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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Jenny
The Cats Lyrics

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Jenny, I don’t want to see you crying
I don’t want to see your tears
You’re in love or are you still denying
Like you did for so many years

I am sure that you already know
I gotta go, I gotta go
I am sure that you already know

I gotta go, I gotta go

Is it true you hate to see me going?
You don’t have to answer me
‘Cause the kind look your eyes are showing
It’s love as far as I can see

Oh I'd like to stay here for a while
Until you’d smile, until you’d smile
Oh I'd like to stay here for a while
Until you’d smile, until you’d smile

Jenny, standby, standby, please standby
Jenny, don’t cry, don’t cry, please don’t cry
Standby, my girl, for my love will be true
And our waiting will not be in vain

Don’t cry now, girl, look ahead like I do
Laugh away your tears of loving pain

Jenny, I don’t want to see you crying
I don’t want to see your tears
You’re in love or are you still denying
Like you did for so many years

I am sure that you already know
I gotta go, I gotta go
I am sure that you already know
I gotta go, I gotta go

Jenny, standby, standby, please standby
Jenny, don’t cry, don’t cry, please don’t cry
Jenny, standby, standby, please standby
Jenny, don’t cry, don’t cry, please don’t cry

Jenny, standby, standby, please standby
Jenny, don’t cry, don’t cry, please don’t cry

Overall Meaning

The Cats' song "Jenny" is a love song about a man who is leaving the woman he loves, but he doesn't want to see her cry. He tells Jenny that he knows she is in love with him, but she has been denying it for so many years. He is sure that she already knows he has to go, but he wants to stay long enough to see her smile. During this time, he notices the love in her eyes and wonders if she hates to see him going.

The chorus repeats "Jenny, standby, standby, please standby" and "Jenny, don't cry, don't cry, please don't cry." He assures her that his love is true and that their waiting will not be in vain. He wants her to look ahead and laugh away her tears of loving pain. The song ends with a final plea for Jenny to standby and not to cry.

Overall, "Jenny" is a bittersweet love song with a message of hope for the future. The man is leaving, but he still loves Jenny and is hopeful that they can be together again someday.

Line by Line Meaning

Jenny, I don’t want to see you crying
I care about you and don't want you to be upset

I don’t want to see your tears
I don't want you to cry in front of me

You’re in love or are you still denying
I think you're in love but you might not want to admit it

Like you did for so many years
You've denied your feelings for a long time

I am sure that you already know
I think you already understand what I'm about to say

I gotta go, I gotta go
I need to leave now

Is it true you hate to see me going?
Do you really not want me to leave?

You don’t have to answer me
It's okay if you don't want to respond

‘Cause the kind look your eyes are showing
The expression in your eyes is telling me you care

It’s love as far as I can see
In my opinion, you have feelings for me

Oh I'd like to stay here for a while
I wish I could stay longer