As far as I know this song was written for the 1982 remake of the film 'Cat People', starring Nastassia Kinski. The story follows a young woman who turns into a panther when sexually aroused. The song ususally carries the subtitle "Putting Out Fire". The original film version is close to seven minutes long, but there is a shorter 'single' version as well.
All that aside, I love how this song captures the idea that we are human animals. Oh sure, we have our courtship rituals so we don't feel so base about it, but what it boils down to is we need to be spoken to, noticed, touched and loved (Sexually and
emotionally) just as much as we need food and shelter. Without it, people become sick and deviant.
In the end which is worse, a person who is a cat while making love or a person who becomes a sexual predator through lack of human contact?
As far as I know this song was written for the 1982 remake of the film 'Cat People', starring Nastassia Kinski. The story follows a young woman who turns into a panther when sexually aroused. The song ususally carries the subtitle "Putting Out Fire". The original film version is close to seven minutes long, but there is a shorter 'single' version as well.
All that aside, I love how this song captures the idea that we are human animals. Oh sure, we have our courtship rituals so we don't feel so base about it, but what it boils down to is we need to be spoken to, noticed, touched and loved (Sexually and emotionally) just as much as we need food and shelter. Without it, people become sick and deviant.
In the end which is worse, a person who is a cat while making love or a person who becomes a sexual predator through lack of human contact?