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  • Опубликовано: 14 авг 2021
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    "He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair
    And when you reach the scene of crime Macavity's not there!"
    Find out all about the master criminal cat in the song Macavity from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats!
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  • @hogonalog406
    @hogonalog406 2 года назад +2557

    "Macavity's a ginger cat," said Dumbledore calmly.

    • @knollie20wayheal80
      @knollie20wayheal80 2 года назад +54

      they got it wrong in the movie the color lol

    • @hogonalog406
      @hogonalog406 2 года назад +74

      @@knollie20wayheal80 that's the joke

    • @dindinss
      @dindinss 2 года назад +13

      Underrated

    • @tartagliussy529
      @tartagliussy529 2 года назад +28

      this is such a good joke i love it

    • @Romari7
      @Romari7 2 года назад +13

      Why did this make me laugh so hard? 🤣🤣🤣

  • @UrpleSquirrel
    @UrpleSquirrel 2 года назад +2113

    I love how Demeter's part in this song basically gives off the vibe of "My ex was the *worst*... but he was really hot."

    • @jbvader721
      @jbvader721 Год назад +282

      To quote choreographer Gillian Lynne: "The man was wonderful when he made love to me but I hated him."

    • @masodemic4509
      @masodemic4509 Год назад +100

      And Bombalurina is like "yeah it's true, her ex is HAWT WOWZA"

    • @Maylage
      @Maylage Год назад +80

      3:51 I know. He cheats. At "cards."
      and on you girl

    • @KevinsChannel-dz1iy
      @KevinsChannel-dz1iy 9 месяцев назад +1

      trueeeee

    • @ExcitedBirthdayCake-xk7si
      @ExcitedBirthdayCake-xk7si 6 месяцев назад +1

      😂😂😂😂 0:08

  • @a.j.glitter_f
    @a.j.glitter_f 2 года назад +1701

    FINALLY I DONT GOTTA WATCH IT IN TWO PARTS

  • @raincloud6904
    @raincloud6904 2 года назад +1134

    Grandpa cat: *gets kidnapped*
    All the other cats: Ya like jazz?

    • @handgun559
      @handgun559 Год назад +58

      *Grandpa is kidnapped*
      Cats: man, his kidnapper hotter than Rum Tum Tugger

  • @StServal
    @StServal Год назад +274

    "Macavity's a ginger cat".
    Oh, ok. From the looks of it, I thought Macavity's a f***ing demon cat.

  • @butterflyslinky
    @butterflyslinky 2 года назад +1593

    It's so great to have a villain's song sung by the women's chorus.

  • @treadingwater86
    @treadingwater86 2 года назад +2164

    I love the detail that Skimbleshanks is protecting the kittens, gesturing for them to come closer to him as he protectively stands over them.

    • @donnadoddridge1788
      @donnadoddridge1788 2 года назад +269

      Skimble won’t let anything go wrong

    • @rosenrot234
      @rosenrot234 2 года назад +205

      It's always cute to watch some of the older ones step in to make sure the kittens are safe and having fun

    • @hannahlarocco4699
      @hannahlarocco4699 Год назад +5

      What does that have to do with the song

    • @PyroGothNerd
      @PyroGothNerd Год назад

      @@hannahlarocco4699 It literally happens right at the beginning of the scene, you blind bat

    • @Annahg78
      @Annahg78 Год назад +62

      @@hannahlarocco4699 Nothing. They made an observation. Why is that a problem for you?

  • @MigeMaur
    @MigeMaur 2 года назад +2485

    Imagine turning Bombalurina into an antagonist, sacrificing Demeter, and turning the song into a solo, just to get Taylor Swift to be a cat for a few minutes. The duet between Bombalurina and Demeter is exactly what makes this song so great. But no, Tom Hooper didn't think so.
    Tom Hooper wanted Taylor Swift getting lowered from the ceiling while she's drugging all the other cats.
    Tom Hooper also thought "I know that the song describes in detail what Macavity looks like, but never mind that. Get me Idris Elba and make him look naked. Also, you know the part where it says "Macavity's not there"? Yeah, just forget about that line completely. Let's make it so Macavity actually IS there. ALL the fucking time! Remove the 'mystery' from the Mystery Cat, and give him lines. Lots of lines."

    • @masodemic4509
      @masodemic4509 2 года назад +383

      What's funny about the duet between Demeter and Bombalurina as well is that they describe Macavity differently. Demeter who, in this version, has just escaped from his abusive possession, is more frightful of him than anything, she thinks he is the evilest of all evils. While Bombalurina, while not hiding her attraction to him, sneaks in a few snarky remarks to make Macavity seem more like a troublesome cat rather than a mastermind of all evil. Even the words they use show subtle difference, like Demeter calls him "the bafflement of Scotland Yard" but Bombalurina calls him "a fiend in feline shape." When Hooper cuts Demeter out and have Taylor Swift handle the entire song, he's neglecting this dynamic and the humorous intent of the poem and the song. Macavity isn't some lord of the crime scene, he's a cat that likes to break things and steal things.

    • @freddogrosso9835
      @freddogrosso9835 2 года назад +186

      Hooper also butchered The Old Gumbie Cat and Bustopher Jones. But Mr. Mistofeles' number suffered the worst. I think only Rum Tum Tugger and Skimbleshanks got the really good ones.

