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  • @Oldhogleg
    @Oldhogleg 2 года назад +310

    Should try out their song "sunny afternoon", I'm sure many can relate to the lyrics

    • @yeadogthazmyboi
      @yeadogthazmyboi 2 года назад +6

      100%

    • @BlowinFree
      @BlowinFree 2 года назад +13

      The tax man’s taken all my dough 😌

    • @Alewifes_Husband
      @Alewifes_Husband 2 года назад +5

      Good suggestion! Wry lyrics and a wonderfully lazy song just like the summer day.

    • @dimedraweriv258
      @dimedraweriv258 2 года назад +6

      This is the Kinks Penny Lane. My favorite Kinks song.

    • @mikestefmodo5864
      @mikestefmodo5864 2 года назад +1

      My all time favorite Kinks song is "No More Looking Back".

  • @midkingsteve
    @midkingsteve 2 года назад +140

    the Kinks are a big rabbit hole not enough people go down. There's bands with a few hits and some deep cuts, but the kinks have like, 3 albums of deep cuts that are sick. just amazing.

    • @BlitherVids
      @BlitherVids 2 года назад +7

      The Kinks have a TON of hits. More than Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Doors, Pink Floyd... the list goes on and on. They key is that they managed to keep releasing relevant music for about a 20 year stretch.

    • @jfk64kennedy95
      @jfk64kennedy95 2 года назад +3

      half of the Kinks live album, "one for the road" was recorded at Providence, RI Civic Center, i was there, my screams are forever recorded for history, lol

    • @codjh9
      @codjh9 2 года назад +1

      Agree 100%.

    • @stuhazle
      @stuhazle Год назад +4

      Village Green Preservation Society

  • @DavideMana
    @DavideMana 2 года назад +176

    "Celluloid Heroes" should be next.
    The Kinks have a long history, littered with masterpieces.

    • @JayCross
      @JayCross 2 года назад +11

      Agreed. There is a huge list of worthy songs by the Kinks, but one of the live versions of "Celluloid Heroes" should be next. ... or maybe one of the great songs from Muswell Hillbillies.

    • @stonebringer1
      @stonebringer1 2 года назад +11

      From the One For The Road album.

    • @robland6804
      @robland6804 2 года назад +7

      Problem is the Kinks had an average producer, Shel Talmy, whereas the Beatles had George Martin. Kinks needed a better producer.

    • @philipberger621
      @philipberger621 2 года назад +9

      Yup. CELLULOID HEROS next please. It will have you guys hooked 5 seconds into the guitar intro.

    • @donneumann6546
      @donneumann6546 2 года назад +5

      Especially from their live album in the 80s.

  • @jeffschielka7845
    @jeffschielka7845 2 года назад +88

    The Kinks were such an important part of The British Invasion. Such an amazing band!

    • @Grizazzle
      @Grizazzle 2 года назад +2

      Yep. The Beatles and The Kinks are my two favs from the invasion.

    • @mookie7688
      @mookie7688 2 года назад +2

      What's interesting is that because they were banned from touring in the US after their first visit, they barely were part of the British Invasion. I think it helped their music remain the most "English" of the English bands, and they developed a style truly their own.

    • @jeffschielka7845
      @jeffschielka7845 2 года назад

      @@Grizazzle Agree, and I would add The Who!😎

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 2 года назад +1

      Absolutely!

  • @yoseffeigenbaum9639
    @yoseffeigenbaum9639 2 года назад +128

    Pete Townshend was a big Kinks fan. He wrote I can't explain after hearing You Really got me and, yes, he called Waterloo Sunset "a masterpiece." Ray Davies wasn't knighted for nothing...

    • @bradsmack1
      @bradsmack1 2 года назад +7

      Correction: Ray Davies wasn't knighted for knothing. C'mon, it's Kinda Kinks!!!😉

    • @yoseffeigenbaum9639
      @yoseffeigenbaum9639 2 года назад +6

      @@bradsmack1 I stand korrected...

  • @haroldskinner5914
    @haroldskinner5914 2 года назад +32

    Alex: "This song made me reminisce for a place I've never been to." With that sentence, you hit upon what is the genius of Ray Davies in general.

    • @IamLertimo
      @IamLertimo 2 года назад +2

      Spot on. Couldn't have put it better myself.

    • @traceymcintire7754
      @traceymcintire7754 2 года назад +1

      Yes!!! That is why Ray Davies is such a brilliant composer.

