Nada Surf - Meow Meow Lullaby (Official Video)

we have a digital single out today called "meow meow lullaby"
enjoy alone or with your young ones!
see song origin below. also, we would like to state that we like cats and dogs equally 🐾
a few years ago we were asked to contribute to a compilation called "for the kids too!" put out by nettwerk records to benefit the lili claire foundation, an organization that helps improve the lives of children (and their families) living with neurogenetic birth conditions.
the song could be a cover or an original. i'd always wanted to do a version of "inchworm," which i remembered from the hans christian andersen film, so proposed that. daniel suggested i write something. insisted is more like it, haha. well, i did have a sort of lullaby-ish guitar melody lying around that i'd never known quite what to do with...
as a kid i loved the moment when mister rogers would announce that the trolley was going to the land of make believe. the cool low piano would start, the trolley's bell would ring and suddenly we were somewhere far away. i liked the transistion more than anything that happened in the land of make believe, with one exception: henrietta pussycat saying "meow meow" before, and sometimes after, every sentence. that had always stuck with me (which made me enjoy the "meow" cop scene in super troopers even more, look it up if you don't know it).
i thought about that and began meowing along to the song, wrote a few words about a kitten too small for his mittens, and voila, kid tune! we've played it live a few times, which is a weird fit for a (ahem) serious rock and roll band, but getting a whole audience to purr is pretty great. it's also the soundtrack of a (probably obscure) nintendo game. but we've never put it out until now. give it a shot tonight if your kiddos can't fall asleep!
An idea by: Lena Schindlbauer & Daniel Lorca
Created by: Violetta D'Agata
Starring: Nina, Sir.Philip, Lolita, Tigger, Blackie, Miss Flea, Seymour, Tsunami
Special Canine Appearance by: Strummer & Jones
Footage by: Charlie Collis, Daniel Lorca, Violetta D'Agata
Produced by: BlackatFilms & Daniel Lorca
Itunes: apple.co/2r9dKez
Spotify: spoti.fi/2qA0pz6
Apple: apple.co/2r9qX76
Amazon: amzn.to/2r9a905

[@baz1975]

A few years ago I went to a record store (it was pretty small) with my dad and nada surf did a show there and we got to meet them and at the time I was cat obsessed (I mean I still am) but my dad told them I loved this song and they sang it there for me and I felt so special I hope everyone gets to feel like special feeling at least once in their life

[@zaboomafooba]

That is genuinely so sweet, thank you for sharing

[@Funky.Sabbath]

So freakin sweeeeet

[@angelcapricewright]

Love this!!!❤

[@sobujmia9274]

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[@sobujmia9274]

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[@Alli_Z]

I've played this song from my Nintendo DS Catz game when I was little for my (then) stray kitten as she was fighting organ failure; comforting her thinkng that a song that made me feel better may help her too. Fast forward 15 years later she's now fighting abdominal cancer, but still purring through her final days. I play this song for her every night as she sleeps with me in hopes that if she does pass in her sleep, she passes peacefully listening to a familiar song and in loving arms. (Sappy, I know) *Update* My sweet kitty at 16 years old passed away a couple weeks ago. I slept on the floor with her through her final moments and even played this song, which comforted her dearly. Being in my 20s and listening to this song with her will definitely be in my memory forever. Having her cuddled into me through her final breathes knowing she crosses the rianbow bridge happy and at peace is all I ever wanted for her. Thank you Nada Surf for making this ever nostalgic song a part of mine and my cat's life.❤️ ~R.I.P, Pixie~

[@pluutonius]

Weeping at this comment. Genuinely weeping.

[@mechrowave6342]

I did not want to cry today thank you

[@Thetinykitty]

That’s sad… I’m soryy

[@Ka1flare.Official]

I’m sorry for the loss of your cat!

[@ashishmatalia2523]

I’m sorry for your loss. R. I. P. Pixie. At least she’s in a better place now.

[@ashleybyrd2015]

I don't think it was the intention of this song to make me cry and reflect on my relationship with death but it certainly accomplished that. Overall, I'd call this a positive experience.

[@ashleybyrd2015]

Certainly the most any piece of art has ever personally affected me.

