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Jason Chapin is the son of Harry Chapin, one of the greatest recording artists of the 1970βs with two of the biggest and most memorable hits of all time: Taxi and 1974βs monumental hit Cat's in the Cradle.Β Harry Chapin tragically died in 1981 in an auto accident in Long Island, NY. On the 50th anniversary of Cat's in the Cradle's hitting the charts as #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 21, 1974, Jason co-produced an award-winning documentary,Β Harry Chapin - Cat's Inthe Cradle: The Song that Changed Our Lives.Β Included in the film are musical giants like Billy Joel, Judy Collins, Pat Benatar, Dee Snider, Mandy Patinkin & others who weigh in on Harry's legacy.These iconic lyrics from the chorus are among the most famous from any song in history: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoonLittle Boy Blue and the man in the moon "When you comin' home, dad?""I donβt know when, but weβll get together thenYou know weβll have a good time then."We discuss:-Why now with a documentary in the 50thanniversary of the song.-Who was the child that arrived?-How did Harry steal the song from his wife?-What do you suppose your mom Sandy Chapin meant by βWe donβtknow lifeβs lessons until too late?β- Which part of the 60% in Taxi that is true is actually true?-Judy Colins - "Harry had lyrically the human touch. Genius ofputting scenes together that happened in real life."-Billy Joel - "It was all about humanity.Β Not politics, butwhat itβs like to be a human & the foibles & failure & struggles."



