Criminally underated band... in my opinion this and All Day and All of the Night were the first hard rock songs. Also Ray Davies was a brilliant songwriter and pioneered "concept albums".
Woody Guthrie made what was considered the first concept album, Dust Bowl Ballads, in 1940. Frank Sinatra had concept albums in the 1950s, and the first rock and roll concept album. Surfin' Safari, by The Beach Boys in 1962 features their themes of beaches, cars, and girls.
@@ITILII So true! And so many people credit Sgt Pepper's as the first concept album, when it truly was a FAILED concept album. Terrific music, and the original intention was for it all to be concept related, but then they gave up on doing so.
I was born in 77 in the southeast asia. Most of my music I could recall during my childhood where either our local music in 80s or the international big hits in 70s and 80s. But during pandemic I started digging the music of tbe 50s and 60s. Now my favorite music era is the 60s. Just the right blend of great melody, harmony and voice talent. Thank you for your music.
The Davies brothers formed this band and they contributed and influenced rock and roll incredibly with their talent.They were so far ahead of their time.In 1965 they were as big as any band in the world at that time and at their peak.They were amazing then and others took their cue from their great sound.Who knows the thousands of groups that sprang from their style of rock.One of the most influential bands ever.
@@josephbieke6138Eddie Van Halen was a massive fan of The Kinks, is why they covered the song, Eddie was one of the best showmen guitarists in the business RIP
@@Elbowbanditest2003 Only 11 moths late to the party. Rolling Stones to Ronnie Wood after Mick Taylor left You want to stay Mr. Stewart or come with us. Mr. Woods reply::: See later Rod.
I think Mr tackless that you've probably lived on Mars during all these years to imagine Kinks and Ray Davies are underrated ones. It's kind of a joke ! What an incredible band ! Every genuine music lover recognizes them as an historical pretty good group. In 2022 it's still time to wake up dude.😊Hi from France
@@pierrelemenestrel3198 Well Mr . Menstruation , the Kinks have NEVER gotten the recognition that so many other lesser band have . That is just a fact. It does not by any means say that they are not Great. You calling me Dude gives me idea of your age and I guarantee you have not been listening to them as long as I have ,which is over six decades. Now you wake up in 2022 DUDE . Greetings from here .
In 1964 when I was in 7th grade I used to sit at the kitchen table do my homework cranked up the radio whenever this song came on the air. I'm an old fuck now and I still love the shit out of this song.
@@harry-matakios1344 No, I don’t battle with alcoholism. I hardly drink at all. Maybe you should have a drink. Stop worrying about how their people express themselves.
Man, Dave Davies could really play lead guitar with the best of 'em!!!! One of the reasons I became a Kinks lover at the age of 15! LOL!! Dave was also a great showman and he always appeared to be having a hell of a good time!
"I always think that Ray Davies should one day be Poet Laureate. He invented a new kind of poetry and a new kind of language for pop writing that influenced me from the very, very, very beginning. I think that Dave Davies is also very underestimated." -- Pete Townshend
@@goojedooje660 One of the cool stories about this song. Is Dave took a razor blade to his guitar amp speaker to get that distortion on the sound. May be a myth, a great story one way or another.
1964. I was just starting 8th grade in LA. In the Valley. Gorgeous girls starting to fill out and feel their hormones. And all these great band!!! Please God, can I could do it all again.
It gets worse, these guys still get dubbed as "One hit wonders" every now and again since this is the main song everyone always keeps going back to. It's not hard to see why since that's why we're all here.
@@kabukikommandofourthworld5266 I'm not sure why you would think they were one hit wonders as they had 5 top 10 hits in the US and 13 in the UK. You are the only person I know that called them a "one hit wonder". And they had countless other songs that made it in the top 20 in the US and UK and Germany and Austrailia and so on and so forth. Songs like Lola, All Day And All Night, Sunny Afternoon and Come Dancing are staple songs of the Kinks and are well known.
@@leeharcus7001 Hey, man, I'm just relaying what I've heard being said about the Kinks, and mostly on the web. They're barely ever mentioned in the same breadth as the rest of the British Invasion groups, and you can't tell me that isn't true. They just aren't. This was a great little ditty, though. 👺✨🗡👺
I just spewed my cabernet! I would think Pretenders or the Cars, though they are in the R/R Hall of Fame, so who else can you think of that is NOT in the R/R Hall of fame; then they would be underrated...
I was born in 2002 and I love 1920s-2000s music blues, rock, heavy, reggae, jazz, swing, rockabilly, pop, etc. People always tell me why I feel so nostalgic about eras and times I never grew up in, well in reality it's because I really did grew up on these eras of music. My dad would show me cassettes of MTV, Top of the pops (Jimmy Savile days included ), Ed Sullivan show and American Bandstand with Dick Clarke (RIP) and Freddy Cannon and I would just sing along as a kid. This doesn't include road trips with my dad, the movies he would show me and the parties. I'm proud to say I lived through these eras in my own way. I also enjoy the music of today since it will allow me to build my own identity of my generation. You folk grew up on some great music and times not gonna lie. I'm happy you all had fun and well so did I, heh. Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a wonderful day and happy life for you and your families.
