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* MisaimedFandom: "Cat's in the Cradle" does get misintrepreted as being about a father and son bonding, as showcased when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZepWAE7WYAw&ab_channel=FrankSimms Nissan used it a Super Bowl commercial]] about a race car driver's son.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The line ''"There are songs I should have sung"'', from "Dreams Go By", took on a bit of this after Chapin's untimely death.
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* HarsherInHindsight: {{Applicability}}: Thanks to an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x-m2YPcIZg anti-terrorism advert]] from 1993, in UsefulNotes/NorthernIreland "Cat's in the Cradle" is associated not just with neglectful fathers, but the cycle of violence during UsefulNotes/TheTroubles as fighters watch their sons [[LikeFatherLikeSon follow in their footsteps]].
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** The line''"There "There are songs I should have sung"'', sung" from "Dreams Go By", By" took on a bit of this after Chapin's untimely death.
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** The line
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* SignatureSong: "Cat's in the Cradle" is his most well-known and played song, with "Taxi" coming in second.
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* TearJerker: Several. A [[TearJerker/HarryChapin whole page worth]], in fact.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Harry was never subtle. Listen to "Cat's in the Cradle" and see if you can't figure out the message.
** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, though.
** In this case, it was Harry's wife Sandy dropping the anvil on him, which inspired the song.
** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, though.
** In this case, it was Harry's wife Sandy dropping the anvil on him, which inspired the song.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Harry was never subtle. Listen to "Cat's in the Cradle" and see if you can't figure out the message.
** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, though.
**message. In this case, it was Harry's wife Sandy dropping the anvil on him, which inspired the song.
** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, though.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that his kids have the flu, implying that he plans to spend time looking after his sick children. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that his kids have the flu, implying that he plans to spend time looking after his sick children. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case ofItsAllAboutMe?ItsAllAboutMe?
** Also from "Cat's in the Cradle," is the son bitter and passive-aggressive toward his father, or has he simply come to accept that there are more important things than connecting with his often absent father?
** Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that his kids have the flu, implying that he plans to spend time looking after his sick children. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of
** Also from "Cat's in the Cradle," is the son bitter and passive-aggressive toward his father, or has he simply come to accept that there are more important things than connecting with his often absent father?
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** When discussing Sequel in an interview, he joked about writing a third part of the Taxi series called Hearse where he killed the leads off. Sequel turned out to be part of the last complete album he made before his death. For bonus points of uncomfortable, the protagonist of Taxi and Sequel is a fictionalized version of Chapin himself, even named Harry.
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** "Cat's In The Cradle", a song about a son and a father who never got to spend much time together and arguably Chapin's most well-known song, becomes this after Chapin's death in 1982, which happened when his daughter was merely nine years old. Meaning she and Harry never got to spend that time together either.
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** "Cat's In The Cradle", a song about a son and a father who never got to spend much time together and arguably Chapin's most well-known song, becomes this after Chapin's death in 1982, which happened when his daughter was merely nine years old. Meaning she and Harry children were still young, meaning they never got to spend that time together either.with their dad.
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** "Cat's In The Cradle", a song about a son and a father who never got to spend much time together and arguably Chapin's most well-known song, becomes this after Chapin's death in 1982, which happened when his daughter was merely nine years old. Meaning she and Harry never got to spend that time together either.
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that one of his own kids is sick, implying that he plans to spend time looking after the kid. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that one of his own kids is sick, have the flu, implying that he plans to spend time looking after the kid.his sick children. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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** At the end of a concert at The Bottom Line nightclub in New York (released on CD), which happened to be his 2,000th concert, Harry calls out to the crowd, "Ahh, two thousand more, huh?" The concert took place in 1981; Harry would die only a few months later.
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** At the end of a concert at The Bottom Line nightclub in New York (released on CD), which happened to be his 2,000th concert, Harry calls out to the crowd, "Ahh, two thousand more, huh?" The concert took place in January 1981; Harry would die only a few months later.
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** Not to mention that one of his more popular songs, "30,000 Pounds of Bananas", was about a fatal road accident.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: During the 1987 tribute concert at Carnegie Hall on what would have been his 45th birthday, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian, for his humanitarian efforts against world hunger.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: During the 1987 tribute concert at Carnegie Hall on what would have been his 45th birthday, Chapin was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award that can be given to a civilian, for his humanitarian efforts against world hunger.
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** In this case, it was Harry's wife Sandy dropping the anvil on him, which inspired the song.
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**At the end of a concert at The Bottom Line nightclub in New York (released on CD), which happened to be his 2,000th concert, Harry calls out to the crowd, "Ahh, two thousand more, huh?" The concert took place in 1981; Harry would die only a few months later.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The line ''"There are songs I should have sung"'', from his song "Dreams Go By", took on a bit of this after his untimely death.
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* HarsherInHindsight: The line ''"There are songs I should have sung"'', from his song "Dreams Go By", took on a bit of this after his Chapin's untimely death.
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* {{Anvilicious}}: Harry was never subtle. Listen to "Cat's in the cradle" Cradle" and see if you can't figure out the message
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that one of his own kids is sick, implying that he plans to spend time looking after the kid. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: is Is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that one of his own kids is sick, implying that he plans to spend time looking after the kid. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: is the narrator of "Cat's in the Cradle" right when he says his son grew up just like him? After all, one of the reasons the son doesn't have time for his father at the end of the song is that one of his own kids is sick, implying that he plans to spend time looking after the kid. So is the son really a GenerationXerox, or does his dad have a case of ItsAllAboutMe?
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* MemeticMutation: "Harry? It sucks."
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* MemeticMutation: "Harry? It sucks."sucks," a line which originated in the live version of "30,000 Pounds of Bananas" from ''Greatest Stories Live'' as Harry's brother Tom Chapin's reaction to the original ending of the song, a lighthearted parody of "Yes, We Have No Bananas." The saying became so popular with Harry Chapin's fans that it was included on concert T-shirts.
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* TearJerker: Several.
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* TearJerker: Several. A [[TearJerker/HarryChapin whole page worth]], in fact.
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