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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Why Baby Why
The Cats Lyrics

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Love, you think would last
Can run away, become the past
It can be like the setting sun
That fades away when the day is done

Why, baby, why
Did you take my love and loose it?
Why, baby, why?

Why did you ever choose it?

Why did you make me cry
The day you turned away?
I never thought you'd say goodbye

Now what can I do?
To find a life, I shared with you
We'll never part, I want to care

Why, baby, why
Did you take my love and loose it?
Why, baby, why?
Why did you ever choose it?

Why did you make me cry
The day you turned away?
I never thought you'd say goodbye

Why did you make me cry

The day you turned away?
I never thought you'd say goodbye

Overall Meaning

The Cats' "Why Baby Why" is a beautiful expression of a broken heart after a loved one leaves. The lyrics urge the former partner to understand the pain left behind and question why they would choose to leave, making the decision to break up even harder. The song describes how love that you think will last can sometimes run away and become the past. A love that was once like the setting sun fading away when the day is done. The singer is puzzled and devastated that the love they shared is gone, and they cannot understand how their partner could turn their back and leave, making them question why they would make this choice.

The tone of the song is melancholic, reflecting the pain and confusion that comes with unexpected heartbreak. The line "why did you make me cry the day you turned away" is particularly poignant, expressing the singer's deep sadness and disbelief. Despite their love and hopes for the future, the partner they cared for has left, leaving the singer feeling lost and alone. The singer is left with the question of what they can do to find a life shared with their former partner, and wondering if they will ever find closure.

Line by Line Meaning

Love, you think would last
You believed that your love would endure over time

Can run away, become the past
But love can flee from you and turn into memories

It can be like the setting sun
Love can resemble the sun when it disappears over the horizon

That fades away when the day is done
As the sun fades away at the end of the day, love can also vanish when time has passed

Why, baby, why
Why did you have to act that way?

Did you take my love and loose it?
Why did you take my love and let it slip away?

Why did you ever choose it?
What made you decide to do this to me?

Why did you make me cry
Why did you cause me to shed tears?

The day you turned away?
When you rejected me?

I never thought you'd say goodbye
I never anticipated that you'd leave me

Now what can I do?
What options do I have now?