Ray Davies looks at "Return To Waterloo" MTV 1985 THE KINKS Martin Scorsese David Fricke

THE KINKS front man Ray Davies made his directorial debut with the 1984 film "Return To Waterloo". Tim Roth and Kenneth Colley star in the film about train commuters in the U.K. The movie was shown on Channel 4 television in the U.K., and released theatrically in May 1985 in the United States. This "Sunday Night Special" was shown on MTV in 1985 and includes interviews with MARTIN SCORSESE and DAVID FRICKE. MTV to cable to SuperBeta 2 to 8mm to PC.

[@dougdean8996]

The music from this movie is amazingly typical Sir Ray. So underrated.

[@lannydante9390]

All the songs are fantastic- just as is 80 days demo cd - incredible music never played on the radio!

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

Ray is definitely the greatest lyricist is music history.

[@lyonnesse100]

I love Return To Waterloo. I worked on the railway at the time in Southern England and Ray got this absolutely spot on. All the characters in the film I watched everyday go through my station, all carrying their fantasies with them yet to the outside World they were just commuters. Brilliant piece of work that is as relevant today as when it first came out. When the commuter hands the keys over to his younger self as the train goes through Vauxhall it still brings a tear to the eye.

[@davecollins3494]

This film is brilliant, and should have been a smash hit !

[@ZachKopkaZake]

This video and the fact you saved it is absolutely astounding! Wow!!! Thank you sooooooooo much for uploading! Incredible!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love the film. Have the LASERDISC!

[@ZachKopkaZake]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic do you have other rare Ray or kinks stuff? Do you have a list? I taped Ray and Dave in Milwaukee.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic this video was absolutely incredible

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

@@ZachKopkaZake I will keep posting what I have...stopped swapping 20 years ago (tapes that is)

[@ZachKopkaZake]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic do you know Greg Thomas?

[@belyal]

Earnest Ray. Love this. Ty, uploader.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Some guy made a complete Waterloo soundtrack CD that's really cool you heard of it?

[@christineanne1453]

thanks, great stuff.

[@pauljackson2473]

I bought this album when it first came out. A few of the songs were remixed versions of songs that were on a Kinks albums of the era. They were used here to tell a story though. Interesting stuff.

[@gilramirez1373]

I reside in Waterloo, Iowa...guess im Napoleon?¿

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I used to sell grinding wheels to Scot Industries in Waterloo

[@alyciamarrison2916]

Tim Roth plays perfectly that angry Punk mentality (even though he is seen wearing a suit! - Which I think is a piss take of all the "Suit's")

[@briteness]

What's with running your own titles on this MTV show? You own the rights to it?

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

other TH-camrs download and re-upload....protecting my work of recording it from MTV, keeping the tape, digitizing etc.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

no one had uploaded this 1985 broadcast prior to my work...never have implied owning the television broadcast recordings I share.

[@briteness]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic Putting your own titles on them certainly does imply ownership, far more than just posting an old show on TH-cam. It crosses a line, and is inappropriate.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

OK

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

@@briteness what does the opening graphic "CLVELAND LIVE MUSIC ARCHIVAL PRESENTATION" say to you?