Al Stewart - Year of the Cat (Official Audio)

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[@adriancornejo1398]

This was my father's favourite song. He passed 4 months ago at 65. Dad, I will listen to this song until my last days to remember you.

[@MrJes3141]

@@adriancornejo1398 Sorry for your loss. You dad had great taste in music.

[@BrentHopkins-ji3ns]

Beautiful.

[@jayjack9601]

Sorry for your loss.... he had great taste in music 😢

[@JSchuelle-nm8hg]

So sorry......remember the time!

[@David-i6i3l]

God Bless ya man...

[@kenk6985]

78 years young. Still listening August 2024. Never grows old..

[@abyios]

100% with you I am 64

[@phillgirard8610]

@@abyios I'm 71 in 3 months and love this song in college days. Still a wonderful song to this day. :)

[@ramonaristidesmartinezbure7165]

😊😅​@@abyiosoy😊😊iii😊😊😊😊

[@tonybeck9541]

Al Stewart is performing locally on Aug 31. I think I'm gonna go.

[@vivianwatkins4632]

Wish I could crawl inside this song!

[@vickimacphail5450]

I was 19, a wine waitress in Renfrew..... The year of the heatwave, i went to Ireland......i was young and invinsible.........i am now 67 and disabled......this song brings back happy memories 😊 x

[@paulausherman727]

Bless you

[@sundarmann6167]

❤

[@deirdrevaughan5078]

I hope you’re doing good 😊

[@gordonlever3096]

Hello from Los Angeles. My name is Gordon and I was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire. I came across your comments regarding year of the cat, I couldn't help but say hello, and tell yae yer taste in music is brilliant. Cheers, Gordon Lever. Hope I'm not coming off weird. All the best 😊😊

[@HadEnough-tk3gx]

May God bless you

[@rmiguelrodriguez2288]

I'M 71 Year old and still listening this performance of Al Stewart

[@yinsick]

I’m 20 years old. Al Stewart will live on!

[@BlueMoon-k1k]

Me too. I was born a Cat Girl 70 years ago. Al Stewart really put depth into his song 🎵 and I love it ❤ Makes me teary eyed with Joy.

[@beatorres8395]

Greetings from El Paso Tx. I'm 68yrs old still listening to this beautiful music ❤loved it then love it still 🌹class of '73

[@glendaamour1840]

I'm 81 and a has been musician...the memories that come with this song are precious and priceless...love this and so many more from a time when music was and is not now...days on the road with a lot of side trips...these days what they call music is plastic...just plastic...

[@joepoppy3264]

@@glendaamour1840 I think the difference between music back then and today transcends mere "taste". It's like comparing real food to synthetic or genetically altered "food". It really does have a tangible difference IMO

[@RogerRedden-u2r]

@@joepoppy3264 it hits different-had 2 be there

[@William-us7nj]

Ms.Glenda... NEVER put yourself down!!! NO musician is EVER A HAS-BEEN!!!!

[@zentherapist1]

We aged but this song didn’t.

[@keithbrown4270]

Exactly my bro/ sis

[@Videosbeyond3000]

You did aged, not me !

[@patrickdelaney2299]

Not all of us

[@becibabe7364]

Listening to this masterpiece on earphones..nostalgia is consuming me ❤

[@nikkiwalsh9375]

That's funny you said that about listening to this masterpiece on earphones because I'm doing that right now while I'm cleaning my house. I grew up on this great song!! 🤗

[@BrianJohnson-bq9tr]

There is absolutely nothing not to love about this song. This song is perfect.

[@mysterymac38]

There is one thing I don't like about this song............ It ends.

[@gbaviere]

Yes. The whole album and every song Al Stewart does is magic.

[@daviddavis3389]

True, but perhaps a tad bit too excessive, and redundant.

[@johnnystaccata]

😐

[@EugenieBlom]

❤

[@VickieHisBeloved]

Im 70 now… hubbys gone to heaven and i still have this classic to serranade me each day💕💕💕💕🙏🏻

[@lindacornetti7890]

I'm right here with you. He didn't love much popular music if it was recorded after about '74 or so, but didn't we all have a time? Never imagining that we would get old and die. I especially never dreamed he would go before me bc both his parents are still living, in great health, and self-sufficient. I miss EVERYTHING about him not being here. Well, I don't miss him fussing at the newspaper every morning. Life is just too short.

