Cool For Cats - Squeeze with lyrics

Cool For Cats by Squeeze with on screen lyrics

[@pmanis09]

What a bloody great song. Haven't heard this in years.

[@glamorouslynothere4785]

i deadass woke up one morning and remembered this song after like 5 years 😀👌

[@Nextgenerationkdz]

Lmao that’s dope 😌

[@fallensurvivor21]

I discovered this on Rock Band 😆😆 the drumming was so fun.😆

[@The_Tanaka_Project]

Yooo same!

[@pigknickers]

South London life in 1979. Pulling birds, drinking beer, watching cop shows and cowboy films, trying to be cool and failing. Little slice of a young man's life basically.

[@ThumbsandfingersRequired]

try not to be cool, if you be yourself then you'll be cool without realising, i know from experience

[@zacchapman2913]

Sounds lovely

[@darrylkennedy2125]

Horse & Groom Streatham high road 1979. Lovely jubbly. 😍

[@dianeleary2779]

Doing the same thing in Boston Mass

[@boodoosh]

This song reminds me of how much I love Britain. Been livin here for nearly 20 years and loved every minute of it.

[@wendyreeves9596]

Remember this as a kid in 70's and still loving it now 2022

[@blearyblazon4355]

This is brilliant! Both lyrically and musically !!

[@PowerZombieAceMan]

Absolute banger. This song gives me life. I absolutely ADORE it. Love and hugs xxx

[@silvercoil7878]

My history teacher played this song a couple weeks ago on a Thursday and i found it a week later. Ive loved it ever since.

[@MrBlueees]

Britain has the greatest musicians..

[@merlate]

Got a 17 years old cat. and is still too cool fo cats!!! Love it so much!!

[@philipnorris6542]

It was cool for cats in 1979 and it still is in 2019.

[@Damooooooo]

and 2020

[@cosmicdrifter287]

I'm cool for Cats in 2020 and counting.

[@amgetnauld]

And 2021

[@whatcouldgowrong6224]

2021 still fire

[@Black_Caucus]

And almost 2022

[@ravimaha]

after 40 years i can still remember the lyrics....

[@sineadc1973]

i really feel my age, what a blast from the past ,thanks for the memories

[@Thekouder1]

One of the MANY UK hit Singles that went nowhere on the US Singles Charts.

[@MikeFreeman02]

Rock Band 2 GG Lets Go

[@Halomcr]

still own it

[@wowyolotv]

i own it

[@Josh-os7vn]

Lets go

[@linford_cosplays_6969]

i actually heard this last weekend seeing madness and squeeze i bloody love this song its my fav squeeze song

[@vje__]

I heard this song by chance on a Irish radio and I totally fell in love with it! Awesome :D

[@Knox_Crow]

Did anyone here used to play Rock Band?

[@Halomcr]

yep yep lol

[@alonzovalenzuela9692]

yuuup

[@poopyfacemd6019]

Yes

[@poopyfacemd6019]

I fact I still play rockband 2

[@Colind8]

allways

[@RinIsArty]

Me and my cousin used to sing it all the time at family get togethers. The memories. :)

[@samcastillo8363]

we still play rock band

[@ThatsTheWun]

Can anyone else relate to the part where he says 'im seeing my reflection, I'm looking slightly rough'

[@smokeyjoe7798]

BIG TIME

[@JS-bp1wp]

Yep, no need to even shower much in the middle of the pandemic when I haven't left the house for weeks

[@ThatsTheWun]

@@JS-bp1wp really? Why not?

[@supersammy10]

That would be everyone

[@jamescrowley8598]

On a daily basis

[@RaidsEpicly]

I really like this song, it was also the most comically easy rock band bass song in history, even on Expert

[@murphyjones100]

probably the thickest london accent ive ever heard

[@BlowmeRoger]

Jeez I love those jamaican steel drums at the end.. Perfect choice..

[@Thadddeus]

And till this day: the cats are still cool 😎

[@Halomcr]

Rock band 2 brought me here a long time ago but it is 2016 and I am still slapping cool for cats :) this one of my smoking songs

[@angelicmarss490]

Sameee.

[@snakesonaplane114]

what are your other smoking songs

[@nancycarroll489]

I have loved Squeeze since day 1

[@PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

The 1st time I heard this was when my roommate and I were pawing through the latest batch of demo LPs I had gotten at work. By the time the farting, psyche jazz breakdown hit we were rolling on the floor laughing! Some like to paint the Punk/New Wave/Post Punk time in it's grimmest and most primal terms. There was so much that was good natured fun in music, which balanced the dour. I like to remember it as a proper follow up to everything that had been great about rock in the 60s +70s.

