1977 single by Ted Nugent
"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
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
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
^ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography . Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp. 594–5 . ISBN 0-86241-385-0 .
^ 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 .
^ "Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic .
^ "Vh1 Top 100 Hard Rock Songs" . January 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2009 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Record Research. p. 621.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Detroit Rock City - Original Soundtrack" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 23, 2012 .
^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Pantera" . AllMusic . Retrieved October 23, 2012 .
^ "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 .
^ "Pantera Chart History (Mainstream Rock)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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