The Kinks were one of the few British bands that were banned outside of the UK, as a friend of mine had tickets in St Louis to see them, but the show was canceled since they couldn't get in from Canada.
Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me See, don't ever set me free I always want to be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me Oh no... See, don't ever set me free I always want to be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me
Nothing I can say could begin to express the brilliant lyrical and musical talent of the Kinks. It doesn't matter what anyone else states or feels about them with regard to where they stood or stand in terms of genius. They will always be the masters and introducers of creative rock music. Ray wrote the incredible lyrics and Dave played a masterful guitar. All amidst their conflicts which were reported quite frequently. The Kinks are the very best of our time.
This is the song that in 64 or 65 inspired me, as a 13 year old wannabe rocker, to learn guitar. This group and the Animals were my two favorite groups at the time, with the Stones maybe third and then later The Beatles after 1965. Aside from two great early releases by the Who, "My Generation" and "The Kids are Alright", I wasn't a great fan of the Who until their "Who's Next" album in the early 70s.
I've said this before and I will probably say it again but the two legs on which modern rock music was based are The Kinks and The Velvet Underground. There were many other great bands in the sixties but these are the two who have inspired rock musicians like no others.
@Randy Torres Reloaded nada como los saicos. Tu opinión no es nada al lado de la de the guardian, además son solo palabras no demuestras nada, en cambio los saicos si demostraron serlo.
Saw Ray Davies the other night at a local event where he was interviewed by Mark Hamill and played music. Half the proceeds went to a homeless charity. Great guy still!
Every time they played this song at dances the seats emptied out immediately. This song was like an anthem for many years. It always got the crowd going. The Kinks had a lot of hits but you should listen to some of their albums to get the whole sound of the them.
What amazes is how ahead of their time groups like the kinks were - in fact there are few groups that can match them. You see them here performing for these teeny bobbers. And I don't think these kids even know what they're looking at - in terms of the monster talent before them on that stage. It just blows away. We really need talent like this again.
Ehh, the volume of output is just so much incredibly larger today that it's harder to separate the wheat from the chaff. There's still real music being made, you just got more than a handful of television and radio stations (often owned by the same networks) filtering everything before you'd ever hear / see it, so you gotta dig around a little more.
@@blakebrown534 there was a lot of shit insubstantial music at the time as well. we just only remember the good songs (and of course equipment wasnt as accessible, so the crap wouldnt get recorded or distributed). people have always made bad music, thats the joy of music
@@Rhyull you realize that old people were equally critical of early rock right? how it corrupted morals etc? don't get caught up in the generational war. just appreciate the music
***** Nope, I actually heard the '64 version the first time I heard it.. Though I don't think i'v heard the 80s version so i'll definitely check that out
The Kinks developed their sound by slicing the speaker cone of their amps with a razor blade. It was discovered purely by accident. Today we call it 'distortion'... Based on that fact it can be assumed that this was the first hard rock song.
+Craig D Distortion became popular in R&B in about 1948, during the same period rock and roll was being invented as a new kind of R&B, and an example of rock and roll with distorted guitar from 1951 is "Midnight Grinder" by Joe Morris.
+Craig D actually it was not the first 'distortion' before this jazz players would turn there amp up really loud to generate overdrive witch is a type of distortion.
@@@goatnuts69 Listen assshole! American people are ancestral Brits. British & Yank people are the same people. Whether or not you agree or disagree with her statement & I think that I could, there is no reason to come on and attack her when she is making a personal observation.
No it wasn't. The British invasion killed all of the interesting sub-genres of American rock, like Surf Rock and Garage Rock. The American musical landscape of the 70s would've been much more interesting without the British invasion. Without the Beatles we'd get more Dick Dales and actual black musicians playing black music, as opposed to British white boys with long hair like Mick Jagger pretending to be black.
@@Jonmad17 In the USA we treated black musicians like shit. Christ, the Jimi Hendrix Experience are technically a British Invasion act because nobody in the States would give him a chance. It doesn't matter who was first or better anyhow. Musicians from US and UK have been going back and forth imitating each other since WW2.
A friend of mine, my former bassist, joined another band and used to open for the Kinks and said they aren't very nice. But nice musicians and good music don't always go together.
