๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง'๐ฌ "Cat's In The Cradle" documentary from son Jason Chapin
Sun Feb 08 2026
Jason Chapin is the son of Harry Chapin, one of the greatest recording artists of the 1970โs with two of the biggest and most memorable hits of all time: Taxi and 1974โs monumental hit Cat's in the Cradle.ย Harry Chapin tragically died in 1981 in an auto accident in Long Island, NY.
On the 50th anniversary of Cat's in the Cradle's hitting the charts as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 21, 1974, Jason co-produced an award-winning documentary,ย Harry Chapin - Cat's In
the Cradle: The Song that Changed Our Lives.ย
Included in the film are musical giants like Billy Joel, Judy Collins, Pat Benatar, Dee Snider, Mandy Patinkin & others who weigh in on Harry's legacy.
These iconic lyrics from the chorus are among the most famous from any song in history:
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little Boy Blue and the man in the moon
"When you comin' home, dad?"
"I donโt know when, but weโll get together then
You know weโll have a good time then."
We discuss:
-Why now with a documentary in the 50th
anniversary of the song.
-Who was the child that arrived?
-How did Harry steal the song from his wife?
-What do you suppose your mom Sandy Chapin meant by โWe donโt
know lifeโs lessons until too late?โ
- Which part of the 60% in Taxi that is true is actually true?
-Judy Colins - "Harry had lyrically the human touch. Genius of
putting scenes together that happened in real life."
-Billy Joel - "It was all about humanity.ย Not politics, but
what itโs like to be a human & the foibles & failure & struggles."
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Jason Chapin is the son of Harry Chapin, one of the greatest recording artists of the 1970โs with two of the biggest and most memorable hits of all time: Taxi and 1974โs monumental hit Cat's in the Cradle.ย Harry Chapin tragically died in 1981 in an auto accident in Long Island, NY. On the 50th anniversary of Cat's in the Cradle's hitting the charts as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 21, 1974, Jason co-produced an award-winning documentary,ย Harry Chapin - Cat's In the Cradle: The Song that Changed Our Lives.ย Included in the film are musical giants like Billy Joel, Judy Collins, Pat Benatar, Dee Snider, Mandy Patinkin & others who weigh in on Harry's legacy. These iconic lyrics from the chorus are among the most famous from any song in history: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little Boy Blue and the man in the moon "When you comin' home, dad?" "I donโt know when, but weโll get together then You know weโll have a good time then." We discuss: -Why now with a documentary in the 50th anniversary of the song. -Who was the child that arrived? -How did Harry steal the song from his wife? -What do you suppose your mom Sandy Chapin meant by โWe donโt know lifeโs lessons until too late?โ - Which part of the 60% in Taxi that is true is actually true? -Judy Colins - "Harry had lyrically the human touch. Genius of putting scenes together that happened in real life." -Billy Joel - "It was all about humanity.ย Not politics, but what itโs like to be a human & the foibles & failure & struggles."