    • @WooBino.
      @WooBino. 2 года назад +1

      Yeah that was so spot on he must of stole it.....🤣

  • @Lebenkraft
    @Lebenkraft 2 года назад +71

    Another great song by The Kinks is "Well Respected Man", it's definitely worth a listen.

  • @susanklasinski1805
    @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +108

    It was Pete Townshend that called this song divine and a masterpiece. Pete looked up to Ray Davies

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +1

      morning Susan 🌻

    • @fidoz2370
      @fidoz2370 2 года назад +8

      Bowie as well.

    • @susanklasinski1805
      @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +1

      @@Shadowrider1872 Morning John H! 🥰

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je 2 года назад +18

      And worth noting: Townshend hardly looked up to anybody. He's still a notorious grouch. So if he loves you that is really saying something.

    • @TheCornishCockney
      @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +1

      @@David-iv6je he reiterated recently that Led Zeppelin were an average band and Black Sabbath got lucky and filled a gap !!

  • @lubilou64
    @lubilou64 2 года назад +63

    You two are bang on about Waterloo Sunset literally taking you there. It’s so atmospheric.
    I used to work near Waterloo Station and at lunchtime I used to grab my sad sandwich and go and sit in Embankment Gardens and people watch. This song reminds me so much of that 😊
    Cheers guys! 🇬🇧🇺🇸

    • @stevea6307
      @stevea6307 2 года назад +3

      I hear you, I made a point of visiting Waterloo Station and area when I visited London.

    • @Skraboing649
      @Skraboing649 2 года назад +1

      Same here; I used to go and sit near the riverside/Oxo Building/BFI/RFH area

    • @markhunt575
      @markhunt575 2 года назад +2

      Never been to UK but everytime in the 80s the Kinks hit Boston Mass. my friends and I would crawl over glass to see themThe greatest British band whose ticket availabilty on East Coast was relatively ensible.

  • @rbraxley
    @rbraxley 2 года назад +30

    I'm not from London, but this song makes me homesick for London. It has wonderful detail, and I can easily imagine myself back at Waterloo Station at sunset. This is songwriting from the top shelf.

  • @jeffaube
    @jeffaube 2 года назад +58

    From the liner notes to Kinks Kronickles (a greatest hit set): ”I’ve never heard a Kinks song that I didn’t like. Of course, from their noisy and brash beginnings, the Kinks have come to stand for some of the most enduring and heart-clutching pop of all time. They are in the gut of every British song-writer who followed them and are indisputably a cornerstone of everything pop and rock. I love ‘em. The world loves ‘em.” - David Bowie

  • @alan73795
    @alan73795 2 года назад +37

    Great comment: "This song made me reminisce for a place I've never been to." I've seen them perform this song live, and the harmonies are just as lush and beautiful. The Kinks are a legendary, iconic, highly-influential and grossly under-appreciated band. BTW: they still exist (brothers Ray and Dave) and are reportedly working on a new album!

  • @KJ-4321
    @KJ-4321 2 года назад +84

    "Come Dancing" is an amazing song. Ray Davies wrote it. It was inspired by his memories of his older sister who died of a heart attack while dancing at a dance hall. Hopefully you will check it out!!! 👍😀

    • @aquatarkus2022
      @aquatarkus2022 2 года назад +8

      Never knew that about his sister. Interesting that he invented a future life for her she never got to experience.

    • @tristramcoffin926
      @tristramcoffin926 2 года назад

      Are TRYING to start fights in the comment section?

    • @aquatarkus2022
      @aquatarkus2022 2 года назад +1

      @@tristramcoffin926 what are you on about?

    • @debrabeck9630
      @debrabeck9630 2 года назад +5

      I’m just here to give a big shout out for Come Dancing. It’s one of my favorite songs by the Kinks, and I have a lot of favorites!

    • @bryanCJC2105
      @bryanCJC2105 2 года назад +5

      "Come Dancing" is a great song! Have always loved it.

  • @katem22
    @katem22 2 года назад +40

    People say "The Beatles or Rolling Stones?" my answer The Kinks. They might not be better, but I'm just drawn to them.

    • @lisasmithline1386
      @lisasmithline1386 2 года назад +3

      Mine are The Kinks and THE YARDBIRDS. I love them both, but I've yet to hear a reaction to the Yardbirds at all, and they definitely deserve it.

    • @williamdonnelly6606
      @williamdonnelly6606 7 месяцев назад

      They were NEVER full o' shit!🎼🎹🎸👌

    • @Darrenski
      @Darrenski 6 месяцев назад +3

      Mine is the small faces. They should have been the biggest of them all. Marriot had the best soul voice ever, I don't mean white soul voice I mean soul voice period. Ogdens, all or nothing, I've got mine, song of a Baker. Just brilliant brilliant music. What they could have been with better management.

