Ode to a Buttered Cat

January 30, 2012 3:59 PM

A folk epic about airport security and cats and butter, as told recently by mie.

My voice is feeling a little ragged today so I didn't have the wherewithal to give this a few extra takes to try and improve my take on the meter or patch up a few verbal stumbles; I took a few small on-the-fly liberties with the lyrics as well to manage to spit them out. All fault there lies with the singer, not the lyricist.

posted by cortex (14 comments total) 71 users marked this as a favorite

Yessssssssss
posted by clearlydemon at 4:18 PM on January 30, 2012


Let me be the first to say: ooh YAY!
[on preview... second. But still the first who said "yay!"]
posted by ClarissaWAM at 4:18 PM on January 30, 2012


I love when the drums come in at 1:34 or so
posted by The Whelk at 4:34 PM on January 30, 2012


My voice is feeling a little ragged today so I didn't have the wherewithal to give this a few extra takes

So this is a John-Lennon-doing-'Twist-and-Shout' thing, here, is what you're saying.
posted by shakespeherian at 4:36 PM on January 30, 2012


I love when the drums come in at 1:34 or so

Right when the butter enters the story! Coincidence? I think not..
posted by mannequito at 7:29 PM on January 30, 2012


The drums call the butter lo......
posted by The Whelk at 7:30 PM on January 30, 2012


A work of genius! We'll be bringing arcticcat back with us when we move from China to Canada in a couple of months; this will be in my head through the whole moving process.
posted by arcticseal at 10:55 PM on January 30, 2012


It may just be the cold medicine talking, but this brought a tear to my eye.
posted by TooFewShoes at 8:38 AM on January 31, 2012


Brill -- cortex and mie, absolutely brill both of you. Can't stop laughing!
posted by vers at 4:04 PM on February 2, 2012 [2 favorites]


Did anyone tell Mie?
posted by b33j at 3:31 AM on February 5, 2012


I saw via twitter that she had definitely seen it, yeah.
posted by cortex at 7:49 AM on February 5, 2012


We... Are... Not... Worthy...

(Awesome!!!!)
posted by PissOnYourParade at 3:38 PM on February 5, 2012


Wow that was awesome! Thanks Cortex!
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