The Kinks are sooo splendid! No one like Ray. The man is on another level of creativity and passion. Ray's face is perfect for B&W...so expressive, just right for the silent film era. Oh, he coulda been a star! :)
Ray Davies = Brilliant. Songwriter extraordinaire, prolific pop/rock creator to the max, along with Townshend, Simon, Lennon, Fogerty, McCartney, Wilson, and so on and so forth...
I love the Kinks’ videos- this one is obviously one of Ray’s productions. Sweet, funny, quirky, with ultimately a happy ending. Plus, the song is real gem. 👍👍👍👍
Ray, you take my breath away in this video...I love you! I make no apologies for my devotion ; few performers can hold a candle to the marvelous Ray Davies.
17 años tenía cuando iba a bailar en los 80s y estaba está canción en pleno auge. Nunca, jamás me olvidé de su tonada, de quién la cantaba y el título. Eran tiempos donde hacían verdaderas obras de arte, dónde los músicos se esforzaban para sacar la mejor canción que otros grupos y toda la gente salía ganando.
Always loved this tune/video and that it went unnoticed always rubbed me the wrong way. Alas, Francine Brody is incredibly beautiful and Thank You Kast Off Kinks for all the info on the video shoot. Also enjoy this abbreviated version over the LP one since the latter runs a little long. Everyone's a critic.
All of The Kinks albums have great songs, even their last albums (from 1986 on) that were not successful. Think Visual has some overlooked great songs like How Are You, Lost And Found, Rockn' Roll Cities, Natural Gift, etc
I wood give my left big toe to see these guys. Been a fan since I first heard them in 64. So creative so influential S British So Damn Good. Please come To America, being yer Troups and play some concerts and promote some new Tunes youve got stashed and cant wait to release. Think the venues wood be some of the bigest ever and all yer loyal fans who have been waiting for so long for an anouncement would come to celebrate and enjoy
I was in the USN in the Philadelphia Shipyards in Spring '87. I remember the piece got considerable airplay then. But Downtown Julie Brown never played this video on MTV.
one of my later favs never seen.this is the short video version of the song the longer one has a kick ass guitar solo dave is so cool thanx for posting man
I wouldn’t go quite that far. Nor do I think they’re “underrated.” How ridiculous is that?? Ray was knighted back in 2016 with a CBE- how many other musical groups’ leaders were?? 😌
man that is good...thx so much for posting. I just spent the last week at Folly Beach SC....Irene was originally coming styr8 at us...we watched 12-14 ft waves building friday, knock9ing out peoples steps down to the beach. Ive had this song in my head all week...
@krankiekat How right you are my friend. The Greatest Songwriter. Did you hear the story of a producer saying "What else do you have?" He wrote 29 songs in 26 hours!!
I saw this song performed on a Saturday morning kids' show years ago and could never find it in the shops. I was beginning to think I'd dreamt it but good old You Tube!
Dieses sensationelle Video war meine erste Aufzeichnung auf VC, damals 1990, eigentlich ist der Zugang zu dieser Epoche in Wort und Bild der größte Gewinn der Einheit für mich. Viele andere Riesenwerke dieser und vieler anderer Bands, die ich nie kennen gelernt hätte sah ich erstmals auf RUclips. Ich denke aber, daß ich nun alles habe, besseres kommt nicht mehr, somit könnte man nun von mir aus die Mauer wieder aufbauen.
@DoctorFingers: Thank you, Dear Dr. Indeed, I have been quite well since emerging from my cryogenic slumber. Actually, I understand "The Artist" is quite wonderful. This video is truly lovely (one of my fav songs from "Think Visual"); had never seen it 'til you uploaded in '07; would love to see someone on YT post R.D.'s brilliant "80 Days" oeuvre (w/a flawless sound upload; video may have killed the average, radio listener, but, not I). Love & cheers to you; hope you and your family are well.
Zum ersten Mal außerhalb des Radios gehört, zum ersten Mal gesehen. Im Radio wird immer nach drei Minuten ausgeblendet... Nur das mit dem Hurrican über New York- das kommt noch.