    • @johnmathieu3430
      @johnmathieu3430 7 дней назад +1

      Patti Smith used to answer with, "the Animals"

  • @jeffschielka7845
    @jeffschielka7845 2 года назад +47

    Alex you were straight on point when you said "melancholy reflection ". That was perfect!

  • @MalamuteX
    @MalamuteX 2 года назад +21

    The Kinks were huge. They deserve so much more recognition. :-)

  • @susanklasinski1805
    @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +40

    Siblings have the best harmonies in my opinion. That's younger brother Dave Davies in the background. Dave does not get enough credit for his contribution to rock and roll 💜

    • @harlanginsberg7269
      @harlanginsberg7269 2 года назад +6

      Yes but it is also Ray's wife at the time Rasa Davies who is hitting that beautiful high note in the song

    • @susanklasinski1805
      @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +1

      @@harlanginsberg7269 True, but the Davies brothers have done some great harmonies on other songs as well

    • @susanklasinski1805
      @susanklasinski1805 2 года назад +1

      Yes it's true, Rasa did a lot of backing vocals as well. Thanks for pointing that out

    • @harlanginsberg7269
      @harlanginsberg7269 2 года назад +1

      @@susanklasinski1805 That is definitely true Lola comes to mind. His background vocals make that song in my opinion. I agree totally about Dave's effect on the band. Btw so does Ray. In numerous interviews Ray has basically stated that he loved writing for The Kinks because the song got transformed once The Kinks got a hold of it and by Kinks he meant Dave and Mick Avory the drummer. Also there are live performances where Dave does indeed do the high note. I've seen them on RUclips but more importantly I've seen them live

    • @drmllz7790
      @drmllz7790 2 года назад +1

      Interesting idea about sibling harmonies!

  • @simianinc
    @simianinc 2 года назад +11

    The opening words "Dirty Old River" coupled with the melody has never described The Thames in such a realistic and sentimental way at the same time

  • @MrBastage
    @MrBastage 2 года назад +30

    I heard Ray Davies do Waterloo in a duet with David Bowie at the Lincoln Center in NYC at a Tibet House benefit concert in the early 2000s. It was outstanding.

    • @troilusand
      @troilusand 2 года назад

      Thanks for the tip to look for this. Unfortunately the live versions were not good quality. But found studio version. So nice.

    • @alabhaois
      @alabhaois 2 года назад

      Lucky you!!!

  • @zenclover8468
    @zenclover8468 2 года назад +70

    Plenty more but SUNNY AFTERNOON is so tight and catchy. Also this song seeps into your brain on repeat in the most glorious way.

  • @fuzzylogicent
    @fuzzylogicent 2 года назад +23

    "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" is def worth a listen. As is "Well Respected Man"; "Dead End Street"; "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", and "Apeman".

  • @TheCornishCockney
    @TheCornishCockney 2 года назад +25

    Ray Davies was laid up in hospital at St. Thomas’s right near Waterloo station on the 10th floor or something and gazed out of his window at the mass of people on the ground buzzing around the station (a London travel hub,one of them anyway) and wrote this in a night while the sun was going down.

    • @sopyleecrypt6899
      @sopyleecrypt6899 2 года назад +1

      Right next to the “dirty old river” too. Waterloo Sunset is one of the only songs that makes me miss London :)

    • @Mike-rk8px
      @Mike-rk8px 2 года назад

      Nearly 300,000 people use Waterloo Station daily.

  • @NathanWind99
    @NathanWind99 2 года назад +52

    Another nostalgic, wistful Kinks song is Village Green Preservation Society. Masterful lyrics and rhyming. A kind of overlooked great garage rocker is She's Got Everything. The song itself has everything: hand claps, tinkling piano, a freakout guitar solo that transitions into a repetitive groove with lot's of vocal "doo doos". I hope you guys eventually get to both of these.

    • @commentingonly7337
      @commentingonly7337 2 года назад +1

      The Entire KATVGPS is amazing imo. My favorite track from it is probably Village Green. As someone who moved to the city I can relate to it a lot.

    • @alabhaois
      @alabhaois 2 года назад

      👍👍

  • @lndamonks8257
    @lndamonks8257 2 года назад +13

    I'm so happy that you guys have reacted to this one - Waterloo Sunset is one of my favourite songs , I never tire of it. Definitely Sunny Afternoon and Tired of Waiting are ones to hit.
    Love from the UK xx

  • @Mr-SRG
    @Mr-SRG 2 года назад +5

    The Kinks Dead End Street music video! It is considered by many historians to be the first music video. It's also a staple in their setlist.