Thank you, brothers Davies, for 50 years of music that tickles my muse just right.Ray is one of the great writers of the 20th Century. He is right up there with Lennon/McCartney who I think are the best song writers of the 1900's. Dave is not slouch as a song writer. Dave has a different process to his song writing but I like the results. 50th Anniversary this year so I am hoping that Ray and Dave explore putting the band back together. Not just to play oldies, no to record new material and tour in honor of the fiftieth. Not to many groups make it that far and I would like to see the legacy honored, but at the same time I want new material. Dave and Ray both still write and tour so I know they have the chops. All that remains is do they have the desire to make Kinks music in the present day with the same dedication as they did starting out. I believer that if the two Davies get together and just jam that they will have their answer in short order. Focus on the positive and I do not see the Davies failing if they put the Kinks back together again. There is nothing like Dave opening the show with some power chords and Ray and Mick following that is magic. Gives me a chill just thinking about it. I would love to see the Kinks come with new material along with the hits on tour and just remind the people who never heard the band when they still played. Many contemporary bands cite the Kinks as an influence. I believer a Kinks reunion with an album of new material and a tour celebrating the band 50 years will be will received. Long Live Ray & Dave Davies and their band the Kinks! Now how cool is that to know you are a member of the original British Invasion along with the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and so many more?
Nothing new I can say to this: this is the best start for the next rock, grunge or heavy metal groups. Thanks a lot for these boys - super classic forever !
I was in my early teens when they hit. and I I guess I loved their cutting edge stuff, the great solos and pure edgyness to their work. Thanks for the video.
It was. They were indeed. The Kinks were very talented and one of the most popular bands of their era. This was probably partly due to the charisma of their front man.
The Kinks are the most leading edge band of that time. They are the start of so many changes that the 60s had. Without them who knows how long it would have taken for music to change as it did from 64 to 70.
People ...The Kinks were NEVER , or have ever been 'underrated' !!!!!! They were huge , and STILL REMAIN HUGE today !!!!!!!! Icons of songwriting .....I lived through The Kinks from day 1.....ALWAYS been enormously admired by most. NEVER underrated ...maybe in some people's worlds they think they are ...but you would be wrong !!!!!!!!!
I heard this for the first time in 1964 on the BBC's "Top of the Pops" TV programme (in black and white) and have loved it ever since. I surely always will!
Just FYI No Marshall stacks in these days, bro. (Cream and Hendrix brought them into the picture 3-4 years later.) You'd be amazed at how underpowered amps were during the British Invasion. One of the main reasons that the Beatles quit touring was that they couldn't hear themselves with all the screaming.
I saw Ray in the 90s in Stockbridge Massachusetts, performing his solo stuff as the whole front row reminded me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, singing along and accompanying Ray!
The rumor at the time was that Jimmy Page played the lead riff in the studio, and whenever he was asked, Ray Davies always talked about how good a guitar played his brother was, but never really denied it was Page in studio. Page seems to have played on every second record recorded in England at the time, but the Kinks toured a lot, so Davies must have played everything on stage.
Dave's riff here puts this track into God tier territory. They (Ray & Dave) were feuding before the Gallagher boys were even born. Brothers have been going at it since Cain and Abel 🙂
After all this time, this song still shines, it seems incredible to think this was 1964 , 60 years ago in July Ray Davies recorded this song with the Kinks. Brilliant !
@Stuart Canty That tune is as good in 2021 as it was when it was first played.It will never age.Pure rock n roll.It is a love song but with loud electric guitars,love it.
Saw this band long time ago they were totally awesome they opened up for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts back in the early 80s great bands great music great time love it
KeepYourRatOut I think more so than the Beatles Beatles just had the same old fucking songs two different words same beats fucking bullshit had two good albums
Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me See, don't ever set me free I always want to be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me Oh no
If their tour had not been banned in the US in '65, who knows how big they would have been. And even with that they were STILL huge. They're right up there with The Who and Cream in my book.
There is something so epic about that tune. So simple, and yet it strikes a chord that seems to touch all generations. Something about the bluesy riff, the modulation and the dirty guitar distortion. This is a school example of how you write a smashing hit. They are rare though.
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Criminally underated band... in my opinion this and All Day and All of the Night were the first hard rock songs. Also Ray Davies was a brilliant songwriter and pioneered "concept albums".
IS, not was 😉
Woody Guthrie made what was considered the first concept album, Dust Bowl Ballads, in 1940. Frank Sinatra had concept albums in the 1950s, and the first rock and roll concept album. Surfin' Safari, by The Beach Boys in 1962 features their themes of beaches, cars, and girls.
bullshit ..
Brliant song writer? Hardly!
@@ITILII So true! And so many people credit Sgt Pepper's as the first concept album, when it truly was a FAILED concept album. Terrific music, and the original intention was for it all to be concept related, but then they gave up on doing so.
Awesome. 60 years later this song still slays.
Our DNA stay the same. Always remember that. Nature can't be fooled
NO LIES DETECTED!!!!!
