’68 A Cat Called Dionysus
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'68 A Cat Called Dionysus by The Magnetic Fields
Release Date
Performed by
The Magnetic FieldsProduced by
Stephin Merritt & Charles Newman & DovemanWrited by
Stephin MerrittAbout
In 1968, Stephen Merritt is 3 years old. In this song, Merritt describes his infantile relationship with his family cat at the time, Dionysus. Dionysus is the Greek god of fertility, theater, and wine, perhaps providing an additional sense of irony to Dinoysus the cat’s relative frigidity towards Me...
’68 A Cat Called Dionysus Lyrics
We had a cat called Dionysus
Every day another crisis
I used to keep him in my box
Where I kept all my toys and blocks
He hated me
But I loved him
Whenever Dionysus saw me
He'd arch his back and hiss and claw me
As soon as he could, he got loose
Across the roofs of Syracuse
Away from me
But I loved him
[Meows]
I kept him in the little chest
Where I was keeping all the rest
He hated me
Cause I loved him
’68 A Cat Called Dionysus Q&A
Who wrote ’68 A Cat Called Dionysus's ?
’68 A Cat Called Dionysus was written by Stephin Merritt.
Who produced ’68 A Cat Called Dionysus's ?
’68 A Cat Called Dionysus was produced by Stephin Merritt & Charles Newman & Doveman.
When did The Magnetic Fields release ’68 A Cat Called Dionysus?
The Magnetic Fields released ’68 A Cat Called Dionysus on Fri Mar 10 2017.
What did The Magnetic Fields say about "'68 A Cat Called Dionysus"?
In the album’s lyric booklet, Merritt tells Daniel Handler:
Everything I can remember about Dionysus is probably in this song. I was listening to interviews with science fiction authors, and Douglas Adams said that he had stolen the story the origin of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, that he...