In what nationality's folklore is the cat mentioned in Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young?
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a big, big hit. Then I got to liking it." The song mentions a Wampus cat.
Vâlvă Vâlvă (plural "vâlve") is a female spirit mentioned in the Romanian folklore. The "Vâlve" are believed to walk over the hilltops at night, and are subdivided into "Vâlve Albe" ("White Vâlve"), who are considered beneficial, and "Vâlve Negre" ("Black Vâlve" or "Dark Vâlve"), who are considered evil. In certain contexts, they are believed to have human form (especially when they came to protect villages from a storm). They may also appear under various guises, such as shadows or black cats. They also have the ability to shapeshift.