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 cry with the moon
The Poets Lyrics
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You don't matter much
Sunshine keeps me smiling
Keeps you out of touch
I live for the morning
And afternoon
For when the evening comes
I see children playing
It helps me to forget
I find myself saying
That we've never met
But the day doesn't last for long
And the nightingale's tune
Reminds me that night is here
And I cry with the moon
Even in dreams
Tears don't go away
For in my dreams it seems
There is never day
When will it end
How long, how soon
Will you ever come back to me
And help me smile with the moon
I'll cry with the moon
I'll cry with the moon
I'll cry with the moon
The Poet's song "I'll Cry with the Moon" is a sorrowful piece that describes the feeling of both loneliness and detachment from a loved one. The opening lines suggest that the singer is content with the shining sun, but as the lyrics progress, it becomes clear that the sun is also a symbol of the absence of the singer's love. The phrase "keeps you out of touch" further emphasizes the distance between the two.
The singer then describes how they find solace in the daytime, especially while watching children play, but this happiness is temporary as nightfall draws closer. The night brings heartache and tears, as the singer cries with the moon. Even in their dreams, the pain doesn't go away, and the hope that their loved one will come back and help them "smile with the moon" is uncertain.
The song touches upon the universal theme of heartbreak and the struggle to move on. The use of nature as a metaphor throughout the lyrics serves to emphasize the singer's feelings of being out of control and helpless in the face of their emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
When the sun is shining
When everything is going well
You don't matter much
You are not important
Sunshine keeps me smiling
Good things keep me happy
Keeps you out of touch
You don't understand
I live for the morning
I look forward to each new day
And afternoon
And the time after morning
For when the evening comes
Because that's when I feel sad
I'll cry with the moon
I will express my sadness when it's dark
I see children playing
Watching children helps me forget my troubles
It helps me to forget
It makes me feel better
I find myself saying
I think to myself
That we've never met
I don't know you
But the day doesn't last for long
Good times don't last forever
And the nightingale's tune
The sound of the nightingale
Reminds me that night is here
Tells me that it's dark outside
And I cry with the moon
I express my sadness when it's dark
Even in dreams
Even when I'm asleep
Tears don't go away
I still feel sad
For in my dreams it seems
It feels like
There is never day
It's always dark
When will it end
When will my sadness go away
How long, how soon
Will it take a long time or will it happen soon
Will you ever come back to me
Will I ever feel happy again
And help me smile with the moon
And be happy even when it's dark
I'll cry with the moon
I will express my sadness when it's dark
I'll cry with the moon
I will express my sadness when it's dark
I'll cry with the moon
I will express my sadness when it's dark
Contributed by Emily R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
funkadelphiarecords
RIP George Gallacher, lead singer, songwriter and spokesman of the Poets. Thank you for all the amazing tunes that will live on.
mistery-ed
Thank you!