Well, if Mccavity breaked every human law, and this musical is set in London, then he has walked a cow down a street in daylight and Scotland Yard are livid
Man, these lyrics are so judgmental. Maybe Macavity's never found at the scene of the crime because he's a law-abiding cat who had nothing to do with it?
If he’s a law-abiding cat, how would you explain the fact that he beat the shit out of Demeter, catnapped old Deuteronomy, and nocked Munk the hell out.
Love Cats! I don't understand why the 1998 film doesn't have a soundtrack, the Broadway versions do....I personally prefer the movie version to the BroadwayThank you for this, it made my night
My 3rd grade teacher used to read this poem to us at storytime after noon recess YEARS before Cats was a gleam in ALW’s eye. We LOVED it! It was ALWAYS requested on poetry days.
Can We Just Acknowledge The Fact That,Even Though It Is Definetly The Most Popular Version Of Cats Since Its How Almost Everyone Watches It,The 1998 Movie Soundtrack Was Never Officially Released? Seriously,It's Not On Spotify Or ITunes Or Google Play Or Even CD! I Mean,Come On! It's The Definitive Version Of Cats! #Releasethe1998soundtrack
I like to think Macavity is just an urban myth they blame everything on. The milk dish is empty when it was full earlier? Macavity. Some lady down the road got murdered? Macavity. Old Deuteronomy didn't get kidnapped he just walked off to pee in private then coincidentally walked back in during Mistoffelees' show
That evil Macavity... And then off-stage there's like...Macavity just cleaning himself near a random crime scene and when he hears a noise he just fuckin scrambles
I think it’s more of a reputation thing. I don’t think he has literally broken every human law, just messes with things like cats do without getting caught.
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw For he's the master criminal who can defy the law He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare But when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there! Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunked in His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity He always has an alibi and one or two to spare What ever time the deed took place Macavity's not there! And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time Just controls the operations: the Napolean of crime! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity Macavity, Macavity, Macavity When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
Lyrics: Macavity! Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw For he's a master criminal who can defy the law He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there! You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there! Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity He always has an alibi and one or two to spare What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there! And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time Just controls the operations: the Napoleon of crime! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square But when a crime's discovered then Macavity Macavity, Macavity, Macavity When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there! Macavity's not there! Macavity returns, disguised as Old Deuteronomy, but he is revealed, and he battles with Munkustrap and the other male cats. Tired and almost defeated, Macavity rigs an electrical explosion that puts out all the lights, leaving the Jellicles in the dark
1:33 Bombalurina - Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin. You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in. His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed, his coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed. He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake and when you think he's half asleep, he's always WIDE AWAKE!!!! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity for he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity. You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square. But when a crime's discovered then, Macavity's not there.
Yes, their voices blend very well and I loved their curves as well. Afterwards I saw the London stage production and I couldn't even recognize the women because they were so trained and skinny.
"I didn't realize that going the Heaviside Layer was just for him; Macavity promised me that I could join him. But now I saw the true, I learned that how selfish Macavity was, he only wanting my help to sing his song so that he could go to the Heaviside Layer. It was never about us, just him..." Bombalurina 2019
If this cat has broken every human law, this cat has raped, murdered, committed arson, stolen a car, pirated videos, done illegal drugs, assisted someone in suicide, filmed and distributed child p*rn, and jaywalked.
It’s because that’s how T.S. Eliot wrote the poem about Macavity. All of the songs, except ‘Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats’ and ‘Memory’ are actually poems written by T.S. Eliot.
Idris Elba version (dark brown) did: *cheating *kidnapped Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Gus and Skimbleshanks. *strutting around in the nude *forcing Old Deut to make him the jellicle choice *lie to his former Hench-cat Bombalurina that he will take her to the Heaviside layer together, but she get betrayed
Hi it's me Amanda Tucker this video is awesome and cool I still say that Demeter and Bombalurina used to work for macavity or maybe he used to live with the cats but then he gone criminal an Bombalurina and Demeter were witnesses to his crimes anyway good job keep up the great work you're doing well and well done stay positive.
If Macavitys broken every human law, then that means that he tied an elephant to a parking meter and refused to pay for it as if it were a vehicle, in Florida Specifically
@@laquette100 yeah, she did. Her accent sucked, her singing lacks breath support and was unfocused. This is most likely due to the director choice of singing live, but her rendition pales in comparison
About these replies: You can have different opinions. Some people like the Taylor Swift version of Macavity, some people don't. I personally like the Taylor Swift version AND this version. Can we not attack other people for opinions, please?
