Tommy the Cat

"Tommy the Cat" is a song by the American rock band Primus. It was released as a promotional single from their second studio album, Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991).

The song contains spoken word portions (as the voice of Tommy the Cat) interspersed with the singing of Les Claypool. In their live performances, such as the version on the live album Suck on This, Claypool does both parts himself; however, Tom Waits provided the voice of Tommy the Cat on the studio version from Sailing the Seas of Cheese.

Primus released "Tommy the Cat" following their first promotional single, "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver". In concert, Claypool started introducing all of their other songs by saying "This next song is not Tommy the Cat", apparently due to the popularity the song had gained after a video was released and played on MTV.^[1]

• Les Claypool - vocals, bass guitar
• Larry LaLonde - guitars
• Tim Alexander - drums, percussion
• Tom Waits - vocals

Se realizó un videoclip en blanco y negro que combinaba acción real y animación. En él, Les Claypool aparece como un camarero sirviendo leche a un anciano (interpretado por su abuelo ^{[ 2 ]} ) vestido de gato y con una sonrisa. La animación muestra a una gata paseando por un callejón lleno de gatos, mientras el protagonista, Tommy, narra lo sucedido. Se intercalan imágenes de la banda interpretando la canción.