I still love this song 🎵
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I was born in 77 in the southeast asia. Most of my music I could recall during my childhood where either our local music in 80s or the international big hits in 70s and 80s. But during pandemic I started digging the music of tbe 50s and 60s. Now my favorite music era is the 60s. Just the right blend of great melody, harmony and voice talent. Thank you for your music.
Great British Rock’n’Roll Band 🇬🇧🎸
The Davies brothers formed this band and they contributed and influenced rock and roll incredibly with their talent.They were so far ahead of their time.In 1965 they were as big as any band in the world at that time and at their peak.They were amazing then and others took their cue from their great sound.Who knows the thousands of groups that sprang from their style of rock.One of the most influential bands ever.
TRUTH
Nobody is ahead of there time they came at the right time and where great that was there time
This song is so dynamic for the time period the guitars are awesome and create a beat that makes it impossible to stay still when you listen to it.
When even the hardest rock was about love.
Still is, just, about the negatives not the positives
@@po0p587 When they aren't talking about killing cops & fucking bitches in the ass, yeah, I guess so.
@@deenibeeniable It's not anyone's fault you don't listen to any music from today besides the Top 40.
@@reggiekrager5411 Wow. What grade did you say you were in?
I mean, even the 80s it was about love
DAMN!!!!! I first heard this song on the radio in 1964 when I was 15 and it STILL blows me away!!!!
Same here.
The Kinks have that original unique rock guitar sound. They are a fabulous band.
And Van Halen went and murdered this classic trying to add all the weird technological, updated effects.
@@josephbieke6138 Well, let's not exaggerate. LOL
Van Halen's version is also good But I do agree I like the Kinks version the best.
Murdered? That overrated band from the 80's butchered this great song.
@@josephbieke6138Eddie Van Halen was a massive fan of The Kinks, is why they covered the song, Eddie was one of the best showmen guitarists in the business RIP
@@josephbieke6138 Van Halen was no Dave Davies. There is nothing like the original.
The most underappreciated and underrated band of all times.
" There's a kid on my block who lives for rock ". Love them.
I'd say small faces or the creation were the most underrated
I've always been a Kinks fan
@@Elbowbanditest2003 Only 11 moths late to the party. Rolling Stones to Ronnie Wood after Mick Taylor left You want to stay Mr. Stewart or come with us. Mr. Woods reply::: See later Rod.
I think Mr tackless that you've probably lived on Mars during all these years to imagine Kinks and Ray Davies are underrated ones. It's kind of a joke ! What an incredible band ! Every genuine music lover recognizes them as an historical pretty good group. In 2022 it's still time to wake up dude.😊Hi from France
@@pierrelemenestrel3198
Well Mr . Menstruation , the Kinks have NEVER gotten the recognition that so many other lesser band have . That is just a fact. It does not by any means say that they are not Great. You calling me Dude gives me idea of your age and I guarantee you have not been listening to them as long as I have ,which is over six decades. Now you wake up in 2022 DUDE .
Greetings from here .
In 1964 when I was in 7th grade I used to sit at the kitchen table do my homework cranked up the radio whenever this song came on the air. I'm an old fuck now and I still love the shit out of this song.
Are you still alive, old?
I'd like to know if you still love this song as much as I do.
@@alejandrofariasayala9272
Yep I'm still here and I'm old and I'm loving the shit out of this song Still
I grew up listening to this 45. My old brother bought this 45. I LOVE their sound. They have so many diverse songs.
@@lorenzomaximo1818 why do you swear so much though? do you struggle with alcoholism?
@@harry-matakios1344
No, I don’t battle with alcoholism. I hardly drink at all. Maybe you should have a drink. Stop worrying about how their people express themselves.
Man, Dave Davies could really play lead guitar with the best of 'em!!!! One of the reasons I became a Kinks lover at the age of 15! LOL!! Dave was also a great showman and he always appeared to be having a hell of a good time!
ONE OF THE TOP made that guitar his bitch !!! and rays words music genuis
He's no slouch with keeping the beat either.
how can anyone not like this song?????????????
Calvin Piphe
Calvin Pipher prick...
Calvin Pipher you’re
I dont really like the repetitive guitars and how repetitive the song in general sounds
There are stupids around the world to make "stupid jam", pal.
"I always think that Ray Davies should one day be Poet Laureate. He invented a new kind of poetry and a new kind of language for pop writing that influenced me from the very, very, very beginning. I think that Dave Davies is also very underestimated." -- Pete Townshend
+Joseph Scott Pete Quaife said that Dave could make a guitar sing. He was a better guitarist with his brother; you can see how he loved it.
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Townshend said (autobio) that the Who's early recordings were changed to (I Can't Explain) to be more like the Kinks.
dave davies is very underrated as a guitar player. One of the best.
donald magnuson the man was 17 here. Crazy
donald magnuson
👍 I'm with you.