    • @FlowerPinkPeach
      @FlowerPinkPeach 2 года назад +166

      @@freddogrosso9835 I'm sorry, for me Rum Tum Tugger was butchered as well. He went from a flirt and play rock star to a generic pop creep. I could forgive the way they changed the lines (the bore one and the beast one) as other versions have changed too, but while in the 1998's version I laugh and enjoy, there's 1 (one, exactly one, that's frightful) moment where I am slightly amused, and it's not even from the musical performance (it's the time when he looks at himself in the mirror). Jason has a great voice, but unlike Skimble, the movie degraded this son as well. It's not awful or disrespectful as Jenny's or Bustopher's, and not downright ruined as Macavity, Mistoffelees and so many other songs, but it's really bad as well.

    • @EllaAngeli
      @EllaAngeli 2 года назад +87

      @@FlowerPinkPeach
      Skimbleshanks won't let anything go wrong, funny little thing isn't it

    • @majogonzalez184
      @majogonzalez184 2 года назад +50

      Tom Hooper undestood Cats less than I with 5 years and not understanding english (I thought Jemima and Demeter were the same character and that Rumpus Cat was the bad guy)

  • @Irizzrizz
    @Irizzrizz Год назад +596

    They give off older and younger sister vibes, and the song is genius. Demeter having trauma from Macavity but still being like ”yeah but he still was kinda hot” and Bomba always being horny and describing him only with the way he looks, demeter telling us how horrible he is but at the end they both cant deny the fact hes probably pretty hot

    • @imawalrus368
      @imawalrus368 Год назад

      And then he finally shows up, looking like a child's sleep paralysis demon on coke lol

    • @handgun559
      @handgun559 Год назад +48

      Sometimes you worry about the subtext of the song and characters feelings, but then you remember - Hal, they're just cats. And they all bang.

  • @majogonzalez184
    @majogonzalez184 2 года назад +838

    I like to think that in an universe where this cats are just cats, the part of 'he's broken every human law', it doesn't means he broke all the laws we as humans respect, he just broke all the laws imposed by their humans, like not breaking fragile things, steal food and that sort of mischievous things
    He's just a cat that broke every human law, every law humans expect cats to respect

    • @emberisk
      @emberisk 2 года назад +190

      I think thats kinda the point. They are cats, they only really know cat things. You can kinda see it in Skimbleshanks. Dude says hes basically running the whole train but it kinda sounds like he just belongs to the stationmasters daughter and so the train can't go cause she'd be really upset if they just left her cat far away from home.

    • @laurendearnley9595
      @laurendearnley9595 2 года назад +116

      I like that. It's not "human law" as in "laws for humans" (don't kill, steal, etc), it's "laws BY humans". The laws humans give their cats.
      Get off the furniture. Stay in the house. Stop meowing at 3am. No you can't have the fish, it's our dinner.

    • @marshmallowallen5677
      @marshmallowallen5677 2 года назад +37

      “He’s the bafflement of Scotland Yard” doesn’t much help this theory. Neither does the actual kidnapping via a rope net

    • @emberisk
      @emberisk 2 года назад +57

      @@marshmallowallen5677 The cats can believe what they want about how scotland yard feels about Macavity. Also maybe these cats are just super smart and know how to kidnap other cats via ropenet. They also manage to put on dog costumes using trash and theres the whole train scene.

    • @marshmallowallen5677
      @marshmallowallen5677 2 года назад +11

      Except for the part where they explicitly say that he’s stolen jewelry

  • @reina_harhar7815
    @reina_harhar7815 2 года назад +1007

    I will always adore how Demeter and Bombalurina's voices are different (with Demeter's being soft and smooth and loud while her sister's goes from loud to soft to loud again) but both are so synced and blend together. Both can't be more beautiful than the other, they're a package.

    • @styuppidpearson6993
      @styuppidpearson6993 2 года назад +14

      Wait, they're sisters?

    • @reina_harhar7815
      @reina_harhar7815 2 года назад +50

      @@styuppidpearson6993 Their relationship is up to you. I see them as sisters while others see them as best friends.

    • @cargo71
      @cargo71 2 года назад +18

      @@styuppidpearson6993 Personally, I thought they are more like sisters in law, with Bomba being Macavity´s sibling. Or maybe both are Mac´s ex "wives"...

    • @kingleonidasiofsparta7966
      @kingleonidasiofsparta7966 2 года назад +10

      @@cargo71 but Munkustrap, Tugger and Macavity are siblings, so that doesn't make sense

    • @theproducers1967
      @theproducers1967 Год назад +26

      ​@@kingleonidasiofsparta7966 Not necessarily! XD There's no real canon in Cats, anyone could be related to anybody. Some actors do consider Munk, Tugger, and Mac to be siblings but their words are far from canon, because anything could be canon! (Personally I think Munk, Tugger, & George are all siblings... dunno what Mac is but I like the interpretation of Bomba being his sister...)

  • @ballsosaurus_sex
    @ballsosaurus_sex 2 года назад +575

    The cameraman went in some....interesting camera angles.

  • @josephlankford5541
    @josephlankford5541 2 года назад +1601

    This musical was one I watched obsessively when I was a kid. I followed nothing, I never learned a character's name, I couldn't figure out a main character, I just knew that it was a fun musical with beautiful dances and songs. Now, as an adult, I just wanna enjoy it again.
    One of the best ever, may the 2019 abomination rot in Hell.

    • @little-moonlit-rose
      @little-moonlit-rose 2 года назад +29

      Agreed! The 2019 mess is terrible

    • @silverwisp4529
      @silverwisp4529 2 года назад +31

      This is my exact experience! It makes me sad when people judge the musical by the 2019 movie, when this masterpiece exists!

