There are at least 6 bands called The Poets:

1) Band was discovered … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 6 bands called The Poets:

1) Band was discovered in it's native Scotland by Andrew Loog Oldham in 1964, signed to Decca that same year and to his Immediate Records label in 1966.
Members: George Gallacher (vocals) Hume Paton (lead guitar), Tony Myles (rhythm guitar), John Dawson (bass guitar), Alan Weir (drums), Hughie Nicholson (later Blue and Marmalade).
They had a minor hit in late 1964, but failed to have a major impact beyond Scotland. After numerous line-up changes they broke up in 1971. Most well-known track That's The Way It's Got To Be is on Nuggets II.
At that time, songs were released as EPs: I Am So Blue, I Love Her Still (I Am So Blue); I'll Cry With The Moon (B-side of That's The Way It's Got To Be); Wooden Spoon, In Your Tower (Wooden Spoon).

2) Danish band formed as Poets Of The Signature in Nyborg by Troels Bech and Lars K. Andersen. They played sophisticated - if sometimes slightly silly! - indie or artpop and released 3 albums as "The Poets" in the late Eighties and early Nineties. Following UK performances they got favorable reviews in NME, Sounds and Melody Maker, and all in all receiving a fair amount of critical acclaim in the Danish press as well. Despite being a good live band, they never had a breakthrough and thus Bech and Andersen pursued other careers. The former ice skating champion and fashion model Sanne Gottlieb was a member on the last two albums, as was the guitarist and keyboard player Frithjof Toksvig alias Ekko and Aud Wilken. The group in general produced their own material, but also worked with producers like Adam Peters, Ray Shulman and Nick Sansano. The group is known in the US and Canada as The Sealand Poets.

Discography: Poets Of The Signature (1984) Four Days In Florence (1987), The Poets (1990), Welcome To The Heathen Reserve (1992)

3) A New York-based hiphop-act, active years around 1990.

4) A contemporary Swedish pop group. Singing in their native language, this group has nevertheless released an album entitled "We Are The Poets".

5) Brooklyn-based 60's soul band who scored a number #2 R&B hit with "She Blew a Good Thing" in 1966. Fronted by singer Ronnie Lewis (who co-wrote "She Blew a Good Thing"), the 45 was released as the American Poets in the UK.

6) The obscure doo-wop group The Poets were five teenagers from Thomas Jefferson High School in Los Angeles, arguably the birthplace of doo-wop music (its alumni included Richard Berry of The Pharaohs and The Robins, Cornell Gunter of The Platters and The Coasters, and Curtis Williams of The Penguins). They recorded one single for Flash Records in 1958, “Dead” b/w “Vowels of Love”.

i'll come home
The Poets Lyrics

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I'll be going soon
Gone until next June
But I'll come home to you
If you still want me too
Hey

It's only for a while
I'll be lonely all that while

Yet I'll come home to stay
If you still feel that way
Hey

We'll call it quits for now
And, I will set you free
Have fun when I am gone
But, think of me, occasionally

Hey
We'll call it quits for now
And, I will set you free
Have fun when I am gone
But, think of me, occasionally

When summer comes around
I'll be homeward bound
Yeah I'll come back again
If you still want me then
Hey

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Ooh
Hey

ooh, ooh ooh ohh ooh
Ooh

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Poets' song "I'll Come Home" depict a story of separation and reassurance of love. The singer in the song is telling their lover that they will be leaving soon, but they promise to return the following year. They are uncertain if their lover will still want them after being gone for so long, but they still hold onto hope that they will. The song further notes that the separation will be tough and lonely, but they want their lover to have fun and think of them occasionally while they are apart.

The lyrics convey a sense of longing and love that can be relatable to anyone who's ever been away from their loved ones. The promises made in the song are a reassurance that distance won't affect the love they share. The song also emphasizes the importance of communication between lovers while they are apart.

The use of "quitting for now" in the lyrics is interesting as it denotes an amicable ending to a relationship for a short while, keeping the door open for rekindling their love when they reunite. It's also worth noting that the song was released in the mid-1960s, during a time of political and social turmoil, where many young people were leaving home to attend protests and rallies, potentially making the lyrics particularly relevant for that time.

Line by Line Meaning

I'll be going soon
I will be leaving soon

Gone until next June
I will not be around until the next June

But I'll come home to you
But I will return to you

If you still want me too
If you still want me as much as before

Hey

It's only for a while
It will only be for a short time

I'll be lonely all that while
I will be alone during that time

Yet I'll come home to stay
However, I will come back to stay

If you still feel that way
If you still have the same feelings for me

Hey

We'll call it quits for now
Let's take a break for now