Cats In The Cradle Song Author

Harry based the song off a poem written by his wife sandy chapin.

Cats in the cradle song author. Harry chapin cats in the cradle. Cat s in the cradle was a combination of a couple of things. Stream ad free or purchase cd s and mp3s now on amazon co uk. Harry chapin was the co writer and singer of cat s in the cradle.

As chapin s only number one song it became the best known of his work and a staple for folk rock music. Cat s in the cradle by harry chapin an acoustic cover performed by mike massé and jeff hall. Credit for cat s in the cradle is sometimes mistakenly given to cat stevens due to an incorrectly titled mp3 circulating the web. Cats in the cradle harry chapin my child arrived just the other day he came to the world in the usual way but there were planes to catch and bills to pay he.

The single topped the us billboard hot 100 in december 1974. Cat s in the cradle by sandy harry chapin my child arrived just the other day he came to the world in the usual way. Cat s in the cradle is a 1974 folk rock song by harry chapin from the album verities balderdash. Sandy wrote the verses while harry wrote the chorus and the music.

Music video by ugly kid joe performing cats in the cradle. This song is based on a poem that harry s wife sandy wrote. And i heard a song.