[@leannelampone2096]

How sweet ❤

[@fionamckinnon1167]

I’m so sorry you lost your husband your love and the music that reminds you of the time you were together hopefully comforts you ♥

[@flybywir1]

Masterpiece....

[@madelainabellentoni5284]

Im 67 and this song still gives me a chilling rush....omg i love it

[@Micmilojoergensen]

Me too

[@anniemalmsttom7720]

This takes me back to high-school, class of '78. My friend used to sing and play this for me, we married 21 years later, had a beautiful son. I loved this then and love it even more now, absolutely Brilliant ❤❤❤

[@platinumpete5160]

i’m 17 years old, my dad played this for me a couple of months ago and i’ve been listening to it off and on, but jeez what a master piece. Al Stewart and Jeff Lynne are the most underrated musicians of all time.

[@carlcrossgrove9009]

Stewart, Lynne, Gerry Rafferty, Kate Bush, Heart, Redbone, James Gang, Billy Preston, Lol Creme, Stevie Nicks, Gene Pitney, Journey, Bessie Smith, Carole King, music is a web and you just landed on one of the millions of intersections. Never stop exploring.

[@michaelboughton5158]

@@carlcrossgrove9009 Wow, someone else that has heard of Bessie Smith and appreciates her talent.

[@canderson1955]

I don’t think they are underrated. Many people rate them very highly indeed. Pleased you are enjoying it mind. 🙂

[@gartheligon140]

@platinumpete5160. I'm 69 yrs young and I remember this song, it sounds like if it just hit the airwaves, not much teenager's appreciate song's like this. Search Al Stewart for more of his songs.

[@neilgrundy]

You, like many other KZbin commentators, are confusing underrated with underexposed.

[@patosborne5443]

Memories never fade.. they don't make music like this anymore. Beautiful lyrics

[@acornsucks2111]

I have no idea what he is talking about.

[@beatorres8395]

I second that emotion ❤️

[@kittykat57]

Still loving this song in 2024, along with Time Passages. Both are great driving songs and take me back to my younger years. Anyone else?

[@holginho7698]

i love it too. a masterpiece. and don't forget "on the border". greetings from germany.

[@katrinamaio6660]

Me too

[@katrinamaio6660]

I have the album

[@rixxroxxk1620]

Makes me think of my mom and dad. Momma passed away 2 years ago. But this song always brings her back.

[@MichaelHalsell]

Great opening piano arrangement with Peter Wood.

[@CJCIBFWPB]

In 2024, many old people listen to this beautiful old song, even me, remembering my young years. ❤

[@Surfsavvy1]

I am 65. This is my favourite song ever.

[@KathrynFarmer-d6c]

Indeed. I play it over and over

[@acornsucks2111]

you are special.

[@reenah66]

I'm 57 and love this song so much and Jackson Brown🤎

[@paulausherman727]

It is a very good song. I love it too very unique, very different

[@timbuk1126]

Definitely one of my favorites.

[@twiceland4ever]

Class of '77 kid here. Magical years with real musicians and lyricists writing and playing with passion flowing out over the AM airwaves. Kids laying out on their rooftops looking up at the stars while haunting saxophone's wailed in so many hit songs taking us to distant places in our dreams. At 65, I ask myself why wouldn't people want that again? 😞

[@eleonoradini2371]

Are you reading my mind?

[@twiceland4ever]

@@eleonoradini2371 😉

[@NickNicometi]

Wonderful image. Something about this song at 57 yrs aged that never allows me to tire listening, sometimes several times per week. Al Stewart performed in Buffalo last year, and I regret not going to see him.

[@Gramsgirl-ie8fb]

I was 14 in 77. We really did have the best music didn’t we?

[@joyceperis4222]

In ​@@Gramsgirl-ie8fb

[@ronaldpettie2243]

The acoustic guitar solo that leads into the electric guitar solo followed by the sax is BRILLIANT

[@eleonoradini2371]

And real strings in the background. Amazing.

[@michaelsayko7438]

It's awesome. Love your perception and critique.

[@rogerredden417]

MASTERPIECE

[@peteringargiola6323]

and the amazing piano intro, the whole song culminating in a ridiculous saxophone dazzler! It truly is a master work...

