Fun fact: this iconic guitar riff was originally played on the saxophone, it was "jazzy" before they decided to play it on fuzz guitar and it totally changed everything for the world of rock 'n roll!
This song was so revolutionary when it was first broadcast on the radio. Nothing like it was ever heard before. The Kinks were so much edgier than the other groups of that day. They remain a very important rock group in the history of music!
@@chipsterb4946 Not true. They were banned in late 1965 for union issues relating to showing up late for shows, on stage fights and Ray reportedly clocking a reporter. The ban was lifted in 1970 and the Kinks came back to the charts with LOLA and Apeman from the Lola Vs Powerman lp!
Ikr, and we don't have to pay for it!! (Except for phones and subscriptions,but its cheaper than buying 10 albums and having to change each time we want to listen to a diffrent artist!)
@@AureliaKai You should be buying albums anyway. And listening to them fully, instead of jumping from artist to artist after every song. Thats the proper listening experience, its much richer, and its how most artists meant their music to be heard. An album as a single musical statement.
Yup! It was "heavy" for that time! I was 11 when this song hit the charts, and it was one of my FAVS! I was lucky to experience the BEST era in music first-hand! Look at the Top 100 songs of each year in the 1960s to know what I mean.
Ron R nah, the first to use it was from a Western swing group. Look up bob wills with the song called Barnard blues. Recorded in 1947. Almost 20 years before this.
My dad loved The Kinks & had all their early stuff on vinyl. I have them now. My dad used to play So tired of waiting for you on full blast whilst he was waiting for me to get out of bed! Such good memories ❤
Leda to live in the 60s era was some thing else , its music was so diverse , we had so much choice ,,clothes hairstyles shoes , makeup jobs , money were all important factors to have a great life oh ,, a great slim figure was the order of the day, all we wanted was to look good and be seen lol x Jane x The Kinks were so special ,,,,, x
@@oughtonoughton2634 The culture and mood in Britain back then seemed to be so much cooler and upbeat than the one we have today. And everything looked so much more colourful back then. If only we could take cues from the 60s and implement them into today.
The influence this UK band had on American pop culture cannot be overestimated. Nobody had ever heard anything like this before. Topped out at #7 on the Billboard pop chart and in fact was the first hard rock single ever to chart here in the States
Released on this date, Sept. 2, in 1964. It was one of the first non-Beatles bands that I loved as a 9-year-old. The Kinks Greatest Hits LP was released in 1966, and again, one of the first non-Beatles and non-Beach Boys LP's I bought. Scorching guitar solo from Dave!
My 13th birthday-I was nutso over the British invasion. Beatles! Kinks! Stones! Animals! Yardbirds! Manfred Mann! The Who! The Hollies! Has there ever been anything quite like that period?
Right, Ronnie, and not a single F-bomb in the entire song!! 😆 Geez, I turned 12 years old in Oct. '64. I believe that's the year that this was released. Whoa!
@@CelticCat537 I was 11 in 1964, and this may have been the 1st 45 RPM record I bought in DT Vancouver at Kelly's IIRC?? I had a paper route of course! BTW, I'm also Celtic! (Irish heritage)
@@mr.blackhawk142 Does it seem possible that it was so long ago to you? I blinked and the years passed! I'm British and Scottish born in California, but definitely feel those roots. Cheers! Love the Mr. BH handle BTW
@@rayyddboi1572 Some rock band we've never heard of yet, one who liked Van Halen and probably never heard of The Kinks, will have the next hit with the songs. ("Who'll be the next in line?" is just another Kinks hit from the '60s.)
Probably my all time favourite song. How can a 60 year old song still sound completely fresh? The simplicity, the energy, that killer riff, just WOW! 🤩
@@JulianP-q6u No lol when they picked out the name it was done as a subtle sexual innuendo, here is an anecdote from the manager "When we went to [the band members] with the name, they were ... absolutely horrified. They said, 'We're not going to be called kinky!'"
That feeling when you invent heavy metal and punk rock in the same song. *Edit*, thank you all for the comments about how literally my statement should have been taken
That's Rock 'N' Roll baby!!!!! I was 15 years-young in 1964 and I'll never forget the first time I heard this song on the radio!!! Made me a Kinks fan for life and my friend and I in high school took them over the Beatles in a heart beat!!! This song has been covered by more than 75 bands since 1964 Kinks version! The guitar riff was the best I had heard from ANY British band during the 'British Invasion'! After this it was "All Day And All of The Night', and I was hooked!!!! The Kinks were 'Thee Bad Ass Band' from across the pond!!