  • @schaefo2
    @schaefo2 2 года назад +14

    The kinks hit their prime around this time, Ray Davies remains one of the best songwriters ever, the kinks could rock your ass off or break your heart with emotion, frequently on the same album! Younger bro Dave's guitar work can be ferocious, and he occasionally takes a turn on vocals. Dave's song "Strangers" from the Kinks Lola vs album (one of their best), was covered recently by Black Pumas recently. Kinks songs are still played constantly I movies a television series too.

  • @lawrencesmith6536
    @lawrencesmith6536 2 года назад +6

    Ray Davies is one of the greatest lyricists of all time. So many wonderful songs; he doesn't ever disappoint

  • @mattshaw6180
    @mattshaw6180 2 года назад +27

    "Celluloid Heroes" really should be your next Kinks port-of-call, particularly the 1979* live version recorded at The Volkshaus in Zürich (* - released in 1980). The rock elements blend with the delicacy to make a breathtaking whole.

    • @rexvisitor44
      @rexvisitor44 2 года назад +3

      Gotta be the live version...

    • @alabhaois
      @alabhaois 2 года назад +2

      Definitely!!!

  • @captainw59
    @captainw59 2 года назад +11

    Try "I'm not like everybody else". The Kinks crank out yet another dose of great Guitar and great lyrics.

  • @nunsandorphans
    @nunsandorphans 2 года назад +4

    Takes me back to a place I’ve never been.
    Nice.

  • @AnyangU
    @AnyangU 2 года назад +2

    The Kinks are one of the greatest rock bands ever, amazingly diverse in their music and lyrics, and Ray Davies is a master song writer. There are so many different directions you could go from Celluloid Heroes, which is one of the most under-rated masterpieces of pop music, to Dedicated Follower of Fashion to a more modern song, or deep cut, like Brother or the To the Bone version of I Am Not Like Anybody Else, which I think is a classic that so epitomizes the Kinks (and their fans).

  • @waltw4537
    @waltw4537 2 года назад +11

    Forgot how great a tune this is. "Superman" also a great tune by the Kinks.

  • @kcronin7211
    @kcronin7211 2 года назад +43

    I think "Picturebook" or "Tired of Waiting" would bring back the banger -I also adore Wicked Annabella and Mr Bluebird. But if you want to get a feel for the love-hate relationship Ray Davies has with the UK, listen to the album "Village Green Preservation Society" in its entirety. The subtle cynicism layered on top of the nostalgic, post-war view of Britain is just SO of its time and fun to parse.

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore9034 2 года назад +2

    Love this song! There are loads of other great Kinks songs; one that I've been singing to myself today is "Tired of Waiting for You."

  • @bradleybyrne7691
    @bradleybyrne7691 2 года назад +2

    The sun sets naturally on the bend of the river Thames at Waterloo bridge… waterloo bridge has the best view of London

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 2 года назад +17

    A&A, their "Tired of Waiting for You", "Better Things" and "Sunny Afternoon" are next for you!!

    • @lauraaskew3410
      @lauraaskew3410 2 года назад +1

      I love “Better Things”. It’s so optimistic and meaningful to me.

  • @pelegrim3264
    @pelegrim3264 2 года назад +13

    Guys, you should try "Dead End Street", It's beautiful!

  • @sharonkay8638
    @sharonkay8638 2 года назад +3

    Andy, Alex, I’ve waited so long for this!
    In my all time top 10. A Londoner born and bred, this could be our theme tune and immediately takes you back to the 60’s. The reference to Terry and Julie concerns the actors Terrence Stamp (who attended my school 🥰) and Julie Christie, who were both beautiful, in a relationship at the time and epitomised ‘Swinging London’.
    Alex, you were spot on when you said it feels as if you grew up there. This song is particularly evocative, even down to ‘Terry and Julie cross over the river, where they feel safe and sound’. Waterloo is on the south side of the Water and Ray Davies - and me - come from the North side. It’s a well known quirk of Londoners that they feel more at home on their own side of the river.
    So, more nuanced than would first appear and an indication of Ray Davies genius and the Kinks influence on British music.🥂

    • @daneelolivaw602
      @daneelolivaw602 4 месяца назад

      @sharonkay8638
      When you talked about Londoners feeling more at home on their own side of the river, it's strange isn't it, so many of us are like this.
      I was born close to the river, near Lambeth Bridge, on the South side, about a ten minute walk to Waterloo, and although i love this city, I do feel more comfortable South of the river.

