Music video by Ted Nugent performing Cat Scratch Fever (audio). (C) 1977 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment #TedNugent #CatScratchFever #Vevo
I got sick one time as a kid and my parents took me to the doctor, and I was diagnosed with “cat scratch disease”. Mom is all serious like oh no what do we do and dad just blasted this song and cackled and sang the entire way home. I will never hear this and not think of him.
My dad is suffering from cancer, and he may not have enough money to pay the bills (usually the hospital bills whenever you have cancer can easily go over $1,000,000) so he did a fundraiser online trying to get money. I guess Ted Nugent saw this fundraiser and figured out where my dad worked at (he works at a convenient store). Now me, or my parents, never knew that Ted Nugent lived in somewhere near (or in) China Springs, Texas! That tripped me out when I heard that! My dad told me that Ted gave him one of his old guitars with his autograph on it so he can sell it and make some money off of that, and that Ted would help him! Ted, if you are reading this, you have a good heart! You have brought joy to me and my parents! Keep rock n' rollin!
That is soo cool. Ronnie VanZant would have done similar, When a young fan followed the band to a Holiday Inn and came to his room for an autograph, Ronnie obliged and gave him his favorite 'lucky' pair of jeans. The man recently auctioned them on E Bay.
@@alexanderstyrlander7991 My dad died in October of 2022. He caught the cancer too late because it already spread to the rest of his body when he caught it.
When most people see me, I'm a 65 yr. old lady sitting there working on my craft projects, with my headphones on. What don't realize is I'm probably listening to all the great bands from the seventies. One of my songs is "Cat Scratch Fever." I steel have the original vinyl album.
@@rickeywest142 no Ted Nugent was a 100% stone cold sober. One of the only few rockers back in the 70s that wasn't on anything. Ted nugent was just as he said mental instability. He was nuts.
I was not a fan of Ted Nugent in the 70s or 80s, but I have since come to love him and his music. The man is a TRUE RED, WHITE, and BLUE American patriot who loves his country and is doing all he can to save our republic.
Keep in mind everybody that Ted Nugent is probably the most famous piece of propaganda that the Republican party has, makes responsible gun owners look like gun toting hillbillies, makes underwhelming music, and that he's on public record calling president Obama a subhuman mongrel; Interesting choice of words for the only black president in American history. You can call that being a "true American patriot", but the rest of us valuable members of society will continue to know the true meaning of patriotism when it comes to the USA.
There was nothing like going to a Ted Nugent concert in the 70s and 80s. Unbelievable solo’s as he’d climb on top of the stack of amps and jam. I saw him at least 12 times. Every show he had in my area I was there.
Seen him in "78 & my ears were ringing for like 2 days. Loudest concert I ever been to. Awesome. Used to go see Twisted Sister at a bar on Long Island & I thought they were loud till I seen Nugent.
I remember being 14 yrs old in 77 riding down the road with my friend in his brothers dodge charger at midnight in Fairbanks Alaska. it was a perfect picture of coolness and freedom growing up in the 70's.
Rememeber those yanks that gave you that freedom - never forget them no matter the war - the politicians will do - because they'll look to that help from your stock..........
@@imnotcreative2214 He had a big libido back in the 70s too. Remember when he persuaded a 17 year old girl's parents to let him be her legal guardian so he can have sex with her?
hard rock/metal has always been macho af why things like the grammys and vma's will never air or acknowledge its existence, its tribal alpha male overload offends the beta cucks "safe space"
About 15 years ago I was working Loss Prevention at Meijer in Columbus, Ohio. It is early in the morning and in the Sporting Goods department I see a tall, athletic looking white guy in hunting camo. He looks like Ted Nugent and I would have gone up to him and said, "Has anyone ever told you, that you look like Ted Nugent?" But I brain locked and could not think of the name so I went on. That evening, they are interviewing Ted Nugent on the news because he was in town at the Hunting and Fishing Expo, plugging his hunting videos. To this day, I wonder what Ted Nugent would have said if I went up to him and said he looked like Ted Nugent. haha
I remembered TED opened up for Black Sabbath at The New Haven Coliseum and nobody knew who he was and he blew our fucking eardrums out and left the highest note strung out and put his guitar on the stand and rang and rang. Wow what a time I'm 67 now.
I FINALLY learned this on guitar tonight after loving this song since I was 16 restoring my 280z. I'm 34 now. Still working on making it perfect but this is one of the best days ever. Can't wait to play it in a big room with my friends! Still learning guitar but so happy. 🤘🏽Wow this song is just rad.
My parents had a 280Z when I was growing up, people stared at us and literally came up to kick the tires:-) My dad was stationed in Germany at the time (Army) and Mom loved driving it on the Autobahn. That car lasted forever, they got something more practical for daily use but eventually I got it and drove the wheels off.