One of the coolest toughest songs ever recorded. I was hooked for life after hearing this at 16. Too fing much. The definition of badass. Crazy guitar. Wild
Anon San Because they were all listening to the good stuff - The BLUES. They took that old African American music and made it into something of their own.
Anon San Imho it's because they had to listen to the American music and reggae etc. and work out how to do something similar themselves, without a record label pr system to shoehorn them into a mould. Made them inventive - took a razor blade to their speakers to get the rough sound etc. I think Britain and Ireland really had the best rock and roll for this reason - the bands were so individual!
The first time I heard this song it gave me chills up and down my spine. It set the bar for every song I listened to after that. My gold standard, you might say.
What nobody really understands is JUST how far ahead of everybody else the Kinks really were! Satisfaction by The Stones was released in Jun/Jul of 65 ... You Really Got Me was released 4th August 1964!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is an entire YEAR before the Stones ... The Kinks are completely unsung pioneers of Rock Music ...
This sounds silly, but I think watching the minions movie at a young age made me predisposed to liking the music of the 60s later on... [Edit 8 months later] Hey! Just to clear some things up considering there is some minor discourse in the replies. I love the kinks! Definitely one of my favourite bands, The only thing I’m calling silly is the fact that my introduction to the kinks was through the minions film and how me liking 60s music now could be foreshadowed through me watching this as a kid. Hope this clears everything up for you guys!
+Malcolm Coghill At least you got good music back then. Something with morals :T Now I'm stuck as a teenager with disrespectful songs. I love the music from the 50's XD
It's hilarious that these guys were actually banned from performing in the US for years in the 60's because of their "rowdy" behaviour. Music/Cultural censorship of the 50's/60's was insane.
One of the first songs to use distortion on guitar. Fun fact, they slashed their speakers with a razorblade to produce this sound, causing the Fuzz pedal to be introduced to the public to stop musicians from destroying their gear, which was used by the Rolling Stones in Satisfaction.
@@coloniel915 Kinks and The Who. A lot of Who songs like My Generation and especially Can't Explain with that stop/start short riff reminds me of a lot of punk.
David i remember hearing this band early 60s ,, i was struck with utter belief i had been taken to another planet ??? loved the Kinks ever since lol im 76 lol
Truly the first Rock song. Can't believe the Kinks don't get more credit for it. Beatles were still very Pop and the Stones didn't write their own music until 65. The Animals came out with some good stuff about a month before but nothing this awe inspiring.
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For 1964 this was wayyy ahead of its time
i thought this was a 90's song when i first heard it lol
Sound so good and I was born in 75 this rhythm is younger than me now...forever young ..Forever The Kinks
This song would be good for an IHOP commercial!
@@jeromedavis8575 ....that's so random lol
@@tguthrie6 so did I. This goes to show that songs like this last forever!
Fun fact: this iconic guitar riff was originally played on the saxophone, it was "jazzy" before they decided to play it on fuzz guitar and it totally changed everything for the world of rock 'n roll!
cool
@@magicianASMR YEAH COOL
Fun fact. The guitar amp's speaker was torn into with a knife to get that sound
Joe Simon
No way, Really??
That’s weird..
Yeah it makes a unique sound ray knew how to get a good sound out of basic stuff
The Kinks were ahead of their time in so many ways.
The truth is they were. They were the originators of what would become punk.
And raw power riffs !!!✊✊🔥🔥♥️🎸
This outta context though
@@unclesquatch7934 not really.
Yes
They preview league od legends
This song was so revolutionary when it was first broadcast on the radio. Nothing like it was ever heard before. The Kinks were so much edgier than the other groups of that day. They remain a very important rock group in the history of music!
They were banned from the US for years because they refused to change the lyrics of Lola. That and union issues…
@@chipsterb4946 Not true. They were banned in late 1965 for union issues relating to showing up late for shows, on stage fights and Ray reportedly clocking a reporter. The ban was lifted in 1970 and the Kinks came back to the charts with LOLA and Apeman from the Lola Vs Powerman lp!
@@theglavinehow Rock and Roll of them lol.
💯 agree!
They had no distortion So they Poked Holes in the Amps
I'm born in the right generation because I can listen to classic songs in a easy way
Covid sucks
The only logical comment I have seen this year
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT!
Best comment
Ikr, and we don't have to pay for it!! (Except for phones and subscriptions,but its cheaper than buying 10 albums and having to change each time we want to listen to a diffrent artist!)
