![]() ![]() And I, being what I am, have decided to find three cover versions of the track that will make even the hardest of alley felines swoon. Many artists have fallen for the band and notably “Stray Cat Strut”. Things that still resonate today.īut it isn’t just you and I that have been transfixed and smitten with our East Coast idols. But was that the thing that attracted you to this classic hillbilly sounds is now trio? Probably, but for this fan, it was that and the fact these cats were real musicians and phenomenal songwriters. Vocalist Brian Setzer, drummer Slim Jim Phantom, and bassist Lee Rocker had that retro rockabilly sex appeal with a splash of the color of their pop surroundings. Singin’ the blues while the lady cats cry Howling to the moonlight on a hot summer night I slink down the alleyway looking for a fight Now, you knew the names of those before mentioned Long Island rockers and the song that made you swoon and shimmy like Elvis was “Stray Cat Strut”. ![]() Then suddenly that newfangled MTV caught the feline Casanova heatwave and the Stray Cats were rockin’ their way into the 80’s mythos. In the early 1980’s disco was dead-ish and you were happy to have your ears satisfied with the sounds The Police, Soft Cell, Men At Work, and Bow Wow Wow even. But times were different and these cats knew they had to find their way by any means possible. Was it 1981 or perhaps 1982? Yes! Weird man, our beloved heroes for this article broke into the American market by making it overseas. Lastly if you havent read Stray Cat Strut, please do it worth the read/ listen. I also like the MC alot as well so more along thise lines will also be interesting. As such Im ask the curators of this subreddit for suggestions. Stray Cats – Built For Speed is available on iTunes. Just finished listening to Stray Cat Strut and I liked it a lot, it really has me itching for more stories of its like. ![]()
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