Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets - Year of the Cat

#alstewart #yearofthecat Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets - Year of the Cat - track #19 from 2024 album Al Stewart & The Empty Pockets Live - a song for impossible happiness in a time of a non-existent year, the only time when the most beautiful dreams can come true. Official site @ https://alstewart.com/ *Al Stewart* playlist on this channel @ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTBnENdfhg9VabwERYU72R0lCLXjtvWR8 Lyrics: On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress Running like a watercolor in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'til your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to "These days," she says, "I feel my life Just like a river running through The year of the cat" While she looks at you so coolly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea She comes in incense and patchouli So you take her to find what's waiting inside The year of the cat Well morning comes and you're still with her And the bus and the tourists are gone And you've thrown away your choice and lost your ticket So you have to stay on But the drumbeat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the newborn day You know sometime you're bound to leave her But for now, you're gonna stay In the year of the cat Mm, year of the cat Songwriters: Alistair Ian Stewart, Peter John Wood. From https://alstewart1.bandcamp.com/album/al-stewart-the-empty-pockets-live : Al Stewart & the Empty Pockets Live is the culmination of years touring and making music together. Al, along with guitarist Josh Solomon, keyboardist Erika Brett, bassist Nate Bellon, and drummer Adam Balasco have developed a rare and unspoken musical connection that pairs with Al Stewart’s legendary catalog of masterpieces in the most satisfying way. Special guests include Peter White on nylon guitar, Elliot Scozzaro on sax and flute, Chase Huna on sax and Marc Macisso on harmonica. Focus track, “Time Passages,” featuring Peter White is arguably Al’s most recognizable song, this definitive live version of “Time Passages” features longtime bandmate and cowriter, Peter White, on his signature nylon string guitar. The energy of the band and the audience is palpable as the track drives forward with expert musicianship and inspired solos. Huge thanks to the creators of used here music and images! © All rights reserved to their respective owners.

Added 22 May 2026