I've always been perplexed about the author. Intense googling seems to yield nothing, but that parody is partially responsible for my parody addiction. Does ANYONE know who wrote it?

"Cat's In The Ladle (At The Peking Moon)" ?

"Cat's In The Ladle (At The Peking Moon)" ?


There is a version on Bob Rivers twisted tunes website:

http://www.bobrivers.com/audiovault/tunes/tunes.asp?Var=C

Either he did it, or Manic Larry Baker (or both)

I think the late Jim Taylor of Sydney claimed to have written it.

Found that silly video:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NmXxrMC5Pv4

I think the late Jim Taylor of Sydney claimed to have written it.


Close.  (Maybe the same songwriter, but recorded under a different name by a couple of US DJs?) under the name of the Ill-Eagles, it appears as Track 5 of their Solid Mold, Vol. 2.  

According to Wikipedia, DJs Jimmy Ray & Jay of WGH-FM Eagle 97.3 (Norfolk, VA) wroteperformed a parody of the song, entitled "Cat's in the Kettle" on their second release Ill-Eagles II: Living in the House of Hope, which plays with the stereotype that Chinese restaurants in America use cat meat to pad out their food. As with the erroneous attributions of Chapin's song to Stevens, this parody has been attributed incorrectly to "Weird Al" Yankovic - a source of irritation to Yankovic, who eschews the use of racist humor.

(EDIT 7/26/2010: Wikipedia page no longer refers to it.  I concur with the guy who posted here about the difference between authoring and performing a song.  I think the "DJ Jimmy Ray & Jay" song dates to the mid-90s, and the Mad Music Archive attributes it to Manic Larry Baker in the late 80s.)

I've always been perplexed about the author. Intense googling seems to yield nothing, but that parody is partially responsible for my parody addiction. Does ANYONE know who wrote it?
I found a version written by Malcolm Higgins

I can put all this rumor to rest....as I should know the Answer..... I WROTE the song for the American Comedy Network in 1991...and since you cannot copyright a Song that is already copyrighted as Cats in the Cradle was by Harry Chapin is.....a lot of people rip it off and put in on their websites and air it on Radio Stations......But no it is Manic Larry Baker...and I have the Check I got paid to Prove it.

OMG I LOVE THIS SONG! Don't really know much history about it though.

I can put all this rumor to rest....as I should know the Answer..... I WROTE the song for the American Comedy Network in 1991...and since you cannot copyright a Song that is already copyrighted as Cats in the Cradle was by Harry Chapin is.....a lot of people rip it off and put in on their websites and air it on Radio Stations......But no it is Manic Larry Baker...and I have the Check I got paid to Prove it.


I'll buy that, and have modified my original post accordingly.  But while googling around to back it up, I also found this.  What light can you shed on the story between you and Aaron Wilburn, who also sometimes gets credit for it?  (Or was he also someone who performed it?)

(Outside of this discussion, I couldn't find much to conclusively determine it either way, but if that's really you, I'll bet you know the story, and can help us help the 'net settle the history of this awesome parody once and for all!)

I'll buy that, and have modified my original post accordingly.  But while googling around to back it up, I also found this.  What light can you shed on the story between you and Aaron Wilburn, who also sometimes gets credit for it?  (Or was he also someone who performed it?)

(Outside of this discussion, I couldn't find much to conclusively determine it either way, but if that's really you, I'll bet you know the story, and can help us help the 'net settle the history of this awesome parody once and for all!)


Yes Foo Bar....Aaron Wilburn is the guy you hear singing most of the rip offs of my Lyrics. If you go to www.twistedtunes.com which is for the Bob Rivers Show in Seattle....His version is the original artist who sang my song for the American Comedy Network.  You can hear the difference immediately although Aaron Wilburn did a great job he doesn't sound anything like Harry Chapin did when he sang the song or the Orginal Vocals for the American Comedy Network where the singer sounds just like Harry Chapin

I can put all this rumor to rest....as I should know the Answer..... I WROTE the song for the American Comedy Network in 1991...and since you cannot copyright a Song that is already copyrighted as Cats in the Cradle was by Harry Chapin is.....a lot of people rip it off and put in on their websites and air it on Radio Stations......But no it is Manic Larry Baker...and I have the Check I got paid to Prove it.


You can't even copyright your own lyrics?

I've always been perplexed about the author. Intense googling seems to yield nothing, but that parody is partially responsible for my parody addiction. Does ANYONE know who wrote it?

this song was actually written by a guy named Aaron Wilburn (www.aaronwilburn.com)

;)I KNOW that I'm right! I agree! I know that Bob Rivers wrote it! I have that album that's HECK of funny!!!