Another great Kinks song from 1964 - "All Day and All of the Night". That was the very first 45 record I bought....crap I'm old! This was the first song played in the film Pirate Radio/The Boat that Rocked.....great film. Saw them in Toronto in the 70's - loved it.
You just got Kinked. There's no coming back now. This was a great one to start with. Now you can see how they grow through the years. Great band with a huge catalog. I envy you. Love the Kinks.
I was lucky to get to see the Kinks when I was in college. My friend was head of concerts and made it happen. Admission price $1.50! Great show, they had tons of energy.
Humor and sarcasm were hallmarks of many Ray Davies and Kinks compositions, especially from the 70's onward. Lots of worthwhile material to explore with the Kinks.
Sue Jane UK Some Mother's Son, This Time Tomorrow, Long Way From Home, God's Children, No More Looking Back, How Are You?, Missing Persons, Looney Balloon, This Is Where I Belong, Scattered, Celluloid Heroes...
More Kinks please! They are one of the most influential, yet underrated British rock acts. Amazing varied discography from them. Would recommend the following for a taste: "Waterloo Sunset", "A Well Respected Man", and "Low Budget".
"underrated" BS! Anyone who loves Rock, loves Kinks, and they were, and still are very much appreciated and celebrated. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, since 1990, so.
This was ‘64! A few critical and influential years - ahead of Zeppelin, ahead of The Stooges. They had a new sound. Curses! I wanted to tell you how he got his distortion, lol! Should have known you’d read it. After that, people started modding their amp circuitry, trying to capture the same sound. Specialty guitar “boutiques” would solder in a few different resistors and capacitors to overdrive the pre-amp stage. Different shops had custom mods that they tried to keep secret. Next step, was to put similar, modded pre-amp circuitry in a little box and sell the sound in a stomp box. After that, the industry caught on, and we had the pedal and effect explosion. Custom-built amps have made a resurgence in the last 20 years or so. Cheers!
Whoa, the *17 year-old* is goin' WAY back on this one. You're dredging around in my childhood, my man. The Kinks. What can you say? Great band. You might want to check out "Do It Again", the official video.
Like the Beatles and many other groups of any longevity, the Kinks evolved over the decades. Ray Davies, along with Pete Townshend, is one of rock's greatest songwriters.
Helen Reddy died today. She will always be famous for the song, I Am Woman. It was released in 1971 and served as the anthem for the women's rights movement. If you have the time, try to play it tonight.
This was a good dance song back in the day and one of those songs you wanted to sing along to. It is a fairly simple song but still catchy and the instruments are well delivered. The vocal was a little more gritty than most songs in this same time period. I liked this band.
some Kinks! Nice! This made my night. A lot of people will tell you to listen to Lola - meh - try Strangers for some lyrics you can sink your teeth into.
In those days (early 60's) the songs were short, no more than about two minutes and 30 seconds, otherwise the radios would not play them. Love from Italy!
Also, check out Destroyer by the Kinks. It's kind of a sequel to Lola many years later, so maybe do Lola first. Destroyer is pretty heavy and we listened to it a lot when I was in high school.
Love the background research which adds so much more to the reaction. Some of what you discover I obviously already know from being around at the time but much of it I have forgotten and other bits are new to me as well. Thanks Daniel.
The Kinks are great. Check out "All Day and All of the Night" and "David Watts" for a couple more early Kinks classics. That's not even getting into their true classic period.
My favorite band. Ray Davies writes some amazing songs. Dave blasts it on guitar. I think you'd like songs like Celluloid Heroes, Father Christmas and God's Children. Go for it!
I also was in a band that covered this song plus "Waterloo Sunset," and I've been a fan ever since. "You Really Got Me," and "All Day and all Night," really put them on top of the charts and on the radio.
Thanks for taking me back to being 13 and yes Lola. In grade 10 we packed the main auditorium that had a stage, But no-one here would remember the group nor their song ? Five Man Electrical Band -- Signs ?
It’s really wild that when I was your age…I was listening to this on AM radio! Now nearly 60 years later I’m watching you react on this device that my then teenage mind couldn’t even imagine….geez😂 Love your work, keep it up!!!!
Ray Davies and the Kinks spanked me out of my chair when I heard this on television,back around '65! I t still does....It still does......your cat wants to hear it again!!
Sunny Afternoon is one of The Kinks tunes that's stuck in my head and I can't help but sing. It is such a fun song. Now, as much as I enjoy the Kinks, Ray Davies didn't invent or discover fuzzy distortion. That credit goes to Link Wray who poked about five holes in the speaker of his amplifier for his instrumental song "Rumble" back in the 1950s. It was the only instrumental piece that was banned from radio play because censors associated the title "Rumble" with gang violence. Yet when you hear it, it is Link Wray's guitar that is rumbling. Many elite guitarists will claim to be inspired by Link Wray. He is Shawnee First Nation and started his career with the greaser style. Slicked back hair and biker type leather jackets and boots. He didn't sing much because while serving in the Korean war he contracted tuberculosis and lost a lung. He was known for instrumental rock, surf rock, rock & roll and rockabilly. He was ahead of his time in his ability to manipulate chords and fret work.
