  2. The Cat Came Back in Em [4] – Bruce (MI) (4-page PDF)
  3. Three Little Kittens [5] – Anne (MA) (2-page PDF)
  4. Nashville Cats in C – The Loving Spoonful [5] – Paul (HI) (2-page PDF)
  5. Cat’s in the Cradle in G – Harry Chapin [5] – Bruce (IT) (3-page PDF)
  6. Eye of the Tiger in Dm – Survivor [8] – Anne (MA), Adrienne (TX) (5-page PDF)
  7. Stray Cat Strut in Am [9] – Joe (NY) ** (1-page PDF)

** debut in 3 Chord Thursday

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