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The Kinks' first single was a cover of the Little Richard song "Long Tall Sally". A friend of the band, Bobby Graham , [ 24 ] was recruited to play the drums on the recording. Graham would continue to occasionally substitute for Avory in the studio and he played on several of the Kinks' early singles, including the hits "You Really Got Me ...
The track borrows the main riff from The Kinks' 1964 song, "All Day and All of the Night", which was one of the band's first hits. [2] The lyrics feature the return of the transvestite title character from The Kinks' 1970 hit song, "Lola"; in "Destroyer", the singer brings Lola to his place where he becomes increasingly paranoid. [3]
"You Really Got Me" was written by Ray Davies, the Kinks' vocalist and main songwriter, sometime between 9 and 12 March 1964. [4] Created on the piano in the front room of the Davies' home, the song was stylistically very different from the finished product, being much lighter and somewhat jazz-oriented. [4]
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On his 1967 song "Waterloo Sunset", the singer finds a fleeting sense of contentment in the midst of urban drabness and solitude. Davies's mid-period work for the Kinks also showed signs of an emerging social conscience. For example, "Holiday in Waikiki" (1966) deplored the commercialization of a once unspoiled indigenous culture.
"You Still Want Me" is a single by the Kinks released in 1964. It was their second record, and (like its predecessor) failed to chart upon release, threatening the band's deal with Pye Records . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] However, the massive success of the band's next single, " You Really Got Me ", ensured their tenure with Pye would continue until 1971 ...
"Apeman" is a 1970 song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was written by Ray Davies and appears on the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. Written as a call to return to nature amidst the crowding and industry of the city, the song features calypso stylings.
Single by The Kinks; from the album Muswell Hillbillies; B-side "Oklahoma U.S.A." (Japan) Released: March 1972 (Japanese single) 24 Nov 1971 (US LP) 26 Nov 1971 (UK LP) Recorded: Aug–Sep 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London: Genre: Country rock: Length: 4: 58: Label: RCA Victor: Songwriter(s) Ray Davies: Producer(s) Ray Davies: The Kinks ...