[@andrewbrown2888]

It was furry

[@lhbutton]

Have always loved this song, but after last night it has taken on a completely different meaning. Thank you, Al Stewart and Alan Parsons!

[@terryengland1880]

Politics and wars rip us apart, but music brings us together, which is the more powerful?

[@JohnZornAscended]

The creator of music.

[@theglassgypsy3517]

That's easy..music! But only those that are aware

[@David-i6i3l]

Amen to that, things are escalating all over, pray for Peace, WTF man!!!

[@tracywebber145]

I love this song...that baseline! My dad was a big, burly man with a soft heart and a love for 60s and 70s rock. I have him to thank for my love for diverse music.

[@anthonyhoey6394]

Your dad's a legend

[@tracywebber145]

​@anthonyhoey6394 thank you. I lost him almost 3 decades ago.

[@RogerRedden-u2r]

bassline is classic as piano and guitar

[@neallatimer1956]

I can't believe as a 47 year old classic rock enthusiast that I've only just clocked this masterpiece in the last month...beautiful

[@janicelangston1179]

I bet you’re loving it now!😃🩷

[@bigoshify]

Where'd you hear it? Yacht Rock radio has been playing it and I've been lucky enough to catch multiple times in the past few days!

[@RussFastnacht]

Better late than never

[@Ducatirati]

This is " one of them songs , like , I'm not inlove by 10cc , " just captures a time , and I'm a Rusted on Zappa fanatic, music , what a gift Music is the best , love on - yah

[@Humbucker-hg9ku]

I’m 44 and I concur.

[@eleonoradini2371]

I am 60. Believe me, I listen to this song almost every day. And I think there's no need to explain why...

[@elianagomes6268]

Idem para mim muito matcante

[@elianagomes6268]

Eu digo o mesmo, deve ser a mesma idade as mesmas emoções

[@TheLifeEvents]

I am 67, this came out in 76 like it was Yesterday. love it. Take care. D

[@malenarios1654]

Me too !!!!

[@davidhubbert9445]

You don't have to explain it's just a complete classic the sax is immense.

[@roblabelle2966]

Yep. Back in the 70s. Cassette playing. Driving my 5 speed manual, Toyota Celica with my girlfriend. On the highway. Free Spirits. Blessed times.

[@fionamckinnon1167]

Weren’t they ♥

[@spakasj]

Definitely

[@Lol-rx7sx]

Ouah !!! 5 vitesses dans les années 70, c'était rare...😮

[@paulm4457]

Masterpiece.

[@devonnelovett6466]

63 and love listening to the song each time like it’s new!!!

[@roybell8470]

This song makes me sad now. I had a wonderful childhood and remember all my loved ones were still here with me. Now there gone. It tears me up. What a song.

[@denisryan8757]

Yes.

[@william67883]

Im of the class of '74 and all that has changed here in America seems like the best is GONE ! Will the new generation grab the reigns and pick up where generations before walked and left magical beauty.

[@mariocarpio5200]

To me this song never gets old. I liked it back then, I like it even more now. Best music.

[@Nel33147]

Forgot just how good and hypnotic this song was. Beautiful piano and melody.

[@wyattmatthers8805]

This is timeless. It has aged wonderfully. Music from my teenage years. The memories.

[@lenyoung4217]

Agree Wyatt,, You and me both , still lovin it in my future years .... classic ... cheers mate ...

[@davidbunting1165]

19 years old living in Scarborough in 1985 and introduced to this by Marie, the most incredible woman I have ever met. Said goodbye later that year and never saw her again. Hope life was good to her.

[@opellouisedalsh5192]

2024 The year of VintageAppreciation😼

[@patrickschabel3955]

Well said😊

[@josealejandrocambareri5085]

Incredible, I can breath my sixteens... My sister loved this song, so my mother went to the record shop trying to get it and surprise her. But mother, she was always confused about names, so kept asking the guy at the shop the song "The day of the dog". Fortunately the man could meet the dots and my sister got the record. I dont have my sister nor my mother anymore, but from time to time I can "visit" them playing this beatifull song

[@paulausherman727]

Hold on today's memories, it's okay, bless you

[@paulausherman727]

Hold on to those memories. It's okay may you be blessed

[@tarstarkusz]

Stories that didn't happen for 200 Alex.

