There are multiple artists with this name

1. a Dutch pop band, parti… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name

1. a Dutch pop band, particularly successful around 1970.
2. a reggae band from London
3. a rock 'n' roll band from Scotland
4. a Dubstep band from Russia (stylized as Th3 Cats)

1. The Cats were a rock band from the Dutch fisherman's town of Volendam that existed from 1966 and 1985. Alongside fellow Volendammers, BZN, The Cats may be regarded as the most important band in the so-called Palingsound ('Eel Sound') genre, as the music of Volendam is often referred to.

Initially founded as The Blue Cats, The Cats had five Dutch #1 singles, one platinum and thirteen gold albums in their home country and were particularly successful in Germany also.

The band consisted of singers and guitarists, Cees Veerman (born 6-10-1943) and Piet Veerman (born 1-3-1943). Jaap Schilder (born 9-1-1943) played guitar and piano, bass player was Arnold Mühren (born 28-1-1944), drummer was Theo Klouwer (born 30-6-1947, died 8-2-2001).

Piet Veerman left the band in the 1980s and had a major Dutch (and German) solo hit with the song Sailing Home.

The band briefly re-united in 2006 to record a single.

2. John Ogetti Kpiaye was born in 1948 in the East End of London to an English mother and Nigerian father. He lived in the countryside from the age of 4 to 12. He attended Phoenix School for asthmatics in Mile End and Daneford Modern in Bethnal Green. He left school at 15 and began working as an apprentice welder. In 1966 his mother bought him his first guitar which he quickly taught himself to play. At that time he was into ska and rock steady as well as soul and he began learning those styles. A year later he quit his job, formed a band called The Hustling Kind (later the name changed to The Cats) and decided to try and make it as a musician. He hasn’t looked back since.

Success was soon to come. In 1968 Kpiaye thought it would be a good idea to do a rock steady/reggae rendition of the classical composition Swan Lake. He worked out a piano melody line on his sister’s piano at home and his band recorded the tune. They made history as the first British reggae group to have a top 50 entry in the UK singles chart. This led to tours in the UK and Europe but by 1971 the group had split up.

3. http://www.myspace.com/thecatsputtintherockinroll
The Cats are three Scottish guys who love to play good old-fashioned rock and roll. If it’s not Andy’s rocking vocals or big old bull bass that get you moving, it will be Fraz’s flying fingers on his Gretsch guitar, or Sandy’s pounding drums
We are THE CATS and we are three rockers that love to entertain anyone who dares to stand in our way. The name of the game is Rock n Roll done the old fashioned way (the way your papa told you about). Music is all about one thing and that is ENTERTAINMENT. When we are playing and we get somethin going with our audience there is nothin better and we've had no complaints so far. They just love the Pounding Drums, Flying Guitar, Bull Bass, and Rockin Vocals. We love all our fellow cats and kittens gettin down to our sounds. As Eddie Cochrane would say Cmon Everybody!

4. http://the-cats.com/ : The CATS are an EDM project from Russia, with the symbiosis of the bass styles - Dubstep, Trap, Drum'n'Bass and Progressive. The combined forces of Olga Lucky, DJ TaraZ and Temmy Lee united as a full-on live bass music band. Th3 Cats is based on the contrasts of the band member's musics styles.
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Five Little Tears
The Cats Lyrics

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There`s a song I wanna sing about her
There are words I wanna say about her
You don`t know her but I do
And I love her that is true

There`s a song I want to sing about her
There has been a time that I was blind
There has been a time for me to find

That the only one for me was often sitting on my knee

There has been a time that I was blind
But then all at once
The door was open wide
I saw it never had been locked at all

My new eyes met her`s
Waiting there for me inside

And she cried five little tears
For five long sad wasted years

Overall Meaning

The Cats' song Five Little Tears is a beautiful love ballad that talks about a man's journey of discovering his true love after being blind for a long time. The lyrics are all about his love for a woman who, despite being by his side all the while, had gone unnoticed for years. He confesses his love, and she reciprocates by crying five little tears for the five years that they had unknowingly wasted. The lyrics are full of emotion, passion, and heart, making it a moving love song.

The song starts with the man wanting to sing a song about her and use words to express his feelings for her. The lyrics convey how he loves her passionately, but the woman did not know about it. The man was blinded by other things in his life and did not notice her love for him. The lyrics further talk about how she sat beside him for a long time, waiting for him to see her. The song is all about the realization of love after being blind for so long.

The lyrics of the song are a testament to how love can be hidden in plain sight. The song's message is to never take a person's love for granted, and always be receptive to the people who mean the most to you. The song is a classic love ballad and conveys the power of love through the eyes of someone who missed it all along.

Interesting facts about Five Little Tears:

● Five Little Tears is a classic 1970s Dutch pop song by The Cats, one of the most successful Dutch bands of all time.
● The song was written by three members of the band: Jaap Schilder, Piet Veerman, and Cees Veerman.
● Five Little Tears won the Edison Award in the Netherlands in 1970 for the best Dutch single of the year.
● The song was covered by many other artists in different languages and styles, including German, Spanish, and Finnish.
● Five Little Tears became one of the most popular songs of The Cats and is still remembered as one of their best works.
● The Cats wrote and performed many other famous songs, including Why, One Way Wind, and Lea.
● The band's name, The Cats, came from a dress worn by the band's guitarist, Piet Veerman.
● The Cats had a long, successful career with over 30 albums and countless hit singles in the Netherlands and beyond.
● Despite being predominantly Dutch-language performers, The Cats gained a fan following outside the Netherlands in countries such as Belgium, Germany, and Scandinavia.
● The Cats disbanded in 1985, with the members going on to have successful solo careers in music and business.

Chords (in G):
Intro: G, D, Em, C, G, D, G, D

Verse 1:
G D Em C
There's a song I wanna sing about her
G D Em C
There are words I wanna say about her
G D Em C
You don't know her but I do
G D Em C
And I love her that is true

Chorus:
G D Em C
For five long sad wasted years
G D Em C
She cried five little tears

Verse 2:
G D Em C
There has been a time that I was blind
G D Em C
There has been a time for me to find
G D Em C
That the only one for me was often sitting on my knee
G D Em C
There has been a time that I was blind

(Chorus) x2

Outro:
G D Em C (x4)
G

Line by Line Meaning

There`s a song I wanna sing about her
I want to dedicate a song to her

There are words I wanna say about her
I want to express my feelings about her

You don`t know her but I do
I know her personally, but you do not

And I love her that is true
I am genuinely in love with her

There has been a time that I was blind
There was a point where I was unaware of my true feelings

There has been a time for me to find
I have had the opportunity to discover my true feelings

That the only one for me was often sitting on my knee
I realized that the person I truly love was always close to me

But then all at once
Suddenly

The door was open wide
I had an epiphany