I second that
@@goojedooje660 One of the cool stories about this song. Is Dave took a razor blade to his guitar amp speaker to get that distortion on the sound. May be a myth, a great story one way or another.
@@kennethmoffat7409 It's no myth! He really did take a razor blade to the speaker of his amp to get that sound.
1964. I was just starting 8th grade in LA. In the Valley. Gorgeous girls starting to fill out and feel their hormones. And all these great band!!! Please God, can I could do it all again.
8th grade of what ?
What was your job after all that brillant school cursus ??
Thank you for your answer !
Omg 😳 girls were magical then weren't they 😂 so perfect 😍
@@omarfarcy6980 Whats ur Problem ? Cause Dude mentions 8th grade . When this started & where he was living. WHAT DID HE DO TO U ? TO B SUCH A ASSHOLE
These guys were the ultimate in greatness , the sound they made was unbelievable ,, it was utter pure joy ,, long live the 60s era lol x
these guys have a 99% chance of stealing your girl
What girl?
@@JessJess347 madonna probably
@@Crash.7434 ねれ
LMAOOOO
yeah, my girls really into 75 yr old men.
I believe that they are the most underrated rock group of all time.
It gets worse, these guys still get dubbed as "One hit wonders" every now and again since this is the main song everyone always keeps going back to. It's not hard to see why since that's why we're all here.
@@kabukikommandofourthworld5266 I'm not sure why you would think they were one hit wonders as they had 5 top 10 hits in the US and 13 in the UK. You are the only person I know that called them a "one hit wonder". And they had countless other songs that made it in the top 20 in the US and UK and Germany and Austrailia and so on and so forth. Songs like Lola, All Day And All Night, Sunny Afternoon and Come Dancing are staple songs of the Kinks and are well known.
@@leeharcus7001 Hey, man, I'm just relaying what I've heard being said about the Kinks, and mostly on the web. They're barely ever mentioned in the same breadth as the rest of the British Invasion groups, and you can't tell me that isn't true. They just aren't. This was a great little ditty, though. 👺✨🗡👺
I just spewed my cabernet! I would think Pretenders or the Cars, though they are in the R/R Hall of Fame, so who else can you think of that is NOT in the R/R Hall of fame; then they would be underrated...
Correct, but they were against the Beatles, Stones, Who, Doors.- the list is too long..
Who's listening right now nov 2024 great then you and I got great taste in the mighty kink's this is sure great thanks for a excellent upload 💯👍🎵🎶🎸
Kinks rule man 🤘
What a glorious time to be young.
BJMorgon Woolley Hall 1966
hopndon i love your comment long live the 60s era im so glad i was their , These guys were the ultimate in greatness lol Jane x🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸🎹🎻💽🎥🎞📽🎤🎸
I just hated the Vietnam War was all!
I was born in 2002 and I love 1920s-2000s music blues, rock, heavy, reggae, jazz, swing, rockabilly, pop, etc. People always tell me why I feel so nostalgic about eras and times I never grew up in, well in reality it's because I really did grew up on these eras of music. My dad would show me cassettes of MTV, Top of the pops (Jimmy Savile days included ), Ed Sullivan show and American Bandstand with Dick Clarke (RIP) and Freddy Cannon and I would just sing along as a kid. This doesn't include road trips with my dad, the movies he would show me and the parties. I'm proud to say I lived through these eras in my own way. I also enjoy the music of today since it will allow me to build my own identity of my generation. You folk grew up on some great music and times not gonna lie. I'm happy you all had fun and well so did I, heh. Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a wonderful day and happy life for you and your families.
Nice account. Yes I call those years. The golden time.
British invassion, man!!! And Ray was an influence for Jim Morrison, of The Doors
Pete Townshend was also a big fan of them.
The Kinks were one of the few British bands that were banned outside of the UK, as a friend of mine had tickets in St Louis to see them, but the show was canceled since they couldn't get in from Canada.
Drug issues, I presume?
Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh no...
See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Thank you!
Ahhh...Those WERE the days! Great music, great cars, and great looking chicks! LOL!!
Nothing I can say could begin to express the brilliant lyrical and musical talent of the Kinks. It doesn't matter what anyone else states or feels about them with regard to where they stood or stand in terms of genius. They will always be the masters and introducers of creative rock music. Ray wrote the incredible lyrics and Dave played a masterful guitar. All amidst their conflicts which were reported quite frequently. The Kinks are the very best of our time.
“I guess you guys aren't ready for that, yet. But your kids are gonna love it.”
Marty McFly
Lol :D
Minute 2:00
We guys (teens) back then were more than ready for that! We loved it then and we still love it!
I enjoy this recording from a television appearance that is not lip synched. Really playing guitars and drums, and singing.
I was just noticing that!
this riff was a revolution in music history.....SO GREAT!!!!!!!!!
