Smelly Cat
"Smelly Cat" | |
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Friends Again | |
Released | November 23, 1999 |
Recorded | 1995–1999 |
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Length | 2:27 |
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"Smelly Cat" is a
Following its debut, Kudrow would continue to frequently perform "Smelly Cat" throughout Friends' ten-year run, most prominently during the show's second season, with the song becoming a
about an odorous cat mistreated and neglected by its owners due to its stench.Established as a fan favorite, "Smelly Cat" has become closely associated with Phoebe, Kudrow, and the series, and is often ranked highly by media publications among Friends' most memorable moments and featured songs, even rivaling the show's
Background and writing
On the sitcom Friends, actress Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and amateur singer-songwriter with poor musicality.[3] The character regularly performs her original, peculiar songs at Central Perk,[3] a New York-based coffeehouse at which she and her five friends often socialize.[4][5] "Smelly Cat" was written for the character by Kudrow with Adam Chase, Betsy Borns and Chrissie Hynde.[6][7] The song was conceived in 1995 by Borns, a Friends writer who originally intended for its lyrics to be about a pungent dog entitled "Smelly Dog".[8] Having a tendency to incorporate aspects of her personal life into Friends episodes, Borns initially based the song on a malodorous dog she had once owned named Gouda (named after the cheese),[8][9] at first penning it "as an ode to her childhood pet",[10] before ultimately deciding a song about a foul-smelling cat would be more humorous.[8] Chase, another writer on Friends, also contributed lyrics.[11] Kudrow composed the melody herself, as she had done for all of her character's original songs.[12]
"Smelly Cat" first appears in the sixth episode of the second season, "
"Smelly Cat" grew increasingly popular among fans of the show, who sent letters to producers asking that they release the song on an album.
Use in Friends
"Smelly Cat" is one of several songs Phoebe writes and performs on Friends.
In season five's "
Composition
"Smelly cat, smel-ly cat, what are they feeding you?
Smelly cat, smel-ly cat, it's not your fault."
– lyrics of the song's first chorus.[62]
Kudrow's original rendition of "Smelly Cat" has been described as a "folky, acoustic" track.
A novelty song,[67] MTV's Lindsay Soll wrote that "Smelly Cat" is about a "feline with a pungent odor",[68] but Phoebe reassures the cat that its scent is not its own fault.[69] Rachel Simon, writing for Bustle, summarized the track as a song about "a poor-smelling cat treated badly by society for its odor".[36] The song's lyrics begin "Smelly cat, smelly cat, what are they feeding you?",[70] followed by "Smelly cat, smelly cat it's not your fault."[71][72] "Smelly Cat" continues, "It may not be a bed of roses/ but you're no friend to those with noses".[73] NME critic Beth Cherry believes that the song "educate[s] the world about the plight of olfactorily-challenged felines everywhere."[74] Ciara Knight of Joe considers the song's opening lyrics to be its most iconic.[14]
Simon believes "Smelly Cat" explores an inspiring message beyond the odor of a cat about remaining unbothered while being bullied and shunned.[36] Classic FM's Sofia Rizzi agreed that the song "has a deep and meaningful message at its core".[75] Referring to the line "what are they feeding you?", Bustle's Mallory Schlossberg suggested that fans "may never know the answer to that deeply philosophical musical question".[76] The song never reveals how or why the cat smells bad,[14] or what its owners are feeding it.[77] Kudrow confirmed that she never learned what the cat was being fed,[78] although the general consensus is that the cat's diet contributed to its smell.[52] The cat's gender is also never confirmed.[52]
Reception and popularity
Reviews for "Smelly Cat" have been generally positive.
Digital Spy ranked "Smelly Cat" among "12 amazing Phoebe moments".
