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!
Black Cat taken by Jon Sullivan
Since the last time we saw our musical pilgrim, she has been...
● scribbling down song ideas ● in Black Rock City ● sleeping (or lack thereof) ● learning Pro Tools ● working ● planning for future travel adventures (Beltane Fire Festival anyone?) ● blasting pixels ● working ● a tone deaf bard killing zombies ● philosophizing ● tearing up her garden ● dreaming of stories and songs to come ●
I'm pretty punctual about posting a song a month, but learning Pro Tools and real life drifted their way in. I also wanted to take my time and flesh out the mood of the project. The poem is from Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by TS Elliot and the person who recited it is amazing. I've always enjoyed the musical, but the poem itself took a life of it's own and demanded his own original piece.
Plus Macavity has always been one of my favorite characters... ;)
Download The Napoleon of Crime
Please tell me what you think! Any feedback is appreciated.
Special Credits go to: Mystery Cat from Archive(dot)org for his recitation of Macavity: The Mystery Cat by TS Elliot, Keffein and Koops from Freesound for Thunderstrike & Rain Patter as well as Shriek Productions for Old Steam Engine Train at the beginning of the song. All of the sites referenced use a Creative Commons License for their sounds.