I seen him playing this live.when he was touring for this album..he was playing so loud..you could feel it in your chest..best guitar tone I've ever heard...loud and clear..he Rocks...
Man I wish I could have seen him back then. He had a simple but amazing guitar tone from that Byrdland and his Fender amps. My favorite guitar tones are those old school cranked tube amps and a guitar, with minimal pedals and gadgets. Hendrix undoubtedly made some amazing sounds with his pedals and gear, but mostly I like that pure cranked tube sound with just a guitar plugged straight in.
@@sharonjensen3016 for sure!!! Lol kinda random but I actually know Ted's nephew. He's in a band and he used to practice in my garage they aren't big or anything but once ted nugent came over for Thanksgiving and they were jamming and at one point ted nugent gave him a little lesson on cat scratch fever and some other ones. The video is up on CZcams somewhere it'd been ages so I can't really Remember the title of the video
@@revwahfair Sorry,to hear that.My mom passed away November 13,2020was82,my brother Barry passed away was63 in2019.And my sister Leslie 2017,was57.my dad2002was66.I know their all with God now.
Great rock tune. I recall first hearing this as a kid and being afraid of a cat scratching me and getting cat scratch fever. Then sometime later I learned about metaphors.
I had heard it growing up as a child and didn't hear it for a long spell of some years until I was 15 when I heard it randomly on the FM radio. Then it all made sense and I was like holy shit this is great to understand what the lyrics actually meant! Was learning to play guitar at the time and learning his songs gave me a whole new appreciation for the Nuge and rock guitar.
@@jimjam2024 idk if you are being sarcastic, but he is a strong supporter of the “right” side in politics. He is very outlandish as well. Also he is generally insane, always has been
When I was a kid, my dad used to start playing this on record full blast to wake my brother and me up, and then beat us with jumper cables. I miss him deeply.
I was a huge Ted Nugent fan in the 1970's. I bought his first 4 albums and all 4 of those albums were awesome, multi-platinum selling albums that made Ted Nugent a top draw at 1978's infamous California Jam II. Although he recorded and toured as "Ted Nugent", Ted Nugent was just one member of an amazing 4-piece rock band, The Ted Nugent Band, that was up there with Kiss and Aerosmith as hard rock's premiere live acts in the late 70's. Consisting of Ted on lead guitar, lead vocalist/guitarist Derek St Holmes, bass guitarist extraordinaire Rob Grange, and drummer Cliff Davies, the Ted Nugent Band was one helluva band that wrote some amazing songs despite the fact that Nugent refused to properly share the songwriting credits with his other bandmates. Unlike Kiss and Aerosmith whose first few albums had lackluster sales, The Ted Nugent Band hit the ground running. The band's very first album went double platinum (2 million copies sold). Their 2nd album, which featured a guest vocalist by the name of Meatloaf (who split the lead vocals with St Holmes), also went double platinum. Their 3rd album, 1977's Cat Scratch Fever, was even a bigger success reaching triple platinum status (3 million copies sold). It appeared like it was onward and upward for The Ted Nugent Band as his 4th album, 1978's Double Live Gonzo, also went triple platinum. However, all this success didn't sit well with Ted, a man whose big, swollen head had become a problem that his bandmates could no longer ignore. Rumor has it that he had resorted to some "creative accounting" as a means to scam his bandmates out of money that he owed them (not to mention the fact that he had been cheating them out of songwriting royalties since the very first album). Tired of being treated like shit, Grange and Holmes had had enough. They left the band in 1978 (after the release of the live LP), and this once great band was no more. Nugent hired 2 people to take their place, but he would soon discover that he couldn't replace them. The damage was done and the impact was felt immediately. Ted Nugent would have no more multi-platinum selling albums. Due mainly to his past success, he did manage a gold album (for half million in sales) in 1979 and another gold album in 1980, but neither album was very good. The hugely successful 70's artist had become an 80's flop. (Since 1980, none of his studio albums or live albums have reached gold status and none have charted higher than #51. ) From 1990 to 1992, Nugent had a brief resurgence in his career when he teamed up with Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Tommy Shaw of Styx to form the supergroup Damn Yankees, but that was his last hoorah. After Damn Yankees, Nugent has had to rely on his hunting shows and appearances on Fox News to keep his name semi-relevant (and only in small circles). Today, Nugent remains a case-study in how one man's ego, greed, and selfishness can destroy what was once a great guitarist in a top tier rock band.