[@tracywebber145]

That story is so precious. God bless.

[@tarstarkusz]

@@tracywebber145 shame it's fabricated.

[@joygatewood8028]

This song has more hooks in it than a fishing boat. Unforgettable, timeless, classic.

[@mason1501]

What a beautiful way to put it.

[@gabrielepresby9120]

So it does…gets me every time!

[@patgalvez4563]

I love this song

[@irobot2258]

thats not what that word means

[@peterm1826]

i'm Hooked 😁

[@paulkirkbride3191]

The comments regarding this song are truly heartwarming. Some wonderful responses. Thank you for posting them, folks.

[@ZipTrunk]

🥰

[@joepoppy3264]

How many Old-Timers are listening to this song and realizing we did not know or appreciate what we had back then.....

[@brianjohnson8315]

Perhaps, but there are still good souls listening To good music

[@johnnydingo8680]

A lot

[@marycrawley5999]

I loved it back in the day, I was 13. Takes me back

[@joeyank2451]

No we didn’t

[@Westyrulz]

yep.

[@peterblack3665]

There are songs that define the moment of times that we have lived through and this my friends is one of them......

[@kitmaker47]

What memories this brings back

[@pops2728]

What a great line "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress, running, like a watercolour in the rain". Absolute genius!!

[@leonwhittington1773]

When I hear this song I'm transported back to Siagon 1967...the Vietnam experience wasn't all bad.

[@pops2728]

So glad I wasn't there with you Leon!@@leonwhittington1773

[@bobsyouruncle5534]

@@leonwhittington1773 Saïgon. If you were REALLY there, at least try to spell it correctly, you American.

[@patrickkelly9178]

Yes I have always thought what a beautiful simile and up there with TS Eliot

[@nataliecamp8269]

The imagery in the lyrics of this song is what makes me love it so; specifically the lines you quoted. Absolute genius, indeed.

[@JusrRick]

Just great music. There is NOT one negative comment or thumbs down on this thread. That gives me hope. Thank you all.

[@luluwinke6581]

and it gives me *JOY*

[@MarkBedford-p2h]

Heard this song in the 70's traveling overland through the Middle East when it was safe, takes me back to a special carefree time when i didn't know how good life could be. Old & mystified now.

[@russbeard3665]

My ears brought me here, but my goosebumps made me comment... this tune pulls on every heart string I've ever had

[@Smedley1947]

There's always room for cello.

[@TYB1970]

While the singing is great, to me what makes it beautiful is the music.

[@levelup3304]

You got it!

[@ToneLoc1970]

Agree 💯 the guitar the piano and to top it all the sax it's my favorite song of all time up there with the Logical Song by Super Tramp

[@Smedley1947]

0 seconds ago For me it's a Gestalt situation. The whole package is greater than the sum of the parts, but that being said the music is Sublime. Among the many beautiful touches to the music is the way the solo instruments hand off the solo to the next instrument in such a masterful mellifluous way.

[@markvosburgh9904]

" She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolor in the rain" What could ever pique your imagination better?

[@markchapman7326]

indeed

[@rodneyrawlings7100]

I think it might be the dress that is running like a watercolor in the rain--you know, like colors run. (The image of the girl running doesn't seem to fit, for me.)

[@satorarepo744]

@@rodneyrawlings7100 its both at the same time, thats how art works

[@andyskinner5908]

​@@rodneyrawlings7100 I always likened the girl to the watercolour. The colours running in the rain.

[@BlueMoon-k1k]

Yeah Al Stewart. I am and have been a Cat Girl for 70 years and was addicted to this gorgeous song 🎵 🐈 😻 🐈 🐈 🐅 🦁

[@jameslynford8295]

A beautiful melancholic song, full of nostalgia & longing. Better than any song made in the last 20 years.

[@gordondeshawschool8681]

A very special time in my life when this song debut.

[@Smedley1947]

10-4. I left the city I had lived in so I was almost 30 to move to what I would eventually lovingly come to call the Stinking Desert National Monument , Tucson Arizona. I thought I would miss my hometown but I never looked back because I truly found my home. I fell in with a group of musicians and other people and actually had far more friends than I had in Denver. And because that year 1976 was when I did it and it just so happens that this song was popular in 1976, my life is forever better because of the real Year of the Cat, 1976 in my life. Tremendous emotional content in that title and song because of the Coincidence of the year.