@@AureliaKai You should be buying albums anyway. And listening to them fully, instead of jumping from artist to artist after every song. Thats the proper listening experience, its much richer, and its how most artists meant their music to be heard. An album as a single musical statement.
For 1964, this song blew everyone away.
This would have to be considered the first hard rock song ever?
@@robertheintze9413 hard rock? this pure heavy metal for 1964.
Yup! It was "heavy" for that time! I was 11 when this song hit the charts, and it was one of my FAVS! I was lucky to experience the BEST era in music first-hand! Look at the Top 100 songs of each year in the 1960s to know what I mean.
Who's in in
Who's listening in 2024 👍
The Riff, that changed everything
Copped from 50s Chicago electric blues..... steal from the best.
Ron R nah, the first to use it was from a Western swing group. Look up bob wills with the song called Barnard blues. Recorded in 1947. Almost 20 years before this.
@@rickywagner6990 i don't think he means they invented it, but rather that they made it popular
HeitorX the kinks?
@steve wagner there are disputed accounts of that story. One of the bandmembers insisted it was a knitting needle.
My dad loved The Kinks & had all their early stuff on vinyl. I have them now. My dad used to play So tired of waiting for you on full blast whilst he was waiting for me to get out of bed! Such good memories ❤
That guitar riff is unforgettable!
Brill 👍
TOTALLY BRILL
Yup lol that it is
Yes because of EVH
One of the greats.
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That riff is *hypnotic.*
Maybe 👍🏴
I love this song, makes me feel like i'm living in the 60s
Leda to live in the 60s era was some thing else , its music was so diverse , we had so much choice ,,clothes hairstyles shoes , makeup jobs , money were all important factors to have a great life oh ,, a great slim figure was the order of the day, all we wanted was to look good and be seen lol x Jane x The Kinks were so special ,,,,, x
@@oughtonoughton2634 The culture and mood in Britain back then seemed to be so much cooler and upbeat than the one we have today. And everything looked so much more colourful back then. If only we could take cues from the 60s and implement them into today.
ha ha same
if you like this you might like my brothers music. His name is Stu Morris
Far out, man!
A million kids heard this and said "I can do that!" Sometimes simplicity says it all
so effective and the guitar solo rips, it's brilliant!!
“Ya reelee gah myeh”
LOL
Awokawowok
awee yeeeya
literally
Yes, Ray's accent is a huge part of the fun, half gamin , half ska, all threatening.
The Kinks are very underrated today.
Yup.
so are kinks
they are 80 years old?
@@billgonzales8978 I don't think they mean the members of the band. I think they mean the band and it's songs.
i heard their song in a Tony Danza movie in the late 80s KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY DAUGHTER
WE STEALIN THE QUEEN’S CROWN WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️👸👸👸
Exactly
Such an awesome movie
Gentleman, do NOT STEAL LADYS CROWNS!
@@D00M_SIay3r nah, but gentleminions would.
From "Minions"
The influence this UK band had on American pop culture cannot be overestimated. Nobody had ever heard anything like this before. Topped out at #7 on the Billboard pop chart and in fact was the first hard rock single ever to chart here in the States
I’m going to leave this comment here. When someone likes it, I’m reminded to listen to this masterpiece
Listen it again broooooo, when you'll be here like me and I'm going to listen it too
One more round
hell yeah i listen to this one everyday
So...
0:29 @@stillverseDri
It was truly one of the best songs of 1964 when it came out.
Es ist der beste !
It came out at the same time as The Rolling Stones "Time is on My Side" and The Zombies "She's Not There". October 1964.
And still is in 2024 ✌
And still is in 2024 ✌
Released on this date, Sept. 2, in 1964. It was one of the first non-Beatles bands that I loved as a 9-year-old. The Kinks Greatest Hits LP was released in 1966, and again, one of the first non-Beatles and non-Beach Boys LP's I bought. Scorching guitar solo from Dave!
My 13th birthday-I was nutso over the British invasion. Beatles! Kinks! Stones! Animals! Yardbirds! Manfred Mann! The Who! The Hollies! Has there ever been anything quite like that period?
Was i6 then mum and dad hated it
I also Loved the Dave Clark Five.
@@brendadrumm9451 So did my parents.
@@patricklogan7238 I'm 10 and this is a banger
Lot of people consider The Kinks to be the first Heavy Metal Band..... they were underrated an ahead of their time..