    • @tartagliussy529
      @tartagliussy529 2 года назад +12

      It works because theres no protagonist for most of the show and they ruined that wigg the the movie

    • @Vlogsby.ava.
      @Vlogsby.ava. 2 года назад +9

      In the 2019 version, they made Veronica the protagonist and they just took Bustopher Jones and The Gumbie Cat and just was like 'These cats are overweight! We needed comic relief anyway.' And boy, I could go on for hours about how Taylor Swift did this song.

    • @josephlankford5541
      @josephlankford5541 2 года назад

      @@juli3tta Yep. Felt physically nauseous as a result.

  • @HauntedFae
    @HauntedFae 2 года назад +517

    "I might mention Mungojerrie..." ANNNNNND Rumpleteazer!

    • @laraendlight9887
      @laraendlight9887 2 года назад +75

      You can almost hear her screaming indignantly at them😂

    • @bloodyxwreck6173
      @bloodyxwreck6173 2 года назад +47

      I always imagined that she never had anything to do with Macavity and Mungojerrie did those jobs without her

    • @redmitten658
      @redmitten658 2 года назад +50

      If I got you right... it sounds like what a perfect brother would do. I think I heard these two are Demeter and Macavity's children, so they wouldn't have a choice even if they wanted... Have you also noticed Rumpleteazer dancing on the background with other kittens? While it might mean nothing, I suddenly feel like it proves something.
      Gosh, now I love this headcanon too bad

    • @psychedashell
      @psychedashell 2 года назад +11

      I remember the booklet from the musical claiming the cats had alternate names when they weren’t in full kit like when they were spotlight characters and when they were background dancers.

    • @Zikkar
      @Zikkar 2 года назад +9

      The original song lyrics I have seen they do mention Rumoleteazer but for some reason the 98 movie doesn’t.

  • @jimmoriarty9440
    @jimmoriarty9440 Год назад +194

    Bom's smile at 3:32 as she calls Macavity a 'monster of depravity' is all I need to know how she knows all this about him.

    • @GreySergal
      @GreySergal 10 месяцев назад +9

      Oh that's... I felt something there.

    • @J.P.Robles
      @J.P.Robles 2 месяца назад

      He was a menace to their community for a long time so all the cats know this

  • @majogonzalez184
    @majogonzalez184 2 года назад +258

    6:05 In one second Aeva May is enjoying the moment and then release she forgot the last 'Macavity'

    • @laurendearnley9595
      @laurendearnley9595 2 года назад

      Quick, switch to a butt shot so no one notices 😅

    • @viktorbraginski
      @viktorbraginski Год назад +25

      Her cute little face omg ❤️

    • @hanaramsden5785
      @hanaramsden5785 11 месяцев назад +17

      I’d never noticed that before and the face she pulled when she realised 😂 It’s such a fantastic number

    • @ayaretgonzalez27078
      @ayaretgonzalez27078 8 месяцев назад +5

      She was really into it

  • @RosalindPeters
    @RosalindPeters 2 года назад +1209

    This was such a feminine awakening for me. These two lady cats and Meg from Hercules. I was obsessed!

    • @user-py7rs7rd7v
      @user-py7rs7rd7v 2 года назад +161

      My obsession with Cats was the first signs I was gay

    • @hahahajackmyswag
      @hahahajackmyswag 2 года назад +17

      Feminine awakening? Please elaborate

    • @Misora7303
      @Misora7303 2 года назад +78

      @@hahahajackmyswag She likes women

    • @RosalindPeters
      @RosalindPeters 2 года назад +129

      @@Misora7303 haha this, but also I mean, they felt like the height of femininity to me. I didn’t know whether I wanted to be them or be with them… turns out it was both! 😂

    • @Misora7303
      @Misora7303 2 года назад +21

      @@RosalindPeters Same sis

  • @carolinedixon8091
    @carolinedixon8091 2 года назад +78

    When the dentist pokes my tooth
    Me: *MA CAVITY*

  • @Whiskers4169
    @Whiskers4169 Год назад +230

    I like that you see macavity like 3 times the entire show yet you know so much about him without him saying anything
    Thank god no one tried to turn this into a movie
    Especially not the crew that butchered les Mis

    • @lorikeetrainwing
      @lorikeetrainwing 8 месяцев назад +17

      Yes, a fun musical based on a delightful book of poems, a filmed version of the musical, and an odd-looking adaptation of one of the songs. Kinda weird how someone made an adaptation of Skimbleshanks' song and nothing else.

    • @RisingPhoenixCreations
      @RisingPhoenixCreations 7 месяцев назад

      actually they did

    • @eufieee
      @eufieee 5 месяцев назад +4

      ​@@RisingPhoenixCreationsThat's the joke

  • @mariacillan9668
    @mariacillan9668 Год назад +86

    I kinda feel really bad for Demeter, honestly. Like, the acting makes it so like she was in a really toxic if not abusive relationship with Macavity, but has the tendency to go back for the D. Bombalurina knows how bad he is, but is more focused on the D. I also like to think Bombalurina's line "I know. He cheats... at cards" meant that he probably cheated on Demeter with Bombalurina, but the latter warned the former about the infidelity becaus she recognizes he's really not good for Demeter. and Demeter is grateful towards Bombalurina for waking her up from that relationship which is why they're so close with each other.

    • @siennaskye_journey
      @siennaskye_journey 8 месяцев назад +11

      Yes!!
      Also at 3:12, I see Demeter’s reaction to Bomby’s description of him sort of like a triggered flashback of such. She’s reliving it through the description of Macavity’s movements. Probably why Demeter was my favorite growing up. I relate to her.

  • @davidmcaninch4714
    @davidmcaninch4714 Год назад +88

    What’s scary about him is that even though he doesn’t have any singing parts, all he does is his evil laugh.