RIP Papaw 1953-2006. We'd ride around town with this full blast in a little old Jeep Cherokee. I still think about him everyday and I'm thankful for the 6 years I had with him. ❤
7/27/24 live on people of the seventies. Man I miss Detroit. Before you say something, if you didn't live there you don't know. Undisputed party capital
My friend Russ turned me on to Nugent in the late 70s. From the Dukes to stranglehold just pure rock and roll, pre AC/DC. Always a good listen. Thanks Russ. 👍
This dude and EVH were the guys that made me wanna play guitar and learn everything I could about it. A lot of guitarists journeys started with The Motor City Madman
I just played this for my 10 year old son that didn't believe that Cat Scratch Fever was a real thing or a song. Well chalk two more up for dad being right. Dads aren't full of crap. 😂
Rock-N-Roll God Bless you and your family. Thanks Ted . Please , keep,,,ROCKING my friend . We all love you PARTY....Peace To Everyone. MAY GOD BE WITH US ALL.
Me and all my homeboys from Queens, New York bought the Cat Scratch Fever album when it came out.(Summer of '77).The whole album fuckin' rocks.Flushing Fatboys.
My dad got me into rock music at a really young age ever since he's passed away I've been an extremely serious rock guitarist. It's very worth it though. i miss him
Im enjoying listening to his live show on Real America's voice he's definitely a true Patriot who loves his fan's God to have been around during his younger years must have been a blast ? he's certainly talented artists that's my opinion ❤❤❤❤❤
and here i am at 36, i remember going down the road with my dad when i was a kid and hearing this song. two days ago i went to hospital because of fever and a swollen lymph node, after numerous test done i was diagnose with cat scratch fever.
Only concert I’ve ever been to was ted nugent in Pasadena, Texas this was the last song he played he said “are you ready for the number one riff in Texas?” Then proceeded to crank this out, and oh yeah the stage was littered with guns and bow and arrows
My Dad saw him way back in the 70s said he was swinging from a rope like tarzan😂 and the shit was loud. I always likes hearing that story. So as a adult now I tell my kids the story according to their grandfather.
What about WABX that was before the WRIF. If it wasn't wasn't for that station he would not have any other venue for his music at the time. I understand what your saying about WRIF he used guest DJ but that was years later. WABX had a free Amboy Dukes concert 1969 on the steps of the Detroit library. Look up WABX and Ted is seen playing way back in black and white:))
Wishing everyone who took a journey "back in time" a very happy New Year! Continue to find your memories through music. "Music Memories" are the most profound, and mean the most to us! Keep jamming to your new and old favorites, music is life.
My sister and I bought Elton John's "Yellow Brick Road". We would play low by the easy bake oven and listen. Kid phonograph was good enough. Miss those times.
This Man is the reason I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, not because of the lyrics, but his ability to bring out EVERY EMOTION Within Your BEING
I remember owning this on Cassette tape as a little kid and just being in awe with it, and always trying to learn to play it on guitar and thinking he was a god of some sort
When I was a kid, my dad used to start playing this on record full blast to wake my brother and me up. I miss him deeply. RIP 10/2017
This song would be blasting in my dads diesel truck, he used it to wake me up in the morning. I miss him deeply too.
What a kickass way to start the day, my condolences
Similar memory with my dad , may him and you find peace.
Luke Coles your dad was a fuckin badass......wish my ol man was cool like that~~
similar story i have, my gramdpa would put on music from the 40 and 50s though
I got sick one time as a kid and my parents took me to the doctor, and I was diagnosed with “cat scratch disease”. Mom is all serious like oh no what do we do and dad just blasted this song and cackled and sang the entire way home. I will never hear this and not think of him.
deeply touching; thanks
Cool Memory
@Joe 😏
What an awesome story!
😂😂 had the same thing when I was a kid funny thing is I never got over it
My dad is suffering from cancer, and he may not have enough money to pay the bills (usually the hospital bills whenever you have cancer can easily go over $1,000,000) so he did a fundraiser online trying to get money. I guess Ted Nugent saw this fundraiser and figured out where my dad worked at (he works at a convenient store). Now me, or my parents, never knew that Ted Nugent lived in somewhere near (or in) China Springs, Texas! That tripped me out when I heard that!
My dad told me that Ted gave him one of his old guitars with his autograph on it so he can sell it and make some money off of that, and that Ted would help him!
Ted, if you are reading this, you have a good heart! You have brought joy to me and my parents! Keep rock n' rollin!
❤
How did it all go?
That is soo cool. Ronnie VanZant would have done similar, When a young fan followed the band to a Holiday Inn and came to his room for an autograph, Ronnie obliged and gave him his favorite 'lucky' pair of jeans. The man recently auctioned them on E Bay.
@@alexanderstyrlander7991 My dad died in October of 2022. He caught the cancer too late because it already spread to the rest of his body when he caught it.
@@jeffreyashley9181 Thank you.
When most people see me, I'm a 65 yr. old lady sitting there working on my craft projects, with my headphones on. What don't realize is I'm probably listening to all the great bands from the seventies. One of my songs is "Cat Scratch Fever." I steel have the original vinyl album.
