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Original music written by
Original lyrics written by
Language
Swedish
Adapted from
Cat's in the Cradle written by Harry Chapin, Sandra Chapin
Comments
Not be confused with the children song "Rida (rida) ranka"!
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Adaptations

An adaptation is a musical work, which uses elements (music or lyrics) from another musical work.

Versions

written by , English

Title Performer Release date Info
August 24, 1974 First release
Hit song
February 1975
1975
1979 Live
March 2, 1981
1981
1984
1989 Live
February 1990
1991
September 8, 1992
1995
December 1998
1999
2000
2000
2001 Medley
2002
Just Like Me DMC featuring Sarah McLachlan March 14, 2006 Unverified
Cat's in the Cradle Derek Sholl 2006 Unverified
2007
March 2008
October 2008
2008
(Dressed to Kill Studio Artists) January 2010
(One Media Studio Artists) July 2011
September 20, 2011
February 21, 2012
June 22, 2012 Live
October 10, 2012
June 4, 2014
September 2015
2015 Acoustic
Cats in the Cradle David McCarthy 2015 Unverified
July 2017
January 26, 2018
February 2019 Acoustic
April 15, 2021
Cat's in the Cradle Ebony Buckle October 7, 2022 Unverified
Cats in the Cradle Black Jack [2] Unverified

written by Danish

Title Performer Release date Info
1984 First recording in December 1983
First release

written by Norwegian

written by Swedish

Title Performer Release date Info
February 1976 First release