The Kinks - Wicked Annabella

[n0sr3t3p]

Does Nirvana steel something from 2:05 onto the outro?

[ragozhin]

shades of the floyd and the who- hmmm- which influenced which?

[theannabellalee]

I can't stop listening to this song. My name's Annabella. Haha, I suppose I'll use this song to scare the shit out of my future kids when they do stuff wrong. YOUR MOMMY AND HER ENSLAVED DEMON-SERVANTS ARE GONNA EAT YOU. >:D

[noyokos]

who needs the music biz? Search for "FreePower Buford Highway" to hear a band you might like if you like the Kinks. FreePower are huge Kinks fans.

[MRdownfoemythang]

This is Dave, right?

[ILoveFlipFlops95]

@MRdownfoemythang I'm pretty sure this is Ray singing.

[MRdownfoemythang]

@ILoveFlipFlops95 Really, sounds a lot like Dave.

[moxie96]

@MRdownfoemythang No I think it is both of them. Most of it is Ray until the "I've seen her hair I've seen her face" bit Dave gets It's something you should ask either one of them if you have a chance just to be sure

[ElvisRockatansky]

@MRdownfoemythang Ray wrote it but it is Dave singing lead all throughout.

[GreenhouseEffectGE]

This is the Most "Ahead of it's time" Song in the entire history of music - period ,.. Sounds like the 80's or 90's .. but WAY better ofcourse ...

[bobjaybruins]

This song scares the crap outa me. I LOVE IT

[TheMaddinosaur]

highroadnow they did a few in their early years.

[highroadnow]

and hey, while there's an expert on here (if you still are)

did the Kinks ever cover any one else's songs? I'm thinking not, but wondering...

[BuddyPC]

@highroadnow

"Dancing In The Street" on KindaKinks; Sleepy John Estes' by-way-of-Elvis "Milk Cow Blues" on KinkKontroversy, "Louie Louie" on KinksSize.

Their debut album (Kinks) is chock-full of covers.

[highroadnow]

thanks for this--not sure if I've heard it before

LOVE IT, LOVE THE KINKS

didn't know they were banned from the US (I was probably too young), but what a CRIME---had that not happened, maybe they would have achieved the huge fame they deserve

I know people love the beatles--and they were important to music, but I think The Kinks are EONS ahead in every possible way

DAMN SHAME

[highroadnow]

thanks for this--not sure if I've heard it before

LOVE IT, LOVE THE KINKS

[master10734]

This song is good

[WrrnMyr]

Why is a song this damn good so damn short?!

[chase14]

@WrrnMyr Because it leaves you wanting more

[master10734]

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Then the Kinks

[MadderRoseRulz]

@master10734 The Kinks are better than The Who. Where's Led Zeppelin, a band that blows The Who away, on your list? ; )

[Rationalranter]

wow never heard this one before is there anything the kinks haven't nailed?

[shanehenning26]

happy birthday ray davies

[Jake939393]

doesn't the intro sound like the rover by led zeppelin?

[cookmoore]

T-Rex

[cookmoore]

@cookmoore Perhaps Small Faces too, but it's gotta be Dave!

[shanehenning26]

great song

[Egduf57]

first metal song!

[xanthick]

does anyone else think of other mother from coraline when hearing this?

[jamreaper]

@xanthick eerrrrmm no cant say that i do :)

i dont think that people who like the kinks r likely the people who have seen coraline - even though we have :D

but im sure loads of people would agree with u if they heard this song :D

[albertom01982]

Hello all. I am great great Beatles fan and of course I also love the stones. I discovered the kinks about 3 years ago but was not until about 8 months that I began to finds out lots of amazing songs like this one. I can tell you that this song is way ahead even of zepellin. In my opinion, these were the best melody composers just behind Lennon/McCartney. What an underrated band.

[jamreaper]

@albertom01982 i think they're equals - i cant find a kinks song or a beatles song that i dislike - i told the same thing to a hardcore kinks fan

[CapsaicinHat]

@jamreaper The Kinks--the only band for which I'm an insane fanboi--have dozens of terrible songs. I think of the British Invasion as a three-headed hydra (Kinks, Beatles, Stones) with a killer support army. Animals, Faces, Zombies, etc.