[@voodooopaque6357]

There’s something special about watching kittens grow up and live a life, its strange how you see the beginning and the end of there life cycle

[@nema4250]

Sometimes i feel like a kitten, weak, i can't defend myself before this wild world that surrounds me, this song makes me feel that way, it makes me wanna cry, but, at the same time, this reminds me of good times when i was little and i was so unconscious about life yet so happy. If I ever have children I will sing this song to them. 11/10

[@mosscak3uwu]

I have no idea why but this song ( and the original) make me cry ever since is was like 5

[@SamuraiKai]

Savi Is trash me too ;-; always had a sad feeling to it

[@fullstoppunctuation._]

Same

[@thomasagnew750]

Same, I remember playing catz and listening to this song shortly after my cat passed away

[@addisonm5601]

Random Songs In Locrian lmaoo minor mode

[@addisonm5601]

Random Songs In Locrian it’s not called minor “mode” lmao it’s in minor key

[@13BestWishes]

This song hits differently now... I have been taking care of some stray kittens and helping them get homes. But... one passed away... a kitten that never got to grow into their mittens... Remember to love and cherish your pets, people. You will never know, or be prepared, for when they leave...

[@LongDSwanging]

this made me cry so hard oh my god

[@sidraishtiaq2578]

:( I feel sorry for that kitten 🥺😭😭

[@evanhernandez9858]

im sorry for your loss.hopes and prayers to that kitten

[@maryamahmad6665]

omg I feel so sorry for you

[@daisyninja3674]

I can confirm you’ll never be prepared. I just lost my cat of 16 (almost 17) years. He grew into his mittens, but boy do I miss those mittens. I’m so glad that kitten had someone to care for it and feel love for it even though it was gone too soon. Little things can have the biggest impact.

[@108turquoise]

THERE WAS AN ORIGINAL VERSION?! I'VE SEARCHED THIS FOR SO LONG!!😭💞❤️💕 My childhood!

[@victoriane20]

I thinking I have an original version, just need to Find

[@fsheee3458]

This song is beautiful! Takes me back to my childhood and brings tears to my eyes. I used to listen to this song multiple times when turning on my Catz game. I love it so much, and the video was wonderfully made! ❤️😻

[@notme9062]

SAME!

[@notyounever]

Thousands of years ago Cats were worshipped as Gods, they have never forgotten this!

[@TenshiCat]

This song is dangerous for the intense wistfulness that it has the power to instill in people! Even though that's probably unintentional as it has positive lyrics and is about cute cats!

[@PastaRascaoli]

This brings back my child hood from the game Catz :')

[@eminemilly]

I dont remember it on catz 5

[@fedorjavagamer]

@@eminemilly it was in Nintendo DS version of Catz (2006)

[@eminemilly]

@@fedorjavagamer ohh u stopped at the pc one

[@donaminta]

years ago i had a little kitten who was fighting terminal FIP. i would sing this song to him when i was taking care of him. he's been gone for quite some time now, but listening to this still reminds me of my little vincent 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@aenesthesiac7750]

Oh my God, the memories. Heard this song for the first time with 8 or 9, found it again with 18, and still loving it. Thank you for this beautiful song!

[@ScreamingAllTheTime]

When I was a kid, I had the PC version of the Catz game and this song would make me cry all the time

[@amirahsolehahzaini1764]

the fact that the cats mimicked the meow voice on time my heart--

[@rickgallant8228]

This is a nice surprise! Thanks, Nada Surf. You guys are the best.

[@rychu6101]

i had forgotten about this song and someone just played it in a voice chat and the nostalgia for catz on pc smacked me in the heart

[@optimisticwatermelon]

this is the most calming song i've ever heard and will ever hear

[@TigirlakaLaserwolf6]

My friend had the game, and let me borrow it. The song has stuck with me through the decade and some since I played it. I miss her a lot... Always wondered why such a cutesy, bordering on shovelware title had a theme song so sweet and almost melancholy. Thank you for this song, it's hard not to cry when I hear it now

[@ChewySticks1985]

This is a beautiful song, it's so heart warming and comforting. And overall, it's cats, I love cats. This song is like my cat who was sadly taken away from me, I got to see her older and older even though she was full adult, but she seemed like a little kitten full of love. I will never forget her at all, I hope she's doing well, I wish I could see her once again. This song reminds me of cats, but mostly the ones who've made me smile (My two adorable little angels, Asteria and Spade

[@DomesticBanana]

I remember hearing this song for the first time as some sort of closing game ending in a game I played on my 3ds. I would play it on long road trips over and over again, signing with my younger brother. I feel like I saw half of the world with this song as my backing track.