[@kimberlyjlpitts9862]

Soon to be 63 on June 30th and so do I , along with Time Passages and others from my youth, great music is a balm!

[@acornsucks2111]

old and happy. Remember Belichick.

[@ablaze861]

Happy Birthday!

[@elvinmendoza2971]

I was born in 1979. I'm turning 45. This song is one of my all-time favorites. I first heard it when I was a teenager when my father was listening to music in his bedroom. I'm a fan of Britpop, alternative rock, indierock, indiepop, post-punk/new wave but I love this song so much.

[@johnmckenna1823]

I knew Al in London in the 70's. So very glad he made such a good career for himself. He was a good man

[@akizmetkat999]

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a water color in the rain... Oh my god the visuals he conjures with his words...

[@ccarta192]

My mom really loved this song...i never really paid much attention to it ...i was about 13.. ..my mom has long passed away.. this song holds special place for me..love ya mom..

[@pedrofranciscohernandezcas8480]

Met this masterpiece, thanks my mom too❤

[@daviddavis3389]

This came out in the early disco period. .70s

[@Christobell04]

Same thing.. but with my dad. I feel you, brother.

[@elsangelafardin8335]

Minha filha está morando fora do Brasil. Ela me disse que se emociona quando ouve essa música pois se lembra de nossos momentos aqui em casa, porque eu vivia ouvindo essa música. Principalmente aos finais de semana. Tempo bom. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ButtWormy]

Clearly your mom had GREAT taste❤

[@lynnrussell9617]

Me growing up in 70s, my parents listening to music, love it. Now 54 years old still good as ever.

[@oksanavodka]

Im 28. Love this kind of music. Just another soul wandering. Born in the wrong generation.

[@marryingabroad9387]

These songs by timeless, people will still be listening to them 100 years from now.

[@eleonoradini2371]

My friend, don't say so! I'm 61 and I love the music of my generation, but there's a lot of good music even now. Of course, nothing compares to Year of the Cat😁

[@andrewbrown2888]

Cat lover

[@andrewbrown2888]

Egyptians liked cats

[@Williamottelucas]

Ah, but if you had been born in that generation you'd be 67 now, just like me (not that that's a bad thing).

[@andyohoolihan5436]

This song is the definition of bittersweet nostalgia.

[@davidbevan2218]

great song never get tired of it ive got a old cat so never will god bless u

[@mortikii55]

The "Year of The Cat" True Artistry in Every Aspect...

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some late 70s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Brothers and TIME PASSAGES by Al Stewart on my YT channel in tribute to 2 great songs from the winter of '78-'79. Live acoustic with no digital enhancements. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.

[@joannepann-kydd9697]

Yes!

[@PeteForester1]

Take heart! This was our time! This was our music! We LIVED!

[@msnvrmnd94]

Bittersweet to hear this. One of my all time favorite songs, great lyrics but makes me very sad thinking of good times gone by and how fast we grow old.

[@chrisper94]

Yes, the times went by but we are still here. Celebrate!

[@anotherprop1673]

@@chrisper94 What else are we gonna do??!

[@joehalliday1537]

Cynthia Earl this song reminds me of something that I don’t even known on t describe. I left school lady year but I wasn’t really a fan back then, so I don’t know. But I know that this song makes me feel sad but in a good way which doesn’t make sense. It’s also my all time favourite song

[@wareling]

Sad but true Cynthia, and how fortunate we are to have lived it!

[@buzz385]

Our bodies and skin grow old but we find bygone youth and passion in songs like this. Boston's More than a feeling is another one that does it for me.

[@JohnSmith-oe4ci]

The lyrics alone are pure poetry and the music is a modern symphony - a timeless work of art

[@mattsharkey8437]

This song makes me understand how short/unique relationships can be. As I get older and the more people come and go in my life, I understand this song much more.

[@fhowland]

This song is a masterpiece. Nothing like this is made today. Not even close.

[@toby9999]

Masterpieces have long gone, sadly.

[@tammybedford6979]

No one has sense enough to write a song like this now days, sing or play.. those days are long gone. ✌🏼

[@avidrocker]

not even close to close

[@bobbygilbert2706]

No, look hard enough and there are plenty of masterpieces coming out all the time

[@fhowland]

@@bobbygilbert2706 example

[@debfan74]

This song is nothing but layers of instrumental perfection

[@tullfan2560]

The fade-ins and fade-outs are brilliant as well. They are all tapered and weighted so perfectly!

