“Cats In The Cradle” - Harry Chapin - has there ever been a more
“kick in the ass/make you feel guilty” song ever written? At least in
the parenting department? I have been performing this song quite
often over the last few years and I recorded a version of it for my latest
record “Jersey Diner”. I intro it by saying this used to be a father
and son song based on the lyrics but as years have gone by, and there
are more women heading up their households, it has become more
of warning to all parents that time is fleeting. Singing this on the road
with my kids back home is a kick in the stomach but i try my best to not
have the message lost on me.
“The River” - Bruce Springsteen - without a doubt the song I have
performed the most written by Bruce. I didn’t work a job like my father,
I never had a job in the construction field and I never had to get
married because of a unwanted pregnancy. But, the closing words of
“is a dream a lie if it don’t come true or is it something worse” have
Watch Harry Chapin perform “Cats In The Cradle”
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