    • @andrewtodaro2874
      @andrewtodaro2874 8 месяцев назад +4

      Indeed! I love this version of him! He looks frightening! Like a demon! I’m glad I didn’t see this as a child, I’d probably have nightmares.

  • @davidbenton8336
    @davidbenton8336 2 года назад +316

    Ironically Demeter should’ve been called Persephone because clearly she was exposed to Macavity’s underworld at one point.

    • @Princess2737
      @Princess2737 2 года назад +51

      Ha ha that’s a good one. But at least Demeter never has to go back with Macavity for half the year. She can feel safe with her sister and her mate who just so happens to be tribe protector and heir of Deuteronomy.

    • @Of_Mail
      @Of_Mail Месяц назад

      Originally, before the dark ages of Greece, it is believed that Persephone and Demeter were both deities of the underworld along with Poseidon, with hades being absent until roughly the times of the odyssey. So I guess she was in hell at one point before “escaping.” I read way to far into it

  • @florencegosselin1924
    @florencegosselin1924 Год назад +270

    macavity: shows up
    everyone: AAAAAAAAAA MACAVITY
    macavity: does literally nothing
    everyone: AAAAAAAAA MACAVITY
    his henchment: doing all the work
    macavity: still doing nothing
    everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAA MACAVITY

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 Год назад +20

      macavity: shows up
      everyone: AAAAAAAAA MACAVITY
      bomba & demeter: AAAAAAA~~~ MACAVITY~~~ !!

    • @ThatDigitalDemon
      @ThatDigitalDemon Год назад +7

      Macavity: *gets bored and leaves*
      B+D: M A C A V I T Y

    • @handgun559
      @handgun559 Год назад +9

      It's insane to think about how much pressure the actor might feel to capture a fan favorite character in 5 seconds of stage time.

  • @julhol7482
    @julhol7482 11 месяцев назад +53

    "He's broken every human law" I know that probably implies the laws of physics, but it's funny the think that this cat has committed grand theft auto and tax evasion.

    • @maltesers1238
      @maltesers1238 10 месяцев назад +9

      And handled salmon suspiciously

    • @flickcentergaming680
      @flickcentergaming680 5 месяцев назад +3

      Public intoxication

    • @jaydraws4881
      @jaydraws4881 5 месяцев назад +3

      He's out here to be a Public Nuisance.

    • @LinkenK
      @LinkenK 17 дней назад

      Macavity beats his children

  • @marlinlovato
    @marlinlovato 7 месяцев назад +24

    I love Demeters facial expression when she realizes she forgot to sing at 6:06 xD

  • @ordinaryextraordinary9484
    @ordinaryextraordinary9484 2 года назад +80

    “he’s always wide awake” Dumbledore said calmly

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 Год назад

      hahahaha best comment

  • @hihey229
    @hihey229 2 года назад +316

    Finally they uploaded the whole thing in one part!!!

  • @PoutchieWhoou
    @PoutchieWhoou 2 года назад +78

    So I just noticed the shaking leg movement Bombalurina does at around 4:00, and it looks so cat-like

  • @meggronau302
    @meggronau302 2 года назад +513

    Aeva May's face at 6:06 though... dying to know what mistake she thought she made!

    • @Birdie030
      @Birdie030 2 года назад +151

      I think maybe she forgot to sing there since everyone else on stage was singing, I could be wrong though.

    • @asya7623
      @asya7623 2 года назад +86

      she possibly did something wrong in the previous move and that is why they showed only Bombalurina

    • @downtown82
      @downtown82 2 года назад +7

      That was so lame to leave in so many mistakes. They shot every scene like 100 times.

    • @ItzSkyzYT
      @ItzSkyzYT 2 года назад +22

      Speaking of Aeva May, do you know what happened to her? I tried googling her and have only been getting photos from a while back.

    • @fauxmarble7439
      @fauxmarble7439 2 года назад +8

      @@ItzSkyzYT No idea. Seems like she disappeared from the internet. Weird.

  • @whitherwhence
    @whitherwhence 2 года назад +82

    Demeter listens to true crime podcasts. Bombalurina has a correspondence with Charles Manson

  • @EvilsDeathAzul
    @EvilsDeathAzul 2 года назад +399

    Better than the movie's definitely

    • @Daae07_
      @Daae07_ 2 года назад +36

      So much better 100%

    • @EvilsDeathAzul
      @EvilsDeathAzul 2 года назад +11

      @Nico Di’angelo Stan lol no...in the core of the earth

    • @acardboardbox8285
      @acardboardbox8285 2 года назад +21

      You could say that about pretty much everything in the movie though

    • @Daae07_
      @Daae07_ 2 года назад +2

      @@acardboardbox8285 so true

    • @sadem1045
      @sadem1045 2 года назад +28

      There's a reason why CATS was one of Broadway's longest-running shows. The Hollywood film version did not do it justice at all.

  • @aneiahisfree
    @aneiahisfree Год назад +129

    I watched Taylor's movie version first and thought she did fine. Then I watched this and now I take back what I just said.

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 Год назад +7

      same tbh

    • @tothebeyond6318
      @tothebeyond6318 Год назад +10

      she lacked voice range ig

    • @darthilli
      @darthilli 7 месяцев назад +5

      Because it’s a duet… the movie really failed on all counts.

    • @sofiapobletehernandez3679
      @sofiapobletehernandez3679 5 месяцев назад +1

      I still think she did fine. It is not a very lacking version because of her fault, but because Hopper failed to understand what made the scene work and why

  • @mikeyquinn2254
    @mikeyquinn2254 2 года назад +53

    @0:31-0:35
    Did anyone realize how the older cats has the kittens and probably younger cats in the middle and circled around them, having eyes at all angles while protecting them?