[@MagitekOmega]

I hear this and it brings about a calming reflection of watching all of my favorite cats as they've grown up over the years, and the rambunctious 1 year old I have now.

[@junebug4230]

CAT-tastic video! PURRsonaly I love this song. This must have been a huge PAWject. It came out PURRfect

[@Farf69]

Finally! They did it! Did they reach 20 years as a band ? At a gig, they said something about they would play "officially" this song when they reach this milestone...

[@paivank8823]

they just did!

[@mairin415]

Meow! how Purrrrfect!!

[@Wings-je4iq]

THIS MAKES ME CRY FOR SOME REASON

[@83thechaz]

Phillips “Good Boy” 2008-2020 *in the song facts I saw this video stars a cat named Sir. Philip. 👍 Rock on Nada Surf* I Dedicate this lullaby to my precious little buddy, a treasure who brightened my life. Phillips was a tabby cat who couldn’t meow, but if you peered into his eyes you only saw love. He never hissed, bit or scratched once (if you can believe that). He died of lymphoma last year. Phillips was literally an animal angel to me. I even experienced a few spiritual encounters with him a few months after he died; signs telling me I’m ok. I’m with God. He taught me love. Phillips will never grow into his mittens because he is eternal love wrapped in fur, no beginning or end. I love and miss you little buddy!! Can’t wait to see you again one day

[@morgue.n444]

You’re forever loved, Phillips. You’re a beautiful angel 🥰💝🌷

[@83thechaz]

God bless you. 😿 Phillips thanks you, as do I. Have a wonderful day :-)

[@sweetpotato5]

True

[@hecked_up_deviants1145]

this is a wonderfully made song i only recently found it again but i first heard it on my petz catz game when i was really little (i forget exactly what age) when we got our first kitten i always thought of her with this song and it was adorable sadly that kitten passed away recently and i just found this again it makes me cry now but i can't stop listening to it c': i plan to introduce our new kittens to this song soon~

[@samanthawagner8524]

I’m about to cry

[@opalisic]

this is a wonderfully made song i only recently found it again but i first heard it on my petz catz game when i was really little (i forget exactly what age) when we got our first kitten i always thought of her with this song and it was adorable sadly that kitten passed away recently and i just found this again it makes me cry now but i can't stop listening to it c': i plan to introduce our new kittens to this song soon~

[@opalisic]

@@samanthawagner8524 this is a wonderfully made song i only recently found it again but i first heard it on my petz catz game when i was really little (i forget exactly what age) when we got our first kitten i always thought of her with this song and it was adorable sadly that kitten passed away recently and i just found this again it makes me cry now but i can't stop listening to it c': i plan to introduce our new kittens to this song soon~

[@opalisic]

this is a wonderfully made song i only recently found it again but i first heard it on my petz catz game when i was really little (i forget exactly what age) when we got our first kitten i always thought of her with this song and it was adorable sadly that kitten passed away recently and i just found this again it makes me cry now but i can't stop listening to it c': i plan to introduce our new kittens to this song soon~

[@rosoupie195]

I'm sorry about your kitten..

[@angelcapricewright]

~ThiS preCious soNg brings back the beSt memory of 2009 Mother’s Day... I was in MiSsissippi, when my lil’ sister sent a homemade video of my cats back home in Texas , attached “Meow Meow Lullaby. I remember I watched it over and over. It was so beautiful. I cried because it made me miSs my babies.. #BeStSong #NadaSuRf #PreciousMemory ❤️😺

[@EPHRAIMrising]

Mississippi, right here! Thanks for sharing that w/everyone. I'm much more of a dog person than cat person (have a lab & a husky who just acts like a cat & has cat mannerisms at times) but I even love this video!

[@marykatherine1003]

best. song. EVER!!

[@IYJordan1]

This song is on my mothers lullaby cd for her daycare kids to fall asleep to. Nada surf rocks!!

