Macavity The Mystery Cat | Cats The Musical

[@treadingwater86]

I love the detail that Skimbleshanks is protecting the kittens, gesturing for them to come closer to him as he protectively stands over them.

[@donnadoddridge1788]

Skimble won’t let anything go wrong

[@rosenrot234]

It's always cute to watch some of the older ones step in to make sure the kittens are safe and having fun

[@hannahlarocco4699]

What does that have to do with the song

[@PyroGothNerd]

@@hannahlarocco4699 It literally happens right at the beginning of the scene, you blind bat

[@Annahg78]

@@hannahlarocco4699 Nothing. They made an observation. Why is that a problem for you?

[@UrpleSquirrel]

I love how Demeter's part in this song basically gives off the vibe of "My ex was the *worst*... but he was really hot."

[@jbvader721]

To quote choreographer Gillian Lynne: "The man was wonderful when he made love to me but I hated him."

[@masodemic4509]

And Bombalurina is like "yeah it's true, her ex is HAWT WOWZA"

[@Maylage]

3:51 I know. He cheats. At "cards." and on you girl

[@KevinsChannel-dz1iy]

trueeeee

[@ExcitedBirthdayCake-xk7si]

😂😂😂😂 0:08

[@butterflyslinky]

It's so great to have a villain's song sung by the women's chorus.

[@igorgracchia5788]

Indeed, we need more of that

[@tartagliussy529]

They killed it too

[@juli3tta]

They slayed

[@a.j.glitter_f]

FINALLY I DONT GOTTA WATCH IT IN TWO PARTS

[@triangleDAYS]

YES SAME !!!

[@martinddhyj]

And in Stereo, the old videos were in Mono.

[@thetunebella6675]

YAAAAAASSSSSSS

[@Annahg78]

YES!!

[@ThatDigitalDemon]

YE

[@raincloud6904]

Grandpa cat: *gets kidnapped* All the other cats: Ya like jazz?

[@handgun559]

*Grandpa is kidnapped* Cats: man, his kidnapper hotter than Rum Tum Tugger

[@nyllehm]

GRAMPA CAT

[@Hannah-v4p4v]

Ok

[@Hannah-v4p4v]

@@handgun559what

[@handgun559]

@@Hannah-v4p4v Macavity

[@hogonalog406]

"Macavity's a ginger cat," said Dumbledore calmly.

[@knollie20wayheal80]

they got it wrong in the movie the color lol

[@hogonalog406]

@@knollie20wayheal80 that's the joke

[@dindinss]

Underrated

[@tartagliussy529]

this is such a good joke i love it

[@Romari7]

Why did this make me laugh so hard? 🤣🤣🤣

[@StServal]

"Macavity's a ginger cat". Oh, ok. From the looks of it, I thought Macavity's a f***ing demon cat.

[@winnielynn171]

Lol agreed

[@MarinaBonadio]

I mean, have you seen ginger cats?

[@fatimacastro8354]

At least it's not gray for some reason

[@cora4708]

Fr

[@nyllehm]

Fr

[@reina_harhar7815]

I will always adore how Demeter and Bombalurina's voices are different (with Demeter's being soft and smooth and loud while her sister's goes from loud to soft to loud again) but both are so synced and blend together. Both can't be more beautiful than the other, they're a package.

[@styuppidpearson6993]

Wait, they're sisters?

[@reina_harhar7815]

@@styuppidpearson6993 Their relationship is up to you. I see them as sisters while others see them as best friends.

[@cargo71]

@@styuppidpearson6993 Personally, I thought they are more like sisters in law, with Bomba being Macavity´s sibling. Or maybe both are Mac´s ex "wives"...

[@kingleonidasiofsparta7966]

@@cargo71 but Munkustrap, Tugger and Macavity are siblings, so that doesn't make sense

[@theproducers1967]

​@@kingleonidasiofsparta7966 Not necessarily! XD There's no real canon in Cats, anyone could be related to anybody. Some actors do consider Munk, Tugger, and Mac to be siblings but their words are far from canon, because anything could be canon! (Personally I think Munk, Tugger, & George are all siblings... dunno what Mac is but I like the interpretation of Bomba being his sister...)

[@Irizzrizz]

They give off older and younger sister vibes, and the song is genius. Demeter having trauma from Macavity but still being like ”yeah but he still was kinda hot” and Bomba always being horny and describing him only with the way he looks, demeter telling us how horrible he is but at the end they both cant deny the fact hes probably pretty hot

[@imawalrus368]

And then he finally shows up, looking like a child's sleep paralysis demon on coke lol

[@handgun559]

Sometimes you worry about the subtext of the song and characters feelings, but then you remember - Hal, they're just cats. And they all bang.