Daniel Thanks for this, great reaction! Hey ya gotta love that British accent: "ya realeh got meh!" Lovein that guitar tone. Sounds like a Fender Stratocaster and sounds like a tube amplifier, but doesn't sound like a Marshall. Not sure. You're right The Kinks were an influencial band; as they say the Americans invented Rock n Roll but the British perfected it. I think it's true IMO. In 1978 Van Halen played a beefed-up version of this song on their debut album. Very, very popular version, check it out you'll like it.
@@fixzeichner5592 I understand the story behind "American Woman" was that The Guess Who toured the US a lot, and so many of the young men were away for the Vietnam War that the American women seemed a bit too hungry for the attention of the visiting Canadian band members. They hardly had any time for much other than being chased by women... Too much of an otherwise good thing, I guess.
Part of the first wave of the British Invasion in 1964... 2 brothers led the band- Ray Davies was lead singer and DAVE Davies was lead guitar... They had a rather rocky relationship...
@@robertwilloughby8050 I think maybe Dave was really sick then? I remember reading that one of them was sick and the other went to visit and try to patch things up but they still were at odds with each other.
They had the quintessential garage band sound. Lola is a great song by them....now that was an influential song. BBC refused to play it because they used “coke” in it, for Coke the drink not the drug. They wouldn’t play any song that could be construed as an ad for any product. Ray Davies went back into the studio to record a one word change to the song...The BBC apparently was not upset by the,obvious, sexual innuendo in the song. Ahhhh the times we lived in!!!
My first gig Liverpool Empire 1969. School friends big brother had a Tiff with his girl, she refused to go so there was a ticket going spare, nobody wanted it but I couldn't wait to get my hands on it at 14, my first gig The Kinks. from that day on i've seen most everyone i've anted to see. Understand that in the late 60's early 70's virtually every band toured their latest Album. What a time to have bee alive, for live music!. Great site Daniel. Greetings from Liverpool 🇬🇧. ✌️🐝
Why were the Beatles so influential? There is NO WAY this song would have gotten air time before the Beatles. They blew the doors open, and so much talent poured through and took off in all directions.
Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks was the quintessential swinging London song when bands like Beatles , Rolling Stones etc ruled the charts. It’s a simple song but the recording somehow captures the atmosphere in London in the sixties.
One of the hardest rocking tracks from the early British Invasion (1964). Highly influential. Van Halen memorably covered it early in their recording career (1978). It was their first national hit.
I can remember the first time I heard this song.. It was so different than anything else on the radio at that time. Definitely something of which my parents would not approve, which made it so much better.
What is hard to realize looking back from 2020 is that when this came out in 1964 or so was that this was considered HEAVY back then. I’d just gotten my drivers license and when this came on the radio, the volume went waaaay up and I and my friends really GROOVED to it. 🤘😁
All right. You are going way back in time here. I was listening to a song this morning (Who's Loving You), released way back in 1960, written by Smokey Robinson . It was a hit, from his Motown-based group, The Miracles. Then Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5's version came out years later and made people believe it was originally their song, and Smokey said he had to stop performing it, due to the frustration he felt when people made inaccurate remarks about his "version". This all led me to listen again to Smokey singing an old favorite, Tears of a Clown, and I got to reading about it, because I wasn't sure what the wind instrument was. It's a Bassoon! In Pop music! And I also learned that it is one of two pop songs that mention the character in an Opera, named Pagliacci, and not coincidentally, Smokey Robinson wrote both songs. And if you ever hear this song, Tears of a Clown, and read about it, look up the story of who brought the music to Smokey. (He did so because that artist was stuck, unable to put lyrics to the music.) btw, Smokey Robinson's falsetto is still amazing. The show Daryl's House (Youtue) had him on. I hope Smokey is as rich as Daryl Hall (
There were two other kinks songs with a similar riff. "i need you", and "all day and all of the night." The Kinks had a lot of hits in the sixties and early seventies. One of Dave Davies' favorite songs is "I'm not like anybody else," which he sang and played live solo in recent years.
@@pimpmysniper Agreed. Big Sky might intrigue Daniel lyrically, as it does me. And People Take Pictures Of Each Other is deceptively jaunty with lyrical poignancy that takes one by surprise. Finally, both of the tracks with "Village Green" in their titles are worthy of dissection. And that's just part of one album...The Kinks' songwriting from Face To Face onward is sublime.
