Al Stewart – Year of the Cat (with lyrics)
On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolour in the rain Don’t bother asking for explanations She’ll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn’t give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow ’till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There’s a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, I feel my life Just like a river running through The year of the cat Well, she looks at you so cooly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea She comes in incense and patchouli So you take her, to find what’s waiting inside The year of the cat Well, morning comes and you’re still with her And the bus and the tourists are gone And you’ve thrown away the choice and lost your ticket So you have to stay on But the drum-beat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the new-born day You know sometime you’re bound to leave her But for now you’re going to stay In the year of the cat
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i hate cats..have two of them and i want them both DEAD@!!!! j/k
Peter Lorre in “M” is still one of my favourite performances. He was BRILLIANT!
As a bizarre child I remember taking to Al like a dart to a board… His chordal structure of his songs made me think outside the box…. Steely, Rafferty, Joel, John…… Ahhhhhh… When music still had a hint of integrity…. TY Al…
Awesome song…has it all…a beautiful melody and tells a story to boot…kinda makes you wanna go on vacation and find a mysterious, intriguing lover..
My goodness..the gutiar from about 3:22 on…its just exquisite…
One of my favorite songs ever for the longest time…the whole album is fantastic…I believe Alan Parsons had an input into this Album…and when he does…he turns things into gold…thanks for the posting
another classic this song is so purely crafted
well thought song 5 stars. an all time classic !!!!!
Thanks for posting you have great taste in music. I haven’t heard this in a long time I almost forgot what an amazing track this is. Great arrangements, beautiful guitar and sax….. so mellow, so smooth, so beautiful….I think I have died and gone to heaven!
i like the piano parts:)
i think i’ll try to learn the piano part cuz it sounds cool!
@DavidAlleineAgain Ohhhhh, okeedoke
My friend’s dog doesn’t like this song, stupid dog
What a wonderful song, I’ve heard it before and thought it was soo beautiful soo yeah it’s awsomeness, epic win man, epic win…
I bought this CD after discovering this song here that you had uploaded. Thank you for bringing back the memories of the excellent music from that magical decade of the 70s.
I love this song. Whenever I hear this song playing it reminds me of Freddie Prinze. I remember listening to this song after they announced Freddie’s death on the radio. Thanks for the memories.
thank you so verry much! you have no idea what this just did for me…
I didn’t like this when it was a hit, but it sounds good now. I think I’ll fav it.
Thanks.
I’ll get Silly Love Songs next, then try to find something really different; and then try to stop at three songs. d:)
Very nice song, nice lyrics. You mad dogs and English men are amazing.
@ilovekyokyoxD oh my gosh XD
Mil gracias por es tema…me trae muchos recuerdos de mi juventud…Un saludo desde Madrid…Mey
damn … I never tire of listening to this song …
@GuyinCa You’re welcome
Mellow groove always a goodie, thanks for shairing it.
Beautiful post!
Great lyrics!
this song i would dedicate to kyo sohma because i feel bad for him and i love him so.. just in case you dont know who kyo sohma is, hes an awesome, handsom, orange headed boy in the anime fuits basket check it out