Cat songs that overlap with various emotions. A richly diverse collection of cat tunes.
February 22 is known as Cat Day!
In Japan, it was established in 1987.
Cats can be delightfully free-spirited—keeping their distance one moment, then suddenly getting affectionate the next.
There are many songs that sing about or relate to “cats,” and many people might feel that there are quite a few classics among them.
From heart-fluttering cute tunes to songs that express a cat’s feelings, wishes like “I want to be a cat,” and moving tracks that overlay human emotions with feline traits—there are countless cat-themed songs.
In this article, we’ve picked out our top recommendations among cat songs.
If you’re a cat lover who actually has a feline friend, be sure to listen together and enjoy a happy time!
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Cat songs that overlap with various feelings. A diverse variety of cat songs (51–60)
NyaNyaNyaNyaNyadaniwell
This is a Hatsune Miku song released in 2012.
Does it sound like an instrumental to you? She’s actually singing—just endlessly “NyaNyaNyaNyaNya.” If a human tried to sing it precisely at karaoke, their jaw and tongue would probably go out of whack.
To the catHara Masumi
Their second single, recorded in 1982.
Masumi Hara, known for his distinctive voice and work as a TV narrator, delivers a shocking revelation: he was actually a singer-songwriter.
The beeping electronic sounds give the song a grand, cosmic sense of scale.
Even a cat’s-tongue heart is part of love.ushiroyubi-sasaregumi
The B-side track to Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi’s third single, “Zōsan no Sukyanti,” released on May 2, 1986.
It was used as an anime ending theme as well as a campaign song for a film.
It’s a pop song with the vibe that school doesn’t teach you how to fall in love.
The Song of the Lucky Cat Ducktatsuya-kun to mayumiinu
This is a song released in 2009 as the commercial theme for Aflac’s New EVER.
As you’d expect from an insurance commercial song, it was a hugely popular tune at the time that offered an exceptional sense of reassurance.
If a cat and a duck join forces, there’s nothing humans can do but feel all warm and fuzzy.
Cat songs that overlap with various feelings. A diverse variety of cat tunes (61–70)
rainbowSaitō Kazuyoshi
This song has a cool, crisp acoustic guitar sound.
It’s a track released by singer-songwriter Kazuyoshi Saito in 2008 as his 33rd single.
Its uptempo, danceable vibe will lift your spirits just by listening.
catmonokuro panda
This track is striking for its programmed sound and clear, translucent vocals.
It’s a song by Monochrome Panda, a five-piece band formed in 2011.
It was released in 2018 as a digital-only single.
You can really get drawn into its dreamlike atmosphere.
The sun says: Burn, chaos.ushiro kara haiyori tai
It’s the opening song of the 2012 anime “Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos.” This anime sparked a huge online craze for the “Uu! Nyaa!” call-and-response and ASCII art.
It’s an oddly addictive track where a cute, laid-back-voiced female voice actor lays her vocals over an intense musical progression.