If you ever do a cover comparison: The Kinks vs. Van Halen. I'd love to see more Kinks. All Day and All of the Night (Used in the opening of the movie "Pirate Radio"). That has one of the Top 4 opening guitar hooks of 1965: Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction", Beatles' "Day Tripper", The Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night" and The 4 Seasons' "Lets Hang On!" (A great song I'd like to see a react to...RIP Tommy DeVito). "Superman", "Better Things", "Catch Me I'm Falling", "Destroyer", "Juke Box Music", "Rock and Roll Fantasy", "Do it Again". Going for my eye exam today. 45 minute drive. You've made me pull out my "Come Dancing with the Kinks" Greatest Hits CD for the ride. Thank you. 👌
The Doors put out a song called "Hello, I Love You", with a similar riff, although Jim Morrison claimed he'd been influenced by "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream. It would be interesting if you did a comparison between the three songs.
As noted, this song is foundational for all Rock to follow. It is ground-zero for both Metal and Punk, fundamentally altered the way guitars and amplifiers are designed and built, and created the entire signal-processor industry. And it took less than two-and-a-half minutes to do it all. There's a sort of trilogy of Kinks songs that are essentially the Big Bang: "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", and "Till The End Of The Day" - all of which clock in at under two-and-a-half minutes. This was standard for Pop singles at the time, because, like the fuzzbox, complex, experimental Rock music (and the FM stations that could play it) also hadn't been invented yet. I think the only other songs that could rival this as far as influence would be "Hound Dog" and "Johnny B. Goode" (although you could make a case for "Great Balls Of Fire", "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "She Loves You"). It's that important. You've just found the source of the Nile.
This was very early British invasion. Same time as the Beatles and the Stones. Ray Davies wrote it on the family piano. Another like it is "All Day and All of the Night" which they played as a medley with "You Really Go Me" in concert. His brother Dave is the lead guitarist. Van Halen's cover is as also great.
I really enjoyed listening to you read about the background of the song and how the Davies brothers accidentally (fortuitously) creating THE sound of modern rock and roll by kicking and slashing their equipment. Not sure what beat that, the yawn or kitty wanting attention...
Yes @emanon fox ! Daniel is a true master of the suppressed yawn but it got away from him tonight ! And with the kitty providing background vocals...excellent!
I remember as a kid going to bed with a transistor radio to my ear during the British invasion period waiting for a new cool song to be played. This was a very cool song ! To this day i have to go to sleep with music playing.
Cool! SUCH an iconic inspirational tune! many will argue whether Van Halen's cover is better or not. To me, they are different, but the same...if that makes sense. This song is actually OLDER than I am LMAO!! Despite their success, Ray and Dave had a falling out and were at odds for quite a long time. WOW, song facts with the major contribution on this one! KITTEH!!! Kitteh KAYAT!! Great reaction, thanks!
I’ll say it again a little differently. You could be Ray Davies’ great grandson. The resemblance is remarkable. Please do “Lola” and “Come Dancing” (which has a poignant, very poignant back story).
I tend to only like several songs by most sixties bands including the likes of The Who and Moody Blues... The Stones I tend to prefer the first three years ...The Kinks for me are the best next to The Beatles... Ray Davies hands down one of the best lyricists the UK has produced... More Kinks...
Nick lowe- and so it goes Graham parker- temporary beauty, local girls Joe jackson- breaking us in two, another world, is she really going out with him, stepping out, you can't get what you want, (till you know what you want) Randy vanwarner- just when I needed you most Happy birthday 🎂 belated
"You Really Got Me" is a departure from what was current at the time- 1964. What made me laugh was later when Van Halen covered the song a new generation of people discovered the Kinks who are yet another deep rabbit hole that begs for exploration.
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain is another song that was really different when it came out back in the day and definitely worth a dissection, especially the lyrics.
Some have called the Kinks' sound "Power Pop" or "British Invasion" or "Proto-Punk" I call it "surly in-your-face-take-no-prisoners Rock N Roll -- SONIC!" "All Day and All of The Night" (The Kinks) "Til The End of The Day" (The Kinks) -- what I danced to (a long time ago). The early Who and The Kinks got me interested in starting a band.
Some firsts here: first mainstream solo, first hard rock single.... 1964. Both statements debatable, but The Beatles were still holding our hands, or at least wanting to.
I was raised on a lot of late 50s, early 60s UK music, and some, like the Kinks I found myself. This has for me one of the best rifs going, "When You Walk In The Room," by The Searchers. If you're into guitars, you Have to give The Shadows a try. They're a UK instrumental group, that started in 1958, as a back group to Cliff Richard. In 1960, they released a track that was later covered by an American guitarist, and that version was then sampled for the song "Jump on it". But the original song Apache, was first released by the Shadows, and having seen the group play this, and other great tracks like FBI, Wonderful Land, Kon tiki, Peace Pipe, Frightened City, Man of Mystery, Foottapper, The Savage, Geronimo and The Theme For Young Lovers, and many many more, live, I might be a bit biased. But they used to cover famous songs, but also write their own music too, like Mountains of The Moon. They play a mix of soft songs, and others with a faster, or heavier beat. The lead guitarist, Hank Marvin, inspired both Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straights, and Eric Clapton.