  • @marlinotalvaro7431
    @marlinotalvaro7431 2 года назад +195

    Yesssssssssss I love this song even taught my sister to do the choreography for Bomblarina so we could be Demeter and Bomba!!!!!!!

    • @marlinotalvaro7431
      @marlinotalvaro7431 2 года назад +2

      85 likes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You have GOT to be kidding I'm going to cry!!!!!!!!!! Have a good day ,my lovelies!!!!!!!!😰😊😘
      You deserve a cookie

    • @marlinotalvaro7431
      @marlinotalvaro7431 2 года назад +1

      94 likes!!! omg I just can't!! I love you all so much!!! almost 100 likes!!! I'm honored!!
      😱😊😘 You deserve 10 COOKIES

    • @marlinotalvaro7431
      @marlinotalvaro7431 2 года назад +1

      104 I just can't I love you all

  • @johncwooten6595
    @johncwooten6595 2 года назад +302

    Demeter: He’s upwardly respectable.
    Bombalerina: I know. He cheats at cards.
    Me: Well, who doesn’t?

    • @lmahu6627
      @lmahu6627 11 месяцев назад +6

      The thing about cheating in cards is that it really was an actual offense that *duels* were fought over it.

    • @undercookedtoast1479
      @undercookedtoast1479 8 месяцев назад +5

      Not to be that person but the lyric is “he’s outwardly respectable” which fits with that cheating at cards bit, as well as the overall theme of him being this mastermind that’s never at the crime scene and leaves no evidence.

  • @rubyxcuby
    @rubyxcuby 2 года назад +43

    I remember playing as Bombalurina during our play at school and No one really expected anything, they didn't expect it to be me. Bc I am just a quiet kid. But as a fan of this Play eversince I was a kid, I've always wanted to play a cat and to be bombalurina is one of the challenging yet fun experience ever during my senior HS days.
    I tried my best to give the role a justice and a lot of people told me I did, so I'm very proud of myself even until now.
    Especially dancing and singing to this song is whole experience. I enjoyed every second of it. The 2 months of practicing and watching this play/movie for almost everyday is definitely worth it.
    It made me love cats even more and now I have a lot of em😅🐱

  • @Jessie-hc1sd
    @Jessie-hc1sd 2 года назад +39

    I wanted to watch the Cats movie, I watched the clip for Macavity and immediately came here to cleanse my soul, never again...

  • @user-xy7rh4tp1f
    @user-xy7rh4tp1f 2 года назад +134

    Macavity's a mystery
    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 sunken in
    His brom ie deenls linod in thouaht
    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
    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 cases 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
    Whatever 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
    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
    When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!

    • @erikandersen3274
      @erikandersen3274 2 года назад +19

      "His brom ie deenls linod in thouaht" is my favorite line

    • @WhatRblurbs
      @WhatRblurbs 27 дней назад +1

      Im glad you started seizing while typing that brow line brother 😭

  • @enk335
    @enk335 2 года назад +69

    I've loved Rum Tum Tugger and Bombalurina since I first saw this musical when I was little. I forgot where I remembered them from, then maybe a year ago I found this musical again. A masterpiece.

  • @baileehenderson527
    @baileehenderson527 2 года назад +70

    YALL CANT TELL ME THE SONG DOSENT SLAP

  • @zaltbommelairways
    @zaltbommelairways 2 года назад +275

    When Taylor Swift demanded this to be a solo, and getting her own song in, did no one consider that "no" was a viable answer?

    • @mirrorball_
      @mirrorball_ 2 года назад +90

      apparently, tom hooper, the director was the one who made this scene be sung in solo😐

    • @laysmaxx5789
      @laysmaxx5789 Год назад +17

      Taylor Swift appeared for like 5 seconds halfway through the movie. And on top of that they made her sing the song alone. That version wasn't completely bad but it's no match for this.

    • @Swift_LN
      @Swift_LN Год назад +10

      Don't put that on Tay Tay she did the best with what she was given by Hooper.

    • @hallow-oda
      @hallow-oda 11 месяцев назад +4

      ​@PajaTheDuDe she had so much creative control man its not just hoopers fault

    • @user-jb9my9nn4i
      @user-jb9my9nn4i Месяц назад

      That is the original

  • @gracefutrell1912
    @gracefutrell1912 2 года назад +213

    How did they mess mcCavity up in the movie considering he’s terrifying here

    • @jbvader721
      @jbvader721 2 года назад +22

      Ask Tomathy Hooper.

    • @smileyface81mc77
      @smileyface81mc77 2 года назад +28

      @@jbvader721 Ah yes, another Sideways enjoyer(?)

    • @pandasareawesome4813
      @pandasareawesome4813 2 года назад +33

      Exert from my presentation on how badly they messed this up: This is the worst song. Its decently well sung, Taylor Swift and Idris Elba can sing, but it's just so mangled. The original song is sung by two cats Bombalurina and Demeter. They have experience with him and illustrate how evil he is. Adding to the mystery is that fact that we only see Macavity in that dark and that fact that he never speaks or sings, only laughs. This is the only cat they do not respect, and instead fear. They took one look at all of this and chucked it all out.
      Now its sung mostly by Taylor Swift, whos character is working with Macavity. This facts makes Macavity seem less threatening, and more pathetic. During the second half, Macavity comes out and sings himself. Again, Idris Elba can definitely sing, but having him come out and sing about himself ruins a large part of the Mystery part of the Mystery cat. Furthermore most of the song is sung seductivly, instead of loud and big like it should be. This ruins even more of Macavity aura of fear, which by now is an aura of mild dislike. Furthermore, one of the lines is “Macavity’s a ginger cat” The movie elected to ignore this, and make him the coulor of Idris Elba’s skin coulor, effectively making him look naked. They also keep the line in, so the song is just flat wrong, which may have been ok if he was still a mystery, but the cat singing it works with him, so she just sounds dumb. This whole song was just done so wrong, its almost impressive.

