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Who sang Cat's in the Cradle?

Release date: 1974

Duration: 03:43

Harry Chapin released the song Cat's in the Cradle. Date of release: 1974.

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The problem with children is that they always want what we have, without realizing that we had to work for it. They don't understand that time flies and all of a sudden they're grown up. The song is about a father who regrets not spending more time with his son when he was younger.

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The song is about a father who regrets not having spent more time with his son when he was younger.

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Harry Chapin - Short Biography

- Harold Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist and hunger activist.

- He was best known for his folk-rock and pop-rock songs.

- He enjoyed worldwide success in the 1970s.

- He won a Grammy Award and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

- He has sold over 16 million records worldwide.

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"Cat's in the Cradle" is a 1974 folk-rock song by Harry Chapin. It was very popular and reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1974. It was the only number one song for Harry Chapin and it is now a folk-rock classic. It even received the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

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