[@tiffanysnowtiger3473]

This made me cry

[@freaquin]

coming back to this after 10 years is wild.....i can’t believe it’s nada surf

[@jezebelEmoringstar]

Bro this is bringing me back to my childhood. I used to play on the desktop and play the game Catz, and this song would play, and now I finally found it after all these years! ❤️

[@luffyduffy7817]

I'm babysitting a 22 year old cat and i play this for her when I see she's getting sleepy ❤

[@Shakyleoncina]

this song brings me back at so many memories of my childhood ! I had this soundrack also played on Catz for PC and I really loved it . It also makes me feel really nostalgic Such a good song for happy memories :')

[@balallaonn]

I remember listening to this all the time before covid started. It feels like it’s been so much longer than just 6 years. This aged well. I’m glad I still remember this.

[@LoveStallion]

I miss seeing this one live. So great.

[@insertcolorfulmetaphor8520]

Love this song! Best when heard at a live show.

[@oofmcoofy4581]

This song comforts me so much and never fails so make me tear up. The song always reminds me of my late cat. I loved her dearly and she loved me too. She was a beautiful kitty, a calico cat. One day she was so sick which we did not know what was the cause or what she had. I tried to help her so much but she was really suffering so bad. She then was missing for 4 days and my grandma found her dead body. She probably wouldn't want to see me sad and that still pains me till this day. I miss her so much.. I hope she's happy up there.. It's been 4 years since she passed away.. I love you Minka 💗💗

[@zeppgarde2150]

I remember playing Catz on my Nintendo DS as a child... well, at least the soundtrack was fun.

[@fredg106]

me too

[@weird0channelp945]

I still play super Mario Bross..omg!

[@fabfox07]

I love cat

[@superfalconpunch2]

Climb the wall. I said climb the wall. There's a laser pointer there. Just for you to chase. To bait you to climb the wall. Just CLIMB. The WALL. Forget this.

[@somebody4985]

Me too :) When I was a little child I really wanted to have a cat. Now I have one and I'm happy. :) (sorry for bad grammar or misspelings.)

[@phoenixedgeworth]

i remember listening to this through my DSi speakers on a roadtrip and replaying it every time the credits ended. god, Petz Catz 2 was my entire childhood. i really need to pick it back up...

[@rascon2000]

My kitten loves this song

[@joseSanchez-km6bo]

Jose Rascon my cat too

[@PhoenixBorealis]

This was the best part of Catz honestly.

[@cw2010]

My best friends and I used to sing this in choir when we were kids 🥺 brings back memories

[@Pillars_Creation73456]

A few years ago… I heard a playlist CONSTANTLY. This was on the soundtrack. Skip a few years, get a few scrapes, and now I found this.

[@yurisalias]

This song helps my cat fall asleep all the time THANK YOU!! 😺😺😺😪😪😪😪

[@tabithawaite2645]

I love this song so much. It reminds of my cat's that had died long ago.

[@humbloom]

i- i'm in shock right now. didn't know they remastered the Catz DS theme...

[@SesameSt_Saxophone]

FR

[@taraross4052]

Meow 🐱🐱🐱 Perrrrfect😁😂😀🐕🐶🐕🐱

[@honeystarr7557]

why am i crying

[@lilli9219]

Same.

[@pandasm2077]

I commented on this 3 years ago, and i found it again and im tearing up, so much nostalgia from my ds growing up, time has gone by too fast, since i last posted i lost both of the cats i grew up with, rip oscar and atticus i love you both.

[@lolgaming75]

it's beautiful 😢😢😢

[@annec4019]

this song is so calming it IS a lullaby from my son

[@vineetwalia4193]

This so* Purrfect *...🐈🐈

[@tarafying3592]

This is one of, if not the, cutest video I have ever seen on the internet. (Probably because I love cats) No joke. Great job nada surf!

[@FrankReynolds69]

Why isnt this song more PAWpular? ;)

[@chara4651]

Frank Reynolds (Best of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia) Hahaha

[@weird0channelp945]

I want MORE POPULAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ramn_]

Why their song "Popular" isn't more popular than this shit?

[@Cookie-bz1ut]

Isn't pawpular for dogs purrpular seems more cat like

[@juliabarnett6068]

Good one

[@daryljones9367]

Listening to this again and wow do I miss my cat

[@lovi3465]

i cry tears of joy

[@SspaceStorm]

THIS SONG ALWAYS MADE ME CRY AS A KID WHY DOES IT SOUND SO SAD😭😭

[@yaro1123]

La canción me vaciló cuando la escuche por primera vez. Ayer acaba de fallecer mi gato y no pare de escuchar esta gran canción.