This is the song that in 64 or 65 inspired me, as a 13 year old wannabe rocker, to learn guitar. This group and the Animals were my two favorite groups at the time, with the Stones maybe third and then later The Beatles after 1965. Aside from two great early releases by the Who, "My Generation" and "The Kids are Alright", I wasn't a great fan of the Who until their "Who's Next" album in the early 70s.
This record came into my home when I was a 1year old, and that's why I will be a Heavy Rocker past
☠ Death ☠
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 🇬🇧
That moment when you realized that The New York Dolls or The Stooges weren't the first proto-punk bands, but The Kinks were.
I've said this before and I will probably say it again but the two legs on which modern rock music was based are The Kinks and The Velvet Underground. There were many other great bands in the sixties but these are the two who have inspired rock musicians like no others.
Proto-punk was born in south América more specifficaly in Perú
@@pg6917 grandes los peruanos!! pero este tema salió antes que demolición..........
@Randy Torres Reloaded nada como los saicos. Tu opinión no es nada al lado de la de the guardian, además son solo palabras no demuestras nada, en cambio los saicos si demostraron serlo.
@Randy Torres Reloaded Los saicos son lo máximo. No hay comparación. Perú es un enorme país
These guys should still be filling up stadiums, just like The Stones....
For real. I honestly think The Animals and Kinks are just as good as the stones
I totally agree
They unfortunately broke up 20 years ago.
Saw Ray Davies the other night at a local event where he was interviewed by Mark Hamill and played music. Half the proceeds went to a homeless charity. Great guy still!
better
the riff is in the Hall of Fame! this is in everyone's top 20 all time songs
Every time they played this song at dances the seats emptied out immediately. This song was like an anthem for many years. It always got the crowd going. The Kinks had a lot of hits but you should listen to some of their albums to get the whole sound of the them.
What amazes is how ahead of their time groups like the kinks were - in fact there are few groups that can match them. You see them here performing for these teeny bobbers. And I don't think these kids even know what they're looking at - in terms of the monster talent before them on that stage. It just blows away. We really need talent like this again.
I love how music from this era was so naughty but they were careful enough about it that you could listen to it with children or old people about
This was the era when music was real, not only did you listen to the song but you felt it. It became part of you.
And you could actually understand lyrics that were more than grunts about guns and bitches
Just like now. Cool.
Ehh, the volume of output is just so much incredibly larger today that it's harder to separate the wheat from the chaff. There's still real music being made, you just got more than a handful of television and radio stations (often owned by the same networks) filtering everything before you'd ever hear / see it, so you gotta dig around a little more.
@@blakebrown534 there was a lot of shit insubstantial music at the time as well. we just only remember the good songs (and of course equipment wasnt as accessible, so the crap wouldnt get recorded or distributed). people have always made bad music, thats the joy of music
@@Rhyull you realize that old people were equally critical of early rock right? how it corrupted morals etc? don't get caught up in the generational war. just appreciate the music
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Who and Kinks, Clash, Wings, Cream.
What about Perry Como?
Wings weren’t on that level. Far from it.
The Faces. The Small Faces, Black Sabbath,
The Animals, The Doors
Pescado rabioso 😮 manal 😮
First time I heard this I was so surprised to find out that it was from 1964. It sounded like smth from the late 70s-punk scene. Amazing song
I think the punk rockers took a few lessons from the Kinks!
The riff of this song influenced many of the early heavy metal and punk rock musicians.
Warrogue1 Z
That's because most of them grew up on either this or guys influenced by this :D
***** Nope, I actually heard the '64 version the first time I heard it..
Though I don't think i'v heard the 80s version so i'll definitely check that out
The Kinks developed their sound by slicing the speaker cone of their amps with a razor blade. It was discovered purely by accident. Today we call it 'distortion'... Based on that fact it can be assumed that this was the first hard rock song.
+Craig D Distortion became popular in R&B in about 1948, during the same period rock and roll was being invented as a new kind of R&B, and an example of rock and roll with distorted guitar from 1951 is "Midnight Grinder" by Joe Morris.
+Craig D actually it was not the first 'distortion' before this jazz players would turn there amp up really loud to generate overdrive witch is a type of distortion.
True, and R&B of 1948-1951 generally had a lot more buzzy, wild distortion than jazz of 1948-1951 did.
+Craig D well no, Link Ray with his tune "Rumble" developed the sound.
Laurie Walker
AGREED 👍
The best thing to happen to American rock and roll was the British invasion.
@@goatnuts69 Some people just can't accept the facts when they're confronted with them
JFK had just been Murdered and America was in Mourning, the British Bands saved us
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Listen assshole! American people are ancestral Brits. British & Yank people are the same people. Whether or not you agree or disagree with her statement & I think that I could, there is no reason to come on and attack her when she is making a personal observation.
