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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006Cats and Music
What types of music do your cats like? I just purchased Cusco's Apurimac III album, and started playing it. The first song is called Ghost Dance, and when it came on my cats got all puffy and alarmed (it has heavy drum beats), and ran upstairs. They soon came down with ears swiveling, and figured that it wasn't going to bite them. Jake was sitting on the stairs, and suddenly started bouncing from stair to stair, in perfect time to the beats. It was so funny! Kiara liked the 3rd song - she just had to chase her fluffy tail and bit it into submission. Maus (RB) and Dweazel (RB) used to love Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, and would come running whenever I played it. I used to pat their backs in time with the drums, and they would dig their claws into the carpet. Silly boys! Patti > What types of music do your cats like? I just purchased Cusco's > Apurimac III album, and started playing it. The first song is called > Ghost Dance, and when it came on my cats got all puffy and alarmed (it > has heavy drum beats), and ran upstairs. They soon came down with ears > swiveling, and figured that it wasn't going to bite them. <snip> My husband and I were just talking about this. Our old kitty Tigger(RB) used to go NUTS whenever "Panama Red" by the New Riders of the Purple Sage would play (Gordon thinks it was the steel guitar sound). She'd lash her tail, the ears would go flat, eyes would go wide and she'd hold on to the carpet with all four sets of claws. The current pair don't seem to react to music in the same way. Katrina > What types of music do your cats like? Persia pays no attention to any music aside from the sound of outside birds chirping. She pays no attention at all to my (indoors) lovebird, Peaches. She likes things that crackle, like paper bags or (more recently) her crackle sack that I got at PetCo. She's all over that thing! Crackle, crackle, crackle! Jill > What types of music do your cats like? Smudge is the one who notices music. One time a co-band member of mine came over with a tape he had made of himself playing slow, very mellow electric guitar chords, with a friend of his playing flute. We were listening to it in my living room, and Smudge came in, sat down in the middle of the floor, closed her eyes, and swayed gently. I swear, she was grooving to that thing!! She went into a trance! The band member let me make a copy of the tape, but I haven't been able to find it. I want to play it for her again, she obviously loved it! When I sing, though, she always looks alarmed, concerned for my health and safety, or else she just glares at me. Sheesh. I might not be the world's best singer, but I like to think my voice is at least pleasant to listen to. :) Joyce > > What types of music do your cats like? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > world's best singer, but I like to think my voice is at least pleasant > to listen to. :) Most of my cats never paid much attention when I sang, but Tigrita used to confront me face-to-face and meow loudly, whenever I began vocalizing. (I could never quite figure out whether she was complaining, or trying to train HER voice, too!)  SignatureNewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth >> > What types of music do your cats like? >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >whenever I began vocalizing. (I could never quite figure out >whether she was complaining, or trying to train HER voice, too!) Stinky really likes my singing (not my attempts at cat noises, as noted before). I find this very amusing. He even likes very, very bad singing. It seems to fascinate him. Dante, OTOH, gets that very worried expression that a lot of people have reported from their cats. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > What types of music do your cats like? I suspect anyone's cats "like" whatever music their people listen to. Mine seldom hear any but classical (except whatever is used by the TV programs I watch). They don't run out of the room when the Saturday Met broadcasts are on, although they've been known to do so when exposed to some of the stuff from the TV (usually the sort of super-loud pop stuff I find unpleasant, too). > I just purchased Cusco's > Apurimac III album, Gee, there WAS a time when I at least RECOGNIZED the names of pop musicians! SignatureNewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth >> What types of music do your cats like? > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >the stuff from the TV (usually the sort of super-loud pop >stuff I find unpleasant, too). My little Mimi sat on the sofa with me all through the Ring Cycle when it was put on TV several years ago. Of course, she slept through some of it. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War >>>What types of music do your cats like? >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > it was put on TV several years ago. Of course, she slept through some > of it. ;) Understandable - lots of PEOPLE do, too! SignatureNewsGuy.Com 30Gb $9.95 Carry Forward and On Demand Bandwidth > My little Mimi sat on the sofa with me all through the Ring Cycle when > it was put on TV several years ago. Of course, she slept through some > of it. ;) Some cats have no appreciation for culture. :) Joyce >> What types of music do your cats like? > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Gee, there WAS a time when I at least RECOGNIZED the names >of pop musicians! LOL! It isn't pop music, it is more New Age. Guitar, Drum, pan flute (peruvian), cello, etc. You can listen to them on this website: http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=cEp4B_l4zMF&aid=3KPrZIIF7IP . I haven't tried it with Firefox, however. Just IE 6. Patti > What types of music do your cats like? I just purchased Cusco's > Apurimac III album, and started playing it. The first song is called [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Patti Mine love Andrea Bocelli. I swear they do. I usually always have a radio on. The other day it was a little loud, and on an oldies station....do you remember the Osmond's "Crazy Horses"? That came on, and five cats went running out of the room. The intro music, that funky squealing noise must have hurt their ears. Or they just hate the Osmonds. Could be either. Sherry > do you remember the Osmond's "Crazy > Horses"? That came on, and five cats went running out of the room. The > intro music, that funky squealing noise must have hurt their ears. Or > they just hate the Osmonds. Could be either. ... while some cats obviously *do* appreciate good culture - or at least, they know bad culture when they hear it. :) Many years ago I took in a mother cat and 3 kittens. During that time, I was very fond of Debussy's "Nocturnes," which I would play often. One time when the kittens were about 6 weeks old, I had it on. The first part is somewhat quiet and mellow, and doesn't have any startling sounds in it. But the second movement starts out with much louder and higher-pitched fast strings. There is a silence between the movements, and then suddenly, blam! The strings. All the kittens scrambled out of the room in about 2 seconds. I still can't hear that music without remembering that. Joyce My cats like it when I play the flute or recorder, unlike a lot of cats belonging to other recorderists, who report their cats shooting in all directions when they take out their instrument! Mine will even sit at my feet and watch (I think it's the fascination of moving fingers, or maybe it sounds like birds?) When I was a kid we had cats who would sit in the window watching my mom's violin bow going up---- down, up--- down. just like ping-pong. And let me guess, is Kreisleriana a violinist? Cantate |
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