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Waxman Staff Writer Oct 6, 2014 4:14 PM UTC Music star Colbie Caillat serenaded _Friends_ fans with her rendition of “Smelly Cat,” originally sung by Lisa Kudrow’s character on the show_,_ over the weekend at Central Perk, a pop-up coffee shop in New York City set up as a promotion for the sitcom’s 20th anniversary. Here is the original for comparison: **MORE:** [20 Years Later: Which _Friends_ Cast Members Came Out on Top?](http://time.com/3399544/friends-20-years-anniversary-cast/) **MORE:** [Central Perk From _Friends_ Is Now a Real Place, and Gunther Is There](http://time.com/3386614/friends-20th-anniversary-central-perk/) **LIST:** [10 Ways _Friends_ Gave You Unrealistic Expectations for Your Twenties](http://time.com/88806/friends-10th-anniversary-unrealistic/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3475190/colbie-caillat-friends-smelly-cat-central-perk/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3475190/colbie-caillat-friends-smelly-cat-central-perk/"},"headline":"Watch Colbie Caillat Sing 'Smelly Cat' from Friends at Central Perk","datePublished":"2014-10-06T16:14:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:13:36.397Z","description":"A promo for the hit sitcom's 20th anniversary","url":"https://time.com/3475190/colbie-caillat-friends-smelly-cat-central-perk/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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