Atta Girl 🥰 ~ I'm 67 and still rockin' too 😜
66 here!
No drugs, just 100% mental instability, what a man and what a song
Gary Busey is appearing on his next album
bruh look at his pupils....you are trippin
@@rickeywest142 no Ted Nugent was a 100% stone cold sober. One of the only few rockers back in the 70s that wasn't on anything. Ted nugent was just as he said mental instability. He was nuts.
Shame someone with such talent turned out to be such a right wing nut job.
nah also drugs
I saw Ted in '77, and my ears are still ringing
Saw him in 77 fun show got attacked by aa fan in charlotte nc
I'm sure they are.
😅😅😅😅
I'm 12 and I have no interest in today's music and love ted
Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar Gods
I was not a fan of Ted Nugent in the 70s or 80s, but I have since come to love him and his music. The man is a TRUE RED, WHITE, and BLUE American patriot who loves his country and is doing all he can to save our republic.
Keep in mind everybody that Ted Nugent is probably the most famous piece of propaganda that the Republican party has, makes responsible gun owners look like gun toting hillbillies, makes underwhelming music, and that he's on public record calling president Obama a subhuman mongrel; Interesting choice of words for the only black president in American history.
You can call that being a "true American patriot", but the rest of us valuable members of society will continue to know the true meaning of patriotism when it comes to the USA.
Vice President..
BROTHER ❤
Amen to that! I was lucky to see him when I was a kid, Ted's the real deal in a world gone mad.
Ted calls that plus colum
You didn't like him till he was mask off racist good to know
There was nothing like going to a Ted Nugent concert in the 70s and 80s. Unbelievable solo’s as he’d climb on top of the stack of amps and jam. I saw him at least 12 times. Every show he had in my area I was there.
Swinging on his roap tarzan Ted Nugent
G.G. Allen
My first concert was Ted Nugent for the Cat Scratch Fever tour.
Shooting arrows over the crowd into an elevated hay bale, crazy mfer! Never miss Ted in concert.
Seen him in "78 & my ears were ringing for like 2 days. Loudest concert I ever been to. Awesome. Used to go see Twisted Sister at a bar on Long Island & I thought they were loud till I seen Nugent.
I remember being 14 yrs old in 77
riding down the road with my friend in his brothers dodge charger at midnight in Fairbanks Alaska.
it was a perfect picture of coolness and freedom growing up in the 70's.
Damn yall had electricity up in Fairbanks back in the' 70s? Hahaha
Damn Alaska shit that whole state is freedom lol
Rememeber those yanks that gave you that freedom - never forget them no matter the war - the politicians will do - because they'll look to that help from your stock..........
@@chevypower406 how about you? make you generation suck less.
Listening tonight in Anchorage
For a guy against drinking a lot/ partying he sure made some damn good getting wasted rock n roll.
He used to drink a lot back in the 70's and 80's. He is sober now.
Exciter! Metal maniacs
@@imnotcreative2214 He had a big libido back in the 70s too. Remember when he persuaded a 17 year old girl's parents to let him be her legal guardian so he can have sex with her?
@Jack D'Ripa Ha! You should be half that talented.. Libtard?
@@georgetunstill2341
What?
My cat loves this song. No puns or hidden innuendos, she really is a cat and she likes this song.
😹
cat
🐈🐱🐾😸😹🐈⬛
Meow
bro your cat doesnt care about this song.
My dad used to work on his truck to this album and drink Budweiser back in the 80's
That is the most American thing that I’ve ever read
My dad still does this
I bet your dad was a bad ass too
A true boss
Lol me and my dad still listen to him while working on our shitbox chevys
It's uncanny how Nugent looks like a perfect cross between 1989 James Hetfield and Weird Al Yankovic
No they just look like him
Oh that’s fucking disturbing
Broooo exactly he looks so much like Hetfield
@@ethanhayes3474 what
😄😄weird all yankovic,I remember him in the 80s.And Ted Nugent in 78 when I was12😊
I’m 58, still love listening to Uncle Ted. Keep rocking Ted!!!! #Trump #2024
Me too, I'm 61.
How could a great guitarist like Ted not be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ? This song and Stranglehold are enough to get him inducted.
We get Mary J. Blige, Cher and Dave Matthews Band. Be happy.
@@marswillrule2431 🤮
You're right about that
His political views
Very simple
@@justinf4102 I know that doesn't help him, but it should have nothing to do with his great music. He is very outspoken for sure.
'I dont know what a gun free zone is. Ive never been to one. As soon as I arrive, it ceases to be one' - Ted Nugent
Metal
Stupid.