[@josephlankford5541]

This musical was one I watched obsessively when I was a kid. I followed nothing, I never learned a character's name, I couldn't figure out a main character, I just knew that it was a fun musical with beautiful dances and songs. Now, as an adult, I just wanna enjoy it again. One of the best ever, may the 2019 abomination rot in Hell.

[@little-moonlit-rose]

Agreed! The 2019 mess is terrible

[@silverwisp4529]

This is my exact experience! It makes me sad when people judge the musical by the 2019 movie, when this masterpiece exists!

[@tartagliussy529]

It works because theres no protagonist for most of the show and they ruined that wigg the the movie

[@Vlogsby.ava.]

In the 2019 version, they made Veronica the protagonist and they just took Bustopher Jones and The Gumbie Cat and just was like 'These cats are overweight! We needed comic relief anyway.' And boy, I could go on for hours about how Taylor Swift did this song.

[@josephlankford5541]

@@juli3tta Yep. Felt physically nauseous as a result.

[@MigeMaur]

Imagine turning Bombalurina into an antagonist, sacrificing Demeter, and turning the song into a solo, just to get Taylor Swift to be a cat for a few minutes. The duet between Bombalurina and Demeter is exactly what makes this song so great. But no, Tom Hooper didn't think so. Tom Hooper wanted Taylor Swift getting lowered from the ceiling while she's drugging all the other cats. Tom Hooper also thought "I know that the song describes in detail what Macavity looks like, but never mind that. Get me Idris Elba and make him look naked. Also, you know the part where it says "Macavity's not there"? Yeah, just forget about that line completely. Let's make it so Macavity actually IS there. ALL the fucking time! Remove the 'mystery' from the Mystery Cat, and give him lines. Lots of lines."

[@masodemic4509]

What's funny about the duet between Demeter and Bombalurina as well is that they describe Macavity differently. Demeter who, in this version, has just escaped from his abusive possession, is more frightful of him than anything, she thinks he is the evilest of all evils. While Bombalurina, while not hiding her attraction to him, sneaks in a few snarky remarks to make Macavity seem more like a troublesome cat rather than a mastermind of all evil. Even the words they use show subtle difference, like Demeter calls him "the bafflement of Scotland Yard" but Bombalurina calls him "a fiend in feline shape." When Hooper cuts Demeter out and have Taylor Swift handle the entire song, he's neglecting this dynamic and the humorous intent of the poem and the song. Macavity isn't some lord of the crime scene, he's a cat that likes to break things and steal things.

[@freddogrosso9835]

Hooper also butchered The Old Gumbie Cat and Bustopher Jones. But Mr. Mistofeles' number suffered the worst. I think only Rum Tum Tugger and Skimbleshanks got the really good ones.

[@FlowerPinkPeach]

@@freddogrosso9835 I'm sorry, for me Rum Tum Tugger was butchered as well. He went from a flirt and play rock star to a generic pop creep. I could forgive the way they changed the lines (the bore one and the beast one) as other versions have changed too, but while in the 1998's version I laugh and enjoy, there's 1 (one, exactly one, that's frightful) moment where I am slightly amused, and it's not even from the musical performance (it's the time when he looks at himself in the mirror). Jason has a great voice, but unlike Skimble, the movie degraded this son as well. It's not awful or disrespectful as Jenny's or Bustopher's, and not downright ruined as Macavity, Mistoffelees and so many other songs, but it's really bad as well.

[@EllaAngeli]

@@FlowerPinkPeach Skimbleshanks won't let anything go wrong, funny little thing isn't it

[@majogonzalez184]

Tom Hooper undestood Cats less than I with 5 years and not understanding english (I thought Jemima and Demeter were the same character and that Rumpus Cat was the bad guy)

[@majogonzalez184]

I like to think that in an universe where this cats are just cats, the part of 'he's broken every human law', it doesn't means he broke all the laws we as humans respect, he just broke all the laws imposed by their humans, like not breaking fragile things, steal food and that sort of mischievous things He's just a cat that broke every human law, every law humans expect cats to respect

[@emberisk]

I think thats kinda the point. They are cats, they only really know cat things. You can kinda see it in Skimbleshanks. Dude says hes basically running the whole train but it kinda sounds like he just belongs to the stationmasters daughter and so the train can't go cause she'd be really upset if they just left her cat far away from home.

[@laurendearnley9595]

I like that. It's not "human law" as in "laws for humans" (don't kill, steal, etc), it's "laws BY humans". The laws humans give their cats. Get off the furniture. Stay in the house. Stop meowing at 3am. No you can't have the fish, it's our dinner.

