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"Days" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released as a non-album single in June 1968. It also appeared on an early version of the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (released only in continental Europe and New Zealand).
"Living on a Thin Line" has been praised as one of Dave Davies's greatest songs. David Fricke of Rolling Stone said that "in 'Living on a Thin Line' – a dark variation on Ray's own death-of-England's-glory songs – brooding, goose-stepping chords and moping Pink Floyd synths underscore the desperate effectiveness of Dave's nervous croon."
The lyrics of "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" describe a man named Dan who is a huge fan of The Kinks. He engulfs himself in their music whenever he feels unhappy, "living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy". [6] The song also details when Ray Davies and his brother Dave were thinking of breaking up The Kinks. [6]
The lyrics of "Moving Pictures" focus on how life passes people by. It laments on how life is "always moving" and that "nothing in life is a permanent fixture". It then goes on to analyze life in general, with lines such as "we live, we die, no one knows why" and " life can sometimes not be very nice, but then you make your choice so you must ...
"Better Things" is a song by The Kinks, released as a single in June 1981 in the UK and November 1981 in the US. [2] A slightly shorter version was later released on their album Give the People What They Want. Written about Ray Davies's failing marriage, the song originated during the Low Budget sessions. The song was completed in 1981 and ...
The Kinks modeled this spirited dance number on the music of Motown’s house band, the Funk Brothers, and in particular the intricate drumming of Uriel Jones, who’d become friendly with the ...
"Life Goes On" was released as the ninth and final track on The Kinks' 1977 album Sleepwalker. Following the album release, the song was released as the B-side to the American version of Sleepwalker 's second single, "Juke Box Music", in May of that year (in the U.K. and Germany, the song "Sleepless Night" was used instead.) The single failed ...
The Kinks' Dave Davies talks 'Lola,' sexual experimentation, nervous breakdown and Ray relations: 'Men have feelings too' Lyndsey Parker August 18, 2022 at 3:07 PM