    • @irinaibanez8418
      @irinaibanez8418 2 года назад +1

      @@jbvader721 for some reason I read this as Tomato Hooper lol

    • @kasegiyabu5030
      @kasegiyabu5030 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@pandasareawesome4813Elba was to blame for Macavity being black. He insisted his black face not be coloured red; it's some black thing. The graphics people coloured his body red, leaving the face black, but it looked silly. As Elba refused to have a red face, they were left with two options: sack the racist fucker or have his character entirely black. This is something for which Hooper can't be blamed.

  • @Plutussy
    @Plutussy Год назад +22

    I remember watching this musical in person as a little kid and having nightmares about macavity for weeks after. I’m revisiting this years later, and I still get chills, amazing performance.

  • @vulpezerdavulcan9055
    @vulpezerdavulcan9055 2 года назад +355

    They’ve got such fantastic voices and they really let them ring out like they need to~ I’m actually mad about Taylor Swift’s because she *just doesn’t have the voice for it*

    • @hot-cocoa1032
      @hot-cocoa1032 2 года назад +76

      not just that, but she cant play two parts at once. theres only one of her

    • @igorgracchia5788
      @igorgracchia5788 2 года назад +28

      I mean, she likely has, plenty of her songs sound like this, but the direction was not there.

    • @imesae3436
      @imesae3436 2 года назад +37

      @@igorgracchia5788 She can definitely sing but this song just have to give that sexual nuance which Taylor doesn't give off as much

    • @kasegiyabu5030
      @kasegiyabu5030 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@imesae3436The rumours about her being a sexless cat-woman may be true, which would explain why her rendition of this song was impotent.

  • @talithacumiferguson8834
    @talithacumiferguson8834 2 года назад +83

    One of my all-time favorite songs from this musical!

    • @rroes7319
      @rroes7319 2 года назад +4

      I honestly can't pick. When I was 10, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer was what made me love CATS. The high schoolers were able to do the double cartwheel.

  • @LadyOfTheFlowerKingdom
    @LadyOfTheFlowerKingdom 2 года назад +17

    Not me still knowing this dance decades later from when I taught it to myself as a child lmfao ugh this musical never gets old

  • @scarline02
    @scarline02 2 года назад +45

    Watching Mungojerrie in the beginning is interesting as he varies between looking after the other young ones and hiding and being scared himself

    • @sayyorahchopra123
      @sayyorahchopra123 9 месяцев назад +3

      I always looked at it as if he’s scared of what will happen but also has a realization of that I need to protect my sister and all the other cats to show I’m the big brother and although I’m scared I’ll protect

  • @marcuscarana9240
    @marcuscarana9240 2 года назад +28

    I was two when this was released. I loved watching thus when I was four. It felt so new back then. Hard to think this film version is 23 years now.

  • @SladeBallard
    @SladeBallard 2 года назад +28

    such a great villainy song, from the lyrics to the music

  • @starchild9095
    @starchild9095 3 месяца назад +9

    one, this song is catchy as hell. two, i totally get how folks interpret bomba and demeter as sisters, but also, bomba looks at demeter like she wants to eat her 🤷🏼

  • @ash3starrider
    @ash3starrider 2 года назад +101

    My favourite song and performance from the show. Rosemarie Ford😍😍😍 the way that woman moves. So fluid and elegant

    • @PotterPirateFan
      @PotterPirateFan 2 года назад +19

      I watched the show on REPEAT I killed my vhs tape of it and I’m pretty sure the dvd is scratched too 😹 Bomba was/is my favorite all the time, growing up I thought I wanted to be her when I grew up. Seeing the show again live in 2019 made me realize that nope. I’m just super gay 😹😹

    • @ash3starrider
      @ash3starrider 2 года назад +2

      @@PotterPirateFan 😂😂 yup.

  • @JayIceColdD
    @JayIceColdD 2 года назад +24

    Two fine, talented ladies. I was so infatuated when I first saw this. Respect to Rosemarie Ford and Aeva May!

  • @andreacarolina7581
    @andreacarolina7581 2 года назад +149

    Now and always My favorite musical and this My favorite number ever. The whole choreography and song are so passionate I can't hold it into My body!

  • @littlegloomybear1
    @littlegloomybear1 2 года назад +204

    THIS WAS MY GAY AWAKENING!!!!!! And I’m so happy I don’t have to watch it in two parts anymore!!!

    • @dreamercreations2499
      @dreamercreations2499 2 года назад +3

      Are you also a furry then lol. Just wonderin

    • @abeetlesreference8977
      @abeetlesreference8977 2 года назад +16

      No no, this also did things for me too. More of a solidifying of my queerness. Their voices are some of the most hooking things in musical theatre, and they are both stunningly beautiful. However, i have a crush on Jemima in this musical more then anyone.

