50 Best Rock Songs About Cats
Classic Rock Tracks With Feline Energy
There’s a certain kind of mischief that comes with songs tied to cats. It’s not really cute, not fully sinister, but somewhere tangled in the middle. Some tracks lean into the playful, some curl up in darker corners, and others just ride the image of a cat as freedom with claws. A lot of these tunes weren’t written as literal odes to pets, but they catch that sly, unpredictable spirit that cats drag into any room. They wander in, claim the couch, and suddenly the song makes sense in a way you didn’t see coming.
The vibe works because cats never settle into one mood. They flip from lazy to explosive in seconds, kind of like the way rock can turn a murmur into a howl. Certain songs lean into that sleek, strut-down-the-street feeling, others toy with the wilder side that scratches when you get too close. Some of these are pop, rock, country, and R&B songs crossing into the same mood, but the ones here all keep that rougher guitar edge in their DNA. They’re not tidy tributes, they’re mood pieces with fur still stuck to the amp.
So this isn’t a neat playlist of pet-themed anthems. It’s a bunch of tracks that carry the hiss, the purr, the restless pacing that makes sense for anyone scrolling through reels and stories looking for something that hits weird and sticks. Some are cheeky, some swagger, some claw at the walls. Here are the best rock songs about cats for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Feline Rock Songs
1. 'Stray Cat Strut' by Stray Cats
2. 'Cat People (Putting Out Fire)' by David Bowie
3. 'The Lovecats' by The Cure
4. 'Year of the Cat' by Al Stewart
5. 'Cat Scratch Fever' by Ted Nugent
6. 'Honky Cat' by Elton John
7. 'Lucifer Sam' by Pink Floyd
8. 'Cool for Cats' by Squeeze
9. 'Cat's in the Cradle' by Harry Chapin
10. 'Phenomenal Cat' by The Kinks
More Great Cat Rock Songs #11 to 20
11. 'Cats Under the Stars' by Jerry Garcia Band
12. 'Three Cool Cats' by The Coasters
13. 'Pads, Paws and Claws' by Elvis Costello
14. 'Black Cat' by Janet Jackson
15. 'Kitty' by The Presidents of the United States of America
16. 'The Cat Crept In' by Nazareth
17. 'Stray Cat Blues' by The Rolling Stones
18. 'My Cat' by Jack Off Jill
19. 'Cats' by The Living Tombstone
20. 'Look What the Cat Dragged In' by Poison
Iconic Rock Songs About Cats #21 to 30
21. 'China Cat Sunflower' by Grateful Dead
22. 'Delilah' by Queen
23. 'Cool Cat' by Queen
24. 'Plea From a Cat Named Virtute' by The Weakerthans
25. 'Alley Cats' by Hot Chip
26. 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Brian Setzer
27. 'Nyan Cat' by Christopher Torres
28. 'The Cat Came Back' by Fred Penner
29. 'I Taut I Taw a Puddy Tat' by Mel Blanc
30. 'My Cat's Name Is Maceo' by Jane's Addiction
Cat Inspired Songs for Rock Fans #31 to 40
31. 'Cats and Dogs' by Gorilla Biscuits
32. 'Cat on a Wall' by Squeeze
33. 'Bear Cat' by Rufus Thomas
34. 'The Cat' by The Essence
35. 'Facts About Cats' by Timbuk 3
36. 'Cat's in the Well' by Bob Dylan
37. 'We Are Siamese' by Peggy Lee
38. 'Cleopatra's Cat' by Spin Doctors
39. 'Black Cat Bones' by The Black Cat Bones
40. 'Everybody Wants to Be a Cat' by Phil Harris
Top 50 Songs About Cats #41 to 50
41. 'Stray Cat' by Catfish and the Bottlemen
42. 'Tom Cat' by Muddy Waters
43. 'Cat House' by Kiss
44. 'Cat Like Thief' by The Living End
45. 'Cat' by The Sugarcubes
46. 'Cat's Eye' by Two Witches
47. 'Catmandu' by The Cult
48. 'Pussycat' by The Ames Brothers
49. 'My Cat' by Joe Strummer
50. 'I'm The Cat' by Jackson Browne
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