“He’s broken every human law”
Macavity Committed Tax Fraud
Lol
Macavity ran a stoplight
Macavity shot someone
He parked on a double yellow line
he also committed polygamy, treason, and not to mention murder
Dentist: So, how's your teeth doing?
Me: Macavity is not there
Okay but what would they even do if Macavity WAS there?
Imagine some scotland yard detective trying to explain arresting a cat
I know we're making jokes and critiques in the comments, but can we just talk about how catchy this song is?
Tis a banger
Absolutely wondering how tf I know this song when I've literally never watched a rendition of cats.
Yes! Everyone always talk about memory but what about this song?!?!
Well, if Mccavity breaked every human law, and this musical is set in London, then he has walked a cow down a street in daylight and Scotland Yard are livid
Same energy as Minnie mouse being scared of a mouse
He handled a salmon under suspicious conditions
Man, these lyrics are so judgmental. Maybe Macavity's never found at the scene of the crime because he's a law-abiding cat who had nothing to do with it?
If he’s a law-abiding cat, how would you explain the fact that he beat the shit out of Demeter, catnapped old Deuteronomy, and nocked Munk the hell out.
@@thegirlthatdidlikemusicals7809 explain please
@@thegirlthatdidlikemusicals7809 ok thanks :)
Found Macavity's account
guys we found him...we caught macavity. he's here!!
Ever got the feeling Webber had a genius moment listening to his dentist when he wrote this.
he didn't write the lyrics, ts eliot did
@@milosmith5326 Correct; in fact, the only song in the whole show that ALW wrote the lyrics of is "Memory", ironically the best-known one.
Suzi Wolf interesting!
@@suziwolf4830 even the lyrics for Memory were not word for word but heavily inspired by another TS Elliot poem
(It was inspired by Moriarty from Sherlock. They're both described as tall and thin as a reference)
This song makes a big deal out of the fact that when police reach the scene of crime Macavity’s disappeared. But like....isn’t that criminal 101?
Frog Whisperer the point is that he has the power to disappear
#NecOcto you mean like...magic?
@@luongvunam3528 Well, Mr Mistoff has magic so it's possible
It was written in 1939, they weren't that good at crime back then :/
Neo Octo Me too it’s called running
Man this is such a good musical it's such a shame there was never a big budget adaptation of it in 2019 with James Corden
Or Idris Elba 🤦🏼♂️
Or Rebel Wilson 😒
Or Taylor Swift 😑
Love Cats! I don't understand why the 1998 film doesn't have a soundtrack, the Broadway versions do....I personally prefer the movie version to the BroadwayThank you for this, it made my night
THANK YOU!!!!
COMMENTED ON THIS EARLIER
#Realeasethe1998soundtrack
Fully agreed..
@@evancunningham Sadly it is far to late I think.
My 3rd grade teacher used to read this poem to us at storytime after noon recess YEARS before Cats was a gleam in ALW’s eye. We LOVED it! It was ALWAYS requested on poetry days.
Personally I preferred Old Possum's take on Mr. Mistofelees.
Elliot was such an awesome writer
Aria Johnson wait is that even a song
Can We Just Acknowledge The Fact That,Even Though It Is Definetly The Most Popular Version Of Cats Since Its How Almost Everyone Watches It,The 1998 Movie Soundtrack Was Never Officially Released?
Seriously,It's Not On Spotify Or ITunes Or Google Play Or Even CD!
I Mean,Come On!
It's The Definitive Version Of Cats!
#Releasethe1998soundtrack
@@beammeupscotty3932
I Did Find A Play list Of Someone Uploading The Audio But It Just Weird It Was Never Released
@@beammeupscotty3932
ruclips.net/p/PLZBrSESva_HOg2Wd8imOvwEZZojy_zpWr
Here Ya Go
@@beammeupscotty3932
No Problem
Sorry For Getting Your Hopes Up
@@beammeupscotty3932
Yeah
I found the musical’s studio recording, that good enough?
My three favorite cats are Mr. Mistoffelees, Rum Tum Tugger, and Skimbleshanks.
Rebecca Cook grizabella the glamour cat and Victoria
Rumpleteazer.
Rum tum tugger
My favorite is Munkustrap.