Fuck Yeahhhhhhhh
hard rock/metal has always been macho af why things like the grammys and vma's will never air or acknowledge its existence, its tribal alpha male overload offends the beta cucks "safe space"
@Nuclear Fission Ted Nugent should play for the Taliban, Al Qaeda and ISIS...the people who love guns the most. They sell and buy guns like groceries.
Me and my neighbors are hearing this classic again! 😃😃😃😃😃
Lmao 🤣
My neighbor loves it so much he threw a brick through my window so he could hear it better. 🥴
@@barryobamagate6786 WowZerZ, now thatZ some real love for this song! LMFAO 😆😆😆☕🥁🥁🥁🌃
Same here. On a Sunday morning
Hahahahaha righteous!!!
I never get tired of this song. Ever.
Totally Agreed...the first time is the best as the last time
@@robertsears3737 why
@@vikingkrigare5329 One reason is because most off todays new "music" is crap.
@@winnhill3736 oh yeah. I totally agree
Both times I've seen him he opened for KISS. Uncle Ted never disappoints.
Detroit produced some of the best rock
Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
About 15 years ago I was working Loss Prevention at Meijer in Columbus, Ohio. It is early in the morning and in the Sporting Goods department I see a tall, athletic looking white guy in hunting camo. He looks like Ted Nugent and I would have gone up to him and said, "Has anyone ever told you, that you look like Ted Nugent?" But I brain locked and could not think of the name so I went on. That evening, they are interviewing Ted Nugent on the news because he was in town at the Hunting and Fishing Expo, plugging his hunting videos. To this day, I wonder what Ted Nugent would have said if I went up to him and said he looked like Ted Nugent. haha
ok
YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED HIM OUT ON HIS HATEFUL RHETORIC, HIS NEED TO SEPERATE AND HATE, ETC..WASTED MOMENT, BRO!!!
maurice williams Hes not hateful just because you dont agree with his values.
maurice williams The world would have undoubtedly changed in that moment. It would have been like an eternal episode of the Care Bears from now on.
My ears r bleeding
I remembered TED opened up for Black Sabbath at The New Haven Coliseum and nobody knew who he was and he blew our fucking eardrums out and left the highest note strung out and put his guitar on the stand and rang and rang. Wow what a time I'm 67 now.
Right on , we wish we were there and love Ted dearly!! We are 62 now!!😂😂 where did the time go!
62 and still punish my eardrums with sweaty Teddy!
Growing up when we listened to Ted, so did the neighbors and all of the surrounding traffic!
Just like tonight !
Im a 1537 year old 👽 DJ,we love to play this when we speed skate on our space ship...2024
One of the best songs of the 70’s
And Baker street
Stranglehold is better.
And 80s 90 2,00Os We kicked ASS in the 70s HARD
You need to listen to more music from this decade
@@james9066 I listen to a tons, still a great song
Just saw him perform the Star Spangled Banner on ytube at the truckers rally. The man can still absolutely rip it up on his guitar...
God damn the 70s had the best rock
Who the hell needs drugs when you got music in your head.
I guarantee music is not the only thing you have in your life. That’s why.
i do not need, but it makes fucking better
I FINALLY learned this on guitar tonight after loving this song since I was 16 restoring my 280z. I'm 34 now. Still working on making it perfect but this is one of the best days ever. Can't wait to play it in a big room with my friends! Still learning guitar but so happy. 🤘🏽Wow this song is just rad.
This song on a amped Alpine in a 280Z !! Don’t get better than that.
Cars and guitars. You’re making your folks proud man
My parents had a 280Z when I was growing up, people stared at us and literally came up to kick the tires:-) My dad was stationed in Germany at the time (Army) and Mom loved driving it on the Autobahn. That car lasted forever, they got something more practical for daily use but eventually I got it and drove the wheels off.
5 year olds can play better than that tird
Hes the man...
I’m 60 years old from the Alamo City and I still love his music. Coach Mando.
Keep rocking 💕
Where the hell is alamo city? near san antonio? i'm from dallas.
@@stevenhoskins7850 By McAllen.
@@stevenhoskins7850Alamo City is San Antonio’s nickname
If you were raised with this song your parents have great taste of music
And you most likely have cat scratch fever since u were 13 lol
And those of us who raised our kids listening to this have great kids.
My parent's (Big Band Era) had no idea what I listen to and I wasn't going to let them know anything.
[Mutually Assured Deterrent]
Product of my time.
I guess I am your parents😁
My grandkids listen to this song with a mix of KISS, Aerosmith, ZZ Top and many other.
I seen him playing this live.when he was touring for this album..he was playing so loud..you could feel it in your chest..best guitar tone I've ever heard...loud and clear..he Rocks...
Man I wish I could have seen him back then. He had a simple but amazing guitar tone from that Byrdland and his Fender amps. My favorite guitar tones are those old school cranked tube amps and a guitar, with minimal pedals and gadgets. Hendrix undoubtedly made some amazing sounds with his pedals and gear, but mostly I like that pure cranked tube sound with just a guitar plugged straight in.