  • @doncarlton4858
    @doncarlton4858 2 года назад +1

    Ray was attending Art College before the Kinks took off and took the Underground (subway) to Waterloo Station every day. Ray is a dedicated people watcher and from this he gets inspiration for his songwriting.
    Softer Kinks: "Village Green Preservation Society", "Sitting in My Hotel Room", "Celluloid Heroes", "Rock n Roll Fantasy", "20th Century Man", "Sunny Afternoon".

  • @debbiechang5781
    @debbiechang5781 2 года назад +8

    “Celluloid Heroes” would be a great next choice from the Kinks. This was nice. 🌺✌️

  • @mjwaldrep
    @mjwaldrep 2 года назад +5

    Probably my favorite Kinks song, thanks for reacting to it!

  • @lesscarmel5527
    @lesscarmel5527 2 года назад +5

    This is an S-tier song, for sure. It’s a perfect song. I recommend “Days” highly. It’s my second fave Kinks song behind this one.

  • @Rob-ew9id
    @Rob-ew9id 2 года назад +20

    All day and all of the night + You really got me are more like outliers in their discography. They went on to make more mellow and British stuff like this, sunny afternoon, autumn almanac, Victoria, etc, all great songs.

    • @alabhaois
      @alabhaois 2 года назад +1

      All their songs are great!!!!

    • @alexjbennett1017
      @alexjbennett1017 2 года назад

      The Kinks had a string of hits modeled on You Really Got Me, then Ray Davies felt he had proven himself and felt like moving on -- he had other things to say musically.

    • @reallyluckyoaklawn8306
      @reallyluckyoaklawn8306 10 месяцев назад

      I really enjoy the mellow songs but, my favorite parts of their catalogue are the all out power chord rock 🎸 songs. I Need You, She’s Got Everything, Hard Way, Top of the Pops, Destroyer, Do It Again, Till the End of The Day, Working at The Factory, Starmaker, Wicked Annabella, King Kong, Live 20th Century Man, Come On Now, One for The Road, Dave Davies Live At the Bottom Line etc.

  • @Bassman2353
    @Bassman2353 2 года назад +11

    One comment on the Kinks catalog: the breadth of the material is amazing, from the proto-metal of "You Really Got Me" to so many diverse styles through the years. So many songs are just extraordinary. But compared to the Beatles, Pink Floyd, etc, many of the songs were not produced well - many sound like high-level demos compared to the production values of other bands. Ray Davies regretted in later years that he insisted on self-producing. Had a George Martin been in charge of the sessions, the catalog would rival even the Beatles (imagine a George Martin produced "See My Friends" for one example). Don't listen to the production values - listen to the songs.

    • @Steve_Stowers
      @Steve_Stowers 2 года назад +2

      Yes, but on the other hand, it's so impressive that Ray was able to almost singlehandedly (with some help from Dave) write, sing, and produce masterpiece albums like Something Else, Village Green, Arthur, and Lola, without the budget or the outside help that was available to the Beatles.

  • @TranquiloTrev
    @TranquiloTrev 6 месяцев назад +1

    Waterloo is still one of my favourite places on earth, even though I do not live in the UK anymore. I spent many beautiful afternoons there.

  • @graemedlawson
    @graemedlawson Год назад +1

    As a 17 year old remember walking up and down the river Tyne at Newcastle morning the loss of my first love as she left for America ..wonderful somg

  • @Pilodon
    @Pilodon 2 года назад +2

    My favorite Kinks song! One of my favorite songs, period.

  • @alan73795
    @alan73795 2 года назад +7

    You guys need to check out their mid-70's period, lots of bangers: "Live Life", "Sleepwalker", and "Juke Box Music" are probably the best to start with. "Live Life" (off of the Misfits album) has several killer guitar solos.

  • @DannyD714
    @DannyD714 2 года назад +1

    i had a very good friend (rip) who had an english mother and an american father,and he said this song is "so british". it always reminded him of trips he took with his parents to england to visit relatives in the 60s.

  • @Sebecean
    @Sebecean 2 года назад +1

    Finally reactions to The Kinks! "Apeman" "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" ect ect ect and "Gallon of Gas" a very timely tune for 2022.