[@bswihart1]

Purrrrrfection

[@missypearlgurl]

Love this magical song, just makes me happy. Even in 2024 and I got to meet Al after a concert.

[@debbiescott6732]

Ahhhhhh, the year was 1976, I turned 20 and had my whole life ahead of me. I loved the 1970's, best bands, best music, great friends great times. I want to go back and do it all again. I wouldn't change a thing. Well, maybe one little thing, make more of an effort to go see all our talented bands in person. We didn't appreciate what we had back then, we were young and into ourselves, you know how teenagers & the twenties are, never changes from generation to the next.

[@rich8577]

Agreed, I was born in 68 so the 80s was the best decade ever for me anyway, music and good times but I love this song from the 70s. 😊

[@opahelmilp4313]

Du hast ja so recht... 1976 i was 17

[@bibolehabib]

Everyone thinks his decade is the best !

[@kel-in5gi]

i am a bicenntenial baby and i love the 1970s. thanks for your comment. all i want to do is go back to the 1970s when times were more interesting than now. i believe in parallel universes and ultimately we can go back to the 1970s

[@debbiescott6732]

@@kel-in5gi I wish to go back all the time.

[@toad4ever103]

What would life be without music?

[@deirdrejohnson3468]

Extremely empty.

[@Dana-hd8he]

I'M ALWAYS SAYING; WRITING, IT'S FOOD AND MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC that bring people together❤!

[@deirdrejohnson3468]

My Father--a musician /dance hall owner in the 40's to 60's--taught me to "pick apart" music, and REALLY listen, by identifying each instrument. He told me you never really heard the music, unless you could.

[@cht5086]

I was born in Iran, I heard these beautiful songs when I was little in my father's car back there over and over, but I didn't know who is the singer. I remember our American friends in our neighbourhood. What beautiful days...

[@MeredithWaters]

It's funny, I could never exactly place the accent I detected on this and moreover, "Time Passages". Reminds me of the man I married. He was born in Iran.

[@df4957]

I’m happy to have read that, thank you

[@EliSanchez-q5q]

Universal melody

[@fionamckinnon1167]

Just about to turn 60 what beautiful music we had from that generation it stays with us for our life’s !

[@jeffelliot857]

Some of the best music ever.... just tellin the truth

[@sunnyquinn3888]

Right now, 2023, it is The Year of the Cat again.

[@stratovani]

70 year old here. I remember hearing this on CHOM-FM in Montreal back in the 70s. I was so blessed to be a young man living in the greatest city on Earth.

[@thomaselliott573]

what utter garbage. go and live in yank land. They will luv your grossly overstated crap

[@David-i6i3l]

With such songs can't help but reflect, reminisce and ponder what regrets ya may have, I'm not gonna sugar coat it I have plenty, and so goes it. .

[@rogergreene2121]

I am one who didn't appreciate the song.. didn't pay attention, but now I do. One of the best songs ever. I was busy living the song back then.

[@coolmodad]

The power of this song is it's ability to send the listener to a place that was once happy, never a sad thought.

[@glendabothwell9091]

True it was all happy when I listen to this song all the happy comes back

[@danielheath1815]

Couldn't say it any better

[@anaibarangan4908]

Probably had sad thoughts, I know that I did, but minor compared with adulthood. The sad stoic. I've never really felt like I really fit in where I am living again. Just whatever there was, still is to not feel sad. Online junkie now, because I really don't belong now as an older adult, God damned proven to me all the time, with all my worldly intellectual and cultural understanding knowledge experiences. It's still US laws to own favor, Zombies high school mentality around here. Zombie mothers with visible tattoos on the upper back, taking daughters to cheerleader practice nearby. Totally Zombies, that can't even be nice at all at the dollar store pay out, bitchy, but especially the young male employees always are very nice and helpful. This is a place where everyone used to be nice and friendly to each other, including helpful empathy, but as time goes by, more and more Zombified.

