Randy C Moore – ‘Cat’s In the Cradle’ Review

October 17, 2025International Artists, New Music, New Single, Reviews Comments (0)

Randy C Moore – ‘Cat’s In the Cradle’ Review

Reviewed by Veronika van der Walt.

RANDY C MOORE is a Texas Music Artist and a member of The European Country Music Hall of Fame. A native of Humble, Texas, at 15 years of age, Randy was making his own records and with the help of Houston radio personality Arch Yancey (KNUZ), his first single releases were receiving significant Texas radio airplay. In addition, he was also a regular feature of the world-famous Gilley’s club in Pasadena, Texas. By the time he graduated high school, Randy was a guest star on WSM’s Grand Ole Opry and has been an Opry guest star on many occasions.

He attended Belmont University in Nashville for modern recording and pro song writing. All the while, he was opening shows on the road with Hank Williams Jr., David Allen Coe, Amy Grant, Vince Gill, and Lee Ann Rimes. His song writing career teamed him up and rockabilly legend, Carl Perkins. Randy and Carl penned the song “Big Bertha”. “Bertha” became a top single recorded by Ronnie Milsap and Vince Gill for the Black River Entertainment label in 2021.

In October 2001, Randy was a feature artist on The Alliance of Neighbors (Red Bank, NJ) 9/11 Benefit Concert with Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Phoebe Snow, Joe Ely, and Smithereens.Randy performed with a backing band composed of Elvis Presley’s rhythm section.

On the world stage, Randy C Moore has played shows from Shanghai, China to Monaco. From tours of the Middle East to Denmark as well as most of the U.S. lower forty-eight states. His Texas performances include The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame Gala, The Crowman Jam, The Bluebonnet Opry, and The Hometown Opry in Pasadena, Texas.

Randy has a new single for 2025, “Cat’s in the Cradle”, originally by Harry Chapin. Moore’s recording of “Cat’s” will be a feature from Amazon Prime’s forthcoming film, The 50th Year Anniversary- Harry and Sandy Chapin’s “Cats in the Cradle” (In Plain View Entertainment/Amazon Prime/Apple TV), premiering November of 2025. “Cat’s in the Cradle” is seeing a lot of action on streaming as well as terrestrial radio. The Film features Randy, Judy Collins , Pat Benatar , Billy Joel and others.

I gave Randy’s ‘Cat’s In the Cradle’ a listen and this is what I thought:

I was very excited to hear Randy’s take on Harry Chapin’s classic, which was originally a poem written by Chapin’s wife, Sandy. The lyrics were inspired by her first husband’s relationship with his father — and by a country song she once heard.

While the song is about a father who’s too busy to give his son the attention he needs, only for the son to later repeat the cycle, it holds a very personal meaning for me.

If you know me, you’ll know I’m the typical crazy cat lady — we have 13 indoor cats and 17 outside! Two years ago, one of my mother’s cats, Nicky — a blue-eyed, three-legged flame point Siamese — started showing signs of feline leukemia. My mom asked me to help since I had done a feline first aid course, but sadly, sweet Nicky had to be put to sleep.

We were heartbroken. He was only two and a half years old. It felt like I had failed my mother, and most of all, Nicky. I asked Duzzy Clayton (Fanbase CEO) to play Ugly Kid Joe’s version of “Cat’s In the Cradle” on his Lunch and Brunch radio show — in loving memory of Nicky, our “little boy blue” with fur as white as the moon.

When I heard Randy’s version, all those emotions came flooding back, and I was in tears. “We’ll get together then, you know we’ll have a good time then” — I know we will, when we meet him again at the rainbow bridge.

Sorry for the sad story, but isn’t that what a truly great song does? It awakens emotion. Randy’s version is soft and warm — like a comforting blanket. It brought tears, but also peace. Nicky is free from pain now, and we can celebrate his life.

Well done, Randy, for making us feel something real. Your version reminds us what it means to be human.

Randy C Moore brings new life to a timeless classic with his heartfelt rendition of “Cat’s In the Cradle.” Blending nostalgia with sincerity, Moore’s version feels deeply personal — a song that reaches across generations, reminding us of love, loss, and the moments that slip by too quickly. For me, it also brought back the memory of a little soul who left too soon — a reminder that great music doesn’t just tell stories; it helps us heal.