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Hi, everyone. And welcome back to The Sound of Musicals.欢迎回来区外之音， And this is the second episode for the musical Cats. Hi, Oliver.

Hello again.

So last time we were talking about Cats, and we have summarized or you summarized the plot or the none plot for cats, basically a bunch of cats trying to go to kitty heaven.

Yeah, cats go to kitty heaven and start their new life.

 So are there any themes?

Well there are. They're a little bit harder to find than in most musicals, but one of the more obvious ones is the idea of rebirth. They go to the heavy side layer, their version of heaven, and they are reborn using their cats nine lives.  That's quite an interesting idea there because you only get one cat a year to go, so they have to choose who deserves it.

So it is seen as an honor or as at least a good thing, it’s a rare opportunity.

It’s seen as like a prize or a benefit or something they get to go, they get to start again.

And then they can come back and have everything again that they've lost in their life this time through age or injury or illness.

Speaking of age, I think one of the reasons that number Memory is so popular is because it's so sad.  It's not just about cats, it’s not just about an individual. It speaks to all of us because all of us will age, will all die, will all lose our useful energy.

Yes,  it is one of the few songs which you can really connect within this musical. A lot of them are introduction songs. There's some very strange songs and some very good songs, but this one it stands out because everyone can connect to it.

She sings about the happiness of the past and what she used to be like and what she is like now and it's another strong theme of this musical is the idea of losing things.

Another character, Gus, I think his name Asparagus, but they call him Gus, he used to be an actor, but he became ill and his hands his paws shake.  And He can't act and that through injury and through illness now he can't do what he used to do. And his song is looking back at his time as an actor and his crowning moment of playing this part. But of course now he can't do that and they're all looking backwards and remembering what it was rather than doing it now.

So a lot of reminiscing about the good days that are past tense that are gone.