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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

1376.0. "Musical cats?" by GYPSC::SHIPLEY (Is there life after DEC) Wed May 18 1988 08:03

	With their well-developed sense of hearing (who has a cat that
	can't hear a box of dry food being opened from 2 miles away?)
	it surprises me that no one has done any research into whether
	cats like music. I believe they do and in fact they have their
	favourite songs as well.

	For example:

	Feline in love again - Marlene Dietrich

	Save the last plants for me - Drifters

	Cream Lover - Bobby Darin

	Shapes of things to comb - Yardbirds

	All the young chewed - Mott the Hoople


	Yuk - Yuk - Yuk

	8^)}

	Brian
    
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1376.1[not funny, but true]CIVIC::JOHNSTONI _earned_ that touch of grey!Wed May 18 1988 12:1919
    Maggie likes:
    
      Clannad, Gordon Lightfoot [especially the Canadian Railroad Trilogy],
      & Juice Newton
    
    
    Milo likes:
    
      Jazzercise, Sweeney Todd, St.Elmo's Fire, Husker Du, & the Pogues
    
    
    Cardigan doesn't voice many preferences yet, but sprawls out next
    to one of the speakers when the tape of sounds from rain or thunderstorms
    or the wood-masted sailboat is playing.
    
    
    Those are my children The Moody, The Manic, & The Meditative
    
      Ann
1376.2and the old favorite "Kitten on the Keys"...HILLST::MASONExplaining is not understandingWed May 18 1988 12:451
    
1376.3Aja's Faves...JAWS::COTEBohm & Jacopini never led Cub Scouts...Wed May 18 1988 13:019
    "Cat-anooga Choo-choo"
    "Fur D'Elise"
    "Tails of Mystery and Imagination"
    "Litter Be"
    "Fleas Release Me"
    
     ... and of course "aja"
    
    Edd
1376.4Kitty TunesDPDMAI::BALLI AM standing up!Wed May 18 1988 14:278
    Corkie loves music.  Especially when my SO is playing the guitar.
    She gets as close as she can and stretches out by him and listens.
    When he stops, she goes off, but as soon as he picks up that guitar,
    she comes running.  She likes when I have the stereo on and goes
    to sit in front of the speakers.  She hasn't told me what her favorites
    are, but I don't think she's too picky.
    
    Pat
1376.5T.C. -- The Pop kittyLAIDBK::RESKELife's a mystery & I haven't a clueWed May 18 1988 14:2814
    
    T.C. loves music.  It's hard to believe but he actually does have
    a favorite song .... Old Friend by Phyllis Hyman.  It's the 4th
    or 5th song on the album and as soon as it comes on he jumps in
    my lap and purrs his little hear out.  As soon as it's over he's
    on his way again.  This is guaranteed to work about 95% of the
    time.  
    
    At least we have the same taste in music (that's my favorite song
    on the album too!)
    
    
    Donna (T.C. and Rocco's Mom)
    
1376.6And Bob Seeger's "Cat-Man-Du"HILLST::MASONExplaining is not understandingWed May 18 1988 15:321
    
1376.7If pesonality is involved...DELNI::SCHWINDTWed May 18 1988 15:396
    Dazdee is a hard rock kittie - (unfortunatly I hate hard rock)
    Whicket is into bubblegum rock - (Little kittie, kittie, won't 
    go home  :^>)
    
    Katie
    
1376.8SCRUZ::CORDES_JABy the shards of my dragon's eggThu May 19 1988 01:1411
    Bailey likes me to sing to her.  I usually just sing along to the
    radio.  Seems her favorite is an old Irving Berlin (I think) song
    "Always".  Her favorite part is when I sing "I'll be loving you
    always..."  She's so lovable when I sing to her which is surprising
    since I don't sing that well.
    
    Amelia hasn't expressed much of an interest in music or a desire
    to hear me sing to her.  I think she'd much rather sit in my lap 
    and just watch tv.
                                
