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Oh gosh look how young Ray was in this interview. Ray was 37 years old at the time. Today he is 80 years old. Ray wore that early 1980’s New Wave tie and sport jacket during this interview.

Super. From the super band that are the best ever far from the others.

Greatest band in music history.

🤩🤩🤩🍷🍷🍷✌️✌️✌️

Nah he’s wrong, he’s a great melody writer as well as a great lyric writer.

I’d have loved to have been a fly on the wall when Ray and Chrissie Hynde fought like cat and dog. Telling Dave to shurrup, gave me a glimpse into how loud Ray Davies can get

Thank You for the music The Kinks have given us.

Ray is my favorite song writer. The Kinks have some of the best songs and albums of all time. God Save the Kinks!

Colonel Tom?!😁

6:45 The One

Thank you Thank you! God Save the Kinks

I always like when the camera zooms in on Mick. Amazing drummer. Should be ranked alongside Charlie and Ringo.

Cool af 😎🖤

😎COOL😎

He is my teacher omg!

God, he's so beautiful.

I was at that show with The Pretenders opening. I'm so glad I found this interview. Great questions!

Hey it's Harvey Keitel

Beautiful melodies performed with universal strength. Beautiful.

I was at that show, my first concert.

simply love him

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Ray Davies interview and Kinks soundcheck- Denver 9-9-81 Part 2 Uploaded on 16 Mar 2010 Ray Davies of The Kinks was interviewed by my friend who was a producer at a local TV affiliate on 9/9/81 in Denver, CO at McNichols Arena. This is Part 2- mostly soundcheck. I messed up my last question- heck- we were both nervous- but I meant to say that many bands had pinched off The Kinks! They were the most copied and underrated band ever! After the interview the soundcheck begins. The photog gets on stage and gets some intimate close-ups of the band. During Lola, the song goes until the audience sing-along bit, at which time I couldn't resist singing! 'Twas a great little moment in my life and it's on tape! I was working for Pickwick Records at the time- hence the shirt and tie. ;-] As we were leaving I told Ray, "I'll see YOU tonight but I'll just be A Face In the Crowd." Bless Ray and The Kinks. An absolute treasure for almost 50 years! Category Music Licence Standard TH-cam Licence MERRY CHRISTMAS DEC 22,2014

Ray Davies interview and Kinks soundcheck- Denver 9-9-81 Part 1 Uploaded on 16 Mar 2010 Ray Davies of The Kinks was interviewed by my friend who was a producer at a local TV affiliate on 9/9/81 in Denver, CO at McNichols Arena. Kinks management was surprised Ray wanted to do an interview, as it wasn't his usual practice. I went along cos I was/am a big fan and got to ask a few questions. Ray was witty, informative and talked about current things, like the newly shipped Give the People What They Want, as well as his historic past. Chrissie Hynde, his lover at the time, was at the soundboard, never filmed. The Pretenders were opening act. Part 2 finishes the interview and starts the soundcheck. Category Music Licence Standard TH-cam Licence CHRISTMAS DE 22, 2014

A fun and striking metaphor he uses at the end, one you may expect from somebody like him.

I as searching for a different Ray Davies interview and I came across this for the first time! Just wonderful, thanks for posting!

that big room reverb sounds great, exciting.

SHUT UP DAVE!!!!

HAHA that was so epic. He actually screamed "shut up Dave!"

My husband and I went to this concert on one of our first dates. Maybe this event has a wee bit to do with the fact that we married and are still together after all this time. Hmmm?

and you can see all the stars as you walk down hollywood boulevard.....

The term 'National Treasure' is used so freely these days that it's lost it's impact, but if one writer is truly a national treasure it's Ray Davies; his songs exude Britishness.

Thanks DW. I generally wrote this as if I was Paul, and he's writing to John and is basically jealous that John's the bird on wing, he's free, while the rest of us languish. ;-} I always wondered if Paul considered, or inquired about writing another section to this and if perhaps he couldn't get Yoko's permission?

Overall I like this a lot. However, there are some bits lyrically I am not keen on. 'Who's a bird on wing' (why 'who?') ... and I'm not sure about the drinking from the fountain bit.... but the McCartney-esque sections ('Whatever happened to that thing we started?') are a really nice augmentation to the song (more interest as in different sections in 'A Day In The Life'). I also love this sentiment - 'What if I could sing it with you? If I could fly with you too.' (Paul to John). Good work!

Great job! And I love the interview at the end!

Yes. And think about his having a tie from China! In '81 the only thing from China was silk and china!

A second-hand shirt from Seattle! He was Grunge before it existed!

Thanks so much- it was a fun project.

OMG.. THANKS FOR THIS POST.. IT WAS AMAZING.. BRILLIANT INTERVIEW FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST MINDS, SONGWRITERS OF OUR TIME.. RAY DAVIES.. THIS INTREVIEW COVER SO MUCH GROUND IN TERMS OF THE MUSIC, THE LYRICS AND THE INSIDE HEART AND SOUL OF THE BAND..DAVE BEING THE HEART AND RAY OF COURSE IS THE SOUL.. WOW THANKS SO MUCH.. I LOVE RAY AND THE KINKS AND HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO MEET HIM TWO TIMES.. ONCE IN 69 AND THE OTHER IN HIS SOLO CARREER IN 96 OR SO.. HE IS WAS SO BRITISH AND CHARMING AND SWEET