Jealous again.
Loud doesn't necessarily equate to good.
@@KevinHowell501 Loud still doesn't necessarily equate to good.
A rock anthem for all the ages.
The70s were the best decade .. screw the 80s lol
That's such an awesome guitar riff in the beginning!!
One of the most recognisable guitar riffs in the history of rock'n'roll music.
@@sharonjensen3016 for sure!!! Lol kinda random but I actually know Ted's nephew. He's in a band and he used to practice in my garage they aren't big or anything but once ted nugent came over for Thanksgiving and they were jamming and at one point ted nugent gave him a little lesson on cat scratch fever and some other ones. The video is up on CZcams somewhere it'd been ages so I can't really Remember the title of the video
czcams.com/video/sCf2-oRZp5k/video.html
@@sharonjensen3016 its kinda more like bad to the bone's riff
He’s top 10 to play the ole 6 string
Ted Nugent,A great guitar player.I remember in 1978 when I was12.My brother Barry Parsons liked ,he passed away July 19,2019,was63.
Sorry to hear that.
@@revwahfair thanks,very much,have a great day.
@@lisaparsons8949 very welcome. I lost my wife in 04 to drugs. It actually does get better eventually.
@@revwahfair Sorry,to hear that.My mom passed away November 13,2020was82,my brother Barry passed away was63 in2019.And my sister Leslie 2017,was57.my dad2002was66.I know their all with God now.
One of the most iconic riffs in RR history.Up there with smoke on the water and purple Haze.
He can’t play
He sucks
Always loved "Stranglehold" by Nugent.
🤣🤣
A long way behind Whole Lotta Love and Kashmir etc though.
Paul Rodgers is amazing.
My best friend who is passed showed me this and molly hatchet .. I showed him Judas Priest and Rush…miss you old friend
46 years have gone by and this song never gets old or dated. Long live the 1970s.
I'm here because I have cat scratch fever 🤒
bands werer bands
@@EbonyAE88
Aye! And long live we who lived through them! FJB!
i don't know where they come from but they sure do come, that's a good line.
Ted was always absolutely sober. Very very intelligent man.
😂🤣😆😝
And nuts.
@@victorrtalluto225 True. To Radical Socialist Democrat Fruit Cakes, he would appear to be nuts.
@@CandiceJoergan To any sensible human being he would appear to be nuts. To right wing fascists nut cases he appears normal.
@@victorrtalluto225 Thanks for confirming what I said. To Radical Socialist Democrat Fruit Cakes, he would appear to be nuts.
Thanks again!
Hysterical I never heard of this song before today!!! I have cat scratch fever! Was just diagnosed! That's when someone sent this song to me😅
Ted Nugent is a living legend.
we call him Uncle Ted and he grew minutes from us ...on the freeway
Ted was once pulled over on the Freeway,true story,for driving Backwards
in a Ford Bronco I beleve
Disgusting music
In his own twisted lil’ mind.
that riff
Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page
One of the few artists thats just as good today as back in the 70s. Maybe a bit larger than life but still awesome to see life
Live
Great rock tune. I recall first hearing this as a kid and being afraid of a cat scratching me and getting cat scratch fever. Then sometime later I learned about metaphors.
I had heard it growing up as a child and didn't hear it for a long spell of some years until I was 15 when I heard it randomly on the FM radio. Then it all made sense and I was like holy shit this is great to understand what the lyrics actually meant! Was learning to play guitar at the time and learning his songs gave me a whole new appreciation for the Nuge and rock guitar.
@@yearginclarke what does it mean
@@jayleno1121 The lyrics are all sexual innuendo.
The anthem for any middle aged guy who loves Wheels, women, spitting, shooting pool and sinking whiskey shots 🤔😁
wtf
SO? Whats your point?
Joshua Pinner cringe
'cept Uncle Ted don't drink.
actually I'm 16. i love wheels and women though
his reputation aside, you can’t deny his musical contributions
You can’t deny his reputation either
Ted Nugent 2028 after Trump finishes out his 2nd term of course
His reputation is just as good
What reputation?
@@jimjam2024 idk if you are being sarcastic, but he is a strong supporter of the “right” side in politics. He is very outlandish as well. Also he is generally insane, always has been
When I was a kid, my dad used to start playing this on record full blast to wake my brother and me up, and then beat us with jumper cables. I miss him deeply.