Mine is Mistoffelees, Demeter, and Electra.
All this build up to Macavity, but then he's barely in the play!
That's the point of the character in the show. 'macavity is not there'
*Macavity’s not there*
I like to think Macavity is just an urban myth they blame everything on. The milk dish is empty when it was full earlier? Macavity. Some lady down the road got murdered? Macavity. Old Deuteronomy didn't get kidnapped he just walked off to pee in private then coincidentally walked back in during Mistoffelees' show
That evil Macavity...
And then off-stage there's like...Macavity just cleaning himself near a random crime scene and when he hears a noise he just fuckin scrambles
Macavity 's not there!! :0
Wow this is amazing performance by Demeter (Aeva May "Linda Mae Brewer ' Born and raised in Adelaide , South Australia ) .... She is so beautiful ....
Sang this for my school choir years ago and tbh it's one of my fave pieces from that time~
I wonder if Macavity can shapeshift into a human, that could explain why he's broken every human law.
go ask Idris Elba if you like to
I LIKEE
That makes sense.
I think it’s more of a reputation thing. I don’t think he has literally broken every human law, just messes with things like cats do without getting caught.
Well... It's implied that he has magic powers
My favorite song in Cats.
Harri927 I love this song to
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw
For he's the master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
But when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air
But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there!
Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin
You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunked in
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled
Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair
There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity
He always has an alibi and one or two to spare
What ever time the deed took place Macavity's not there!
And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time
Just controls the operations: the Napolean of crime!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity
Macavity, Macavity, Macavity
When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
Ari .Camacho do you know why they mention griddlebone? Because that’s a girl mentioning a girl.
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@@Disneylover25. theyre simply listing well known cat criminals
Macavity commited Murder suicide, unfortunately it turned out he was there...
Was he full nude dark brown ?
This comment has my howling thank you so much
Lyrics:
Macavity!
Macavity's a mystery cat, he's called the hidden paw
For he's a master criminal who can defy the law
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair
For when they reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare
And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air
But I tell you once and once again Macavity's not there!
Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin
You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in
His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed
He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cards
And his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard's
And when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifled
Or when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled
Or the greenhouse glass is broken and the trellis past repair
There's the wonder of the thing Macavity's not there!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
There never was a cat of such deceitfulness and suavity
He always has an alibi and one or two to spare
What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there!
And they say that all the cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone
Are nothing more than agents for the cat who all the time
Just controls the operations: the Napoleon of crime!
Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity
He's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square
But when a crime's discovered then Macavity
Macavity, Macavity, Macavity
When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!
Macavity's not there!
Macavity returns, disguised as Old Deuteronomy, but he
is revealed, and he battles with Munkustrap and the other
male cats. Tired and almost defeated, Macavity rigs an
electrical explosion that puts out all the lights, leaving
the Jellicles in the dark
i wish i had this song at the strip club i used to work at bc damn if this song doesn’t slap
Love this on stage in the west end and love the new film and knew the poems well as child before ALW
OKAY BUT THIS SLAPS AND THE NEW MOVIE MADE IT SHIT
1:33
Bombalurina - Macavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin. You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in. His brow is deeply lined in thought, his head is highly domed, his coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed. He sways his head from side to side with movements like a snake and when you think he's half asleep, he's always WIDE AWAKE!!!! Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity for he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity. You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square. But when a crime's discovered then, Macavity's not there.
I love Linda Mae Brewer (Aeva May) and Rosemarie Ford.
Yes, their voices blend very well and I loved their curves as well. Afterwards I saw the London stage production and I couldn't even recognize the women because they were so trained and skinny.
I only use this vid so I can play this for friends and family without getting more weirded out looks than normal.
I like how Macavity is just a hater, criminal and a *_shapeshifting god_*
Macavity plays fish jenga on the weekends
it's fine, I'm actually a hedgehog.
0:03 wait this song is in minor not major-ohhhhh
Macavity! What are you doing at the Nuremberg Trials?!?!? You mean you really broken every human law?
Top 10 songs to twerk to
sometimes i question my faith in humanity
"I didn't realize that going the Heaviside Layer was just for him; Macavity promised me that I could join him. But now I saw the true, I learned that how selfish Macavity was, he only wanting my help to sing his song so that he could go to the Heaviside Layer. It was never about us, just him..." Bombalurina 2019
Why would cats care about human laws?