I always thought it was about the fabled 1985 October hurricane that hit NYC! I had to board up all my windows and I remember part of 57th street near central park was closed because of falling glass! It was the greatest day of my life!
i remember this song when i was a kid my dad bought this tape in charity shop in 90s the album called Think Visual by The Kinks 1986 great album always got played in the car and its now a mystery because don't where that tape is :(
I remember it got considerable airplay in early spring 1987. I thought it should have been dusted off for Superstorm Sandy. Who could have imagined a hurricane reaching all the way up to NYC?
@BeezoHow I was drinking beer and having fun during hurricane Gloria (which this song is about) and I'm getting ready for the bioch Irene now. Beer is cold. Ready. ...
@DoctorFingers: Found the page; *great, comprehensive study*, Dr. Keep up the good work! Please convey my fondest of greetings to D."O" F. Much Love, "Mav" (i.e., everybody's fav micro-air vehicle)
If anything it is Ray adapting to the era but 'something Ric Ocasek would have done' isn't anything I think of when I see and hear this chestnut. And I like Ric Ocasek.
I suppose it is possible, although he didn't mention it when we asked him about the inspiration. He did reference the 20s French epic Napoleon, as the influence for the film insert, though. (See the feature on the Kast Off Kinks website, under Interviews and Specials) - Geoff
Shazam. Back in the day an ex-girlfriend and I thought that was Kate Bush in the video. Didn't take long to figure out we were wrong though. Did take the Kast-Off Kinks site however to find out your true identity. You star in one of the band's all-time best videos and so Thank You, Ms. Francine Brody.
One of my all time faves. Great song.
The Kinks are sooo splendid! No one like Ray. The man is on another level of creativity and passion. Ray's face is perfect for B&W...so expressive, just right for the silent film era. Oh, he coulda been a star! :)
One of Ray Davies best songs. It should have been a big hit all over the world..
Solange es Menschen gibt die
solche Kunstwerke schaffen
bin ich stolz darauf auch ein Mensch zu sein.
Slarti
Ray Davies = Brilliant. Songwriter extraordinaire, prolific pop/rock creator to the max, along with Townshend, Simon, Lennon, Fogerty, McCartney, Wilson, and so on and so forth...
Thank you my friend, this is one of my favorites song
Saw them doing this in Albuquerque, Octobe 1987. Beautiful number.
I understand that Ray directed the video.
He's incredible. Great song, great video!!
Never get sick of this song crisp,on the mark beat great to see the brothers smashing it....
I love the Kinks’ videos- this one is obviously one of Ray’s productions. Sweet, funny, quirky, with ultimately a happy ending. Plus, the song is real gem. 👍👍👍👍
Still feel the same!! 😎😎😎
absolute classic!!!!!!!!!Dave is an amazing lead player!!!!
Ohh, I love RUclips for letting me find things like this - 5 stars!
Wonderful song! Easy Music but so good!
Wow! I love this song since I was in high school. This is the best song Raymond Douglas has written in the 80's. Many thanks for posting it.
This song is superb.... 5 stars Ray!
Ray, you take my breath away in this video...I love you! I make no apologies for my devotion ; few performers can hold a candle to the marvelous Ray Davies.
Me transporta en el tiempo esta cancion. Me lleva a mi adolescencia alla por el '87,'88.Que buen tema!!!!
Best Kinks song of the 80th
Love this song, best song they did from the 80s
a sweet and lovely song. thanks.
17 años tenía cuando iba a bailar en los 80s y estaba está canción en pleno auge. Nunca, jamás me olvidé de su tonada, de quién la cantaba y el título. Eran tiempos donde hacían verdaderas obras de arte, dónde los músicos se esforzaban para sacar la mejor canción que otros grupos y toda la gente salía ganando.
QUE PEDAZO DE TEMA POR FAVOR ...!! BUENISIMO ME ENCANTA CADA VEZ QUE LO ESCUCHO ME TRANSPORTA EN EL TIEMPO.
Awesome song ! We are in he middle of hurricane Irene right now in Raleigh, NC. I posted this for my friends in NY, who are waiting.
Always loved this tune/video and that it went unnoticed always rubbed me the wrong way. Alas, Francine Brody is incredibly beautiful and Thank You Kast Off Kinks for all the info on the video shoot. Also enjoy this abbreviated version over the LP one since the latter runs a little long. Everyone's a critic.