Ray Davies wrote the songs an brother Dave gave it the sound. Dave also wrote some. Death of a Clown, Living on a Thin Line. Dave's voice is good too. They sound great on Jukebox Music together.
The Kinks are great and this was one of their best songs in my opinion, however, if you want to take it up a notch, listen to Van Halen's cover. I think as a guitarist yourself, you will really appreciate Eddie's guitar arrangement.
Excellent suggestion. The video from VH TV would let him watch them perform it. Favorite comment says something like, "Somebody get that man a hoolahoop!"
There is a great musical about the Kinks called "Sunny Afternoon". I have seen it a couple of times. The scene where they come up with this song/riff in the bedroom is brilliant!!
This is a band that you can really sink into. Loads of great stuff. Genre mixers and genre busters. Ray davies should be mentioned among the all time greats yet sadly this song is normally only a footnote in music history. "Picture book", "lola", "apeman" and "father Christmas" show off a more humorous side of the band. But theres so much more awaiting you if you choose to explore them.
Ray and Dave pronounce their last name Davis. And if I remember correctly, Pete Quaif pronounced his last name "Keef." And I second the recommendation for "Sunny Afternoon", an inspired bit of British irony/sarcasm.
This came out way back in 1964 my friend ! Hence the "influence" of the Kinks ! Thanks for doing this song ! ✌❤🌻😷🎶
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Another great Kinks song from 1964 - "All Day and All of the Night". That was the very first 45 record I bought....crap I'm old! This was the first song played in the film Pirate Radio/The Boat that Rocked.....great film. Saw them in Toronto in the 70's - loved it.
And from that same Kinks era, but a very different type of song from these two..."Dedicated Follower of Fashion".
Almost forgot to include "A Well Respected Man".
@@neonpark1874 Wow....almost forgot about those songs!
CharCanuck autumn almanac
Don't forget "So tired of waiting for you"
You just got Kinked. There's no coming back now.
This was a great one to start with. Now you can see how they grow through the years.
Great band with a huge catalog.
I envy you. Love the Kinks.
I was lucky to get to see the Kinks when I was in college. My friend was head of concerts and made it happen. Admission price $1.50! Great show, they had tons of energy.
A Kinks favorite of mine is " Sunny Afternoon ". A band i was in covered it and it was fun doing the vocal harmonies. Do It ! (please)
Yep good one also “Ape man” !!!
@@tinypurplefishesrunlaughin8052 yeah, i like apeman as well. I also like your moniker- nice. Tales of brave Ulysses is an all time fave of mine!
Steve Vasell Thanx Steve, me too. Lol
Do It Again!
Autumn Almanac is great one. Their Album “Something Else” gets played over here more than any other album.
Humor and sarcasm were hallmarks of many Ray Davies and Kinks compositions, especially from the 70's onward. Lots of worthwhile material to explore with the Kinks.
Stories from the Kinks: "Lola," "Come Dancing," "Celluloid Heroes."
"misfits"
Waterloo Sunset or Sunny Afternoon are the best Kinks tunes.
Sue Jane UK Some Mother's Son, This Time Tomorrow, Long Way From Home, God's Children, No More Looking Back, How Are You?, Missing Persons, Looney Balloon, This Is Where I Belong, Scattered, Celluloid Heroes...
@Adrian Renteria Yup!
More Kinks please! They are one of the most influential, yet underrated British rock acts. Amazing varied discography from them. Would recommend the following for a taste: "Waterloo Sunset", "A Well Respected Man", and "Low Budget".
"underrated" BS! Anyone who loves Rock, loves Kinks, and they were, and still are very much appreciated and celebrated. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, since 1990, so.
@@oldtimer7635 how about "underappreciated" by some
good job, man.......glad I subscribed. Your interest in music in quite varied.
Great band with lots of great songs...In the car yesterday and Lola came on.A song ahead of it's time in words.✌
This was ‘64! A few critical and influential years - ahead of Zeppelin, ahead of The Stooges. They had a new sound.
Curses! I wanted to tell you how he got his distortion, lol! Should have known you’d read it. After that, people started modding their amp circuitry, trying to capture the same sound. Specialty guitar “boutiques” would solder in a few different resistors and capacitors to overdrive the pre-amp stage. Different shops had custom mods that they tried to keep secret. Next step, was to put similar, modded pre-amp circuitry in a little box and sell the sound in a stomp box. After that, the industry caught on, and we had the pedal and effect explosion. Custom-built amps have made a resurgence in the last 20 years or so. Cheers!
