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"Cat Scratch Fever" is a song by American rock musician Ted Nugent from his album of the same name.[3] The song is well known for its signature riff, which is a 3-tone minor-key melody harmonized in parallel fourths. In 2009, it was named the 32nd-best hard rock song of all time by VH1.[4]

Chart positions

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 37
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 30

Pantera cover

The tune was covered by heavy metal band Pantera for Detroit Rock City's CD soundtrack.[6] Their version peaked at 40 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[7] Nugent criticized the version, claiming, "It was exceedingly white. No soul, no balls, no feel. Caucasian all the way."[8]

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[9] 40

Other covers

The song was covered by Motörhead on their 1992 album March ör Die.

The song was reworked by The Replacements as Gary's Got A Boner on their 1984 album Let It Be.

References

  1. ^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
  2. ^ Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7935-4042-6.
  3. ^ "Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs". January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 621.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Detroit Rock City - Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  7. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Pantera". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TED NUGENT Says PANTERA's Version Of 'Cat Scratch Fever' Had 'No Soul, No Balls'". Roadrunner Records. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Pantera Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

External links


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Scratch_Fever_(song)