Just 17 years old, Dave Davies playing some nasty guitar. So underrated.
some of the best two minutes in rock and roll history
How wonderful to hear this music 🎶 again Loving it muchly!!!!
大好きな歌なので聴けてよかったです！ありがとうございます
Arguably the most iconic guitar riff of all time.
I shed tears of joy every time I hear these guys. Man, where did the years go? . . They don't make music this good anymore!
Right, Ronnie, and not a single F-bomb in the entire song!! 😆 Geez, I turned 12 years old in Oct. '64. I believe that's the year that this was released. Whoa!
@@CelticCat537 So true.
But, also I think the next classic rock artist is out there waiting for their chance.
I prefer Cliff Richard. But gotta agree this is brilliant. I'm sending it to my woman friend in Manila Philippines
@@CelticCat537 I was 11 in 1964, and this may have been the 1st 45 RPM record I bought in DT Vancouver at Kelly's IIRC?? I had a paper route of course! BTW, I'm also Celtic! (Irish heritage)
@@mr.blackhawk142 Does it seem possible that it was so long ago to you? I blinked and the years passed!
I'm British and Scottish born in California, but definitely feel those roots. Cheers! Love the Mr. BH handle BTW
Who else just LOVES THIS SONG
Worldwide hit when Ray & Dave Davies were 17 & 20--that's a lot of love--then the Van Halen cover got a lot of love. ''Who'll be the next in line?" RD
@@mollyfrom5556 idk
@@rayyddboi1572 Some rock band we've never heard of yet, one who liked Van Halen and probably never heard of The Kinks, will have the next hit with the songs. ("Who'll be the next in line?" is just another Kinks hit from the '60s.)
Nah bro, pretty sure only you do. I'm here because i really hate it
Goku tiene drip 😈😎
2 minutes and 14 seconds of rock perfection. That 2-3-4 snare lead into verse 2 is the killer.
I love it too. The work of session drummer Bobby Graham.
My Grandfather (who spoke with someone that met President Thomas Jefferson) loved this song.
RIP Grandpa (1879-1974)
Wow Thomas Jefferson?!?
@@isabelbecerra9258 yeah
He lived a long life rip 😔
WOW
This song really got me.
The ultimate 60's song for 2024❤
U really got me!
Probably my all time favourite song. How can a 60 year old song still sound completely fresh? The simplicity, the energy, that killer riff, just WOW! 🤩
Absolutely one of the most incredible songs.. this is the era of true Rock and Roll...I love it
joan Jett It was the era of true Tavistock.
This song was ahead of its time. Always felt like 80s rock more than 60s.
They had several songs like this and so did the Who.
no it sounded like 60s and 70s, better than 80s
The Kinks, tragically underrated imo
wierd name but its the 60s so it was something different back then propably (i really hope so)
@@JulianP-q6u No lol when they picked out the name it was done as a subtle sexual innuendo, here is an anecdote from the manager "When we went to [the band members] with the name, they were ... absolutely horrified. They said, 'We're not going to be called kinky!'"
They were competing with The Beatles, The Stones, and The Who. They held their own against those giants, which is pretty remarkable.
How about you shut your ugly mouth and listen to this beat
Well, you’re "opinion” is wrong. They aren’t underrated at all
They'll never be an era like this one, ever ❤️❤️
That feeling when you invent heavy metal and punk rock in the same song. *Edit*, thank you all for the comments about how literally my statement should have been taken
LOL
Fuck you homers are allowed
@@yoboibacon16 It's the No HomerS Club, we're allowed to have one.
Damn right
Eh, people argue the same thing about Helter Skelter. Black Sabbath was really the first modern incarnation of heavy metal.
Such a brilliant band. Rarely talked about but they have so so many great tracks. Love them.
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They have sooo many bangers. Awesome band.
De Marseille, à 65 ans je me régale toujours autant 😊
So ahead of their time
Wow, this song was way ahead of its time! Fucking great stuff, hard to believe it's 53 years old.
yeah, and it's hard to believe i'll be 70 yrs soon..
here comes a brand new version ruclips.net/video/ExXObRyNmJ8/видео.html
@Christopher Ryan Curtis no u
@@user-eb6nb4vt5s
Got 'm
@@tylergarza8695 I meant sound-wise.
These guys were the best ever ,, What a complete utter genius band ,, This classic still blows my mind , body and soul xx Jane x
Where heavy metal and all real rock began!