Cool stuff. Thanks for all that : )
Thanks for all the great information!
Cool info!
Yeah, I was going to tell him that too!🥴
Whoa, the *17 year-old* is goin' WAY back on this one. You're dredging around in my childhood, my man. The Kinks. What can you say? Great band. You might want to check out "Do It Again", the official video.
Like the Beatles and many other groups of any longevity, the Kinks evolved over the decades. Ray Davies, along with Pete Townshend, is one of rock's greatest songwriters.
Helen Reddy died today. She will always be famous for the song, I Am Woman. It was released in 1971 and served as the anthem for the women's rights movement. If you have the time, try to play it tonight.
I requested that, too. Or Delta Dawn. Also Mac Davis.
R.I.P May your journey be filled with wonder and joy. ✌️🐝
Feminism is cancer.
"Tired of waiting for you" is another great kinks song from the British Invasion era . 😀
That guitar tone changed everything! So rugged and raw. Great vibe and groove. Love this.
Sunny afternoon, Lola, Waterloo sunset, strangers.
“Lola” is the Kinks song you want to listen to. You’ll have fun with those lyrics.
Yes that's my favorite but took me some years to get the lyrics lol. What can I say? I was young when it came out...
This was a good dance song back in the day and one of those songs you wanted to sing along to. It is a fairly simple song but still catchy and the instruments are well delivered. The vocal was a little more gritty than most songs in this same time period. I liked this band.
The Kinks, another classic British Band. It is amazing how many Great Bands and music,that has come from England. Good Song !!
some Kinks! Nice! This made my night. A lot of people will tell you to listen to Lola - meh - try Strangers for some lyrics you can sink your teeth into.
In those days (early 60's) the songs were short, no more than about two minutes and 30 seconds, otherwise the radios would not play them. Love from Italy!
At around the same time, The Beatles released "I Feel Fine", which was the first song to use feedback from an amplifier.
Also, check out Destroyer by the Kinks. It's kind of a sequel to Lola many years later, so maybe do Lola first. Destroyer is pretty heavy and we listened to it a lot when I was in high school.
Love the background research which adds so much more to the reaction. Some of what you discover I obviously already know from being around at the time but much of it I have forgotten and other bits are new to me as well. Thanks Daniel.
The Kinks are great. Check out "All Day and All of the Night" and "David Watts" for a couple more early Kinks classics. That's not even getting into their true classic period.
My favorite band. Ray Davies writes some amazing songs. Dave blasts it on guitar. I think you'd like songs like Celluloid Heroes, Father Christmas and God's Children. Go for it!
Daniel, keep this up and you will one day be a DJ on Sirius XM radio. You are really good at breaking down the tunage!
Try Come Dancing by the Kinks. It's also rather simple, but it's a go to happy dance song for me.
love it, it's a slice of history about the place and time. Just a glorious celebration
Well, it's a bit melancholy, though.
@@Yosef1952 that's not a negative IMO
I also was in a band that covered this song plus "Waterloo Sunset," and I've been a fan ever since. "You Really Got Me," and "All Day and all Night," really put them on top of the charts and on the radio.
Thanks for taking me back to being 13 and yes Lola. In grade 10 we packed the main auditorium that had a stage, But no-one here would remember the group nor their song ?
Five Man Electrical Band -- Signs ?
Took off my hat and said "Imagine that!"
@@joconnell8145 "Me workin' for you!"
Signs was a great song. It caught the spirit of the early 1970's.
Waterloo Sunset Always loved the kinks my older sister used to know them when they started out in a club in London called the Flamingo.
I was 14 when this came out ! 1964 a year after the Beatles first time in America! PARTY! Awesome days! Exciting days!
It’s really wild that when I was your age…I was listening to this on AM radio! Now nearly 60 years later I’m watching you react on this device that my then teenage mind couldn’t even imagine….geez😂 Love your work, keep it up!!!!
Always loved The Kinks. Great songs. London group writing and playing fantastic music. The great Ray Davis and his brother Dave.
If you want a cool, calming, groovy Kinks song I recommend Waterloo Sunset.
I put that one on my answering machine when I lived in Waterloo Township, MI in 1989!
Ray Davies and the Kinks spanked me out of my chair when I heard this on television,back around '65! I t still does....It still does......your cat wants to hear it again!!
Sunny Afternoon is one of The Kinks tunes that's stuck in my head and I can't help but sing. It is such a fun song.