[@marshmallowallen5677]

“He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard” doesn’t much help this theory. Neither does the actual kidnapping via a rope net

[@emberisk]

@@marshmallowallen5677 The cats can believe what they want about how scotland yard feels about Macavity. Also maybe these cats are just super smart and know how to kidnap other cats via ropenet. They also manage to put on dog costumes using trash and theres the whole train scene.

[@marshmallowallen5677]

Except for the part where they explicitly say that he’s stolen jewelry

[@HauntedFae]

"I might mention Mungojerrie..." ANNNNNND Rumpleteazer!

[@laraendlight9887]

You can almost hear her screaming indignantly at them😂

[@bloodyxwreck6173]

I always imagined that she never had anything to do with Macavity and Mungojerrie did those jobs without her

[@redmitten658]

If I got you right... it sounds like what a perfect brother would do. I think I heard these two are Demeter and Macavity's children, so they wouldn't have a choice even if they wanted... Have you also noticed Rumpleteazer dancing on the background with other kittens? While it might mean nothing, I suddenly feel like it proves something. Gosh, now I love this headcanon too bad

[@psychedashell]

I remember the booklet from the musical claiming the cats had alternate names when they weren’t in full kit like when they were spotlight characters and when they were background dancers.

[@Zikkar]

The original song lyrics I have seen they do mention Rumoleteazer but for some reason the 98 movie doesn’t.

[@RosalindPeters]

This was such a feminine awakening for me. These two lady cats and Meg from Hercules. I was obsessed!

[@עדיכהן-צ2ל]

My obsession with Cats was the first signs I was gay

[@hahahajackmyswag]

Feminine awakening? Please elaborate

[@Misora7303]

@@hahahajackmyswag She likes women

[@RosalindPeters]

@@Misora7303 haha this, but also I mean, they felt like the height of femininity to me. I didn’t know whether I wanted to be them or be with them… turns out it was both! 😂

[@Misora7303]

@@RosalindPeters Same sis

[@Whiskers4169]

I like that you see macavity like 3 times the entire show yet you know so much about him without him saying anything Thank god no one tried to turn this into a movie Especially not the crew that butchered les Mis

[@lorikeetrainwing]

Yes, a fun musical based on a delightful book of poems, a filmed version of the musical, and an odd-looking adaptation of one of the songs. Kinda weird how someone made an adaptation of Skimbleshanks' song and nothing else.

[@RisingPhoenixCreations]

actually they did

[@eufieee]

​@@RisingPhoenixCreationsThat's the joke

[@jenniferdunstan5065]

@@RisingPhoenixCreations what are you talking about? That's not true

[@RisingPhoenixCreations]

@@jenniferdunstan5065 excuse me?

[@jimmoriarty9440]

Bom's smile at 3:32 as she calls Macavity a 'monster of depravity' is all I need to know how she knows all this about him.

[@GreySergal]

Oh that's... I felt something there.

[@J.P.Robles]

He was a menace to their community for a long time so all the cats know this

[@5ft2mikahakkinen]

The cameraman went in some....interesting camera angles.

[@LordVader1094]

@Naukumaija Mau-mau Where?

[@r0achlezbian]

@WildKamots shoutout to the bisexual cameraman

[@ohworm3807]

@@LordVader1094 you know... the hip thrusts...

[@marshmallowallen5677]

@WildKamots cats is the most bisexual musical

[@alexism.v.1016]

As they should

[@carolinedixon8091]

When the dentist pokes my tooth Me: *MA CAVITY*

[@houndandhandbag]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@ceceliawhitney1886]

I've seen this joke so many times, but something about imagining someone dramatically going "AUGH! MAH CAVITY!!" at the dentist had me WHEEZING 😂

[@julhol7482]

"He's broken every human law" I know that probably implies the laws of physics, but it's funny the think that this cat has committed grand theft auto and tax evasion.

[@maltesers1238]

And handled salmon suspiciously

[@flickcentergaming680]

Public intoxication

[@jaydraws4881]

He's out here to be a Public Nuisance.

[@LinkenK]

Macavity beats his children

[@rss5726]

War crimes, too

[@hihey229]

Finally they uploaded the whole thing in one part!!!

[@davidmcaninch4714]

What’s scary about him is that even though he doesn’t have any singing parts, all he does is his evil laugh.

[@andrewtodaro2874]

Indeed! I love this version of him! He looks frightening! Like a demon! I’m glad I didn’t see this as a child, I’d probably have nightmares.