[@forthancocktx]

why does this make my me sad?

[@casuallyplayz6881]

it makes me sad too

[@tab58694]

I think isn't the lyrics, is more the music without them, i mean, it's sound nostalgic

[@indulalmaravi2147]

@@casuallyplayz6881 hhj Nov no pp no mono MP PMP

[@Imwalkinhea]

RIGHT

[@alexmorgan2334]

because it’s beautiful

[@missiahjimmy6219]

yeah im sad im crying

[@Hgebbdtb]

Beautiful sweet tune! It’s in my favorites. Love all the kitty actors too!

[@casuallyplayz6881]

This song is the only thing on this world that can really calm me down.

[@idontreallylikeyoutube]

Found my new ringtone!

[@fasihah7716]

This song make my kitten sleep

[@refridgerator1165]

For some reason, i feel like this is the song of a unusually small outcast kitten telling himself that he will grow up, to not worry for being the outcast, but dying before he could grow up...

[@delicate8262]

My heart, my soul

[@michellewong9595]

le gasp of sadness.

[@marina7935]

i have the same feeling..:(

[@Lily-zr8tq]

I cried reading this

[@SethbotStar]

I feel like this version of the song might be in a more minor key... causing it to sound sadder...

[@jasmynesmith2134]

I love this song

[@redstonerabbit]

BEST EVER! ITS PURRFECT

[@pandasm2077]

I found my old petz cats game, for my ds, and found this song again in the credits ;-; my heart hurts, my cat Roxas was all alone for 5 years ;-; I cri, ty nada

[@Septixcake]

I wish i could find mine again :(

[@pandasm2077]

@@Septixcake I lost a ds game recently I grew up with it, and it hurts I will never see it again. :(

[@mpm11]

this song is so comforting :) it makes me sleepy, but, however, it also makes me feel energized :D

[@belialetta]

I had for the kids too when it came out, and my daughter (who is now 12) loved this song. Now I sing it to my three year old daughter at bedtime. :)

[@katiarepublic7057]

YO this was my childhood! I first heard this playing Catz on my DS. I would play the credits *just* to listen to this

[@alessandra0109]

This song is my childhood with catz ds!

[@anneinfante1372]

SAMEEE I JUST FOUND IT RN

[@ckrossi]

So cute❤❤❤

[@sydandnanadochnahl3411]

I could listen to this song over and over again thank you for this song I love it so cute

[@claire2074]

I remember I used to listen to this song everyday 😂😂

[@halofox17]

I used to play this song on repeat on my ds when i was a kid

[@courtneys960]

So cute.

[@volkswrath]

Petz Catz 2 for the DS was one of my favorite games when I was small and this song has a special place in my heart. Thank you for making such a special song. :]

[@CameronFrazier6]

love this video meow meow meow

[@natalie654789]

How cool would it be to be like yeah my cats in a nada surf video lol

[@frikoffmom]

I played CATZ 2 obsessively as a kid and I'd sing this song ALL THE TIME idk why this makes me feel so emotional

[@Nigelle_Noire]

I will always remember this song that I heard for the first time in the video game CatZ in Nintendo DS

[@teqwood6125]

This is so cute and made me cry so cute😛😢

[@Lyrina25]

My new kitten loves it when I sing this to him. Link says thank you!

[@riotboi81]

How did I not find this earlier!!!! 🎤😹🎧

[@NinjaCatTrio]

So cute 😍😄😁😍 meow meow meow

[@venikrishnapriya]

😆 Laughed at their expressions

[@nguyenhoangbaongoc9496]

I think the kittens are cute! Thanks!

[@izzyomahony]

my cats eat to this song. nom nom. throw it up later

[@lillyrocks2011]

Cats are amazing. Respect for them!

[@zoroarkthepirate9536]

Gorgeous babies

[@nathonlanzendorfer7216]

I love cats

[@irenelala]

I cry everytime 😭

[@jenandpaulmartin2856]

I first heard this song on the "For the Kids "'album by various artists when my son was a baby. This was one of our favourites. My husband lifted the song and used to play it on his guitar...Good memories.

[@katbain7211]

So are you want to get to years ago first time I actually ever listen to the song the song help me out a lot I’m grateful for this song oh and I miss my cat😢

[@SamuelBlondahl]

This is my favourite song now.