Live performances and covers
Kudrow has generally refrained from performing "Smelly Cat" live under most circumstances,[90] despite being constantly asked by fans.[78] The song began to experience a revival in 2009 when a dance remix began circulating on the Internet.[91] Upon learning about the remix, Kudrow said "I can't wait to hear if it is any good".[91] In September 2009, Kudrow performed "Smelly Cat" live with actress Courteney Cox, who portrayed Monica Geller on Friends, during the Rock A Little, Feed A Lot benefit concert.[92] Kudrow was originally intended to introduce musician Sheryl Crow,[70] only for the audience to ask her to sing "Smelly Cat" instead. Kudrow then invited Cox to join her for the performance, for which the stagehands provided Kudrow with a guitar at Cox's insistence.[93] The performance was met with a standing ovation from the crowd.[70] Hello! joked that "hitting the right notes wasn't really a concern [for the actresses] if they wanted the performance to reflect Lisa's character's dubious musical talents",[92] while Inquisitr's Asher Bayot reviewed the duet as awkward.[90] The performance remained Kudrow's only documented post-Friends "Smelly Cat" performance for several years.[90]
In 2014, singer-songwriter
In August 2015, Kudrow performed "Smelly Cat" live with singer
Michel Serra of Closer reviewed that Kudrow "has not lost any of Phoebe's intonations", despite being performed 10 years after the actress had last played the role.[4] Business Insider's Madison Malone Kircher found the song to be "an excellent fit for Swift" due to her love of cats, despite being "a far cry from the tracks on her '80s-pop-inspired ... album".[50] Tessa Berenson of Time wrote that Swift "may have outdone herself" by duetting with Kudrow, suggesting that Swift's next album should be a cover album of Phoebe songs.[103] Rachel Paige of HelloGiggles declared that it would be difficult for Swift to ever top this moment,[41] while HuffPost contributor Stephanie Marcus called Swift's decision to perform with Kudrow " genius" and "glorious".[104] A critic for The New Zealand Herald described the rendition as "a whole new – and slightly surreal – experience to see it performed with pop royalty in front of a huge stadium audience."[57] Fan recordings of the performance became very popular on the Internet being heavily circulated on social media,[100] with both Swift and "Smelly Cat" trending on Facebook and Twitter, respectively, the following morning.[50] The videos quickly earned millions of views,[105] becoming the most viral guest performance from the tour.[106] Time ranked the performance Swift's seventh best moment of 2015.[107] However, Vice's Mitchell Sunderland questioned whether Swift's target demographic of fans born in and after 1999 were truly familiar with Kudrow and the song.[106] As of 2016, E. G. Daily sometimes performs the song during her shows.[108]
To commemorate the show's 25th anniversary in September 2019, a
Legacy
"Smelly Cat" has since been established as a fan and
In addition to ranking "Smelly Cat" first on BuzzFeed's "Definitive Ranking Of Phoebe Buffay's Top 40 Songs", author Tasmai Uppin called it "the ultimate Phoebe Buffay song" against which all of her songs are compared.[122] Entertainment Weekly ranked "Smelly Cat" Phoebe's fifth greatest song, with author Hillary Busis calling it "iconic and charming and ready-made for merchandise" but questioned its popularity, considering it less funny than some of her other songs. Busis also praised its music video.[114] The Irish Independent included "Smelly Cat" as one of Friends' 10 best moments, about which author Aishling Phelan wrote that Phoebe "created some pretty comical and sometimes disturbing songs, but Smelly Cat emerged as her trademark number." Phelan went on to describe its lyrics as "deep and eloquent", but dismissed its music video as "cheesy".[123] Although VH1 ranked "Smelly Cat" the third "Best (Fake) Song Written For TV", author Stacy Lambe critiqued the music video version as "overproduced".[56] Meanwhile, Abi Jackson of Stylist included the costume Phoebe wears in the "Smelly Cat" music video among "The 50 most iconic fashion and beauty moments in Friends", calling it "One of Phoebe's best sartorial moments" and joking "forget Lady Gaga, this is how music videos should be".[124]
Ranking "Smelly Cat" among Friends' 10 best running gags, Gillian Furmage of
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