[jamreaper]

@CapsaicinHat no i genuinly like all there songs - although this particular one is fairly strange

oh and the kinks were not part of the british invasion - they were banned from touring in america after a certain incident

[CapsaicinHat]

@jamreaper It's definitely a strange song. You're right about them being banned; they were the hidden third head, which only reared later...and this is all sounding far dirtier than intended!

[jamreaper]

@CapsaicinHat hahahah your right about that :D

[TheRealRedFlashlight]

@jamreaper Do tell.

[jamreaper]

@TheRealRedFlashlight well in the sixties alot of british bands became very popular in america and alot of them went to tour there - it made alot of them very famous like the beatles and stones - but the kinks were banned from touring in america after they got in a fight : ) u gotta love the kinks : )

[MadderRoseRulz]

@jamreaper The Kinks did not get "banned" for getting in a fight. The common reason provided is that the band "violated" the rules of hiring non-union musicians, which were in violation of the American Musician's Union (or something like that). Ray Davies has never clarified the reason, other than to say "we were banned for something". GSTK.

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz oh really -i don know what GSTK means but watch this

/watch?v=sXwfOOM9BTY&feature=r­elated

except with youtube infront of it

this explains everything very simply - so next time get your facts right please :)

[MadderRoseRulz]

@jamreaper If you do not know what "GSTK" means, you have no right to give any "iformation on the Kinks. You are dismissed. BTW, insofar as "facts" are concerned, you have none. You are baseless and without merit. A big talker behind a computer. You Sir, are a Gormless Twit. Look it up in the dictionary.

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz did you watch the video? no

it was part of a documentary about the kinks where ray himself says "i didnt do anything... oh i did hit that one guy"

oh and i did what you said - it either means god save the king - or good stuff to know

but i do have facts - im not talking big - just because i do not know internet slang does not make me gormless or a twit

so anyone who does not believe me watch the video in the link in my previous comment

[MadderRoseRulz]

@jamreaper GSTK is not "Internet Slang". It means God Save The Kinks and any true fan of the band knows this. Ok, tell me if Ray Davies or Dave Davies sings this particular song, name the LP it is on, and if you really want to challenge me on a band I have been folowing for 35 years, have seen 40 times plus, and read several books on the band, including Dave Emlen's masterpiece, feel free. I am more than happy to educate you on one of my favorite bands and also correct your blatant gaffes.

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz look - i am not arguying with you about who knows more about the kinks - it is obviously you - all i am saying is that i watched a documentary on the kinks where mick avory says that the kinks were banned from touring in america due to fighting or some incidents mainly that ray hit someone - and then ray says i dont know why we were banned, oh i did hit that one guy

no matter what you say you cant beat something that comes from the horses mouth

SO WATCH THE LINK I SENT

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz can you please swallow your pride and at least listen - or watch that link i sent you earlier on in the comments

[MadderRoseRulz]

@jamreaper: I did watch the video and, in fact, Ray Davies, confirms that " I don't really know why we were banned from playing in the USA." Think about the amount of money The Beatles and The Rolling Stones earned from their tours and exposure to the USA market during the years the Kinks were not permitted to play live in the states?

"Fighting" it seems, at best, dubious to me, as the 5 year ban must have cost the Kinks tens of millions of dollars in record sales and concert receipts...

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz yes he says i dont know why we were banned .... i didnt do anything

mick says: there were a few disagreements and there was a scuffle at one point (yes i know my spelling is awful)

then ray says : oh i did hit that one guy

so he says it so .... what more do you want .... yes it would of cost them millions but it depends who you hit - and besides i dont think the amount of potential money was considered when they were banned

so i still dont get what your problem with this is

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz but you know what - i cant be arsed to argue about this anymore - next time i see ray say something i will just contact you to ask what he was supposed to say - you are a great kinks fan and you have a knowledge the like of which i could only imagine to have so congratulations

[MadderRoseRulz]

@jamreaper: Let's not argue about something which should not separate fans of the Kinks. I do not know Ray Davies, I do not have any qualms about being "wrong" about what I have stated, and simply love the music, as I am sure you do...Let's leave this topic as one which we just have different takes on. God Bless The Kinks!