Wat een geweldig nummer. Great song, hardly to believe so good.
I love this song
All of The Kinks albums have great songs, even their last albums (from 1986 on) that were not successful. Think Visual has some overlooked great songs like How Are You, Lost And Found, Rockn' Roll Cities, Natural Gift, etc
Natural Gift in and honest world would have been a hit song!
The album is so underrated
Agree great song!
Natural gift fantastic song
just shows their genius. able to adapt through 3 decades of music
Un tema musical, que me gustará toda la vida. . . Gracias
I wood give my left big toe to see these guys. Been a fan since I first heard them in 64. So creative so influential S British So Damn Good. Please come To America, being yer Troups and play some concerts and promote some new Tunes youve got stashed and cant wait to release. Think the venues wood be some of the bigest ever and all yer loyal fans who have been waiting for so long for an anouncement would come to celebrate and enjoy
Im 74 and a fan since 64
69 ...fan seit 1967@@davidwatts67
A wonderful song
Great song!!! Thanks!!!
I was in the USN in the Philadelphia Shipyards in Spring '87. I remember the piece got considerable airplay then. But Downtown Julie Brown never played this video on MTV.
Luv Ray! And Dave!
It's a wonderful music video. Thank you, DoctorFingers. Thanks Kinks.
Great :) and wonderful acting
What great lyrics....as Irene eyes the east coast!!!!!
Anything the Kinks do is great!!!!
Watching in 2022. Takes me way back in time...❤️
one of my later favs never seen.this is the short video version of the song the longer one has a kick ass guitar solo dave is so cool thanx for posting man
Thanks for posting these post-Arista videos. An underrated time period of a severely underrated band.
i do remember this very well...i got running to get the LP on vynil...still got it!
Yay!
Masterpiece!
a genius in rock music, this generation has lost a lot for failure to discover his talent in music composition
I wouldn’t go quite that far. Nor do I think they’re “underrated.” How ridiculous is that?? Ray was knighted back in 2016 with a CBE- how many other musical groups’ leaders were?? 😌
The Kinks are ASTONISHING.
man that is good...thx so much for posting. I just spent the last week at Folly Beach SC....Irene was originally coming styr8 at us...we watched 12-14 ft waves building friday, knock9ing out peoples steps down to the beach. Ive had this song in my head all week...
What a great video! I love the silent film mugging by Davies. Thx for posting!
Oh! Forgot mention bass voice🤩 this video is an amazing piece of art!
great song. It also appears live on the album named "The Road". great version
保育園の時にビデオで流れてた！思い出曲。、尼崎。。。
That was superb! I never knew it existed until I saw it mentioned in the wikipedia article about the song.
@krankiekat
How right you are my friend. The Greatest Songwriter. Did you hear the story of a producer saying "What else do you have?" He wrote 29 songs in 26 hours!!
wow this is gold, lost and found video!!!
great song...thanks for uploading the video, since it is rare to view it
I saw this song performed on a Saturday morning kids' show years ago and could never find it in the shops. I was beginning to think I'd dreamt it but good old You Tube!
kinks great song as usual sensational
love the kinks; love this song!
Me encanta este tema en mis tiempos de noviazgo con mi amada esposa hasta ahora y por siempre si Dios quiere.
MAGNIFICENT!
Great song, saludos desde Perú.
Adoro a Los Kinks, adoro a Ray a Dave, han dado tanto para que el rock haya tenido un sentido musical, de arte...KinkS!!!!!!!
the more i listen, the more i like.....kinks and mods forever!!!!
Wow, you're amazing DoctorFingers! Thank you for uploading some obscure yet awesome Kinks videos. =]
I saw this played on MTV and VH1 all the time back then.
beautiful, now i'm going to cry.
Dieses sensationelle Video war meine erste Aufzeichnung auf VC, damals 1990, eigentlich ist der Zugang zu dieser Epoche in Wort und Bild der größte Gewinn der Einheit für mich.
Viele andere Riesenwerke dieser und vieler anderer Bands, die ich nie kennen gelernt hätte sah ich erstmals auf RUclips.