    • @ohworm3807
      @ohworm3807 2 года назад +1

      @@abeetlesreference8977 yeah,, jemima's really cool ^_^

    • @marshmallowallen5677
      @marshmallowallen5677 2 года назад +3

      @@dreamercreations2499 people with cat ears aren’t exactly furries

  • @ihatehandleswtf
    @ihatehandleswtf Год назад +34

    I was halfway through listening to the musical soundtrack for the first time when I realized I read the original poem in elementary school ELA years ago... that was the day I learned what the word "alibi" meant

  • @flickcentergaming680
    @flickcentergaming680 5 месяцев назад +5

    This one's my favorite number so far.

  • @alanafowler7083
    @alanafowler7083 2 года назад +34

    I haven't even seen the new Cats movie but the 1998 version is so much better.

    • @dennisdrozdov1424
      @dennisdrozdov1424 2 года назад +1

      Couldn't agree more!
      I'm glad I grew up with the 1998 film🥰

  • @abbiegrice3114
    @abbiegrice3114 2 года назад +49

    We need a soundtrack of this film released!

    • @PotterPirateFan
      @PotterPirateFan 2 года назад +14

      Quite a few years ago I stuck the dvd into my computer, pressed play and record on audacity and let the whole show run, recording the whole audio. I then spent the next couple hours after it was done cutting it down into individual songs. I even tweaked Growltiger’s Last Stand from the OBC soundtrack, I took the end of “Gus”, tweaked the pitch so he’d sound a little bit more like Gus in the movie, and then added the original end to “Gus” in the movie to the end of Growltiger, so I have a “complete” show soundtrack. I’ve always been sad they didn’t/couldn’t put Growltiger in the movie but I can just play the whole thing in my car start to finish and it works LOL

    • @brianaustin5467
      @brianaustin5467 2 года назад +3

      The whole film has been available free on Dailymotion for the last 2 years.

    • @Ateezwooyoung
      @Ateezwooyoung 2 года назад

      There is one she nice decades almost 😂😂

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 Год назад

      @@PotterPirateFan You ledge.

  • @nkbujvytcygvujno6006
    @nkbujvytcygvujno6006 2 года назад +20

    Lyrics:
    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 cases 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
    Whatever 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
    When a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!

  • @thetunebella6675
    @thetunebella6675 Год назад +10

    This song has been stuck in my head for Days Every time I am in my living room I do like a spin and start dancing to the song✌😭

  • @billcorn2
    @billcorn2 22 дня назад +3

    So, these were the best singers I’d ever heard when I was 7 years old, before I ever saw the Little Mermaid. I remember watching the beginning and hearing everyone say how AMAZING Ariel’s voice was.
    Tell me why my little brain was like “is that all??” When Ariel sang Part of Your World because I was comparing “amazing voice” to these ladies in this video. I even just kept expecting Ariel to bust out with some high notes that would blow me away somewhere later in the story 🤣🤣

  • @akkidathompson724
    @akkidathompson724 2 года назад +31

    Taylor did this song so wrong...

    • @Annahg78
      @Annahg78 2 года назад +4

      They should’ve gotten another actress in to duet with her.

  • @KJ-of6lf
    @KJ-of6lf 2 года назад +10

    Love how TS Eliot based McCavity on Moriarty.

  • @otterzrkuhl
    @otterzrkuhl 2 года назад +12

    No one:
    Macavity: ha ha trumpets go brrrrr

  • @mcs-bl6sg
    @mcs-bl6sg 2 месяца назад +3

    "Macavity's a ginger cat"
    Also Macavity: *literally looks like Satan in cat form*

  • @eycee14
    @eycee14 2 года назад +61

    Because of this Demeter, I named my cat Demeter, even though she's white, because I love Demeter! ❤️

    • @gavinsfriend1431
      @gavinsfriend1431 2 года назад +1

      I thought that said your cat was your wife then 😬

  • @pearllamb7232
    @pearllamb7232 2 года назад +30

    I love Demeter.

  • @Fif0l
    @Fif0l 2 года назад +32

    Oh no, Old Deuteronomy's been captured! I bet this will carry the narrative from now on.

  • @NukkuiskoHyvinVaiPois
    @NukkuiskoHyvinVaiPois 2 года назад +22

    This song and the choreography is so weirdly sexual, I kinda wanna see Tim Curry and the Rum Tum Tugger singing and dancing this

  • @bimbo_eruptions
    @bimbo_eruptions 2 года назад +26

    I had a tape of Cats as a kid and I think this song was my bisexual awakening

  • @acciored3064
    @acciored3064 2 года назад +6

    my youtube recommended was blessed today

  • @atashabanks8968
    @atashabanks8968 2 года назад +5

    This was the first poem my literature facilitator played for us this term.

  • @mtchllBarrett
    @mtchllBarrett 10 месяцев назад +3

    Bom's chest voice at 3:22 is something else

  • @unionpacific3863
    @unionpacific3863 2 года назад +81

    This must be one of the reasons many people are into cat girls

    • @sbp4215
      @sbp4215 Год назад +23

      These aren't cat _girls..._
      they're cat *WOMEN.*

    • @unionpacific3863
      @unionpacific3863 Год назад +8

      @@sbp4215 Sorry, into cat women

  • @johnmarkfrederick8245
    @johnmarkfrederick8245 4 месяца назад +3

    Macavity the mystery Cat
    is iconic Villain song ever

    • @johnmarkfrederick8245
      @johnmarkfrederick8245 4 месяца назад +1

      Anne Mary and Demetra
      are both Villains

    • @johnmarkfrederick8245
      @johnmarkfrederick8245 4 месяца назад +1

      Macavity actually related of Anne Mary and Demetra
      They are two daughters of Macavity

  • @Hypnobunny1
    @Hypnobunny1 2 года назад +6

    I love this musical so much. Seen it twice live and have the DVD and CD. I know I am sad lol