No it wasn't. The British invasion killed all of the interesting sub-genres of American rock, like Surf Rock and Garage Rock. The American musical landscape of the 70s would've been much more interesting without the British invasion. Without the Beatles we'd get more Dick Dales and actual black musicians playing black music, as opposed to British white boys with long hair like Mick Jagger pretending to be black.
@@Jonmad17 In the USA we treated black musicians like shit. Christ, the Jimi Hendrix Experience are technically a British Invasion act because nobody in the States would give him a chance. It doesn't matter who was first or better anyhow. Musicians from US and UK have been going back and forth imitating each other since WW2.
Look how enthusiastic the performers are
I love Ray Davies, but early on Dave Davies drove the Kinks through the stratosphere. One of the best guitarists of all time.
The birth of hard rock, punk and metal. (And a whole of stuff you can't even put into words, in between!)
Ray is so adorably awkward here. Bless.
Yes
Terima kasih kinks&Trijaya fm atas lagu British invation
This song is a classic! Love it to bits. ❤️❤️
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I love that first break in the music and the look on Dave's face!!!
That 60's style - black clothes and guitar straps adjusted really high… I love it and hate it at the same time
punk is the complete opposite. I don't know how those guys do it
The Kinks jackets were actually red in this black and white video. villagevoice.freetls.fastly.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/earlykinks.jpg
@@8chk92 I think the guy wants to take a pill ?
A friend of mine, my former bassist, joined another band and used to open for the Kinks and said they aren't very nice. But nice musicians and good music don't always go together.
I air guitar and rock out to this when no one is looking. I'm particularly good at the solo.
Yes I'm sure! 👏🏻
¡¡Hermosa canción!! De mis favoritas ... oh, aquellos bellos tiempos. Gracias por compartir.
Beautiful thing, that. Great including the variety-show scarf-waving bowel-movement at the end, to help show how The Kinks still kick ass
you are worried about WINE and I've had much harder stuff LOL
boomers lol
Damn Straight!!!
Actually was from the show Shindig which was a crazy Rock and roll show from the 60's
Ray Davies has one of the best faces in the history of rock and roll. You know he's always up to something, that cheeky look!
Thank you, brothers Davies, for 50 years of music that tickles my muse just right.Ray is one of the great writers of the 20th Century. He is right up there with Lennon/McCartney who I think are the best song writers of the 1900's. Dave is not slouch as a song writer. Dave has a different process to his song writing but I like the results. 50th Anniversary this year so I am hoping that Ray and Dave explore putting the band back together. Not just to play oldies, no to record new material and tour in honor of the fiftieth. Not to many groups make it that far and I would like to see the legacy honored, but at the same time I want new material. Dave and Ray both still write and tour so I know they have the chops. All that remains is do they have the desire to make Kinks music in the present day with the same dedication as they did starting out. I believer that if the two Davies get together and just jam that they will have their answer in short order. Focus on the positive and I do not see the Davies failing if they put the Kinks back together again. There is nothing like Dave opening the show with some power chords and Ray and Mick following that is magic. Gives me a chill just thinking about it. I would love to see the Kinks come with new material along with the hits on tour and just remind the people who never heard the band when they still played. Many contemporary bands cite the Kinks as an influence. I believer a Kinks reunion with an album of new material and a tour celebrating the band 50 years will be will received. Long Live Ray & Dave Davies and their band the Kinks! Now how cool is that to know you are a member of the original British Invasion along with the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and so many more?
What a band, never bettered. 🎸🎸. Loved all of their work, never get tiered of waiting.
Nothing new I can say to this: this is the best start for the next rock, grunge or heavy metal groups. Thanks a lot for these boys - super classic forever !
Old school days are in my life today .. just love these amazing songs from the best generations of music
I was in my early teens when they hit. and I I guess I loved their cutting edge stuff, the great solos and pure edgyness to their work. Thanks for the video.
Who in the world would dislike this song? Seriously? This Davies classic is the genesis of English R&B.
The British Invasion man... It was the best. Still is
This is how Heavy metal was born 🤘🏼🎸🔥
It was. They were indeed. The Kinks were very talented and one of the most popular bands of their era. This was probably partly due to the charisma of their front man.
what a great song even today 2016
It is really the mark of a well-written song that it could be reinterpreted by Van Halen going a different way with it and it still is rock solid
Great songs will always be great songs!
Haim Levy today all music is carbage.
Jobse dude. Your horizon is so narrow you could stick a toothpick in and it'd have doubled in width
carbage = waste materials thrown out of a high speed car??
The Kinks are the most leading edge band of that time. They are the start of so many changes that the 60s had. Without them who knows how long it would have taken for music to change as it did from 64 to 70.
People ...The Kinks were NEVER , or have ever been 'underrated' !!!!!! They were huge , and STILL REMAIN HUGE today !!!!!!!! Icons of songwriting .....I lived through The Kinks from day 1.....ALWAYS been enormously admired by most. NEVER underrated ...maybe in some people's worlds they think they are ...but you would be wrong !!!!!!!!!
