The Cure : The Lovecats [ purchase ] When The Cure released The Lovecats in 1983, the song rose to number seven on the British singles ...

The Clean : Big Cat [ purchase ] How do you know if your cat is overweight? You should be able to feel the backbone and ribs. If you c...

Jorma Kaukonen: Tom Cat Blues (orig. Jelly Roll Morton) [ purchase ] No, it's not a cover of Tom Scott title cut Tom Cat - it's a...

Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Johnny Copeland : Black Cat Bone [ purchase ] This version of Black Cat Bone begins with Albert Collins an...

The Pogues : The Wild Cats Of Kilkenny [ purchase ] ‘The Wild Cats Of Kilkenny’ appeared on The Pogues’ epic 1985 album Rum, Sodomy And The ...

David Bowie : Cat People (Putting Out Fire) [ purchase ] With the release of the post-disco classic Let's Dance in 1983, David Bowi...

Lee Dorsey : The Kitty Cat Song [ purchase ] A New Orleans native who once boxed as "Kid Chocolate", Lee Dorsey was already...

Lovin' Spoonful : Nashville Cats [ purchase ] The Del McCoury Band : Nashville Cats (Lovin' Spoonful cover) [ purchase ] I always h...

Tom Scott and the L.A. Express : Tom Cat [ purchase ] For a while in the 70's, it seemed like Tom Scott was everywhere. Movie score...

Steve Forbert : Big City Cat [ purchase ] I’m sure there will be a stronger feline presence here as the week goes on. The “cat” in Big ...

E : Hello Cruel World [ purchase ] Mark Oliver Everett may have wanted to escape the shadow of his father, physicist Hugh Everett III w...

The B-52s : Mesopotamia [ purchase ] This seems to be one of those weeks when my fellow Star Makers and I avoid obvious choices in favor of ...

J : Drivin' Now [ purchase ] You can't get more succinct (or any harder to Google) than using a single English letter as an arti...

10cc : Oh Effendi [ purchase ] I remember spiritedly arguing with a high school classmate once that 10cc was a better group than Led Ze...

HIM : Endless Dark [ purchase ] Like many currently alpha-named bands, the letters making up the band name HIM stood for words (in this ...

                                              NRBQ : Me and the Boys [ purchase ]                            On one of their good night...

XTC : The Disappointed [ purchase ] XTC does not stand for anything. Say the letters out loud, and you get the word ecstasy. I don’t kn...

Steely Dan : Show Biz Kids [ purchase ] Rickie Lee Jones : Show Biz Kids [ purchase ] Steely Dan : Home at Last [ purchase ] Th...

The Ten Tenors : Bohemian Rhapsody [ purchase ] Darius was mentioning our lack of vocal groups so far for this week's theme, so I ho...

Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris : Love Hurts [ purchase ] First there was the Everly Brothers version of the song written by Boud...