Now, as much as I enjoy the Kinks, Ray Davies didn't invent or discover fuzzy distortion. That credit goes to Link Wray who poked about five holes in the speaker of his amplifier for his instrumental song "Rumble" back in the 1950s. It was the only instrumental piece that was banned from radio play because censors associated the title "Rumble" with gang violence. Yet when you hear it, it is Link Wray's guitar that is rumbling. Many elite guitarists will claim to be inspired by Link Wray. He is Shawnee First Nation and started his career with the greaser style. Slicked back hair and biker type leather jackets and boots. He didn't sing much because while serving in the Korean war he contracted tuberculosis and lost a lung. He was known for instrumental rock, surf rock, rock & roll and rockabilly. He was ahead of his time in his ability to manipulate chords and fret work.
Happy birthday my man!
Daniel
Thanks for this, great reaction!
Hey ya gotta love that British accent: "ya realeh got meh!"
Lovein that guitar tone. Sounds like a Fender Stratocaster and sounds like a tube amplifier, but doesn't sound like a Marshall. Not sure.
You're right The Kinks were an influencial band; as they say the Americans invented Rock n Roll but the British perfected it. I think it's true IMO.
In 1978 Van Halen played a beefed-up version of this song on their debut album. Very, very popular version, check it out you'll like it.
Keep up the great reactions, Daniel, I love your variety!
Another song from this era that you might like is Canada's "The Guess Who" - "Shakin' All Over".
A good Band. Here in Germany" American woman" of the Guess who was a hit.
@@fixzeichner5592 I understand the story behind "American Woman" was that The Guess Who toured the US a lot, and so many of the young men were away for the Vietnam War that the American women seemed a bit too hungry for the attention of the visiting Canadian band members. They hardly had any time for much other than being chased by women... Too much of an otherwise good thing, I guess.
Part of the first wave of the British Invasion in 1964... 2 brothers led the band- Ray Davies was lead singer and DAVE Davies was lead guitar... They had a rather rocky relationship...
"Rocky" is an understatement LOL!
@@joconnell8145True enough. But Dave has had some health scares recently, so they've buried the hachet - luckily, not in each other!
@@robertwilloughby8050 I could swear I read recently that the one brother died, is that true?
@@joconnell8145 Just checked. Both of them are still with us, happily.
@@robertwilloughby8050 I think maybe Dave was really sick then? I remember reading that one of them was sick and the other went to visit and try to patch things up but they still were at odds with each other.
They had the quintessential garage band sound. Lola is a great song by them....now that was an influential song. BBC refused to play it because they used “coke” in it, for Coke the drink not the drug. They wouldn’t play any song that could be construed as an ad for any product. Ray Davies went back into the studio to record a one word change to the song...The BBC apparently was not upset by the,obvious, sexual innuendo in the song. Ahhhh the times we lived in!!!
Kinks album “Something else” from 1966 is a landmark album. All the songs are great. Highly recommended. Kinks are truly underrated.
My first gig Liverpool Empire 1969. School friends big brother had a Tiff with his girl, she refused to go so there was a ticket going spare, nobody wanted it but I couldn't wait to get my hands on it at 14, my first gig The Kinks. from that day on i've seen most everyone i've anted to see. Understand that in the late 60's early 70's virtually every band toured their latest Album. What a time to have bee alive, for live music!. Great site Daniel. Greetings from Liverpool 🇬🇧. ✌️🐝
Why were the Beatles so influential? There is NO WAY this song would have gotten air time before the Beatles. They blew the doors open, and so much talent poured through and took off in all directions.
Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks was the quintessential swinging London song when bands like Beatles , Rolling Stones etc ruled the charts. It’s a simple song but the recording somehow captures the atmosphere in London in the sixties.
One of the hardest rocking tracks from the early British Invasion (1964). Highly influential. Van Halen memorably covered it early in their recording career (1978). It was their first national hit.
Oh, yeah, that song from 1964 where the Kinks basically put hard rock into the mainstream.
I can remember the first time I heard this song.. It was so different than anything else on the radio at that time. Definitely something of which my parents would not approve, which made it so much better.
What is hard to realize looking back from 2020 is that when this came out in 1964 or so was that this was considered HEAVY back then. I’d just gotten my drivers license and when this came on the radio, the volume went waaaay up and I and my friends really GROOVED to it. 🤘😁
"The Contender" is a wonderful love song they wrote, beautiful in its simplicity.
Some will argue that this is where the "Hard Rock" genre originated.
All right. You are going way back in time here.