@karlmorris-xz6iq ?
I heard this for the first time in 1964 on the BBC's "Top of the Pops" TV programme (in black and white) and have loved it ever since. I surely always will!
The screeching girls are hilarious. Now I understand the need for those Marshall stacks.
And durexes
Just FYI No Marshall stacks in these days, bro. (Cream and Hendrix brought them into the picture 3-4 years later.) You'd be amazed at how underpowered amps were during the British Invasion. One of the main reasons that the Beatles quit touring was that they couldn't hear themselves with all the screaming.
mikelisacarb .... Which is why I said I understood the need for Marshall stacks. In this video all you could hear is the screaming girls.
Mrsteisag2 Also, that was the best response I've ever read
+therealnightwriter Well yes we do believe in Santa Claus actually but thanks for your input
The best music 60,70 & 80's this generation 2023 has no idea what music is.
One of the best songwriters of all time 🎤 🎸🎼
Patty i like your comment ,i agree with your thoughts ,, what utter talent these guys had xx long live the 60s era i was their lol Jane x🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸🕸
I saw Ray in the 90s in Stockbridge Massachusetts, performing his solo stuff as the whole front row reminded me of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, singing along and accompanying Ray!
The guitar lead on this is over the top!
That's Dave Davies.
They called him dave the rave, what do you expect?
Btw...Dave is 18 (!!!!!) years old here!
The rumor at the time was that Jimmy Page played the lead riff in the studio, and whenever he was asked, Ray Davies always talked about how good a guitar played his brother was, but never really denied it was Page in studio. Page seems to have played on every second record recorded in England at the time, but the Kinks toured a lot, so Davies must have played everything on stage.
Why does this song sound so ahead of its time like around the 90’s
It truly does. What a song man
bcuz they cut their amps with razor blades that created a sound that we call "distortion" nowadays.
They have the potential to even kick "The Beatles" but misfortune led them wail towards downward ... They're the raw machine, pure talent, ✌️✌️✌️✌️
Dave's riff here puts this track into God tier territory. They (Ray & Dave) were feuding before the Gallagher boys were even born. Brothers have been going at it since Cain and Abel 🙂
The start of heavy metal😖😖☺️☺️
No, helter skelter was
The start of heavy metal would be Leslie West with Mountain. Kinks, sound more pop to me
@@Sunsets-nr6lvThe song Black Sabbath, from the album Black Sabbath by the band Black Sabbath
@@uwsgrrrl9981 Punk*
Cream !?
Brilliant group and brilliant singing LOVE them
RIP Pete Quaife (December 31, 1943 - June 23, 2010), aged 66
You will be remembered as a legend.
The song Still kicks ass today.
Very cool. Dave Davies really rocks out on that guitar. That’s some serious shredding for back then. 🎼🎸
Amazing then, and still amazing now. Thanks for this. :)
Love the Kinks ...trailblazers
I love the way the early Rockers bowed after each song. So classy and respectful!
Love the Kinks - BRILLIANT!
Ace tunage good un mrs ashby
Ian Stacey Ta very much Mr Stacey
Your welcome mrs ashby good day to you .
bitch
Hey Lorraine i love the beatles
If Ray and Dave Davies could get over their little spat, it would be nice to see the band back together!
Essa banda fez sucesso no Brasil nos anos 60.
After all this time, this song still shines, it seems incredible to think this was 1964 , 60 years ago in July Ray Davies recorded this song with the Kinks. Brilliant !
This is definitely when heavy metal was born. Power chords and all!!
Saw them in 1964 absolutely fabulous at the time. Even now the song is great. You could hardly hear them for girls screaming.
@Stuart Canty That tune is as good in 2021 as it was when it was first played.It will never age.Pure rock n roll.It is a love song but with loud electric guitars,love it.
Essa música é muito boa
Saw this band long time ago they were totally awesome they opened up for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts back in the early 80s great bands great music great time love it
Kinks deserve the same respect as the Beatles - awesome songs !
KeepYourRatOut I think more so than the Beatles Beatles just had the same old fucking songs two different words same beats fucking bullshit had two good albums
Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
Oh no
Hello Tslila, how are you doing?
If their tour had not been banned in the US in '65, who knows how big they would have been. And even with that they were STILL huge. They're right up there with The Who and Cream in my book.
This song took it she loves you off the charts
Brings me back to 7th grade when we would hang out after school and play all these songs on a little record player and everyone had a bunch of 45's.
There is something so epic about that tune. So simple, and yet it strikes a chord that seems to touch all generations. Something about the bluesy riff, the modulation and the dirty guitar distortion. This is a school example of how you write a smashing hit. They are rare though.
A very underrated band love the kinks
Only the Kinks and the Who were playing so hard at that time.