Jason Chapin is the son of Harry Chapin, one of the greatest recording artists of the 1970’s with two of the biggest and most memorable hits of all time: Taxi and 1974’s monumental hit Cat's in the Cradle. 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, Harry Chapin - Cat's In the Cradle: The Song that Changed Our Lives.

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 spoon

Little Boy Blue and the man in the moon

"When you comin' home, dad?"

"I don’t know when, but we’ll get together then

You know we’ll have a good time then."

We discuss:

-Why now with a documentary in the 50th anniversary 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 “We don’t know life’s lessons until too late?”

- Which part of the 60% in Taxi that is true is actually true?

-Judy Colins - "Harry had lyrically the human touch. Genius of putting scenes together that happened in real life."

-Billy Joel - "It was all about humanity. Not politics, but what it’s like to be a human & the foibles & failure & struggles."

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧'𝐬 "Cat's In The Cradle" documentary from son Jason Chapin