One of the best solos ever idc it matches the song perfectly it is incredible
I was in the 5th grade when this song came out in the 60's. I Loved it ! I still Love that song and I'm 71 years old ! It sure brings back memories
Same age, same story ...
@@raatrocllepakkomirs❤
This is great rock n’ roll music.
I heard this song for the first time while watching The Magic Roundabout with my friend’s kid. I was sure it’s a 80’s song.
This song is really ahead of it’s time
I loved the Kinks "YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW" WAS the best song at that time. Yea baby yea!!!!!!!
Ahh! Nothing chases away sadness like The Kinks! I’m feeling KINKY!😊
Was für ein super Party Song aus den 60er Jahren !
Lol idk how but this song suddenly started playing in my head and I hadn't heard it since I was a kid..🤘🏾
YOU GOT THE CALL OF ROCK, how does it feels?
Lost Grenades YES
lmao you’re old asf
@@danielkim4680 im 25 im pretty damn old 👴🏾
daniel kim I’m 12 😂
Absolutely beautiful song ,a loved the kinks ,what a band ❤
I love the choppy guitar work in this tune, and the short, intense guitar solo in this song is still amazing.
That's Rock 'N' Roll baby!!!!! I was 15 years-young in 1964 and I'll never forget the first time I heard this song on the radio!!! Made me a Kinks fan for life and my friend and I in high school took them over the Beatles in a heart beat!!! This song has been covered by more than 75 bands since 1964 Kinks version! The guitar riff was the best I had heard from ANY British band during the 'British Invasion'! After this it was "All Day And All of The Night', and I was hooked!!!! The Kinks were 'Thee Bad Ass Band' from across the pond!!
This, and their follow-up,
"All Of The Day, And All Of The Night"..... are the two
greatest rock songs during the British Invasion.🎸
Check out ' I need you', it's the b-side to 'Set me free' and makes up a fab trio of Kinks tunes.
Dieses Riff , ganz einfach genial
One of the coolest toughest songs ever recorded. I was hooked for life after hearing this at 16. Too fing much. The definition of badass. Crazy guitar. Wild
How did England produce so many great bands in the 60s?
And we're lucky to be able to listen to them now, mate. Kinks >>Beatles imo.
Anon San not only in 60 ´s mate .. pink floyd , beatles , ledezeppelin , queen , the who, kinks, clash ,yes, fletwood mack, oasis , blur , rolling stones etc etc etc
Anon San Because they were all listening to the good stuff - The BLUES. They took that old African American music and made it into something of their own.
Anon San Imho it's because they had to listen to the American music and reggae etc. and work out how to do something similar themselves, without a record label pr system to shoehorn them into a mould. Made them inventive - took a razor blade to their speakers to get the rough sound etc. I think Britain and Ireland really had the best rock and roll for this reason - the bands were so individual!
Peter Still the Brits did not have to listen to the Americans. They developed their own sounds. America was not the example to follow.
Loving the Kinks for 57 years.
This is one of the stepstone towards Metal music in the world of music.
I'm 71 now and still a huge fan
Me too
I'm 30 years old and I love this song.
Also! 👍🏴
One of the greates rock songs ever written with a brilliant riff and solo!
The first time I heard this song it gave me chills up and down my spine. It set the bar for every song I listened to after that. My gold standard, you might say.
🏆
Chills right now. Forgot about this one. I played it over and over then too
This song just blows everything else away. I lo♡e this song!
Ray Davies has such an incredible and unique voice. Look at how different it sounds on all of his songs.
Agreed you only need to listen to Lola to see that
I’ve loved the Kinks since I was a small girl in the ‘60’s!! Never gets old hearing Ray & Dave Davies talented music abilities!! 💯♥️🎶
GSTK
What nobody really understands is JUST how far ahead of everybody else the Kinks really were! Satisfaction by The Stones was released in Jun/Jul of 65 ... You Really Got Me was released 4th August 1964!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is an entire YEAR before the Stones ... The Kinks are completely unsung pioneers of Rock Music ...
This sounds silly, but I think watching the minions movie at a young age made me predisposed to liking the music of the 60s later on...
[Edit 8 months later]
Hey! Just to clear some things up considering there is some minor discourse in the replies. I love the kinks! Definitely one of my favourite bands, The only thing I’m calling silly is the fact that my introduction to the kinks was through the minions film and how me liking 60s music now could be foreshadowed through me watching this as a kid. Hope this clears everything up for you guys!