[@anaibarangan4908]

Illuminated, I just can't be Zombified. That's what makes everything so painful, depressing, but thank God I'm not a clinical depressive. Totally underestimated what kind of people God illuminates. Completely mentally strong against it all prepared for illumination, and physically healthy, out of this extremely ill environment, and I'm totally depending on the strength of my physical health. Not my fault what God decides to do about judged as Zombies. It's all about the destruction of WICKEDNESS upon Earth, and all that allows it all to continue. That's why I said dead zones, wherever majorities of Zombies exists. .

[@anaibarangan4908]

I'm already hearing thunder, on a perfectly sunny nice day.

[@andyroid5028]

*That piano intro is just so... timeless.*

[@luluwinke6581]

yes, the live version

[@bandichat]

Hey, when I was little (maybe in 2014, I don't remember) I listened to my uncle play that song on the piano, I loved it because it made the piano magical. Now college is approaching and I asked him to teach me this song and hearing him play the piano again was very emotional. Now, it's my turn to play this masterpiece ✨😎

[@ackers72]

This song never ages it makes me smile and weep at the same time, an absolute masterpiece

[@kathleenrogers10]

Here’s looking at you, kid..

[@timflatford4356]

the perfect analogy for this song....

[@kwondo780]

Tom Ackroyd, EXACTLY!! YOU NAILED IT! ❤

[@JoyPaul-pe7ij]

I echo your sentiments ❤

[@mrknopper]

same here

[@monkiboysus5478]

Man what a masterpiece of Music

[@Evenflow-cf2fs]

This song just rockets me straight back to growing up in the 70s. It's just dripping with sentimental nostalgia and a time gone by. My first grade school crush 😊

[@bestnotredamefan3078]

I always cried during this song!!! Class of 1982!

[@reneemcafee7341]

She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a water color in the rain. Such beautiful lyrics. Such a beautiful song.

[@pushserver9689]

'She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolour in the rain".......SWOOOOON

[@sydneysheppard4979]

A timeless classic that never ever gets old!!! I listen to this about 10times a wk or more!!!❤🇺🇸🇬🇧💪

[@ernestturriziani2489]

I remember listening to this song on the radio when I was 13. Such a beautiful magical time. Tears

[@america1st974]

My Dad showed me all the classics as I grew up. He was born in 62. Everyone always says I have an old soul. We haven't spoken in sometime over a diapute. For now, I have him with me in the music.

[@delshoemaker7616]

Have a good dad.. Wise. Such a great song!

[@Howeverwhatabout]

Speak to him, we all make mistakes.

[@DougIrons]

Don't know the dispute and it's none of my business. But I hope you will be the bigger person and reach out to him and seek restoration. Life is too short to be separated from family.

[@marvinrodriguez1455]

I lost my dad April of last year and I missing him much Make peace with your dady before its to late.

[@Mega0601]

Háblale pronto, debe estar esperando eso

[@starlitblond]

I don't think I'll ever fall out of love with this song. It always takes me to another time. That's the best thing about music, it's like taking a vacation without leaving home. 🌴🥳🔆✌️

[@phillipsprague8409]

I think the same. I don't think I'll ever get tired of listening to it. It seems "deep" to me. It ain't no pop bubblegum song.

[@starlitblond]

@@phillipsprague8409 Right.. from the first notes of the piano, it takes you away.

[@amandagonzales7803]

This is a good thing.

[@Classic.Hits-335.artists]

As a piano teacher, I always place a quote at the bottom of the program of our annual recital. This is a fantastic quote and will be the quote for our June 2022 recital. Thank you Melanie!

[@starlitblond]

@@Classic.Hits-335.artists Aaawe.. that's very cool! ♡

[@mattyholcombe9258]

I'm back, My cat is still here, barely. 15 years and 8 months. Please pray for her 🙏

[@charlottewalker6490]

God bless the kitty .

[@milagroslema4644]

blessings for your cat 🐱🙏

[@paulausherman727]

Bless you again. I'm a cat lover too I got my girl right here Lying across my chest, and she's listening to the year of a cat with me

[@grfarner4553]

I still enjoy this classic song by Al Stewart, it brings back a lot of good memories.

[@FDJT-sj7id]

This man is a lyrical genius.

[@FieldBlaser]

This song oddly popped up in my feed while sitting outside with my old black cat. What a magical song. ✨ It reminded me of my youth. Now it will remind me of my cat. 😻

[@RonHutchCraft2]

I've totally adopted this song. 2024 and it's been a rough road.