I was listening to a song this morning (Who's Loving You), released way back in 1960, written by Smokey Robinson . It was a hit, from his Motown-based group, The Miracles. Then Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5's version came out years later and made people believe it was originally their song, and Smokey said he had to stop performing it, due to the frustration he felt when people made inaccurate remarks about his "version". This all led me to listen again to Smokey singing an old favorite, Tears of a Clown, and I got to reading about it, because I wasn't sure what the wind instrument was. It's a Bassoon! In Pop music! And I also learned that it is one of two pop songs that mention the character in an Opera, named Pagliacci, and not coincidentally, Smokey Robinson wrote both songs. And if you ever hear this song, Tears of a Clown, and read about it, look up the story of who brought the music to Smokey. (He did so because that artist was stuck, unable to put lyrics to the music.) btw, Smokey Robinson's falsetto is still amazing. The show Daryl's House (Youtue) had him on. I hope Smokey is as rich as Daryl Hall (
There were two other kinks songs with a similar riff. "i need you", and "all day and all of the night." The Kinks had a lot of hits in the sixties and early seventies. One of Dave Davies' favorite songs is "I'm not like anybody else," which he sang and played live solo in recent years.
Have known this song since I was 8 years old, but never knew the razor story until now, thanks for the education!
Childhood song. Had the single and loved it at 6-8 years old. 😊
Possibly react to Picture Book by The Kinks as well? One of my faves
Brilliant tune, village green is probably their best album!
@@pimpmysniper Agreed. Big Sky might intrigue Daniel lyrically, as it does me. And People Take Pictures Of Each Other is deceptively jaunty with lyrical poignancy that takes one by surprise. Finally, both of the tracks with "Village Green" in their titles are worthy of dissection. And that's just part of one album...The Kinks' songwriting from Face To Face onward is sublime.
You must do "Lola"!
If you ever do a cover comparison: The Kinks vs. Van Halen. I'd love to see more Kinks. All Day and All of the Night (Used in the opening of the movie "Pirate Radio"). That has one of the Top 4 opening guitar hooks of 1965: Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction", Beatles' "Day Tripper", The Kinks' "All Day and All of the Night" and The 4 Seasons' "Lets Hang On!" (A great song I'd like to see a react to...RIP Tommy DeVito).
"Superman", "Better Things", "Catch Me I'm Falling", "Destroyer", "Juke Box Music", "Rock and Roll Fantasy", "Do it Again".
Going for my eye exam today. 45 minute drive. You've made me pull out my "Come Dancing with the Kinks" Greatest Hits CD for the ride. Thank you. 👌
The Doors put out a song called "Hello, I Love You", with a similar riff, although Jim Morrison claimed he'd been influenced by "Sunshine of Your Love" by Cream. It would be interesting if you did a comparison between the three songs.
All day and all of the night....you were close.
As noted, this song is foundational for all Rock to follow. It is ground-zero for both Metal and Punk, fundamentally altered the way guitars and amplifiers are designed and built, and created the entire signal-processor industry. And it took less than two-and-a-half minutes to do it all.
There's a sort of trilogy of Kinks songs that are essentially the Big Bang: "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", and "Till The End Of The Day" - all of which clock in at under two-and-a-half minutes. This was standard for Pop singles at the time, because, like the fuzzbox, complex, experimental Rock music (and the FM stations that could play it) also hadn't been invented yet.
I think the only other songs that could rival this as far as influence would be "Hound Dog" and "Johnny B. Goode" (although you could make a case for "Great Balls Of Fire", "Good Golly, Miss Molly" and "She Loves You"). It's that important. You've just found the source of the Nile.
This was very early British invasion. Same time as the Beatles and the Stones. Ray Davies wrote it on the family piano. Another like it is "All Day and All of the Night" which they played as a medley with "You Really Go Me" in concert. His brother Dave is the lead guitarist. Van Halen's cover is as also great.
I really enjoyed listening to you read about the background of the song and how the Davies brothers accidentally (fortuitously) creating THE sound of modern rock and roll by kicking and slashing their equipment. Not sure what beat that, the yawn or kitty wanting attention...
Yes @emanon fox ! Daniel is a true master of the suppressed yawn but it got away from him tonight ! And with the kitty providing background vocals...excellent!
Love the Kinks🎸
The birth of metal, no less! Dave Davies was a great guitarist!
I remember as a kid going to bed with a transistor radio to my ear during the British invasion period waiting for a new cool song to be played. This was a very cool song ! To this day i have to go to sleep with music playing.
Cool! SUCH an iconic inspirational tune! many will argue whether Van Halen's cover is better or not. To me, they are different, but the same...if that makes sense. This song is actually OLDER than I am LMAO!! Despite their success, Ray and Dave had a falling out and were at odds for quite a long time. WOW, song facts with the major contribution on this one! KITTEH!!! Kitteh KAYAT!! Great reaction, thanks!
The Kinks also have many quirky very British songs, like Waterloo Sunset, The Village Green Society. I think you will like them.
I saw them do it live at a concert in Northwich memorial hall (uk) 1964.
I’ll say it again a little differently. You could be Ray Davies’ great grandson. The resemblance is remarkable. Please do “Lola” and “Come Dancing” (which has a poignant, very poignant back story).