[@Kerendiker222]

@@andrewtodaro2874this was my nan’s favourite musical and whenever she would put it on I would have nightmares about macavity

[@majogonzalez184]

6:05 In one second Aeva May is enjoying the moment and then release she forgot the last 'Macavity'

[@laurendearnley9595]

Quick, switch to a butt shot so no one notices 😅

[@viktorbraginski]

Her cute little face omg ❤️

[@hanaramsden5785]

I’d never noticed that before and the face she pulled when she realised 😂 It’s such a fantastic number

[@ayaretgonzalez27078]

She was really into it

[@samsignorelli]

Thanks for that...always wondered why she made that face.

[@florencegosselin1924]

macavity: shows up everyone: AAAAAAAAAA MACAVITY macavity: does literally nothing everyone: AAAAAAAAA MACAVITY his henchment: doing all the work macavity: still doing nothing everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAA MACAVITY

[@sbp4215]

macavity: shows up everyone: AAAAAAAAA MACAVITY bomba & demeter: AAAAAAA~~~ MACAVITY~~~ !!

[@ThatDigitalDemon]

Macavity: *gets bored and leaves* B+D: M A C A V I T Y

[@handgun559]

It's insane to think about how much pressure the actor might feel to capture a fan favorite character in 5 seconds of stage time.

[@davidbenton8336]

Ironically Demeter should’ve been called Persephone because clearly she was exposed to Macavity’s underworld at one point.

[@Princess2737]

Ha ha that’s a good one. But at least Demeter never has to go back with Macavity for half the year. She can feel safe with her sister and her mate who just so happens to be tribe protector and heir of Deuteronomy.

[@Zeppelin_Wooper]

Originally, before the dark ages of Greece, it is believed that Persephone and Demeter were both deities of the underworld along with Poseidon, with hades being absent until roughly the times of the odyssey. So I guess she was in hell at one point before “escaping.” I read way to far into it

[@meggronau302]

Aeva May's face at 6:06 though... dying to know what mistake she thought she made!

[@Birdie030]

I think maybe she forgot to sing there since everyone else on stage was singing, I could be wrong though.

[@asya7623]

she possibly did something wrong in the previous move and that is why they showed only Bombalurina

[@downtown82]

That was so lame to leave in so many mistakes. They shot every scene like 100 times.

[@ItzSkyzYT]

Speaking of Aeva May, do you know what happened to her? I tried googling her and have only been getting photos from a while back.

[@fauxmarble7439]

@@ItzSkyzYT No idea. Seems like she disappeared from the internet. Weird.

[@EvilsDeathAzul]

Better than the movie's definitely

[@Daae07_]

So much better 100%

[@EvilsDeathAzul]

@Nico Di’angelo Stan lol no...in the core of the earth

[@acardboardbox8285]

You could say that about pretty much everything in the movie though

[@Daae07_]

@@acardboardbox8285 so true

[@sadem1045]

There's a reason why CATS was one of Broadway's longest-running shows. The Hollywood film version did not do it justice at all.

[@mariacillan9668]

I kinda feel really bad for Demeter, honestly. Like, the acting makes it so like she was in a really toxic if not abusive relationship with Macavity, but has the tendency to go back for the D. Bombalurina knows how bad he is, but is more focused on the D. I also like to think Bombalurina's line "I know. He cheats... at cards" meant that he probably cheated on Demeter with Bombalurina, but the latter warned the former about the infidelity becaus she recognizes he's really not good for Demeter. and Demeter is grateful towards Bombalurina for waking her up from that relationship which is why they're so close with each other.

[@siennaskye_journey]

Yes!! Also at 3:12, I see Demeter’s reaction to Bomby’s description of him sort of like a triggered flashback of such. She’s reliving it through the description of Macavity’s movements. Probably why Demeter was my favorite growing up. I relate to her.

[@ordinaryextraordinary9484]

“he’s always wide awake” Dumbledore said calmly

[@sbp4215]

hahahaha best comment

[@johncwooten6595]

Demeter: He’s upwardly respectable. Bombalerina: I know. He cheats at cards. Me: Well, who doesn’t?

[@lmahu6627]

The thing about cheating in cards is that it really was an actual offense that *duels* were fought over it.

[@undercookedtoast1479]

Not to be that person but the lyric is “he’s outwardly respectable” which fits with that cheating at cards bit, as well as the overall theme of him being this mastermind that’s never at the crime scene and leaves no evidence.

[@enk335]

I've loved Rum Tum Tugger and Bombalurina since I first saw this musical when I was little. I forgot where I remembered them from, then maybe a year ago I found this musical again. A masterpiece.