  • @bradsmack1
    @bradsmack1 2 года назад +1

    In some ways, Ray is UK's Brian Wilson. Brian's got 2 years on Ray, but both possess massive canons of the simple & catchy, as well as the longing and yearning. And, each express a deft touch for melody, harmonies, turns of phrases, creative chord changes, and a particular affection for the melancholy and nostalgic.
    Ray is music hall bawdy, while Brian's roots are at the sock hop by way of Gold Star. How each matured in their compositional output over time is matched by few, and fun to hear!

  • @freyastewart3964
    @freyastewart3964 2 года назад +1

    My dad used to have a flat near Tower Bridge when I was little and I remember walking along embankment up to Waterloo in the evenings after work and I love the nostalgia of this song

  • @twstrchasr
    @twstrchasr 2 года назад +2

    Wouldn't be surprised if Pete Townshend didn't say that about the song. He was a HUGE Ray Davies fan and even said Dave should be rock musics poet laureate. High praise indeed. For something completely different from the kinks try Destroyer. One of their hardest rocking songs from their 1980's arena rock period.

  • @kensolar69
    @kensolar69 2 года назад +1

    A compliment.
    You're reactions are evolving and getting more nuanced as time goes on.
    You're beginning to put things into more into the perspective of the times they were written in.
    I believe part of this is you've had to learn more about the history of those times in the decades
    before your lifetime. Carry on.

  • @Shadowrider1872
    @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +4

    GOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!
    ☮️💟♾️

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 2 года назад +1

      Happy Wednesday, @John H! 🤩

    • @Shadowrider1872
      @Shadowrider1872 2 года назад +1

      @@allisonreed7682 Happy hump day Allison! Leaving for a B'n'B for 2 night's. See y'all Friday!

    • @allisonreed7682
      @allisonreed7682 2 года назад +1

      @@Shadowrider1872 that's awesome! Hope y'all have a wonderful time! ☺

  • @StephenMarkTurner
    @StephenMarkTurner 2 года назад +1

    I live in Waterloo (Canada), I always like hearing this oldie.

  • @DianaJG8
    @DianaJG8 2 года назад +4

    As much Kinks as I've listened to these 60+ years, I've never heard this, but I really like it. My very first reaction was "very British" for some reason...

  • @rodneymackay2804
    @rodneymackay2804 2 года назад +1

    The kinks are one of the best bands from 60s, formed in 1963 and were still playing to 1996. So glad you played this. There are so many of there songs that you can listen to and yet have a different experience from them all. For me there songs always score A+ to S+ but thats my love for them lol

  • @danielswood
    @danielswood 2 года назад +1

    This is one of my very favourite songs - and I've been around since it was released. Love Ray Davies' vocals and the tune is so pretty. It's truly timeless. Thanks so much for your reaction. 😊

  • @jamesdignanmusic2765
    @jamesdignanmusic2765 2 года назад +1

    So many great Kinks songs, and this is near the pinnacle. There's another melancholy layer to it you didn't pick - the singer is watching the young lovers meet from his window, but he's alone and lonely. Try "Celluloid Heroes", "Days", and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" are three more worth checking out.

  • @joelsanoff8228
    @joelsanoff8228 2 года назад +1

    Ray Davies ia one of the greatest songwriters of the modern era. The breadth of his writing over his career is outstanding.

  • @jimreadey4837
    @jimreadey4837 2 года назад +2

    3:26 *Alex* (breaking from his head-bopping rhythm to, smilingly, look at Andy and point out): "See that harmony...?"
    *Andy (not* breaking from his head-bopping rhythm, *not* looking at Alex -- _or even opening his eyes_ -- responds in subdued voice): "Yeah, it's so good."
    How many times have we seen *this very interaction between them?!* Here's my interpretation of the dynamic:
    *Alex* _(Man, I'm getting so excited... can't really contain it all... need a quick break from the joy and exhuberance I'm feeling... think I'll make an intellectual observation to Andy to bring myself down, a notch...):_ "See that harmony...?"
    *Andy* _(This is my "me time"... wanna get-and-stay lost in the sauce... damn, Alex is saying something... give him a quick response just to not be rude... but _*_don't_*_ come up out of this, _*_don't_*_ come up out of this, _*_don't_*_ come up out of this...):_ "Yeah, it's so good."
    😇
    🙏

  • @dean828
    @dean828 2 года назад +1

    A very British song... true classic... Ray Davies says the lyrics are a fantasy setting of his sister and her boyfriend getting married, leaving England and immigrating to a new country, starting a new life... and yet remembering their youthful love and their home country... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Sunset

  • @jokermtb
    @jokermtb 2 года назад +2

    The gritty guitar tones are so good, and the lyrical pacing just floats you away

  • @davescurry69
    @davescurry69 2 года назад +1

    The Kinks are both one of the most influential and one of, if not the most, underrated bands of all time. Hard rock, power pop, punk, Brit-pop, the list goes on. Their material between 1965-1971 is as good as anyones. Check out anything from their FACE TO FACE, SOMETHING ELSE, VILLAGE GREEN, ARTHUR, LOLA or MUSWELL HILLBILLIES albums.

