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The song was first released as the B-side to their single "Sunny Afternoon" but soon became a favourite and was often part of the Kinks live act. Ray Davies continues to play the song regularly and used the song as an opening number in his 2006-2008 solo live appearances. Cash Box said that it is a "rhythmic ode about a highly individual type ...
"Juke Box Music" has been positively reviewed by many critics. Robert Christgau recommended the track in his review of the Sleepwalker album, [4] and Rolling Stone claimed that it "is the best song [on Sleepwalker]." [3] AllMusic called the track "exceptional", [5] and said it was "yet another impressionistic portrait by the Kinks' Ray Davies". [6]
The most misanthropic song he ever wrote: “20th Century Man” (1971) Davies came up with “Muswell Hillbillies’” stomping opener — “I’m a 20th century man but I don’t wanna die ...
The song includes a saxophone solo that Billboard described as "hot," as well as a guitar solo by Dave Davies. [2] [4] Cash Box said the song was "topical" with "a hypnotic blues-rock beat," summarizing the song as "good natured pop with a message." [5] Record World called it "a vintage Kinks rocker complete with raging guitar lines and a ...
[2] [3] As the song progresses and she goes on with life she continues to dream of Oklahoma and Hollywood ("She walks to work but she's still in a daze/ She's Rita Hayworth or Doris Day/ And Errol Flynn's gonna take her away/ To Oklahoma U.S.A."). The song opens and closes with the lyrics "All life we work, but work is a bore./
"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]
The song, inspired by Superman: The Movie, employs a disco beat and lyrics that describe the singer's wish to be like the fictional character Superman. The song's disco style was created as a response to Arista Records founder Clive Davis's request for "a club-friendly record", despite Ray Davies' hatred of disco.
"Sunny Afternoon" is a song by the Kinks, written by Ray Davies [7] and released as a single in June 1966. The track was included on the Face to Face album released in late October, and served as the title track for a 1967 compilation album.