  • @Reneeleeharper
    @Reneeleeharper 2 года назад +23

    So friken good. First musical. Always my favorite. Grew up with this recording and it’s forever iconic! ❤️❤️🥰🥰😍😍😍

  • @sunlmfao4868
    @sunlmfao4868 Год назад +6

    I was just cast as Bombalurina and I'm so fucking excited this is cray cray

    • @isaacutie
      @isaacutie Год назад +1

      yeojin pfp slay 🫶

  • @TheWolfsHowl666
    @TheWolfsHowl666 Год назад +6

    3:55
    "Excuse me?"
    "You heard me"

  • @dokdoiskoreanterritory6173
    @dokdoiskoreanterritory6173 2 года назад +11

    this song is one of my favorite song :) thanks

  • @electrathejelliclekitten8063
    @electrathejelliclekitten8063 2 года назад +9

    Favourite!

  • @rabnerd28
    @rabnerd28 4 месяца назад +3

    Everyone: Demeter and Bomba are sisters!
    Bomba: Looks at Demeter like THAT! 2:01

    • @cargo71
      @cargo71 22 дня назад

      I used to think that Bomba and Macavity were siblings, and Demeter and Bomba somehow sisters in law. Now I think they´re both in the Ex Club...

  • @Anonymous-gb7br
    @Anonymous-gb7br Год назад +10

    I love their voices ❤️👏🏻

  • @mirrorball_
    @mirrorball_ 2 года назад +9

    is it a crime that i love both the theater and movie version of this song lmao😭😭

    • @czerwonykwadrat6843
      @czerwonykwadrat6843 2 года назад +7

      Yes.

    • @mirrorball_
      @mirrorball_ 2 года назад +5

      @@czerwonykwadrat6843 no cause i rlly do😭

    • @ricardoceballos2188
      @ricardoceballos2188 Год назад +4

      Don't worry, I love both versions too.

    • @pegasusbs6237
      @pegasusbs6237 Год назад +4

      As do I 😭
      The movie songs aren't bad (mostly), just the CGI

    • @mirrorball_
      @mirrorball_ Год назад +3

      @@pegasusbs6237 trulyy, but even the cgi didn't bother me at the very least hahaha

  • @danielstewart6509
    @danielstewart6509 2 года назад +7

    Macavity's Jealousy and Pride is what turned Macavity evil - when he was a part of the tribe and what caused him to be banished and exiled from the tribe . the difference between Grizabella and Macavity - is that Grizabella learned from her mistakes and repented of her sins . Macavity didn't and harbored and devised a plan to be chosen to go to the Heaviside Layer and that he wants revenge on the tribe for casting him out and for not choosing him to go to the Heaviside Layer - the reason why in the end after he confronts the tribe when he short circuits the lights - he does it to get away and to escape . not to kill himself - He was exchausted from the fight that he retreats to make a quick getaway

  • @summermeitschi
    @summermeitschi 2 года назад +9

    I looooove this song so much!

  • @lofi_killer2603
    @lofi_killer2603 2 года назад +7

    demeter my beloved

  • @cjtheprop-maker
    @cjtheprop-maker Год назад +5

    Official bragging rights go to anyone who has an ex that talks about you the way these two sing about Macavity.

  • @limakhandaker
    @limakhandaker 2 года назад +6

    Favourite song

  • @kennethadelsperger1782
    @kennethadelsperger1782 Год назад +2

    I love this scene and song of this movie, I remember my girlfriend and her friends in highschool sang and danced this song to me and friends great memories.

  • @swiftiecat176
    @swiftiecat176 2 года назад +17

    Finally!! I’ve been waiting for this!!😁😁

  • @SpideruManu
    @SpideruManu 29 дней назад +2

    I once threw a pair of slippers at Macavity. He really defied the law of gravity.

  • @andymaugardmorales6324
    @andymaugardmorales6324 2 года назад +10

    I love this song!!!

  • @marissaflores418
    @marissaflores418 Месяц назад +2

    1:15
    Demeter: 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!

  • @triangleDAYS
    @triangleDAYS 2 года назад +4

    on my birthday, finally, the whole song is uploaded !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @bon1117
    @bon1117 2 года назад +19

    Post "The awful battle of the pekes and pollicles" please

  • @heymikey4025
    @heymikey4025 Год назад +6

    Anybody else thinking that at 3:03 Demeter is actually wondering if Bomb is reading off/writing Macavity’s dating profile?

    • @thetunebella6675
      @thetunebella6675 Год назад

      Some say that Demeter was in a relationship with him and that she escaped him and that's why when she sees my Macavity she's like "Macavity!" and I like to think when bomb says "I know he cheats at cards" I like to think that she is saying he cheats on people because people say like "oh you're such a card you're such a darling you're such a dear"

  • @slipdarington4549
    @slipdarington4549 2 года назад +9

    good job ladies, as always.

  • @johnmarkfrederick8245
    @johnmarkfrederick8245 4 месяца назад +2

    Dementer and Bombalurina
    are both singing the Villain song of Macavity the mystery Cat

  • @franciscolima5793
    @franciscolima5793 2 года назад +41

    ESPETACULAR MARAVILHA BRAVISSIMO 👏👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🇧🇷🇧🇷

    • @bon1117
      @bon1117 2 года назад +4

      AEEEEEEEEEEEEEE AQUI TEM BR

    • @mandyeosphantasmas1202
      @mandyeosphantasmas1202 2 года назад +2

      Um brasileiro, FINALMENTEEEEEEE

    • @bon1117
      @bon1117 2 года назад +1

      @@mandyeosphantasmas1202Viva aos brs UHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU