The Kinks - You Really Got Me, 1977

[aivopark]

Punks do not clap.

[cyclonexiv]

I remember this song vividly though I was only 8 years in '64 when this song first came out, I still remember when the British invasion started around that time with all time greats like The Stones, The Beatles, The Who, The Zombies to name a few and all the other great pioneers of rockin roll during that era. It was a short time after President Kennedy was assassinated and the Ed Sullivan show was event to watch on T.V., a real tribute to Ray Davies and the Kinks in a time of real peace.

[jemcee97]

I see Kramer's girlfriend (the quiet talker) dressed Ray too... Oh before I go The Kinks ruuuuule

[kazrules2007]

I love that accent of his!!! he actually sounds British singing this.

[beatrizrd1964]

@kazrules2007 doesn't surprise me, he is British

[kazrules2007]

I love that damn accent of his lol

[mangeldeth74]

Awesome.

[greatdanehenry]

saw them do this early in the 80's in rhode island and ray introduced it as a van halen song ! huge laughs followed .

[RICH12DAY34]

@greatdanehenry Ray laughed All The Way To the Bank

[pbmax]

This was their lazy stoner persona before the sex pistol punk influence hit them by 79. And HOLY SHIT, they got excited again (cocaine) and went crazy on stage.

[Boptillyoudrop123]

kinks kick ass big time!!!!!

[hilliesse]

c'est bon ça avant boite !! 

[Jinxedwithme]

THE old grey whistle test? i <3 the re-runs of it .. you older people are lucky as hell :/

[MrLeeHarnett]

What guitar is ray playing ? i know its a telecaster but i carnt find tht identical one with the eagle thing and colour anywere !

[PieceofMindmusic]

@MrLeeHarnett - beige is a pretty rare colour for a tele, and the eagle may have been a sticker or a custom decal he had painted on it.

[4WingedBeatlez]

@MrLeeHarnett alot of people painted ther guitars back then- he probably painted it beige. and the eagle looks like a decal- it doesnt lok like it came on the guitar- its certianly not just painted on.

[BIGSOULMAN1]

So lukewarm compared to the original and I think Ray Davies obsession with silly songs is evident here, there's just no effort gone into this imo, as if to say "we don't want to play this stuff anymore"

[jeepndesert]

down voted because emdedding disabled

[rickkuhn]

Hey, Director, that's Dave's guitar solo at 1:18, so why are having the camera operator zoom in to Ray strumming his chords?

[TimesSquareMeeMaw]

because jonas brothers are sold tp 9-16 girl category. marketing. Something the Kinks never got enough of, but that made them MORE themselves. Which makes it better to appreciate..they got to incubate.

Ray is very stripper girl here. He's good when he lets it all hang out. Those are his best songs.

He's a very good writer.

[dubbly1]

Am I seeing things? Two hot chicks hiding behind Ray at 0:53?! Lucky bastard.

[chalklava]

@dubbly1 You mean, lucky bitches...haha.

[texaskev09]

Nice! Love this song.

[OneMannFamily]

On Dave's guitar solo, the cameraman goes to Ray.  Dave really gets left out of this. No spotlight or anything.

[editors1001]

@OneMannFamily I honestly think that the camera man is so thick that he thinks that it's Ray doing the solo and not Dave.

[woowoo1967]

@OneMannFamily typical.... 

[puncino]

Kinks is King! lol

[ASide45]

Cameraman, Dave is playing the solo!!

[pietastgood]

amazing solo

[fenderstratguy]

I love that guitar Dave has @ 3:09....wow

[nostology]

not as good as the 1964 version

[tombolo191]

i just wish the backup singer could sing on key

[fisicaneutra2]

the kinks awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rotinburger]

totally agree dude I hate our generation and their fag music lady go-ga shit

[ignacioambort]

@rizled94 sorry pal this is as simple as hanna montana songs. what you think is great is just what you think.

[1nSTo]

oh i know what u mean.

but i'm 19 and i know what quality is ;)

[CrankCase08]

That's easy. Pubescent little girls subjected to corporate music industry propaganda.

[zebageba]

@rizled94 Men aren't what they used to be.

[poussyledzep]

@rizled94 cause there are more dumb tards nowadays than any other era

[cjf799]

Ray Davies looks like Geddy Lee here with a nosejob

[TheHallZall]

thats sick you really got me goes right into all day and all of the noght

[RyroxxBden]

at 1:17 did he drop his stick?

[Wowbagger86]

lol, for further studies of "stick dropping" watch The Doors - When the music is over" (The video where they are just standing there playing) and keep a close eye at the drummer during the intro ;)

[mussman717word]

Hey, man, Densmore is such a sick drummer... he could drop his stick twenty times in one epic song like "The End" or "When the Music's Over" or "Celebration of the LIzard" and still keep it on pace, or at least save it. That's what made The Doors great, lol... but yeah, this is time for The Kinks and I would've condemned you for bringing up nearly any other band aside from The Doors on their page, so yeah, back to the music, babe.

[fastfret94]

@RyroxxBden lol i think he did, quick recovery!

[rizled94]

what a gay audience, they're just standing there, doing nothing ! 0:30

[TRP770]

"happy days"

[wolfy7812]

He acts like he is lost

[lamerdeboheme]

AMAZING!!

[pektor72]

Great stuff. Thanks from Israel.

[HeroMusic423]

Cool to see Andy Pyle on Bass. he seems to have played Bass with everyone , I saw Andy Pyle playing with BB king and albert collins on youtube too.

Thanks for posting this vid. 10/10

[martykate]

They didn't show Dave doing his guitar solo!

[lovitzj76]

Who knew this song even existed! I know i sure didn't, and i had seen a huge traders list with this setlist and he had no mention of it. Wow, very cool. this must be really rare.