Last Thursday Mrs. Freak was visiting a concrete plant. So of course she came home with a kitten. Happens every day, and that’s why more people don’t visit concrete plants. The little critter is of course the cutest kitten in the history of cute kittens. I just hope the dog doesn’t eat her before she’s big enough to defend herself.
And so this week Cover Freak salutes the stupefying power of cute kittens.
Hot Rocket Trio “Love Cats” (The Cure)
I’ve never really understood the appeal of the Cure but over the years I’ve accumulated a large number of covers of their songs. I like the syncopated backbeat on this one.
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs & Fishbone “What’s New Pussycat?” (Tom Jones)
This is a weird combination of rock, ska, and Tex-Mex. It sounds like everybody involved drank a whole lot of tequila before they started recording.
Cat Power “Fortunate Son” (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
This is another one of those songs that is often covered but almost always in a way that sounds just like the original. Thankfully Chan Marshall slows it way down and makes the song completely her own.
Here Kitty Kitty “Be My Baby” (The Ronettes)
There’s been a lot of “here, kitty kitty” around the Casa de Freak lately as the new kitten wedges herself behind various pieces of furniture. Both trends are likely to continue for awhile.
The first thirty seconds or so of this song aren’t so impressive, but then they find another gear and deliver a bouncy, chipper version of the old standard.
Switchblade Kittens “All The Young Dudes” (David Bowie)
Always a popular ploy to get the audience to put their arms up in the air and sway back and forth, this song desperately needs a swift kick in the ass. And the Switchblade Kittens have their ass-kicking boots at the ready.
We have a concrete plant in our garden. It’s very tall and is cactus-shaped and is covered in glass mosaics, but I have a feeling Mrs Freak wasn’t looking at anything horticultural. When there is one kitty another or more may be hiding out somewhere. Should you go back for another look?
Mrs. Freak was at a plant where they manufacture concrete. They have a couple of cats living there to keep the mice away and they have periodic litters of kittens. The kitten we got was the last available of a litter of five.