[jamreaper]

@MadderRoseRulz your right im sorry man

GOD SAVE THE KINKS!! :D

[ZBone12]

Any other Kinks songs like this?

[dizzarch1]

Do the last twenty seconds remind anyone else of Nirvana?

[laxlaxlacrosse]

@dizzarch1 yah definately

[pilesovinyl]

What a gem! I`ve got to find this CD, don`t care for other tracks I heard from this album but this kicks ass!

[SethsPockets]

@pilesovinyl ... hey give it a try. this album is actually fantastic! That is "The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society"

[talpajam]

Mick Avory.

[rurig]

Astonishing satanic rock with heavy rock tendencies. Brutally powerful song composed by a genius...

[bellaloves11]

woop my name is annabella!

[aquarush]

Who is singing? Ray or Dave.

[MisterWhist]

Dave. One of the scariest since Rainy Day in June.

[TheThroney]

who does that one?

[MisterWhist]

The Kinks, as well.

[TheThroney]

I kinda figured that but when i typed in the song title it brought up some allan jackson song heh :P but then i tried with the kinks in front and found it, thank you

[MisterWhist]

Oh, sorry. Should have specified the Face to Face album.

[woodoven]

I'm pretty sure Dave.

Always thought this song could work in a Scorsese movie.

[haskel420]

Wicked annabella mixes a brew / That no one's ever seen.

[whitestripebuzz]

oh my god this is amazing.

[fortyniner8123]

great song by an underrated band. it's a shame that the music biz has become so "glitzy" that you hardly ever hear any truly good new music anymore.

[RyleeStrange]

@fortyniner8123 Underrated? You do realize that The Kinks were a close 3rd to the Beatles and the Stones, right? One of the most popular and influential bands of the British Invasion.

[TheTradeworld]

@RyleeStrange I think He means underated and in the eyes of most people, he seems to like the song. As do I!

[kinksboss1]

@RyleeStrange

actually, the Kinks would be a distant 4th in popularity behind Beatles, Stones and Who but will always be #1 in my book

[seezir]

@fortyniner8123 you should check out the D.C. band 'Nunchucks'. Very 'classic rock&roll' inspired music. You can definitely hear the Kinks in some of there songs.

wearenunchucks.bandcamp.com/al­bum/eat-your-moneys-ep

[Mr2009Truth]

Page said he played the solo on YRGM. But he did NOT. And Zep used that lame excuse about the original bluesmen borrowing from each other, but what they fail to realize is that when you make as much money as Zep was making, you gotta own up. Kinks are so much better in every single possible way :)

[rhinohouse]

And a monster Rickenbacker bass riff for a foundation.

[ni183able]

Another great performance of the youngest Davis brothers. Tks Dave for your voice and your energy.

[corwinofamber8]

One of my favorite Kinks songs, but there are so many great ones.

[youarenowreadingthis]

Some of the comments I've read on this video are so utterly foolish. "Led Zeppelin's the best abd ever!" What the fuck is that? There's no such thing as a best band ever, it's a matter of opinion. If someone disagrees with you it's not a reason to get mad or offended.

[rhinohouse]

I think the people who wrote that stuff grew up to be Teabaggers in their old age.

[beselbic]

Cool song.

[SkateFDRgnar]

what they steAL? Fall out Boy stole the riff from baba O Riley by the who. i swear, I wish i could think of what song it is tho.

[rhinohouse]

Whaaaa???!!!

[SkateFDRgnar]

what about The Kinks and The Who? there completle different.

[krankiekat]

The KinKs never had to steal from the Who, in fact it was just the other way around, even Pete a huge Ray Davies fan and admirer has admitted so. God save the KinKs. They remain 2nd to none!

