Citation:
Behind the Song:
Cat's in the Cradle
by Mike Grayeb
It's been 29 years since Harry first sang the song that his brother Tom said, "…put more fathers ill at ease than any other song in history."
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Cat's in the Cradle" reached the top of the Billboard music charts in December of 1974. It sold millions of copies and earned Harry a Grammy nomination for Best Song.
Children bought the record for their parents, and wives played it for their husbands. Ministers used the story in their sermons; and business leaders, school teachers and newspaper columnists cited the song's lyrics on Father's Day. Even pop culture television icons like "The Simpsons" and "Saturday Night Live" have featured "Cat's in the Cradle" in their storylines.
In recent years, the song was covered by Judy Collins, the late Johnny Cash,
the rock group Ugly Kid Joe, and country singer Ricky Skaggs. This year, Darryl McDaniels, a founding member of the legendary rap group Run-DMC, joined singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan and recorded the song to tell his personal story of adoption (see accompanying story).
). On en apprend tous les jours
Cette chanson semble être une institution aux states. Je viens de lire les paroles pour la première fois et c'est vraiment profond.
