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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summer's gone
The Cats Lyrics
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Your smiling face, turns into a worried frown
Nights are getting longer, days are passing by so fast
Winds are getting stronger, blow the traces of the past
Tomorrow I’ll be coming home to you again
To your hiding place, give me shelter from the rain
No matter where I wander, no matter where I roam
No matter where I wander, no matter where I roam
No matter where I go, can’t find a place to call my own
The Cats' song Summer's Gone begins with a depiction of a change in season with the arrival of autumn, as the leaves fall everywhere around. The arrival of autumn signifies the end of summer and with this, there's a change in the mood of the subject's partner from a smiling face to a worried frown. As the days pass by fast and the nights get longer, the winds blow the traces of the past away.
In the second verse, the lyrics explore the subject's search for a place to call home. Although they are coming home to their partner's hiding place, it still doesn't feel like home. The subject is a wanderer, they roam around but still can't find a place to call their own. The search for a sense of belonging and a place to call home is a common theme in music, and Summer's Gone is no different. The lyrics describe the struggle of someone who is searching for a place to belong and the emptiness that comes with not finding it.
Overall, Summer's Gone is a melancholic song that explores the changes that come with the end of summer, and the longing for a place to call home. The lyrics are emotive and reflective, with a sense of nostalgia and melancholy that is perfectly captured in the melody of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Summer’s gone, autumn leaves are fallen everywhere around
Summer has ended and it is now autumn, as evidenced by the fallen leaves on the ground
Your smiling face, turns into a worried frown
The person being addressed has become anxious and unhappy, no longer displaying their previous joy
Nights are getting longer, days are passing by so fast
As autumn progresses, the days are shorter and the nights are longer, giving the impression that time is moving quickly
Winds are getting stronger, blow the traces of the past
The winds of autumn are more powerful, blowing away any reminders of what has already happened
Tomorrow I’ll be coming home to you again
The artist is returning home to the person they are addressing the next day
To your hiding place, give me shelter from the rain
The person being addressed provides a place of safety and comfort for the singer during hard times
No matter where I wander, no matter where I roam
Regardless of where the singer goes, they are unable to find a place they can truly call their own
No matter what I do, can’t find a place to call my home
Despite all efforts to find a permanent home, the artist is unable to find one that truly fits them
Contributed by Amelia A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@janniewisse
Heel mooi nummer door Cees gezongen ❤🎼🎼
@alberttimmerman3819
Voor mij het mooiste liedje van Like the old days...
@alberttimmerman3819
Dit is nou nou echt een typisch singer songwriter liedje ten voeten uit, I really love this track...
@alberttimmerman3819
Echt een liedje wat je twintig keer kunt afspelen en dan nog denken: shit, is ie nu alweer afgelopen
@marinam2281
Wiedermal ein tolles Lied.Danke dafūr.
@thatfullmoonguy2330
Danke Marina!
@klaprooske
Prachtig mooi eerbetoon aan Cees Veerman Clemens, je hebt het erg mooi gemaakt,
Ik hoop ook dat hij rust heeft gevonden,
Lieve groet,
@martenhesseling5436
Ook een heel mooi nummer van Cees, zoals Cees er zovele heeft gemaakt.
@paulvanwijgerden8627
prachtig ,,zo prachtig,, rust zacht Cees ,, wij zullen je nooit vergeten
@DutchDivaDorien1971
Subliem mooi gezongen Cees..