  • @Jillyconjem
    @Jillyconjem 2 года назад +4

    I love most of the stuff others have been mentioning. But “Low Budget”, “Superman”, and “Sleepwalker” are favorites of mine. Late 70s stuff. 💜💜💜

  • @neurons0nfire
    @neurons0nfire 2 года назад +1

    The kinks are the village green preservation society is a whole album full of this kind of nostalgia vibe … essential!!
    Sitting by the riverside is a personal fav!

  • @deckofcards87
    @deckofcards87 2 года назад +1

    Masterful subtlety, that's how i'd describe this beautiful little song.

  • @Markhypnosis1
    @Markhypnosis1 2 года назад +21

    Soo many great songs. "Days" is another masterpiece. Just beautiful.

    • @gameswithoutfrontears416
      @gameswithoutfrontears416 2 года назад +2

      Yep. Days is such a sweet one.

    • @papercup2517
      @papercup2517 2 года назад

      Yes! Days, and See My Friends, both hit that wistful, semi-mystical spot for me...

    • @alabhaois
      @alabhaois 2 года назад +1

      Exquisite!

    • @williamdeypres1122
      @williamdeypres1122 2 года назад

      @@gameswithoutfrontears416 "Days I remember all my life. Days when you can't tell wrong from right".

  • @winteriscoming6384
    @winteriscoming6384 2 года назад +1

    "Shangri La" by the Kinks. Absolute masterpiece

  • @philwill0123
    @philwill0123 2 года назад +1

    This song reminds me of Friday afternoon in London, finishing work staying back for drinks with friends in town the summer months, getting dark about 9-10 pm

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 2 года назад +1

    The Kinks "Sleepwalker" A MUST HEAR Classic.

  • @jimmeltonbradley1497
    @jimmeltonbradley1497 2 года назад +1

    Definitely my favourite Kinks song. Why? Because, as a teenager I remember crossing the Thames over Waterloo Bridge while listening to this song on Radio Caroline, an iconic British pirate radio station

  • @armadillotoe
    @armadillotoe 2 года назад +1

    The Kinks had some great songwriting and a wide variety of music.

  • @chariotdrvr14
    @chariotdrvr14 2 года назад +33

    I adore this song! Definitely 'Sunny Afternoon' would be a great follow up if you haven't done that one yet.

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 2 года назад +2

    A little off the beaten track is the song Some Mother's Son off the sublime Arthur album - IMO the most powerful condemnation of the senselessness of war ever recorded.

  • @DawnSuttonfabfour
    @DawnSuttonfabfour 2 года назад +1

    One of my most favourite 60s songs. Also, I don't know why but no one has requested Superman by The Kinks. Outstanding song.

  • @berndschuster1547
    @berndschuster1547 Год назад +1

    Thanks "Andy & Alex" for the good song from the Kinks- shalala Waterloo sunset fine... This war the Beat-Era in the 60ies: Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Hollies, and others bands...🤘

  • @richardnanian2446
    @richardnanian2446 2 года назад +2

    I saw an interview with Bob Geldof (of the Boomtown Rats and Live-Aid) in which he compared this song to William Wordsworth's Romantic sonnet "Upon Westminster Bridge." Just so you know, that is high praise.

  • @Jovolution
    @Jovolution Год назад +1

    I was 13, a warm sunny Sommer day 1967 and lay in a field and heard first time this song in my transistor radio and I was in paradise.🤗
    p.s. the high harmony singer was the Girlfriend of Rad Davies.

  • @andymcgill354
    @andymcgill354 2 года назад +1

    One of the greatest British bands in music history.

  • @robertthomson5485
    @robertthomson5485 2 года назад +1

    The Kinks are a seminole cornerstone of Rock’N Roll

  • @commonsense9176
    @commonsense9176 2 года назад +1

    I was awarded an mbe by the queen for service to search n rescue. We stayed in an hotel overlooking Waterloo Station first thing I did was sit my wife by the window as the sun set and played this.
    She is currently in hospital after a big stroke its my dream to one day do it again

  • @Lannes03
    @Lannes03 2 года назад +1

    WATERLOO SUNSET... One of The BEST Things EVER 😇💎⚡️🦅

  • @TheConservativeinaction
    @TheConservativeinaction 2 года назад +1

    What a great song. One of the best songs. It sounds so much like the beatles with the harmonies but in a different way thats amazing.