They don’t, that’s why he’s broken them all
@@saintjammy additionally, they're stray cats so humans don't pay much attention to then either way
@@MryMocha No most of them have families, hence the collars. Even Bustoffer Jones is uneasy being away from his family in his song
@@MooseShower oh really? never noticed
Macavity is the Cat of a Master Criminal
i got 2 kittens in 2021 and i named one of them after macavity and now seeing him, i named him right ( his sister was named after mistoffelees)
I should’ve named my cat Macavity but di think of that when I adopted him? No. Am I regretting that? Yep.
I hate that the only 1998 film cast versions of this musical are only on RUclips ;-; so so sad
I beg of you please put this on Spotify👏😭
Aeva may is my favorite Demeter hands down
THE best version in my opinion!
I’m so sad spotify doesn’t have this version
If Macavity has broken EVERY human law,
this means that he tied an elephant to a parking meter in Florida and refused to pay
You know, I hate to reference the film, but I did get an ad with Idris Elba.
5:03
Bombalurina and Demeter - Macavity's not there.
If this cat has broken every human law, this cat has raped, murdered, committed arson, stolen a car, pirated videos, done illegal drugs, assisted someone in suicide, filmed and distributed child p*rn, and jaywalked.
And lollygagged.
This version isn’t even on Spotify. Ugh.
But like, regular cats would break our laws too if they just knew what those laws were.
Why do they mention mungojerrie, but not rumpleteazer? They mention griddlebone and she wasn't even in the 1998 film
And that's one of the mistakes they fixed in the 2019 movie
It’s because that’s how T.S. Eliot wrote the poem about Macavity. All of the songs, except ‘Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats’ and ‘Memory’ are actually poems written by T.S. Eliot.
Got an ad for cat food before watching this
Idris Elba version (dark brown) did:
*cheating
*kidnapped Bustopher Jones, Jennyanydots, Gus and Skimbleshanks.
*strutting around in the nude
*forcing Old Deut to make him the jellicle choice
*lie to his former Hench-cat Bombalurina that he will take her to the Heaviside layer together, but she get betrayed
Also he was dark brown, so that's illegal because HE'S GINGER!
@@roibiiin I think his GINGER was his wears
We hear this song today in our english curse;-)
The best version, tbh
Best song in the musical fr
Hi it's me Amanda Tucker this video is awesome and cool I still say that Demeter and Bombalurina used to work for macavity or maybe he used to live with the cats but then he gone criminal an Bombalurina and Demeter were witnesses to his crimes anyway good job keep up the great work you're doing well and well done stay positive.
He is wanted for everything
Cool
I really love the movie.
Rebecca Cook I just find it very funny
Why was the last part cut down?
Like dis yeahhhhhh
Moriarty of course
Macavity’s really scary he’s a monster.👿
If Macavitys broken every human law, then that means that he tied an elephant to a parking meter and refused to pay for it as if it were a vehicle, in Florida Specifically
May I use this song for a RUclips video? I will be making no money from it.
Cats
1998
The "feline" Prof. Moriarty and Wilson Fisk/Kingpin.
Jenny and tai lung
wait
OMG MACAVITY SUNK THE TITANIC xd
And crashed the Hidenburg!
Macavity commited war crimes
I still don’t get why she says griddle bonus name flirtingly. Griddle bone is a girl
Maybe she's a lesbian
She’s a cat. Being feisty and mischievous is part of her character.
Half the cast is gay, rum tum tugger is hella gay
demeter and bomba are so in love
hyenaseeds hun there sisters
Hallo
All I remember is how hot these two ladies were. Shout out to Rosemarie Ford & Aeva May.
Okay the movie wasn’t the greatest but this song slaps
I’m here because Taylor Swift just ruined this song. This is sooooo much better
She didn’t ruin anything
@@laquette100 yeah, she did. Her accent sucked, her singing lacks breath support and was unfocused. This is most likely due to the director choice of singing live, but her rendition pales in comparison
@@JaneDoeValentine if you hate her just say that💀
@@laquette100 lmaooo you a stan? I like her music. But she sucked here
About these replies: You can have different opinions. Some people like the Taylor Swift version of Macavity, some people don't. I personally like the Taylor Swift version AND this version. Can we not attack other people for opinions, please?
............
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...isn't it kinda embarrassing for the new movie that this rendition of Macavity just ends up sounding better?
Cool