Same here
@Dalton Austin same with me my nan always has the radio on with 60/70s songs on
Weird flex but ok
Sameee
Wow
Happy 80th birthday Ray Davies!!!
This song is 52 years ago, and I remember it when I was living in Battersea. Blimey, I'm so old its a wonder I can do anything
+Malcolm Coghill At least you got good music back then. Something with morals :T Now I'm stuck as a teenager with disrespectful songs. I love the music from the 50's XD
+Malcolm Coghill 64? really...I was just a kid...
hahaha, I see why you used that Blimey! xD
Lol. I was 15 when it came out. I think I orgasmed when I heard it but then I could do that in those days :-/
man i wish that i was in the 60s but i was in 2003 i know
The best music -won’t repeat
BEST RIFF OF ALL TIME !!!
Brings back many happy memories of my youth in the sixties when life was much nicer. Happy days.
what was nicer about the sixties
Everything
@@kathypike494 like what
Well obviously you weren't even born then so you wouldn't know !!!!!!😊
It's hilarious that these guys were actually banned from performing in the US for years in the 60's because of their "rowdy" behaviour. Music/Cultural censorship of the 50's/60's was insane.
Lord Montague no way
That's adorable.
and they let the Stones in huum
but not the Who hahaha crazy
Link Wrays Rumble was banned and it didn't even have lyrics
Great!!!!! They were truly ahead of their time.
For 1964 this was wayyy ahead of its time
Thank you Dave and Ray...the first Punk/Metal song!
or this ruclips.net/video/3rinhBT8Qmk/видео.html
Not Metal, only Punk
Still a classic and as good as when I first saw you all in concert….thank you
One of the first songs to use distortion on guitar.
Fun fact, they slashed their speakers with a razorblade to produce this sound, causing the Fuzz pedal to be introduced to the public to stop musicians from destroying their gear, which was used by the Rolling Stones in Satisfaction.
+Snoop Cheesus I thought the first was rocket 88
Haha I saw that in the play Sunny Afternoon. Was pretty fucking loud when they played after slashing the speakers.
+Snoop Cheesus i feel fine was the first to use feedback
+Snoop Cheesus Thanks Sheldon cooper lol
+Snoop Cheesus "guys, just, please, STOP slashing your speakers...use this toy instead" xD
Yeah the Kinks “really got me”! Love all their songs. ❤🙏🎼🎸
Punk before punk.
I always considered The Kinks the first punk band.
The godfathers of punk !
@@coloniel915 Kinks and The Who. A lot of Who songs like My Generation and
especially Can't Explain with that stop/start short riff reminds me of a lot of punk.
Proto punk
@coloniel915 listen to "Bo Diddley's Beach Party", recorded in 1963. That's proto punk af
WE PULLING THE SWORD FROM THE STONE WITH THIS ONE!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
FUCK YEA!!!!
This was definitely ahead of its time. You can clearly see the influence it had.
So simple. So pure. So fing amazing!
One of the first metal tracks of all time.
Love this song ♥️♥️♥️
. *TOTALLY AWESOME.* .
. *THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES !!!*
. - A San Francisco 60's and 70's hippie native
PURE ENERGY .
Quite simply put my friends: THIS SONG SECURED The Kinks place in Rock history-thumbs up if you agree.
This is the real deal !
Mindblowing release in 1964 ! ! ! !
I bought this single on release way back in the swinging 60’s and still got it.
The way the drum's bass cuts into the melody is just so fucking gooood
Timeless music always good for the soul.
This song was closer to WW2 than we are to 9/11. How can something so old sound so fresh and cutting edge.
To have heard this for the first time in the early 60’s must have been incredible.
David i remember hearing this band early 60s ,, i was struck with utter belief i had been taken to another planet ??? loved the Kinks ever since lol im 76 lol
Truly the first Rock song. Can't believe the Kinks don't get more credit for it. Beatles were still very Pop and the Stones didn't write their own music until 65. The Animals came out with some good stuff about a month before but nothing this awe inspiring.
What a great song better than anything the rolling stones have ever done kinks are amazing just behind the beatles
The song that gave you that hard Rock sound.
Peaked at #1 in U.K. on 10 September 1964
I always liked that way, that this song begins, with that beautiful sounding, electric guitar intro.
Hard to believe this song released in 1964
i was 19 years old when this classic came out now im 75 ,, i still adore this pure genius band ,, thats a long time to be in love lol xx
I thought it was like 1970s with the genre
One of the Best songs to explain what a person feels when being in love.