  • @mattjohn4731
    @mattjohn4731 2 года назад +1

    I think you might love these Kinks songs: I'm Not Like Everybody Else, Tired Of Waiting, Victoria, Days, and oh yes- EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE HAPPY! And definitely must hear their early 80's smash hit COME DANCING! Also Destroyer is an 80's hard rocker. But those 2 in CAPS for sure will rock ya!!!!

  • @kenchristie9214
    @kenchristie9214 Год назад +3

    Ray Davies wrote this song after seeing Far From The Madding Crowd starring Terrence Stamp and Julie Christie.

  • @genorp
    @genorp 11 месяцев назад +1

    Every time I walk down South Bank by Waterloo Bridge this plays in my head.

  • @yazmon4515
    @yazmon4515 2 года назад +1

    90% of Americans have never heard Waterloo Sunset. I hadn't either until I spotted the Kink Kronicles double album on sale somewhere back in 1972. I was still in high school in California and had just converted to buying LP's rather than 45's because I had a part-time job and money in my pocket. I loved the Kinks and here were 3 of their best songs on one album, (Victoria, Lola and Sunny Afternoon), so I spent my $3.49 on it. That album was way more than those three songs and best of all was Waterloo Sunset. In the many years since, it is always on my playlists and nobody that has heard it from me had ever heard it before. This goes to my point, oft repeated here, that you really need to sample music from across the pond once in awhile. You need to hear Rory Gallhager, Status Quo, (not just the Matchstick Men single), Hawkwind, Budgie, Golden Earring, (not just the Radar Love single), Camel, Savoy Brown, Wishbone Ash, Marillion and the Canadian, Frank Mancini & Mahogany Rush.

  • @mark-be9mq
    @mark-be9mq 2 года назад +1

    Love it. They have such a deep, and varied catalog, 30+ yrs.
    No one could write and sing such catchy songs that contain the sharp social commentary as Ray. As well the personal POV songs like Waterloo, that make you feel what he feels.
    Art.

  • @chicagoviking1
    @chicagoviking1 2 года назад +1

    And "Shangri-La" off of Arthur is epic with lyrics that so still apply. Top 5 Kinks song.

  • @hrobb8895
    @hrobb8895 2 года назад +1

    "Hardway" and "Live Life" are a couple of Kinks bangers.

  • @markgrant1302
    @markgrant1302 2 года назад +1

    They're legends.... saw them at a college back in 1988 or 89... Ray Davies gave music a different kind of voice influencing everyone that followed..

  • @BlitherVids
    @BlitherVids 2 года назад +2

    Early Kinks is great, but they hit a second wind during the period 1977-1983, when they had a great run of hits after 4-5 years of lackluster showing. Sleepwalker, A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy, Catch Me Now I'm Falling, Pressure, (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, Low Budget, Around the Dial, Destroyer, Better Things, State of Confusion, Do It Again, and Living on a Thin Line are all fantastic songs.

  • @John-iq7ry
    @John-iq7ry 8 месяцев назад

    One of the most beautiful songs ever and probably their best work.

  • @michaelmingin4882
    @michaelmingin4882 2 года назад +1

    Waterloo is a train station in London, and was surrounded by a poor neighborhood. Terry and Julie cross over the river to their rich neighborhood; the singer stays in his slum by the train tracks -- but he sees the sunset and is happy there.

  • @bryanburton6087
    @bryanburton6087 2 года назад +1

    Have no expectations about your next Kinks song. It won't be what you expect it to be. That's why I love them so much.
    Do ANY song you want. I'm good with it.
    I could listen to Ray Davies sing all day. AND all of the night.
    For me, The Kinks are right up there with the best of the best.

  • @chrissneyd9278
    @chrissneyd9278 2 года назад +1

    The Kinks is one the bands from British invasion. Don't be fooled by this they could really rock. Many of their early songs were blues classics or their own rockers. They also wrote many songs with great wit, my favourite of this time was Celluloid Heroes.

  • @danstewart8218
    @danstewart8218 Год назад +1

    These reaction videos make me cry - I listen to this music all the time. 👍❤

  • @nunsandorphans
    @nunsandorphans 2 года назад +3

    Perfect pop tune and tone.