[@marlinotalvaro7431]

Yesssssssssss I love this song even taught my sister to do the choreography for Bomblarina so we could be Demeter and Bomba!!!!!!!

[@marlinotalvaro7431]

85 likes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have GOT to be kidding I'm going to cry!!!!!!!!!! Have a good day ,my lovelies!!!!!!!!😰😊😘 You deserve a cookie

[@marlinotalvaro7431]

94 likes!!! omg I just can't!! I love you all so much!!! almost 100 likes!!! I'm honored!! 😱😊😘 You deserve 10 COOKIES

[@marlinotalvaro7431]

104 I just can't I love you all

[@Jessie-hc1sd]

I wanted to watch the Cats movie, I watched the clip for Macavity and immediately came here to cleanse my soul, never again...

[@aneiahisfree]

I watched Taylor's movie version first and thought she did fine. Then I watched this and now I take back what I just said.

[@sbp4215]

same tbh

[@tothebeyond6318]

she lacked voice range ig

[@darthilli]

Because it’s a duet… the movie really failed on all counts.

[@sofiapobletehernandez3679]

I still think she did fine. It is not a very lacking version because of her fault, but because Hopper failed to understand what made the scene work and why

[@zaltbommelairways]

When Taylor Swift demanded this to be a solo, and getting her own song in, did no one consider that "no" was a viable answer?

[@mirrorball_]

apparently, tom hooper, the director was the one who made this scene be sung in solo😐

[@laysmaxx5789]

Taylor Swift appeared for like 5 seconds halfway through the movie. And on top of that they made her sing the song alone. That version wasn't completely bad but it's no match for this.

[@Swift_LN]

Don't put that on Tay Tay she did the best with what she was given by Hooper.

[@hallow-oda]

​@PajaTheDuDe she had so much creative control man its not just hoopers fault

[@CarinaKernst-c2v]

That is the original

[@vulpezerdavulcan9055]

They’ve got such fantastic voices and they really let them ring out like they need to~ I’m actually mad about Taylor Swift’s because she *just doesn’t have the voice for it*

[@hot-cocoa1032]

not just that, but she cant play two parts at once. theres only one of her

[@igorgracchia5788]

I mean, she likely has, plenty of her songs sound like this, but the direction was not there.

[@imesae3436]

@@igorgracchia5788 She can definitely sing but this song just have to give that sexual nuance which Taylor doesn't give off as much

[@kasegiyabu5030]

@@imesae3436The rumours about her being a sexless cat-woman may be true, which would explain why her rendition of this song was impotent.

[@whitherwhence]

Demeter listens to true crime podcasts. Bombalurina has a correspondence with Charles Manson

[@talithacumiferguson8834]

One of my all-time favorite songs from this musical!

[@rroes7319]

I honestly can't pick. When I was 10, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer was what made me love CATS. The high schoolers were able to do the double cartwheel.

[@Plutussy]

I remember watching this musical in person as a little kid and having nightmares about macavity for weeks after. I’m revisiting this years later, and I still get chills, amazing performance.

[@PoutchieWhoou]

So I just noticed the shaking leg movement Bombalurina does at around 4:00, and it looks so cat-like

[@mcs-bl6sg]

"Macavity's a ginger cat" Also Macavity: *literally looks like Satan in cat form*

[@littlegloomybear1]

THIS WAS MY GAY AWAKENING!!!!!! And I’m so happy I don’t have to watch it in two parts anymore!!!

[@dreamercreations2499]

Are you also a furry then lol. Just wonderin

[@abeetlesreference8977]

No no, this also did things for me too. More of a solidifying of my queerness. Their voices are some of the most hooking things in musical theatre, and they are both stunningly beautiful. However, i have a crush on Jemima in this musical more then anyone.

[@ohworm3807]

@@abeetlesreference8977 yeah,, jemima's really cool ^_^

[@marshmallowallen5677]

@@dreamercreations2499 people with cat ears aren’t exactly furries

[@gracefutrell1912]

How did they mess mcCavity up in the movie considering he’s terrifying here

[@jbvader721]

Ask Tomathy Hooper.

[@smileyface81mc77]

@@jbvader721 Ah yes, another Sideways enjoyer(?)