[@tylerusowicz7536]

Wow 9 years ago how things have changed

[@louisb.6149]

What a timeless little tune. So damn catchy lmao

[@user-xn3rs7tu5w]

This song is my childhood 😭😭

[@mazzamunchkin465]

this used to be on my ipod when i was 6 years old and was my favorite song. Brings back memories

[@metafis2490]

Just think..without this song we would never have the delights of "Luton airport" by "cats uk" later that year(1979).

[@BritishRail60062]

I remember this song from a UK TV advert in the 1990's. Part of the clip had a Scania truck in it but that's all I remember apart from this cracking tune. I think it was from a milkshake advert but this song is just a great gem to enjoy and puts a smile on my face every time I hear it.

[@koojoo4741]

I remember it too. It was from the drink more milk campaign that was huge in the 80s. Around the same time, my school used to hand us out pints of milk with straws and digestive biscuits. Happy days!

[@aprylforrest]

Gotta love RockBand... They introduce you into loving new songs. :P

[@timoy4988]

Not sure how this was in my suggestions... haven't heard this for thirty years, brings back memories, thanks for having this up for all to see again. 👍👍

[@MissMaanestraale]

I love it - and his leaned back tough rough voice. - and the el-piano whee .. a very another sound from Squeeze.

[@gasaholic47]

Oh how I miss Squeeze. Quintessential English group.

[@moxyangel]

Discovered this band today and it'll be the soundtrack to my summer surely

[@marleymcscumbag]

it is May 2021 and there are about 170 individuals who dont appreciate great music. this is a classic to be remembered..

[@seandrake9034]

Rock Band 2 lol

[@cristianpadilla9639]

Yep still play it

[@angelicmarss490]

Yessss

[@dancrosby9991]

Love that accent!

[@abigailarmstrong2069]

just today me and my dad were sitting at the dinner table talking while i was eating a sandwich and there were randomly a couple CD's stacked on the table so i obviously was going through them. i see a Squeeze CD and my dad told me i wouldn't know any of the songs but i saw this one and told him 'i tired playing this song on rock band a few times. it was really hard to sing along to.'. it's a small world.

[@akarukai480]

That British accent tho! 😆

[@reecewharf]

?

[@benanderson89]

@@reecewharf It's a pronounced cockney accent.

[@ubuntuafrique5802]

Akaru Kai 💯 Cockney

[@Hellwyck]

What Americans call a "british" accent is a BBC English or Estuary accent. Chris Difford is English from London.

[@jamesmason8436]

What's wrong with his accent?

[@rjjcms1]

This was the first single I bought! It was at the height of the coloured vinyl craze and everyone seemed to be buying it in pink vinyl,but when I got to the record shop they only had black left. :-(

[@MsKyle3]

Now I can finally sing along with you on this one, Sparkle!For a few days, no week, I have been listening to a CD of mixed songs and artists that Sparky made me some years ago forgot how much I enjoyed listening to it. Have not heard Squeeze..in ...like...forever. Thank for the re-pleasant-surprise, Sparky (what's up next S?)

[@Newew993]

Learned this from RB2, really glad I did. This kind of master peace would of been buried under all this modern music.

[@vinderaad7347]

we heard this on the radio and decided to look it up.. glad i did!

[@creepyleeny]

the accent!!

[@PandaLea21]

One of my favourite Squeeze songs ever

[@i-am-batman8538]

Up the Junction gives it a run for the cats’ money 😛

[@bmiller91]

timeless classic

[@MikeMuk1]

A cool sound by a cool group!

[@johnsmith-mv8hq]

Bands like The Jam, The Clash, The Specials and Squeeze would write great songs about life. Are there bands out there today (not counting the hip-hop gangster rap stuff) who write this sort of 'slice of life' song? I can think of 'Glasvegas' and 'The Reverend and the Makers.' Anyone got any solid recommendations?

[@hairygrene]

Arctic Monkeys' early albums are quite a lot along these lines

[@tea4mug]

The Streets - Try: wouldn't have it any other way, don't mug yourself, could well be in! Other older bands like The Piranhas - try: gettin' beaten up, boyfriend

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

Yes here's one brilliant album about hedonism taken to extremes.. 'It's Great When You're Straight - Yeah' by Black Grape.. Shaun Ryder's lyrics are just brilliantly unhinged - yet intelligent & superbly observational & confessional.. One of 'The' best albums of the 90's - hands down.. Give it a whirl !! Peace Rx

[@moxyangel]

Girls At Our Best! - I'm Beautiful Now, gives me the same feeling! They have some other good songs too.

[@quartzy_jane2153]

Taking it back to the 90s a bit but Chumbawamba are exactly like this? 🤔😄

[@julievanberkel3058]

I remember telling this guy that this song reminded me of him. He was really pleased, as this is his favorite song, apparently.