I was a huge Ted Nugent fan in the 1970's. I bought his first 4 albums and all 4 of those albums were awesome, multi-platinum selling albums that made Ted Nugent a top draw at 1978's infamous California Jam II. Although he recorded and toured as "Ted Nugent", Ted Nugent was just one member of an amazing 4-piece rock band, The Ted Nugent Band, that was up there with Kiss and Aerosmith as hard rock's premiere live acts in the late 70's. Consisting of Ted on lead guitar, lead vocalist/guitarist Derek St Holmes, bass guitarist extraordinaire Rob Grange, and drummer Cliff Davies, the Ted Nugent Band was one helluva band that wrote some amazing songs despite the fact that Nugent refused to properly share the songwriting credits with his other bandmates.
Unlike Kiss and Aerosmith whose first few albums had lackluster sales, The Ted Nugent Band hit the ground running. The band's very first album went double platinum (2 million copies sold). Their 2nd album, which featured a guest vocalist by the name of Meatloaf (who split the lead vocals with St Holmes), also went double platinum. Their 3rd album, 1977's Cat Scratch Fever, was even a bigger success reaching triple platinum status (3 million copies sold). It appeared like it was onward and upward for The Ted Nugent Band as his 4th album, 1978's Double Live Gonzo, also went triple platinum. However, all this success didn't sit well with Ted, a man whose big, swollen head had become a problem that his bandmates could no longer ignore. Rumor has it that he had resorted to some "creative accounting" as a means to scam his bandmates out of money that he owed them (not to mention the fact that he had been cheating them out of songwriting royalties since the very first album).
Tired of being treated like shit, Grange and Holmes had had enough. They left the band in 1978 (after the release of the live LP), and this once great band was no more. Nugent hired 2 people to take their place, but he would soon discover that he couldn't replace them. The damage was done and the impact was felt immediately. Ted Nugent would have no more multi-platinum selling albums. Due mainly to his past success, he did manage a gold album (for half million in sales) in 1979 and another gold album in 1980, but neither album was very good. The hugely successful 70's artist had become an 80's flop. (Since 1980, none of his studio albums or live albums have reached gold status and none have charted higher than #51. ) From 1990 to 1992, Nugent had a brief resurgence in his career when he teamed up with Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Tommy Shaw of Styx to form the supergroup Damn Yankees, but that was his last hoorah. After Damn Yankees, Nugent has had to rely on his hunting shows and appearances on Fox News to keep his name semi-relevant (and only in small circles). Today, Nugent remains a case-study in how one man's ego, greed, and selfishness can destroy what was once a great guitarist in a top tier rock band.
uncle Ted giving much respect to reality every day!
Loved this tune and uncle Teddy ever since I first heard thid way back in '77 when it first came out. I was 7! Rock On Mr. Motor City Madman!🎸
Trump/Nugent 2024!
OMG, this reminds me of my dad. He'd play this album, and I remember this song 😂😅 I dedicate it to you wherever you are love you, dad 😊😂
I am60 yrs and as a teenager he was the main man , no wonder I am a mad bastard 👍
I remember getting all the cassettes from my dad and rewinding this song over and over again.
Ain’t anyone like uncle Ted
The Motor City Madman!
I got a friend who recently got a cat scratch disease.
I played him this song, he appreciated it.
One of, if not THE most 'American' rock guitarist.
RIP Papaw 1953-2006. We'd ride around town with this full blast in a little old Jeep Cherokee. I still think about him everyday and I'm thankful for the 6 years I had with him. ❤
Change the Earl.
Straight rock and roll from the gut!
I was very fortunate to see Ted Nugent live in concert in the 80s IT WAS BADASS!!!!!
Do you know Gene?
@@steveeoff383 My uncle, why?
Or from somewhere lower considering what the song's about
Too bad so many of his fans have big guts now🤣
Love Ted. He's a classic
"The Cat Scratch Fever 🤒 I Had Turned Out To Be Crabs 🦀 😫, All 4 Times".
This album was one of the first I ever owned and I played it numerous times!
One of the most bad ass songs of all time
God loves music. Amen
and so do I.
David James West, a Christian man
Absolutely Brothers ! Uncle Ted Play it again Brother. We love it .
7/27/24 live on people of the seventies. Man I miss Detroit. Before you say something, if you didn't live there you don't know. Undisputed party capital
I’m here because my cat clawed the shit out of me.
Sounds like your cat needs some attention from a" Weatherby man."
Same
Same
tame that puss
Sepulchral Miasma 😂 ‘tis untamable
My brother used to play this on his guitar when I was a tot.. and now my son is playing it for his tot
My friend Russ turned me on to Nugent in the late 70s. From the Dukes to stranglehold just pure rock and roll, pre AC/DC. Always a good listen. Thanks Russ. 👍
My mom hates this song with every fiber of her being. I like playing it for her just to make her Mad 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
I guess some things never change!!
Sure is a catchy song, and one of the many great guitar riffs from Ted Nugent. Sound tracks of my youth.
