Cat songs that overlap with various emotions. A richly diverse collection of cat tunes.
Speaking of February 22, it’s Cat Day! In Japan, it was established in 1987.
Cats can keep a bit of distance and then suddenly get affectionate—their free-spirited nature is incredibly cute, isn’t it? There are also songs that sing about “cats” or are related to them, and many people might feel there are quite a few classics.
Beyond the adorable tunes that make your heart flutter, there are plenty of cat songs: ones from a cat’s point of view, songs wishing “I want to be a cat,” and moving tracks that mirror human emotions with feline traits.
In this article, we’ve picked out some especially recommended cat songs.
If you’re a cat lover who actually has a kitty, be sure to listen together and enjoy a happy time.
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Cat songs that resonate with many emotions. A diverse collection of cat tunes (101–110)
cat trickWatari Rōka Hashiritai Nana
This is a song included on Watarirouka Hashiritai’s first album, “Don’t Run in the Hallway!”, released on October 13, 2010.
It’s a lovely pop tune whose theme applies sumo wrestling techniques to love in order to win.
Tango of the Kero CatMinagawa Osamu to Hibari Jidō Gasshōdan
This is a song used as the ending theme of the 2008 anime “Sgt.
Frog” (Keroro Gunsō).
All we can do is tip our hats to the characteristically over-the-top prank worthy of Sgt.
Frog, in which the very person who once sang that famous tune in a cute boyish voice parodies it himself after growing into middle age.
Bad catShinozaki Ai
This is a song by Ai Shinozaki, who is also active as a member of the idol group AeLL.
It is included on the 2017 album LOVE/HATE.
It’s a mature love song that compares herself to a naughty cat.
Beautiful DayJo Wakusen
In particular, it’s a song by Vivian Hsu, a Taiwan-born celebrity who was active on Japanese TV shows in the 1990s.
In 2010, it was released as her fourth solo single.
It was chosen as the theme song for the anime Kuruneko, which depicts the daily lives of pet cats.
The cat goes.Taniyama Hiroko
This song is included on Hiroko Taniyama’s sixth album, released on November 21, 1980.
It depicts scenes of observing a cat out for a stroll.
Cheerful on the surface, it also conveys a sense of the sorrows and melancholy of human society.
It’s a mid-tempo pop song.