[@christopherandersen2511]

rough roads are part of a life, but it's how we get through it and how we look at it once we get to the other side. Well wishes forward

[@dlarson362]

I am sorry to hear that. They say it gets better, I hope it does❤

[@dlarson362]

​. How?

[@afflynn]

Perhaps the most elegant and esoteric pop song ever written. Bravo Al!

[@wendellcotham689]

PERHAPS 🔥

[@bennyhath1789]

I normally find superlatives in yt comment sections really annoying but this time it's the truth

[@jamespereira7540]

Agreed..and I love the stuff by Stewart's roommate, Paul Simon, and of course Dylan, Neil Young, and Gordon Lightfoot...but this...this is majestic and lovely...brilliant.

[@tammyross7363]

+2

[@kevinkiso49]

@@bennyhath1789 Excellent way with words.

[@lilSnubby]

This song is great example of the mysterious and magical art of songwriting

[@CGS325]

Very magical indeed!

[@b.s3664]

@@CGS325 Yes, i feel the same... but i cant explain

[@rayoflight9709]

You must be a song writer to put it like that. I'm a lyrics and if you're not maybe you should be.

[@gejo1008]

Cat's are magic! Their year too.

[@lewasil]

@@gejo1008 I forgot about this song for years and years, and just today it popped right into my head, so I looked it up, and it's so good to see recent comments on it!! Makes me happy! Xoxox

[@sandrakarastergios2368]

There is a richness in the sound of the music. The lyrics are poetic.

[@kaseybrown7664]

I've had this song stuck in my head all day! Best. Day. Ever.

[@keithwatkinson4892]

Been stuck in my head for about 48 years!

[@keithwatkinson4892]

Haha. Might listen again later.

[@doug6203]

The arrangement is stunning in its effect: dynamic, subtle, and moving. Most records are lucky to lay claim to one of these qualities.

[@1groovygreg]

"The Year of the Cat" is a mystical sojourn of mind and music. Words don't do it justice. Bravo, Al Stewart.

[@ThomasKehl-e7w]

A peace of real music history

[@michaelanderson5975]

This music never gets old if you're fortunate enough to know about it I hope and pray this type of music follows me to my next life just being free

[@CGS325]

Everything from the graceful piano intro, to the lovely sax and guitar breaks, to the lyrics of this very song. This creation is the epitome of an amazing record. I'm only a 27 year old born in the 90s, but you gotta respect the classics and masterpieces like this! EDIT: Thank you for the love! Another year older, but the music keeps us together 🙏🏾 EDIT: Now I’m 29 years old and this song as still as magical as ever. Keep on rockin’ and much love ❤️ EDIT: Just turned 30 a few days ago, but this record will never age! Keep pressing on and keep the music rockin! EDIT: Now I'm 31, another year older, but wiser! Continue to let the power of music drive you further into bliss! Peace and love everyone! ❤️ EDIT: As promised guys, I'm back with after another year around the sun! Today makes 32 years of wisdom for me, and the music's still rockin! Peace and love to everyone! 👋🏾✌🏾😊

[@emeraldstardust10]

Hear hear!

[@FrancisMaxino]

And there is so much more from this decade equally as awesome, it was a time when mainstream musicians actually knew how to play their instruments and there wasn't any stupid auto-tune.

[@CGS325]

@@brianb1846 Hey not a problem, music is the key to awakening the soul. And I agree wholeheartedly with your statement

[@CGS325]

@@FrancisMaxino Yes! Everything with music back then was 1000% authentic and from the heart, unlike this music we have nowadays where everyone seems to be brainwashed by the media. We need peace back in this world.

[@CGS325]

@@emeraldstardust10 Just spreading the good word!

[@sabinefunk8961]

Ein Song der mich immer noch begeistert und verzaubert. Wunderschön stimmig das Spiel zwischen Text, Melodie und Instrumenten. Es führt mich zurück in die Zeit meiner frühen Jugend und lässt mich in Erinnerungen schwelgen. Eine tolle Zeit!

[@becibabe7364]

Sitting on a bus getting teary listening to music when times were simpler ❤ wish l could go back in time to my youth and do it better 👌💕🌸

[@bdpage2023]

Me, too. But, a buddy reminded me of the bad times, too. Tend to forget those.