Smelly Cat
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Smelly Cat was the flagship song of Phoebe Buffay, a character on the popular TV sitcom Friends. She regularly sang it as part of her act in the Central Perk coffee shop. The song is first heard in the second season episode The One With the Baby on the Bus (1995).
The lyrics are:
Chorus Smelly cat, Smelly cat, What are they feeding you? Smelly cat, Smelly cat, It's not your fault. Verse They won't take you to the vet, You're obviously not their favorite pet, You may not be a bed of roses, And you're no friend to those with noses. (repeat chorus)
In one episode, the song was almost released as a commercial single (despite only having one verse), which would have apparently led to an album. However, this was halted when Phoebe discovered that the voice on the recording was not hers, but that of a middle-aged singer, who was too old and average looking to be a serious pop star. Instantly realizing the connection between this singer and Smelly Cat Phoebe declared "My God! That song has so many levels!"
In a later episode, the song was used as a jingle for cat litter.
Though this did not ever happen, one idea for the tenth season of the show was an episode in which Pheobe gets rich off a cover of Smelly Cat, to be sung by Whitney Houston.