In my home for many years was a framed copy of the words to the Harry Chapin song, “Cat’s in the Cradle.” If Harry was alive today he would be 75.

Harry Chapin’s folk hit “Cat’s in the Cradle” tells a story of a father too busy to spend time with his son. But was that song a reality for Chapin? Did the late musician’s children feel ...

Our two busy lives have become very “Cats in the Cradle,” if you know what I mean. “The cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon, little boy blue and the man on the moon.

Sandra Chapin wrote "Cat's In The Cradle" as a poem. Harry liked it so much he turned it into a song, saying it reminded him of his relationship with son Josh.

I was at a restaurant recently when "Cats In The Cradle," a mid-'70s song by Harry Chapin, came on. It's the one about a dad too busy for his son, and ends with the son growing up to be too busy ...

Sorry. AVC: The idea that there were a bunch of guys in an early-’90s gay bar singing “Cat’s In The Cradle” is pretty depressing. It seems too on the nose, in a really sad way. KH: Well, yeah.