‘Harry Chapin — Cat’s in the Cradle: The Song That Changed Our Lives’ Review: The Story of the Tune That Turned Daddy Issues Into Mythology

Those of us who grew up with fathers who weren’t there for us tended to feel, at the time, like we were the only ones on the planet who had this problem. But “Cat’s in the Cradle” blasted a message out into the world: “No, children of the ’70s with daddy issues, you are not alone. And part of the club you’re in includes…the daddies themselves.” That was the mind-blower.