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Getting to Know a Piece of Music (Liner Notes for Cat's in the Cradle…
Getting to Know a Piece of Music
Liner Notes for Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin
Who
Songwriter(s): Harry Chapin, Sandra Chapin
What else are they known for?: W.O.L.D, I Wanna Learn a Love Song, humanitarian
Producer(s): Paul Leka
What else are they known for?: Produced music for Steam, The Lemon Pipers and others
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What else are they known for?
What
Specifics about the song : Folk rock genre
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Lyrics: Written by Sanra Chapin (Harry's wife),
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When
Year of writing: 1973
Year of release: 1974
What was going on during that time
Current events: Mobile phone is invented, Vietnam War, Water gate scandal
Popular musicians and artists: Beatles break up, David Bowie, ABBA, Neil Diamond, Genesis, Led Zepplin
Major trends or feelings: world peace, end war, space race
Why
Out of artists desire to express something?: Written for his son, to express his love and hope for the future
Just a song on an album? Out of his album Verities and Balderdash
For a movie or something else?: Used in a scene from the Office
Who talked or wrote about it?
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Criticism
Awards: Nominated for 1975 Best Male Pop Vocal Grammy, inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011
Significance in pop culture
Who would have listened to this? Was on the radio (Billboard Top Hits 1) so everyone, folk enthusiasts