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Artist: Al Stewart
Track: Year of the Cat

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On a morning from a Bogart movie
In a country where they turn back time
You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre
Contemplating a crime
She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running
Like a watercolor in the rain
Don't bother asking for explanations
She'll just tell you that she came
In the year of the cat

She doesn't give you time for questions
As she locks up your arm in hers
And you follow 'till your sense of which direction
Completely disappears
By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls
There's a hidden door she leads you to
These days, she says, I feel my life
Just like a river running through
The year of the cat

While she looks at you so cooly
And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea
She comes in incense and patchouli
So you take her, to find what's waiting inside
The year of the cat

Well morning comes and you're still with her
And the bus and the tourists are gone
And you've thrown away your choice you've lost your ticket
So you have to stay on
But the drum-beat strains of the night remain
In the rhythm of the newborn day
You know sometime you're bound to leave her
But for now you're going to stay
In the year of the cat

Year of the cat
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Al Stewart – Year of the Cat
Al Stewart’s signature hit from 1976. Inspired by the film Casablanca, and referring to the year found in the Vietnamese zodiac, Year of the Cat reached number 8 on the Billboard
Al Stewart – Intro/Year Of The Cat
On a morning from a Bogart movie / In a country where they turn back time / You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre / Contemplating a crime / She comes out of the sun
Al Stewart – Year of the Cat Samples
See all of “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
Al Stewart – On the Border
[Chorus] / The fishing boats go out across the evening water / Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border / The wind whips up the waves so loud / The ghost moon sails among
Al Stewart – One Stage Before
It seems to me as though I've been upon this stage before / And juggled away the night for the same old crowd / These harlequins you see with me, they too have held the floor / As
Al Stewart – If It Doesn't Come Naturally, Leave It
Nothing that's forced can ever be right / If it doesn't come naturally, leave it / That's what she said as she turned out the light / And we bent our backs as slaves of the night
Al Stewart – Broadway Hotel
You told the man in the Broadway Hotel / Nothing was stranger than being yourself / And he replied, with a tear in his eye / Love was a rollaway / Just a cajole away / Mist on a
Al Stewart – Flying Sorcery
With your photographs of Kitty Hawk / And the biplanes on your wall / You were always Amy Johnson / From the time that you were small / No schoolroom kept you grounded / While your
Al Stewart – Midas Shadow
You got your ticket and your hotel keys / And your overnight bag at your feet / You’re looking down on the tropical trees / While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets
Al Stewart – Belsize Blues
The roof started leaking and the stairs were squeaking / There was water running down the walls / So we took down the carpet, scrubbed down the parquet / And the drains overflowed
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Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn / It's time to haul the anchor up and leave the land astern / We'll be gone before the dawn returns / Like voices on the
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Al Stewart – Sand in Your Shoes
You always were a city kid / Though you were country raised / And back in some forgotten time / We shared the cold north days / But the simple life was not your style / And you
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Al Stewart release “Year of the Cat”?
Al Stewart released “Year of the Cat” on January 1, 1976.
Q:Who produced “Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart?
“Year of the Cat” by Al Stewart was produced by Alan Parsons.
Q:What is the most popular song by Al Stewart?
The most popular song by Al Stewart is “Year of the Cat” with a total of 83K page views.
Q:Who wrote “The Year of the Cat” by The Long Afternoon?
“The Year of the Cat” by The Long Afternoon was written by Al Stewart.
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Al Stewart
Born Alastair Ian Stewart in Glasgow, Scotland on September 5, 1945, the singer/songwriter was raised in Wimborne (Dorset), England. In the mid sixties he was living in a flat with
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons (born 20 December 1948) is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was involved with the production of several significant albums
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Al Stewart has 248 songs with the most popular being Year of the Cat, Green Gucci Suit and On the Border.
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