Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cat's Meow , by - Mike Love. Release date: 27.07.2015
Song language: English
Cat's Meow |
| This is a song to set the record straight |
| Because before long its gonna be too late |
| To save the music from corporate oppression |
| We got to take back the radio stations |
| To all you producers and executives |
| So dedicated to churning out the hits |
| We don’t want to hear no more cheese |
| Auto tune pop bullshit |
| We want the roots not this Jawaiian candy |
| I remember a time we used to sing on the corner for nickels and dimes |
| Now I look around and how everything has changed |
| But somehow the music has always stayed the same throughout the changes |
| And its got me thinking that even when the world all around us is sinking |
| Jah music will always be living going strong |
| Long after humanity has been dead and gone, it will live on |
| And all these records will rot and decay |
| And only the vibrations will remain |
| And if the sound you made was pure and true |
| Your music it will live on long after you |
| So this is a message to you pop singers |
| All who have forgotten your roots and culture |
| This is a reminder |
| A simple thought to ponder |
| Are you yourself or are you just another |
| A beautiful face there on the MTV |
| An original or a carbon copy |
| Are you just one of them |
| Just trying to fit in |
| Is there an original bone in your body? |
| I remember a time when all the musicians would stand outside in a line |
| Just to get a chance to jump up on stage and blow |
| To see if you got the talent to give the people a show |
| Now its just all about who you know |
| Who’s ass you kiss in this puppet show |
| But there’s one thing that all of them don’t know |
| True music can never be bought or sold |
| So if American Idol is your favorite show |
| Well worshiping idols is a big no no |
| Cause if you worship wealth |
| Or if you worship yourself someday soon your true colors are gonna show |
| If glitter and glam is all you desire |
| Then sooner or later you’ll feel the fire |
| Licking up at your heels |
| Burning away all you conceal |
| Revealing the truth that’s hiding in your soul |
| So we give respect to all musicians unchained and free |
| All of them who are playing for the Love and never the Love of money |
| This is a song for you all |
| We’re all one big family |
| Whether you play roots, rock, jazz, blues, hip-hop, or r&b |
| This is a call to the people |
| All the singers and players |
| The poets and painters |
| Dancers and appreciators |
| All who play music for the good of the greater |
| Who know all music comes from Jah the Creator |
| Gotta free up the music |
| Gotta free up the culture |
| And leave these corporate music industry vultures |
| Gotta keep the music pure forever |
| And give the people something fresh and innovative |
| Unexpected and creative |
| Something they can all relate with |
| We gotta mix it up |
| Gotta change it up |
| Rearrange it up |
| And give them lyrics that will make them think cause we are standing on the |
| brink |
| Rastaman, give yourself a pat on the back |
| And pick up the slack |
| Cause we gotta keep on trodding til we reach the Zion heights above |
| And we gotta keep the music flowing in a positive direction |
| Give the people a reflection of Jah Love |
| So man if you ain’t got the message by now |
| Original music is the cat’s meow |
| So turn your radio up |
| And roll your windows down |
| And let the people hear you sing it out loud |
| We got to free up Jah music |