The Cats were a rock band from Volendam, Netherlands. Together with BZN, they were key figures of what came to be called the Palingsound (eel-sound), an umbrella for artists residing in Volendam.
The band began life as two separate duos: Cees Veerman (6 October 1943 - 15 March 2014) and Arnold Muhren (born 28 January 1944) who started in a skiffle band; and cousins Piet Veerman (born 1 March 1943) and Jaap Schilder (born 9 January 1943) who modelled themselves after the Everly Brothers. The duos merged and became The Mystic Four, with Cees and Piet Veerman on vocals and guitar, Schilder on guitar (and piano), and Muhren on bass. By 1965 they changed their name to The Blue Cats, a reference to the colour of their suits and Cees' nickname, Poes (Dutch for 'cat'). Dropping the 'Blue' from their name in 1966 they recruited drummer Theo Klouwer (30 June 1947 – 8 February 2001).
The Cats borrowed money from Jan Buys, who was later to become their manager, and recorded their first singles that immediately entered the charts. Singing in English thanks to a songwriting duo from England, the group sounded British. Cees initially performed the majority of the lead vocals but that was to change by 1968 when the band recorded "Times Were When"; Piet decided that this song (the original version is by the Scottish band Studio Six), suited his voice better and Cees agreed on giving him a go. Arnold's lyrics and Piet's sad voice appeared to be a match made in heaven, spawning five Top 10 hits in the next two years including "Lea" (dedicated to a faithful fan who died in a car accident), "Why?", "Scarlet Ribbons" and "Marian".
The Cats (Swedish: Kattorna) is a 1965 Swedish drama film directed by Henning Carlsen. Eva Dahlbeck won the award for Best Actress at the 2nd Guldbagge Awards.
The Cats is an album credited to jazz musicians Tommy Flanagan, John Coltrane, Kenny Burrell, and Idrees Sulieman, released in 1959 on New Jazz, a subsidiary label of Prestige Records. It was issued after Coltrane had already ceased recording for the label.
All songs written by Tommy Flanagan except as indicated
On "How Long Has This Been Going On" Sulieman, Coltrane and Burrell are pausing.
You said some winds blow forever
and didn't understand
but you saw my eye's where asking
an smiling you took my hand
so we walked along the seaside
when treace grow just one way
finding our one direction
that a wind blow's day after day.
(Refrain)
One way wind, one way wind
are trying to grow my mind
One way wind, one way wind
if she heard that i hope to find
I will blow the coals everyday
tell me what are you try to say.
Now I don't know how about you
but maybe I never will
but I do now every word out.
I talking it from the hill
And when ever I will see you
oh maybe one more time
I'm sure I'll get the answer
that a wind has still mine.
(Refrain)
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