[@davidcolella9370]

Brings back some great memories that’s for sure. Best era the 80s

[@AustinnD]

its a 70s song

[@haggismcbagpipe2158]

Saw these guys in the eighties, good stuff.

[@cnt1818]

cool

[@coltenfisk316]

Cat your username is cool for cats.

[@bluesmobilehire5336]

Love that thundercats noise halfway through :)

[@warhammernerd52Daxx-Lorenzo898]

Someone has to put this track into a nice cat compilation, because cats

[@0z33y]

Saw them live once , jools Holland is a genius.... great band

[@joearlt5353]

This is a merely great song for the 1st 2:20 and an eternal song for the rest of it. A slightly trained 6 year old could play that piano closeout but it took real genius to write it. Combine that with the ethereal backing vocals and Damn! I miss this band

[@sunilgaur1]

Cool for ever! Love it even now

[@bobfraser6968]

Favorite Squeeze song

[@laurenhenson4506]

I adore this song!!!

[@sterlingblake7655]

Their masterpiece. They would be a great band if this was the only song they made. Quality over Quantity

[@reecewharf]

That's not how it works, if you have one amazing song and a bunch of good songs then just having the amazing one won't make you a better band

[@thomasyaxley2741]

‘Up the junction’ still

[@marazali1816]

@@thomasyaxley2741 what i had in mind

[@dewey7726]

it's all opinion, brother, I happen to like some of their other songs, a good band to find

[@rebeccamorris7529]

a classic!!

[@TehEpicNumber17]

SO CATCHY.... It just nails itself into your head

[@Observer675]

Yay. I haven't heard this in ages

[@ferrarienzo6544]

Rockband 2 brought me here

[@thomasgreen9940]

fav song!

[@Glacier_Beatboxx]

I’m native and I just love those first couple bars

[@BigVorst]

NAILED IT!

[@wilsonmuniz5723]

Dayam I love this song it reminds me of all the strayz in TSP Tompkins Square Park over there by crusty row ha ha

[@Sheba386]

What a hilarious song . Love it

[@deanoeldo]

I thought I'd check this song out when Alan Partridge mentioned in his book that he was at his mothers funeral giving a speech. He got so upset, he for some reason thought he was on his radio show and tried to introduce this song. Quality Partride.

[@jonescathy051]

HOW CAN ANY1 NOT LOVE THIS OMG SOOOOOOOO FUNNY

[@youtubecensorseverythingIsay]

I don't know but 86 idiots gave it a thumbs down

[@dauyetos]

happy xmas !!!

[@stephenwolf8806]

September 7, 2022: Cool For Cats is still an awesome song, that makes me smile when I hear it.

[@mrstinkabell123]

I liked the lyrics. Great stuff.

[@cerve1925]

I love the stranglers too, boys...

[@mariedeakin4047]

Good song

[@frosnen]

One of the best

[@Jetshite]

Great lyrics

[@viktorflorianschantz4084]

I love Squeeze. My favorite album is East Side Story.

[@pauly8227]

class song love it

[@antoinegodbille1216]

je kiffe ce morceau! A.

[@KoasterKing205]

The Atomic Album. My Dad always had this on...!

[@huskyflylangley6053]

The official song of stoplight drag racing Ford Capri Mk1 GXL , 3 Litre v6 lump... I can only imagine..

[@d3mond3vil51]

Catchy af

[@maisie798]

the poor souls who disliked this, I, (you can tell by my name logo) love cats!

[@itayg4]

amazing change of chords

[@massagetherapyforinjuriesf8197]

after 40 years i am hearing this song!!!!

[@MrBilgey]

brilliant

[@corrieseverin7766]

Cool for cats!!my cat love this song😁

[@valentinatedesco8738]

Best music ever

[@toddj07]

amazing song ii had a dream the other night and for some reason this song was in it and now ii cant get it out my head (:

[@Stragirl21]

When rock band first came out I sang tf out of this song now its 2020 and im still bumping thiss

[@joshlewis575]

They need to bring that back, I heard so many songs I'd never known without those games. Including this gem

[@BigAndTall666]

I still have the cassette tape! :-P

[@EDcaseNO]

Well Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pvtrichter88]

it's an interesting novelty; i know i lived in around London for many years as a student and eventually as a struggling musician he doesn't so much sings it as he says the lyrics with a lot of slang and references [WHAT WOULD BE 'ARD FOR YANKS TO GIT!] it's a good song to play at the end of the night at your house party when everyone's Knackered!! THANKS FOR THE post Cheers!!

[@hollytalbot6695]

This song is fantastic so funny

[@brokencorpse__dead3099]

2017 STILL GOING STRONG!!!!!