A hallmark of the song is Stewart’s use of a major-seventh chord throughout the main progression, which imbues “Year of the Cat” with a rich, wistful nostalgia. “Major sevenths are great ...

Decades after its 1976 release, “Year of the Cat” is Al Stewart’s most recognizable hit. Yet there was nothing inevitable about the song’s completion, much less its enduring popularity.

Taylor Swift was announced as TIME’s 2023 Person of the Year Wednesday, but it was one of the three collectible magazine covers commemorating the occasion — showing the “Anti-Hero” singer ...