Cats And The Cradle Analysis
Cats And The Cradle Essay
Have you ever thought about the true depth and meaning of a song? This is a song analysis of the song “Cats and the cradle” by Harry Chapin. This song was wrote by Harry Chapin’s wife, but Harry performed the song. The song was also remade by Ricky Skaggs.
The first stanza is about when the child was a baby/toddler. His excuse was, “There were planes to catch, and bills to pay” These lines show us he traveled in his work, and missed valuable time with his son and wife. He traveled with his work so much that, “He learned to talk while I was away” Never-the-less, the young son admired his father and said,”I’m gonna be like you, Dad, You know I’m going to be like you. The second stanza (not including the chorus) was about the child's tenth birthday and all his dad got him a ball. If his dad was traveling with his work all the time, it seems he could afford a nicer gift. But more importantly, the boy asked his Dad to teach him to throw, yet his his father said “not today…”. -As the boy walks away he said, “I’m gonna be like him, Yeah, you know I’m gonna be like him.” He still looks up to his dad as a role model. In the third stanza (not including the chorus) is about when the boy came from college for a visit. Last time the son asked the father to spend …show more content…
For example - “The cats in the cradle” to me seems like when he was a baby, maybe his mother thought cats were adorable and her child was adorable and that’s why they used that nursery rhyme. Next it says, “Silver spoon” which could possibly mean that he was pampered by his mother, probably because his dad wasn’t there to get on to the mother or make the boy into a man. Then it says, “Little boy blue” and I think that is when he was ten, an innocent, little boy. The last nursery rhyme is, “Man in the moon” it could represent when he was a man, or that he was held high, like to the
Have you ever thought about the true depth and meaning of a song? This is a song analysis of the song “Cats and the cradle” by Harry Chapin. This song was wrote by Harry Chapin’s wife, but Harry performed the song. The song was also remade by Ricky Skaggs.
The first stanza is about when the child was a baby/toddler. His excuse was, “There were planes to catch, and bills to pay” These lines show us he traveled in his work, and missed valuable time with his son and wife. He traveled with his work so much that, “He learned to talk while I was away” Never-the-less, the young son admired his father and said,”I’m gonna be like you, Dad, You know I’m going to be like you. The second stanza (not including the chorus) was about the child's tenth birthday and all his dad got him a ball. If his dad was traveling with his work all the time, it seems he could afford a nicer gift. But more importantly, the boy asked his Dad to teach him to throw, yet his his father said “not today…”. -As the boy walks away he said, “I’m gonna be like him, Yeah, you know I’m gonna be like him.” He still looks up to his dad as a role model. In the third stanza (not including the chorus) is about when the boy came from college for a visit. Last time the son asked the father to spend …show more content…
For example - “The cats in the cradle” to me seems like when he was a baby, maybe his mother thought cats were adorable and her child was adorable and that’s why they used that nursery rhyme. Next it says, “Silver spoon” which could possibly mean that he was pampered by his mother, probably because his dad wasn’t there to get on to the mother or make the boy into a man. Then it says, “Little boy blue” and I think that is when he was ten, an innocent, little boy. The last nursery rhyme is, “Man in the moon” it could represent when he was a man, or that he was held high, like to the