[@pandasareawesome4813]

Exert from my presentation on how badly they messed this up: This is the worst song. Its decently well sung, Taylor Swift and Idris Elba can sing, but it's just so mangled. The original song is sung by two cats Bombalurina and Demeter. They have experience with him and illustrate how evil he is. Adding to the mystery is that fact that we only see Macavity in that dark and that fact that he never speaks or sings, only laughs. This is the only cat they do not respect, and instead fear. They took one look at all of this and chucked it all out. Now its sung mostly by Taylor Swift, whos character is working with Macavity. This facts makes Macavity seem less threatening, and more pathetic. During the second half, Macavity comes out and sings himself. Again, Idris Elba can definitely sing, but having him come out and sing about himself ruins a large part of the Mystery part of the Mystery cat. Furthermore most of the song is sung seductivly, instead of loud and big like it should be. This ruins even more of Macavity aura of fear, which by now is an aura of mild dislike. Furthermore, one of the lines is “Macavity’s a ginger cat” The movie elected to ignore this, and make him the coulor of Idris Elba’s skin coulor, effectively making him look naked. They also keep the line in, so the song is just flat wrong, which may have been ok if he was still a mystery, but the cat singing it works with him, so she just sounds dumb. This whole song was just done so wrong, its almost impressive.

[@irinaibanez8418]

@@jbvader721 for some reason I read this as Tomato Hooper lol

[@kasegiyabu5030]

@@pandasareawesome4813Elba was to blame for Macavity being black. He insisted his black face not be coloured red; it's some black thing. The graphics people coloured his body red, leaving the face black, but it looked silly. As Elba refused to have a red face, they were left with two options: sack the racist fucker or have his character entirely black. This is something for which Hooper can't be blamed.

[@user-xy7rh4tp1f]

Macavity's a mystery He's called the Hidden Paw For he's a master criminal who can defy the law He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard The Flying Squad's despair For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's broken every human law He breaks the law of gravity His powers of levitation Would make a fakir stare And when you reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there You may seek him in the basement You may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there Macavity's a ginger cat He's very tall and thin You would know him if you saw him for his eyes sunken in His brom ie deenls linod in thouaht His head is highly domed His coat is dusty from neglect His whiskers are uncombed He sways his head from side to side With movements like a snake And when you think he's half asleep He's always wide awake Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape A monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street You may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there He's outwardly respectable I know he cheats at cards And his footprints are not found in any files Of Scotland Yard's And when the larder's looted Or the jewel cases rifled Or when the milk is missing Or another Peke's been stifled Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair There's the wonder of the thing, Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity He always has an alibi and one or two to spare Whatever time the deed took place, Macavity wasn't there! And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie) (I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the Just controls the operations, the Napoleon of crime! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape A monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street You may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity,Macavity,Macavity When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!

[@erikandersen3274]

"His brom ie deenls linod in thouaht" is my favorite line

[@WhatRblurbs]

Im glad you started seizing while typing that brow line brother 😭

[@andreacarolina7581]

Now and always My favorite musical and this My favorite number ever. The whole choreography and song are so passionate I can't hold it into My body!

[@alexandraalexfischer]

This is my fav song to love the beat to it

[@scarline02]

Watching Mungojerrie in the beginning is interesting as he varies between looking after the other young ones and hiding and being scared himself

[@sayyorahchopra123]

I always looked at it as if he’s scared of what will happen but also has a realization of that I need to protect my sister and all the other cats to show I’m the big brother and although I’m scared I’ll protect

[@mikeyquinn2254]

@0:31-0:35 Did anyone realize how the older cats has the kittens and probably younger cats in the middle and circled around them, having eyes at all angles while protecting them?

[@JayIceColdD]

Two fine, talented ladies. I was so infatuated when I first saw this. Respect to Rosemarie Ford and Aeva May!

[@marcuscarana9240]

I was two when this was released. I loved watching thus when I was four. It felt so new back then. Hard to think this film version is 23 years now.

[@billcorn2]

So, these were the best singers I’d ever heard when I was 7 years old, before I ever saw the Little Mermaid. I remember watching the beginning and hearing everyone say how AMAZING Ariel’s voice was. Tell me why my little brain was like “is that all??” When Ariel sang Part of Your World because I was comparing “amazing voice” to these ladies in this video. I even just kept expecting Ariel to bust out with some high notes that would blow me away somewhere later in the story 🤣🤣

[@LadyOfTheFlowerKingdom]

Not me still knowing this dance decades later from when I taught it to myself as a child lmfao ugh this musical never gets old

[@baileehenderson527]

YALL CANT TELL ME THE SONG DOSENT SLAP

[@ash3starrider]

My favourite song and performance from the show. Rosemarie Ford😍😍😍 the way that woman moves. So fluid and elegant

[@PotterPirateFan]

I watched the show on REPEAT I killed my vhs tape of it and I’m pretty sure the dvd is scratched too 😹 Bomba was/is my favorite all the time, growing up I thought I wanted to be her when I grew up. Seeing the show again live in 2019 made me realize that nope. I’m just super gay 😹😹

[@ash3starrider]

@@PotterPirateFan 😂😂 yup.

