Springsteen, Bruce - Kitty's Back Lyrics

Davis Sancious' organ solo is worthy of Booker T. Lopez was a better drummer than Max Weinberg, at least for Springsteen. One of my Top 20 all-time records.

This is my favorite Bruce Springsteen song

If anyone makes a movie where a woman makes a badass entrance in slow-mo....
*Play this damn song*

for JEANIE BOMER KALAMAZOO

Clarence's solo at the end of this is one for the ages

Some incredible drumming by Mad Dog!

Greatest punk album ever made.

Doris Montello...Punk ?!?!?!

How is this punk?

JEANNIE HELEN BOMER KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 1976

One of the most amazing songs LIVE!!! Gives me goosebumps... <3

Vini could swing. I’ve always preferred his drumming style to Max’s. How can you not like the drums on this track?? This song (I love the keyboards, too!) never gets old for me.

Bruce fired him.

Max plays drums like Ringo Starr....shit.

Bruce didn't want any competition.

This just came on morning radio. I'd completely forgotten what an incredibly wicked blazing piece of music- actually almost too Intense.

FOR JEANNIE HELEN BOMER you were the love of my life in 1976 KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible album !

My favorite Springsteen track! Been listening to it for 45 years!

Back in '76 someone played this for me to show how Thin Lizzy stole "The Boys Are Back In Town." Yeah, Thin Lizzy were thieves, but so what? Both songs are great. This one is better, though.

Kittys back in town - The boys are back in town again. Do you not think that could be a coincidence? Most say that line was something Phils mom told him about the quality street gang. True or not, do you really think thin lizzy needed this song to come up with that line, or even remotely thought of this song when recording a song they never planned on releasing? Give me a break thats ridiculous.

@Joey Joe Yes, & Bruce was clearly listening to Van...everything that goes around...

Catlong sighs holding kitty's black tooth
She left to marry some top cat, ain't it the cold truth
And there hasn't been a tally since Sally left the alley
Since Kitty left with big pretty things have got pretty thin, yeah, yeah
It's tight on this fence since them young dudes are muscling in
Well, Jack Knife cries 'cause baby's in a bundle
She goes running nightly, lightly through the jungle
And them tin cans are exploding out in the ninety-degree heat
Cat somehow lost his baby down on Bleecker Street
It's sad, but it sure is true
Cat shrugs his shoulders, sits back and sighs
Ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Catlong lies back bent on a trash can
Flashing lights cut the night, dude in white says he's the man
Well, you better learn to move fast when you're young or you're not long around
Cat somehow lost his kitty down in the city pound
So get right, get tight, get down
Well, who's that down at the end of the alley?
She's been gone so long
(Here she comes, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes)
Yeah, like that, yeah
(Here she comes, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Oh, Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Kitty's back in town (here she comes, now)
Kitty's back in town (oh, oh, all right)
Now, cat knows his kitty's been untrue
And that she left him for a city dude
But she's so soft, she's so blue
When he looks into her eyes
He just sits back and sighs
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, what can I do?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right
Ha ha, da, da, da, da, da (ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, ooh, all right) all right
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, ooh, all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, ooh, all right)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, all right, ooh, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
(Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, all right, whoa, all right)
Songwriters: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

Impossible to be depressed after listening to this song! The tension builds and builds and then bam #$%&@ Kitty's back! Check out Bruce as a rhythm guitarist

THE BOSS ROCKS ON THIS ONE!!!!!!! REALLY SMOKIN'. OF COURSE I CAN"T FORGET THE E STREET BAND POSSE BLAZIN' ON THIS JOINT. RIP CLARENCE CLEMMONS (MR. SAX MAN!). GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS, BRUCE. YOU DA MAN!!!!

❤ Bruce Always.

This entire album is fucking legendary.

This was my from my favorite album and this song used to put me in a special place. A wonderful place.

D A M N ! ! !

This song really knows how to do a funky soulful drive, sounds kinda like an epic blues tune the Blues Bros. would've done a cover of back in the day

Cat shrugs his shoulders..shes back inside!

It just doesn't get better than that.

Epic.....

Had to look this up because Deep Tracks skipped again. Not bad.

That intro...

in the description I see the producers, background singers, percussionists and others. that's all good to know. I think I would've included Bruce Springsteen, tho. Even if everyone knows he is lead vocals and lead guitar on this song. I still would've inclusive him. I mean... didn't he write it?

Lookout!  She's back.

you go places ....

I saw him open for Chicago in Syracuse summer of 72 and tho a Chicago fan, thought it iffy as to whether or not he outshone them

David  Sanscious certainly added to his sound. Where is he now?

Check out Sting's genius work, "10 Sumner's Tales"....Sanscious tears up the keys n that LP.

I saw David Sancious playing in Claptons band a few years ago. Guitar and keyboards. Talented guy who left Bruce to pursue the Jazz Rock Fusion thing. He's all over the Stanley Clarke "Journey to Love" album. He also had his own Fusion Trio called "Tone." Like someone else said, David played with Sting, and does other stuff.

Barry Mcconnell I saw David up in Woodstock NY playing with Jack Dejohnette at a drum festival. Nice guy.

Well he's back now with his work on Western Stars

The one good thing he did

I'm sorry you feel that way

Just one? Ouch

Barry Mcconnell...You're not sincere !

It's two years later. Are you still a dumbass?

For JEANNIE HELEN BOMMER KALAMAZOO MICH 1976 ARIZONA ROGER CRUZ "you were the LOVE of my life !!!

was listening to moondance a day ago and then this song just pop in my head. has been years since I herad it one of my favorite Bruce tunes

“Without Van, there is no...jazz soul of ‘Kitty’s Back’." -Bruce Springsteen, as quoted in his 2016 autobiography, BORN TO RUN. I can definitely hear some "Moondance" in "Kitty's Back". Both tunes are in my top whatever.

Acoustic Shadow Morrison was a big influence for the boss

I don't remember reading that quote in, "Born to Run" Autobiography of Bruce. Do you have a page number? I'm sure you are correct, just would like to read it myself.

I used to tell my friends this guy is gonna b the best..... 1972... I was a big deal if ya heard him on the radio.....

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I first heard this on an FM station in Houston in the summer of '73, No one had even heard of Bruce Springsteen. I knew from that point he would take off - eventually. Actually, it took several years to get widely known.

Dale Andrews I said the same thing in 72-73 wasn't till after Born to run 75.. he went big time... nobody knew him 72-75 & a lot People didn't like him..

The very first Bruce Springsteen song I ever heard was Thunder Road. It was at a concert. Tickets were $2. That's how unknown he was. The following week he was on the covers of Newsweek and Time magazines (Look it up).

My absolute favorite Bruce tune

Wickedashtray Was never a Bruce fan, grew up in NJ (Cherry Hill) and thought he was crap. Then, I was driving a truck one day in Tom's River in1990 and this
puppy came on the radio.... Had to have this album immediately.....