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Top 10 Cat Songs

I'm not a big fan of cats.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those nutzoid cat-haters. They're fine creatures I suppose, deserving of love and care just like any animal, but I fall squarely into the dog-lover camp.

To illustrate why I feel dogs are far superior to cats I offer the following points:

-Let's say you're home alone with your K9 or feline companion and a drugged-out maniac busts your front door down and proceeds to try and kill you. If you're a dog owner you can bet the dog will put his/her life on the line to protect you no matter what the odds. A cat on the other hand will run for its life.

-Dogs are trainable -- cats, not so much

-You can give your dog a bath -- cats, not so much

-Dogs are loyal and selfless -- cats are selfish, vain and indifferent

-Cats urinate and defecate in your house -- and I don't care how often you change the litter box, it's a major strike against them -- and your house stinks

-More people are allergic to cats than dogs

-Have you ever heard the phrases "police cat," "seeing-eye cat" or "bomb-sniffing cat"?

-Have you ever gone for a run, played Frisbee or hunted with a cat?

-Both dogs and cats have a natural instinct to hunt and kill, but dogs don't drag out the suffering by playing with their prey

-Who is man's best friend? 

So now you know where I stand on cats, but there's no getting around the fact that cats have inspired many great songs. For this list I selected my 10 favorite cat songs. What are yours?

Top 10 Cat Songs

   1. The Lovecats - The Cure   

   2. Cat's In The Well - Bob Dylan   

   3. Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart   

   4. Cat People (Putting Out Fire) - David Bowie   

   5. The Siamese Cat Song - Peggy Lee   

   6. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats   

   7. We the Cats Shall Help You - Cab Calloway   

   8. Mean Eyed Cat - Johnny Cash   

   9. Three Cool Cats - The Coasters   

   10. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

Honorable Mention: "Cat Scratch Fever"

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