    Jan
1376.9Hey, Mom, how 'bout some Bach?CLUSTA::TAMIRACMS design while-u-waitThu May 19 1988 02:229
    Honey loves Bach.  A little while ago, I had a gentleman friend
    over for dinner and Honey took refuge under my bed.  As soon as
    I put on some Bach, he came bounding down the stairs with the look
    of "Bach!  You know how I love Bach!" on his face.  He plopped himself
    onto the speaker and purred away for the rest of the evening.  Chauncey
    seems to have a thing for Anita Baker....
    
    
    Mary
1376.10More, more and still not satisfiedGYPSC::SHIPLEYIs there life after DECThu May 19 1988 08:3210
    
    And of course, anything by
    
    	Eartha KITT
    
    	TOM Paxton
    
    	CAT Stevens
    
    	and of course -  QUEEN
1376.11Classical kittie...HLIS07::VISSERSWell what d'ya know...Thu May 19 1988 11:2812
    Omar just loves the Early Pianoworks of Satie, played by Reinbert
    de Leeuw. Whenever he hears it he finds himself a really relaxed
    place, cuddles up and enjoys the music visibly...
    
    Chanel on the other hand doesn't care for music, but she loves to
    disturb lazy Omar when he's listening.
    
    Both of them hate hardrock, especially when it's played loud....So
    sometimes they have a bad time...;-)
    
    
    Ad
1376.12Clever..KERNEL::JWILLIAMSThu May 19 1988 11:4611
    Hey Brian
    
    How did you get the cursor to only go one line at a time in your
    original note when listing those cat songs.
    
    By the way, Fred likes any song with a TOM TOM drum in it...sorry,
    thats the best I could do.
    
    Julia
    
    
1376.13literary catsBPOV06::GROSSEThu May 19 1988 12:338
    My brood enjoys all types of music but their particulary favorite
    passtime is reading, and their favorite book so far is, of course,
    Dicken's:
    
                      A Tail of Two Kittys
    
    fran
    
1376.14"I've got rhythm..."MARRHQ::KORCHNAKThu May 19 1988 14:0012
    Charlie and Shanti love music too! And each has different tastes!
    Charlie for one, loves Whitney Houston, or any good "top 40" song
    with a beat. He rolls, and purrs, and is in 7th heaven. As soon
    as the song is done, he leaves, until another one he likes comes
    on!
    
    Shanti on the other hand likes George Thorogood and the Delaware
    Destroyers. Rhythm and blues, all the way! Also, when I do my
    Jazzercise tape, she's right down there on the floor excersizing
    with me!
    
    Cheryl, Shanti & Charlie
1376.15California cool catsBENTLY::WILDEBeing clever is tiring..Thu May 19 1988 16:4911
Hannah LOVES Bruce Springsteen - especially the latest video.  when it
comes on TV she runs to the screen and tries to touch things on the
screen. Bizarre (although, I do agree about Bruce's music - it's wonderful).

Nick and Sam enjoy the STONES...they roll around on the floor in front
of the speakers when I play "It's Just a Shout Away (Give Me Shelter)"
nice and loud....I think it has to do with Charlie Watts' drumming.
Or maybe they are just really with it cats....

Tabby is so stuffy, she probably prefers opera or something....but she
won't get it here!
1376.16Theatrical furfaces like 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'HILLST::MASONExplaining is not understandingThu May 19 1988 18:181
    
1376.17Anything but classical, pleaseCIVIC::WINBERGThu May 19 1988 18:354
    My cat (and dog) prefer one particular "soothing" FM station, which
    I leave on whenever I'm not home.  They let me know by their behavior
    if 1/ I've forgotten to leave the radio on, or 2/ have left it on
    a more classical station.
1376.18You men like Cat-erina Valente?HILLST::MASONExplaining is not understandingThu May 19 1988 21:521