[@SladeBallard]

such a great villainy song, from the lyrics to the music

[@rubyxcuby]

I remember playing as Bombalurina during our play at school and No one really expected anything, they didn't expect it to be me. Bc I am just a quiet kid. But as a fan of this Play eversince I was a kid, I've always wanted to play a cat and to be bombalurina is one of the challenging yet fun experience ever during my senior HS days. I tried my best to give the role a justice and a lot of people told me I did, so I'm very proud of myself even until now. Especially dancing and singing to this song is whole experience. I enjoyed every second of it. The 2 months of practicing and watching this play/movie for almost everyday is definitely worth it. It made me love cats even more and now I have a lot of em😅🐱

[@kayghanvillanueva3154]

There makeup and lighting really sold the whole evil cat thing. I was getting MAJOR scar from lion King vibes from macavity.

[@renee8591]

Macavity is actually just the cat that steals your hair ties and hides them under the fridge

[@eycee14]

Because of this Demeter, I named my cat Demeter, even though she's white, because I love Demeter! ❤️

[@gavinsfriend1431]

I thought that said your cat was your wife then 😬

[@alanafowler7083]

I haven't even seen the new Cats movie but the 1998 version is so much better.

[@dennisdrozdov1424]

Couldn't agree more! I'm glad I grew up with the 1998 film🥰

[@HadoukenSpammer]

I once threw a pair of slippers at Macavity. He really defied the law of gravity.

[@thomasburke2609]

I dated Cindi Klinger, the original Bombalurina of CATS' First National Touring company, here in Chicago at the Shubert Theatre, during the mid 1980's. In my opinion, Cindi ❤ was "hands down" the best BOMB of them all 🎉 - including the original Broadway cast!! We dated through the Chicago run, then Denver, then San Francisco. Dear God, I sure miss Cindi! -- and the '80's here in Chicago's gold coast/lakefront area!

[@starchild9095]

one, this song is catchy as hell. two, i totally get how folks interpret bomba and demeter as sisters, but also, bomba looks at demeter like she wants to eat her 🤷🏼

[@massachusettslegalizeweed4208]

Yeah there's nothing heterosexual about the way Bombalurina looks at Demeter lol

[@nkbujvytcygvujno6006]

Lyrics: Macavity's a mystery cat He's called the Hidden Paw For he's a master criminal who can defy the law He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard The Flying Squad's despair For when they reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's broken every human law He breaks the law of gravity His powers of levitation Would make a fakir stare And when you reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there You may seek him in the basement You may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there Macavity's a ginger cat He's very tall and thin You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in His brow is deeply lined in thought His head is highly domed His coat is dusty from neglect His whiskers are uncombed He sways his head from side to side With movements like a snake And when you think he's half asleep He's always wide awake Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity For he’s a fiend in feline shape A monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street You may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there He's outwardly respectable (I know he cheats at cards) And his footprints are not found in any files Of Scotland Yard's And when the larder's looted Or the jewel cases rifled Or when the milk is missing Or another Peke's been stifled Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair There's the wonder of the thing, Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity He always has an alibi and one or two to spare Whatever time the deed took place, Macavity wasn't there! And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known (I might mention Mungojerrie) (I might mention Griddlebone) Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time Just controls the operations, the Napoleon of crime! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape A monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street You may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity, Macavity, Macavity When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!

[@rabnerd28]

Everyone: Demeter and Bomba are sisters! Bomba: Looks at Demeter like THAT! 2:01

[@cargo71]

I used to think that Bomba and Macavity were siblings, and Demeter and Bomba somehow sisters in law. Now I think they´re both in the Ex Club...

[@flickcentergaming680]

This one's my favorite number so far.

[@unionpacific3863]

This must be one of the reasons many people are into cat girls

[@sbp4215]

These aren't cat _girls..._ they're cat *WOMEN.*

[@unionpacific3863]

@@sbp4215 Sorry, into cat women

[@NukkuiskoHyvinVaiPois]

This song and the choreography is so weirdly sexual, I kinda wanna see Tim Curry and the Rum Tum Tugger singing and dancing this

[@thetunebella6675]

This song has been stuck in my head for Days Every time I am in my living room I do like a spin and start dancing to the song✌😭

[@Fif0l]

Oh no, Old Deuteronomy's been captured! I bet this will carry the narrative from now on.

[@dokdoiskoreanterritory6173]

this song is one of my favorite song :) thanks

[@swiftiecat176]

Finally!! I’ve been waiting for this!!😁😁

[@abbiegrice3114]

We need a soundtrack of this film released!

