Songs about losing a cat.
There are far fewer of these than songs about dogs. Here are ten for when you need to cry, or need to hear that someone else has been here. Each link opens the song on YouTube.
RIP Cala
The Kiffness. A goodbye to Cala, the rescue cat from “I Go Meow.”
Fine
Junho of 2PM. Written for his cat, Lambo, who died in 2017.
Twinkle Song
Miley Cyrus. Reportedly came to her in a dream, the night a friend’s cat died.
Message to Souris
Bono. For the artist Sophie Calle’s late cat, Souris.
To The Light
Unhappily Ever Now. Written for an aging cat, before the goodbye rather than after.
Before I Knew It Was Goodbye
Lory’s Cats. A song for the singer’s own cat.
A Song for Anyone Who’s Lost a Cat
Unsent Melodies. Also called The Purr That Went Silent.
Rocket’s Tail
Kate Bush. Connected to a cat of hers, Rocket, though she said it isn’t exactly about him.
My Lovely Cat
Deerhoof. Dedicated to Lil Bub, the famous rescue cat.
Delilah
Queen. Freddie Mercury’s love song to his cat. Not about losing her, but about why it hurts.
None of them know about the four a.m. wake-ups.
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