From '' Hits ''
Label: Mikado Records – MK 94-208
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 1994
Tracklist
01. Intro
02. Er Gehört Zu Mir
03. Sternenhimmel
04. It's Got To Be Perfect
05. Alles Was Sie Will
06. Wind Of Change
07. The Love Cats
08. Die Da!?!
09. I'm On Fire
10. The Look
11. Fred Vom Jupiter
12. Time Warp
13. Deeply Dippy
14. One Step Beyond
15. Tainted Love
16. Er Gehört Zu Mir
Outstanding cover-versions of modern pop- and rocksongs.
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\"The Love Cats\" is a 1983 single by The Cure.
It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number seven, and also hit number six in Australia.
It later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers.
Inspiration
At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author, Patrick White.
According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write \"The Love Cats\" after reading White's novel, The Vivisector (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify.
In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats.
White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolize the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.
Covers
Indie musicians Tanya Donelly and Dylan In The Movies teamed up to record a cover of \"The Lovecats\" for the 2008 American Laundromat Records tribute album Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure.
Luke Doucet covered the song on his album Blood's Too Rich.
OK Go released a cover version of it on the Do What You Want (EP).
The Futureheads recorded a cover version for an NME The Cure cover cd.
Tricky covers the song on the album Vulnerable.
Jamie Cullum and Katie Melua performed a cover version of it at the 2004 BRIT Awards.
Paul Anka covers the song on his 2005 album of covers, Rock Swings.
Patchwork Grace covered the song on their debut album Milk Teeth in 2007 and released the track as a single in 2008.
Cursive recently recorded a cover of the song, featured on the website www.daytrotter.com.
The Hot Rats covered the song on their 2010 debut album Turn Ons.
CALLmeKAT covers it on her album Fall Down.
Coverband Boy Division cover it on their album Pet Sounds along with other songs with animals in the title.
Mario Bradley covers it on his album My Search.
A portion of the song is sung by the character of The Moon in the BBC television show The Mighty Boosh.
Finalist Lucas Francis Claver sang a jazz version of the song on Series 2 of The X Factor
The Sharp covered the song on their EP Yeah I Want You.
