Keith Urban revealed the answer to a long-standing debate over one of his lyrics.
Urban’s fans have often wondered whether the global s superstar sings “take your cat and leave my sweater,” or “take your cap and leave my sweater,” in “You’ll Think of Me.” The breakup ballad appeared on Urban’s Golden Road album in 2002, along with “Somebody Like You,” “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me,” “You Look Good In My Shirt,” “Raining On Sunday” and more.
It’s been nearly 25 years since Urban released the album, and throughout that time, listeners can’t agree on the lyric.
“It’s the most common question I’ve been asked my entire career,” Urban told Bobby Bones during an appearance on The Bobby Bones Show on Wednesday (April 29). “Is it ‘cap’ or a ‘cat?’”
Urban went over the lyric, dramatically enunciating the word “cat.” He wondered, “should I put a ‘meow’ in there as well, just to really seal the deal? …That’s what we should’ve had. It would’ve been a multi-week No. 1.”
Urban caught up with Bobby Bones as he announced his upcoming collection of yacht rock songs, Flow State. The 11-track record, produced by Urban and Dann Huff, is made up of 10 covers and one original song, and includes Little Big Town, Michael McDonald and John Mayer. Urban released “Summer Breeze” and “We Go Back” with McDonald on Wednesday. The album is set to release on June 12.
“The origins of this kind of music was, in certain ways, a reaction and an antidote to the stresses of the times,” Urban said in a statement. “Its sole mission (and soul mission) is unchanged…to bring us together and remind us that life is happening NOW- the eternal now- and we have far more in common than not. I hope wherever you hear this album you can feel the exhale, comfort and optimism these songs were originally written by and for.”