Earth Cat

Written for the NHK Educational Television show With My Mommy (おかあさんといっしょ), first broadcast October 2003, with a rerun in December 2006. "Earth Cat" was notorious among the programme's songs for netting NHK viewer complaints — the song's lyrics, which allude to environmental destruction, led many children to tears.

Lyrics

 * 1 Pochi: a relatively old-fashioned name for a dog. First appearing in the Meiji era, the name has been said to be derived from the words “spots”, “Spotty”, “small” and “petit”.

Connections

 * The song's structure and lead melody are extremely similar to those of "Zebra" and "Dream Island Obsessional Park".