In celebration of National Cat Day on October 29, Classical 101 Program Director Beverley Ervine has unearthed an amazing amount of cat factoids. I have had this tune running through my head since she first began talking about Cat Day, so allow me to give you my earworm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVQsQBenvs
You're welcome for that. Now if that doesn't suit, Beethoven wrote a little tune called Das liebe Kätzchen, (The Dear Kitten) about a cat which was particularly prolific when it came to producing kittens.
It translates this way: Our cat's had kittens. 63 of them, all mine. One of them has stripes. That's the one for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AowZDYLl4WQ&feature=youtu.be
Andrew Lloyd Webber loves his cats...and not just the ones on Broadway. Check out this video of him with his water-loving feline.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xYq6q98y0I
These cats, however, are the ones which paid for his swimming pool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI3EEdU9zvc&list=RDTI3EEdU9zvc
Happy National Cat Day!