I tend to only like several songs by most sixties bands including the likes of The Who and Moody Blues... The Stones I tend to prefer the first three years ...The Kinks for me are the best next to The Beatles... Ray Davies hands down one of the best lyricists the UK has produced... More Kinks...
While I've read that "Hey Bulldog" from the Beatles was the first real "hard" rock song, many consider this the first. Both great.
"Till the End of the Day"
......great track.....often overlooked in their early punk period........
@@chatham43 Well said.
I just sang this song on Starmaker and it became on of my best by the app's standards
Nick lowe- and so it goes
Graham parker- temporary beauty, local girls
Joe jackson- breaking us in two, another world, is she really going out with him, stepping out, you can't get what you want, (till you know what you want)
Randy vanwarner- just when I needed you most
Happy birthday 🎂 belated
You just took me back to my youth
Man did we love to dance 🩰
"You Really Got Me" is a departure from what was current at the time- 1964. What made me laugh was later when Van Halen covered the song a new generation of people discovered the Kinks who are yet another deep rabbit hole that begs for exploration.
"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain is another song that was really different when it came out back in the day and definitely worth a dissection, especially the lyrics.
Please try Lola. Great story! Also, you can try Wish I could Fly (like Superman). Fun song.
Some have called the Kinks' sound "Power Pop" or "British Invasion" or "Proto-Punk" I call it "surly in-your-face-take-no-prisoners Rock N Roll -- SONIC!" "All Day and All of The Night" (The Kinks) "Til The End of The Day" (The Kinks) -- what I danced to (a long time ago). The early Who and The Kinks got me interested in starting a band.
Some firsts here: first mainstream solo, first hard rock single.... 1964. Both statements debatable, but The Beatles were still holding our hands, or at least wanting to.
I was raised on a lot of late 50s, early 60s UK music, and some, like the Kinks I found myself.
This has for me one of the best rifs going, "When You Walk In The Room," by The Searchers.
If you're into guitars, you Have to give The Shadows a try. They're a UK instrumental group, that started in 1958, as a back group to Cliff Richard. In 1960, they released a track that was later covered by an American guitarist, and that version was then sampled for the song "Jump on it". But the original song Apache, was first released by the Shadows, and having seen the group play this, and other great tracks like FBI, Wonderful Land, Kon tiki, Peace Pipe, Frightened City, Man of Mystery, Foottapper, The Savage, Geronimo and The Theme For Young Lovers, and many many more, live, I might be a bit biased. But they used to cover famous songs, but also write their own music too, like Mountains of The Moon.
They play a mix of soft songs, and others with a faster, or heavier beat.
The lead guitarist, Hank Marvin, inspired both Mark Knopfler, of Dire Straights, and Eric Clapton.
Another group that came out shortly after the Beatles. This song has stood the test of time.
They pretty much originated the two string power chord. Try "Do It Again" for some lyrics to analyze, and "Father Christmas" for the holidays.
Ray Davies wrote the songs an brother Dave gave it the sound.
Dave also wrote some. Death of a Clown, Living on a Thin Line.
Dave's voice is good too. They sound great on Jukebox Music together.
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" and "Low Budget." 💜💫✌🏻🎵
Yes! The Kinks - a favorite of mine is Ducks On The Wall by them.
This is the first song of Van Halen"s played on the radio.It put them on the map.
Kinks tunes to check out: David Watts, All Day and All of the Night, Apeman, Celluloid Heroes.
Ray Davies is awesome. Check out their song "All Day and All of the Night"
The Kinks are great and this was one of their best songs in my opinion, however, if you want to take it up a notch, listen to Van Halen's cover. I think as a guitarist yourself, you will really appreciate Eddie's guitar arrangement.
Excellent suggestion. The video from VH TV would let him watch them perform it. Favorite comment says something like, "Somebody get that man a hoolahoop!"
Influenced the “ the garage sound” which one could say lead to punk and new wave 10 years later.
I may be an old git now.......but we grew up with some great music in the 60's and 70's!! :-)
There is a great musical about the Kinks called "Sunny Afternoon". I have seen it a couple of times. The scene where they come up with this song/riff in the bedroom is brilliant!!
This is a band that you can really sink into. Loads of great stuff. Genre mixers and genre busters. Ray davies should be mentioned among the all time greats yet sadly this song is normally only a footnote in music history. "Picture book", "lola", "apeman" and "father Christmas" show off a more humorous side of the band. But theres so much more awaiting you if you choose to explore them.
Ray's a noncomformist who didn't know how or want to play the game.
Ray and Dave pronounce their last name Davis. And if I remember correctly, Pete Quaif pronounced his last name "Keef."
And I second the recommendation for "Sunny Afternoon", an inspired bit of British irony/sarcasm.
One of the first ever recordings of a fuzz pedal on the guitar!
All Day and All of the Night, another early Kinks classic.