Ich denke aber, daß ich nun alles habe, besseres kommt nicht mehr, somit könnte man nun von mir aus die Mauer wieder aufbauen.
@DoctorFingers: Thank you, Dear Dr. Indeed, I have been quite well since emerging from my cryogenic slumber. Actually, I understand "The Artist" is quite wonderful. This video is truly lovely (one of my fav songs from "Think Visual"); had never seen it 'til you uploaded in '07; would love to see someone on YT post R.D.'s brilliant "80 Days" oeuvre (w/a flawless sound upload; video may have killed the average, radio listener, but, not I). Love & cheers to you; hope you and your family are well.
ich liebe ray davis seit 50 jahren.
Dieses Video ist so genial - Lost & Found. Absolutely underrated
Recuerdos de mi viaje de bodas con mi querida esposa Dios quiera que mi matrimonio siga😢
@quadrophenia0901 It's also played live on the album "The Road"
Los fabulosos The Kinks!..
GREAT SONG!
God save the Kinks!
Kinks por siempre!
que temazo por favor! The Kinks la banda más inglesa de todas!
Zum ersten Mal außerhalb des Radios gehört, zum ersten Mal gesehen.
Im Radio wird immer nach drei Minuten ausgeblendet...
Nur das mit dem Hurrican über New York- das kommt noch.
I always thought it was about the fabled 1985 October hurricane that hit NYC! I had to board up all my windows and I remember part of 57th street near central park was closed because of falling glass! It was the greatest day of my life!
just one word: Amazing!!!!
Idd.
great album "think visual" , I like too "when we are child" from this work.
EXCELENTE
Wasn't this on the Think Visual album?
What makes this rare but good studio version better than the concert version is the carribean drums, violins and the 1776 background.
@Mavarla Many thanks Mav. Glad you liked it
- Geoff xx
The stage lost a great actor when Ray Davies chose a musical career. Lucky for us!
This beats "The Artist," any day.
R.I.P. Jim Rodford.
i remember this song when i was a kid my dad bought this tape in charity shop in 90s the album called Think Visual by The Kinks 1986 great album always got played in the car and its now a mystery because don't where that tape is :(
It's too bad no one thought to dust this off for Superstorm Sandy. It would have been a perfect theme.
thanks for share!! 100% Feeling!!
I remember it got considerable airplay in early spring 1987. I thought it should have been dusted off for Superstorm Sandy.
Who could have imagined a hurricane reaching all the way up to NYC?
@BeezoHow I was drinking beer and having fun during hurricane Gloria
(which this song is about) and I'm getting ready for the bioch Irene now.
Beer is cold. Ready.
...
@DoctorFingers: Found the page; *great, comprehensive study*, Dr. Keep up the good work! Please convey my fondest of greetings to D."O" F. Much Love, "Mav" (i.e., everybody's fav micro-air vehicle)
cool video, had not seen this yet
Ray Davies and Francine Brody. If you go to Kastoffkinks dot co dot uk and click on Interviews and Specials, you can find out all about it.
Temazo
This songs sounds like something Ric O'Casek would have done back then too. Great tune!
If anything it is Ray adapting to the era but 'something Ric Ocasek would have done' isn't anything I think of when I see and hear this chestnut. And I like Ric Ocasek.
I wonder if Ray got the inspiration for the video from Woody Allen's Purple Rose of Cairo, which came out in 1985.
I suppose it is possible, although he didn't mention it when we asked him about the inspiration. He did reference the 20s French epic Napoleon, as the influence for the film insert, though. (See the feature on the Kast Off Kinks website, under Interviews and Specials)
- Geoff
DoctorFingers Thanks! I think there was also a Buster Keaton film from the 20s that did this.
Alguien podria subtitular al español esta increible cancion please?!
lyrics : Allemachtig groots
Voor mij één van de meest ondergewaardeerde songs van een ook ondergewaardeerde band
Isn't that Francine Brody??
Shazam. Back in the day an ex-girlfriend and I thought that was Kate Bush in the video. Didn't take long to figure out we were wrong though. Did take the Kast-Off Kinks site however to find out your true identity. You star in one of the band's all-time best videos and so Thank You, Ms. Francine Brody.
The chorus is very reminiscent of "It's The Same Old Song" by the Four Tops.