One of the absolute greats from 1978...the year I graduated from high school
i also graduated in 1978 and yes this song really rocked. its still great after all these years
This dude and EVH were the guys that made me wanna play guitar and learn everything I could about it.
A lot of guitarists journeys started with The Motor City Madman
What a nice song about petting cats
I just played this for my 10 year old son that didn't believe that Cat Scratch Fever was a real thing or a song. Well chalk two more up for dad being right. Dads aren't full of crap. 😂
Rock-N-Roll God Bless you and your family. Thanks Ted . Please , keep,,,ROCKING my friend . We all love you PARTY....Peace To Everyone. MAY GOD BE WITH US ALL.
My son is currently in the hospital with cat scratch disease and all I could think is play him this song 😅
Ted Nugent for Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.
Roses are red, violets are blue
When I listen to Ted my neighbors do too
I'll be there❤
I was fortunate to have grown up on ted’s incredible guitar.
Great memories!
When did you get off of it
Me and all my homeboys from Queens, New York bought the Cat Scratch Fever album when it came out.(Summer of '77).The whole album fuckin' rocks.Flushing Fatboys.
My dad got me into rock music at a really young age ever since he's passed away I've been an extremely serious rock guitarist. It's very worth it though. i miss him
Im enjoying listening to his live show on Real America's voice he's definitely a true Patriot who loves his fan's God to have been around during his younger years must have been a blast ? he's certainly talented artists that's my opinion ❤❤❤❤❤
Yea a true patriot that dodged the draft lol
@@loganmoskow7744 lmao
🤣😝
this is a Love song
Yes, the guy got a hold of a dirty chicken, and he contracted Cat 🐈 Scratch Fever. 😂
Bill Murray as Garfield: "We gotta put out of this torture. Time for a new DJ."
I'm sharing this with my kids..they need this..
Excellent...
I bet your kids will comment all about you and this song. Even if you pass away as a good memory.
and here i am at 36, i remember going down the road with my dad when i was a kid and hearing this song. two days ago i went to hospital because of fever and a swollen lymph node, after numerous test done i was diagnose with cat scratch fever.
Michael goo
I was just diagnosed with it today lol
Did you have it bad scratch fever?
I never knew it was a real thing until a friend got it
Ted rocks. Enough said.
In my baby book it says at 1-2 "loves dancing to cat scratch fever" 😂
Only concert I’ve ever been to was ted nugent in Pasadena, Texas this was the last song he played he said “are you ready for the number one riff in Texas?” Then proceeded to crank this out, and oh yeah the stage was littered with guns and bow and arrows
Regularly attended his New Years Whiplash Bashes Detroit MI
Nice! I'm from Pasagetdowndena!
LOVE IT
2024 i think this song is still GREAT
My Dad saw him way back in the 70s said he was swinging from a rope like tarzan😂 and the shit was loud. I always likes hearing that story. So as a adult now I tell my kids the story according to their grandfather.
My uncle just passed yesterday.. n Ted Nugent was his all time favorite. So many good memories of him n my mom n dad gettin it in in the 70's lol..
rest in peace wish you nothing but love in your life
Rock on Unk...
I'm 10 and a half years old and I like this song. Please upvote.
Good for you kiddo!! I love seeing you young folk into some of the great oldies.
Good for you kid keep listening to good tunes 🤘🏻
Anyone who grew up in the Detroit area knows how much Ted is a part of your life soundtrack. WRIF Baby!!!
What about WABX that was before the WRIF. If it wasn't wasn't for that station he would not have any other venue for his music at the time. I understand what your saying about WRIF he used guest DJ but that was years later. WABX had a free Amboy Dukes concert 1969 on the steps of the Detroit library. Look up WABX and Ted is seen playing way back in black and white:))
Wishing everyone who took a journey "back in time" a very happy New Year! Continue to find your memories through music. "Music Memories" are the most profound, and mean the most to us! Keep jamming to your new and old favorites, music is life.
So many memories would've been long gone had I not heard a song that brought them back!
My sister and I bought Elton John's "Yellow Brick Road". We would play low by the easy bake oven and listen. Kid phonograph was good enough. Miss those times.
NOBODY ROCKS HARDER THAN THE MOTOR CITY MADMAN.
AGREED
He quit playing. He's 95% deaf. I saw where he was having an auction of all his equipment.
Star Lord better be blastin' this in the Milano in Vol. 3
Agreed. Vol. 3 can benefit from some hard rock.
This Man is the reason I've been playing guitar for over 30 years, not because of the lyrics, but his ability to bring out EVERY EMOTION Within Your BEING
He is bad ass little miss DANGOUS concert what a blast I was back stage
I remember owning this on Cassette tape as a little kid and just being in awe with it, and always trying to learn to play it on guitar and thinking he was a god of some sort
Haaa, me too!