[@PotterPirateFan]

Quite a few years ago I stuck the dvd into my computer, pressed play and record on audacity and let the whole show run, recording the whole audio. I then spent the next couple hours after it was done cutting it down into individual songs. I even tweaked Growltiger’s Last Stand from the OBC soundtrack, I took the end of “Gus”, tweaked the pitch so he’d sound a little bit more like Gus in the movie, and then added the original end to “Gus” in the movie to the end of Growltiger, so I have a “complete” show soundtrack. I’ve always been sad they didn’t/couldn’t put Growltiger in the movie but I can just play the whole thing in my car start to finish and it works LOL

[@brianaustin5467]

The whole film has been available free on Dailymotion for the last 2 years.

[@Ateezwooyoung]

There is one she nice decades almost 😂😂

[@sbp4215]

@@PotterPirateFan You ledge.

[@otterzrkuhl]

No one: Macavity: ha ha trumpets go brrrrr

[@acciored3064]

my youtube recommended was blessed today

[@Reneeleeharper]

So friken good. First musical. Always my favorite. Grew up with this recording and it’s forever iconic! ❤️❤️🥰🥰😍😍😍

[@joyunicycle]

*Stage:* Intense, scary costume, and chilling lyrics *Movie:* Wrong description, too horny, and naked Idris Elba is horrifying!!!!!

[@Simonepalazzooo]

Demeter part is giving "yeah he is cruel but he is hot" vibe

[@pearllamb7232]

I love Demeter.

[@cappy6103]

My favourite Cats song!!! The brass is INSANE!

[@mirrorball_]

is it a crime that i love both the theater and movie version of this song lmao😭😭

[@czerwonykwadrat6843]

Yes.

[@mirrorball_]

@@czerwonykwadrat6843 no cause i rlly do😭

[@ricardoceballos2188]

Don't worry, I love both versions too.

[@pegasusbs6237]

As do I 😭 The movie songs aren't bad (mostly), just the CGI

[@mirrorball_]

@@pegasusbs6237 trulyy, but even the cgi didn't bother me at the very least hahaha

[@marissaflores418]

1:15 Demeter: Macavity's a mystery cat. He's called the Hidden Paw for he's a master criminal who can defy the law. He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair for when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there. Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity. He's broken every human law. He breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare and when you reach the scene of crime, Macavity's not there. You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air, but I tell you once and once again. Macavity's not there!

[@Anonymous-gb7br]

I love their voices ❤️👏🏻

[@KJ-of6lf]

Love how TS Eliot based McCavity on Moriarty.

[@slipdarington4549]

good job ladies, as always.

[@summermeitschi]

I looooove this song so much!

[@Hypnobunny1]

I love this musical so much. Seen it twice live and have the DVD and CD. I know I am sad lol

[@triangleDAYS]

on my birthday, finally, the whole song is uploaded !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@electrathejelliclekitten8063]

Favourite!

[@kimb2363]

I love Bomba so much! She's so dramatic but still one of my favorite characters.

[@daisyaston9987]

This song just screams ✨Women✨ No I will not be taking criticism or explaining myself further, it is simply a fact

[@atashabanks8968]

This was the first poem my literature facilitator played for us this term.

[@andymaugardmorales6324]

I love this song!!!

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Macavity the mystery Cat is iconic Villain song ever

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Anne Mary and Demetra are both Villains

[@johnmarkfrederick8245]

Macavity actually related of Anne Mary and Demetra They are two daughters of Macavity

[@akkidathompson724]

Taylor did this song so wrong...

[@Annahg78]

They should’ve gotten another actress in to duet with her.

[@sunlmfao4868]

I was just cast as Bombalurina and I'm so fucking excited this is cray cray

[@isaacutie]

yeojin pfp slay 🫶

[@dazzlingburritoes5693]

Im a huge swiftie but I'd rather listen to this than the movie version.

[@mtchllBarrett]

Bom's chest voice at 3:22 is something else

[@KISSINGJUDAS]

Beautiful number!!!!!

[@TheWolfsHowl666]

3:55 "Excuse me?" "You heard me"

[@franciscolima5793]

ESPETACULAR MARAVILHA BRAVISSIMO 👏👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@bon1117]

AEEEEEEEEEEEEEE AQUI TEM BR

[@mandyeosphantasmas1202]

Um brasileiro, FINALMENTEEEEEEE

[@bon1117]

@@mandyeosphantasmas1202Viva aos brs UHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@kennethadelsperger1782]

I love this scene and song of this movie, I remember my girlfriend and her friends in highschool sang and danced this song to me and friends great memories.