[pmfont]

Ray Davies was admired from a lot of British Invasion bands; even John Lennon publicly spoke of how Ray was gifted lyrically and musically.

[sbarr10]

The creepy factor in this song is awesome.

Dave's voice sounds eerie and ghostly.

Pete Quaife's bass is incredible - I don't think he got much better than this.

[MurrayShempstein]

Pete was a way cool bassist.  Not that Dalton was bad at all, but the band never sounded as good after Pete left.

[worldsno1drwhofan]

The Kinks are yet again ahead of their time! This must be the first real essence of metal in a song.

[sonicjay007]

i can see this Witch..

[tylerlovesthebeatles]

The drums intro sounds exactly like The Rover by Zeppelin

[sharrer2]

They do.

But i mean.

Jimmy Page DID produced quite a bit of the kink's early work.

He basically wrote girl you've really got me.

Also the bass sounds near the same.

[kinksboss1]

sharrer, what the fuck are you talking about? Page was a session musician who played a little rythm guitar on a obscure track called Revenge...Ray Davies wrote YRGM on his piano, and brother Dave created the historical guitar sound, maybe your'e confusing the Page with Larry Page, their manager, Jimmy Page learned his chops from the Davies and went around in his drugged up stupor perpetuating the myth that he somehow played the solo on YRGM for years until he finally admitted it was Dave!

[sharrer2]

?

And that changes the fact that page helped produce their music how?

And that he still played on their albums.

Unknown if they are.

Jeesus.

[proggoth]

Regardless Jimmy Page has his own impressive resume so i find it curious that he would make something like that up. Besides i heard it wasnt the solo he played but the rhythm as he was the one who owned a fuzzbox.

[youarenowreadingthis]

Just so you're informed Jimmy Page was a crook. He stoll many songs from delta blues players from th 20s - 40s. People such as Robert Johnson and Willie Dixion. The only reason their names are now credited as song writers on the album backs is because Led Zeppelin was taken to court and lost. So Jimmy Page isn't as credible as you think.

[proggoth]

Don't you think "crook" is a little unfair? The blues greats "borrowed" from one another all the time.. All composers borrow ideas. What Page did with those ideas was unique. One doesn't reinvent the wheel with every song.

[youarenowreadingthis]

No I don't think it's unfair. Had he claimed the songs to be based off of a traditional bluses song I wouldn't have a problem, I'm not even talking about doing osmething like crediting traveling riverside blues to Robert Johnson. Just claim that they weren't his own orginal creations. But in the court case he denied having taken anything. Anyways I'm just doing what annoyed me in the first place, talking about Zeppelin and Page on a Kinks video.

[proggoth]

Im too lazy to look up the transcripts of the trial suffice it to say that motifs get used and discarded with such regularity that i thought this was just common knowledge. Anyway Page probably isnt here to appreciate my defending him so have a nice day : )

[televisionlighter]

Oh shut up, no one gives Hendrix shit for what he ripped off.

Killing Floor by Hendrix, has the EXACT same verse as Zeppelins the Lemon song. EVERYBODY borrowed hooks, lyrics and riffs from the delta blues, they were the foundation of modern rock. You elitist pricks always like to hate on Zeppelin but not Hendrix, who did the same thing. Anyways this is a Kinks video. So talk about the fucking kinks you lame prick.

[proggoth]

You might notice on second look you are responding to the wrong person. I wasnt the one hating on Zeppelin and was defending everyones choice to borrow ideas. So nice to be called a prick twice in one email.

[televisionlighter]

There was even a WHOLE ALBUM released called Hendrix's influences, which contains a TON of original blues tracks that Hendrix borrowed. So if your going to sit here complaining about Led Zeppelin , note all the OTHER FUCKING 60'S MUSICIANS THAT RIPPED OFF THE DELTA BLUES.

[youarenowreadingthis]

I had said the same thing before, this is a Kinks video and people were prasing Page to much so that's why I pointed out what I did. I'm aware that Hendrix took things too but things he took were for the most part tradional songs, meaning they didn't have noted author. A song such as "itsy bitsy spider" - although not a blues song - would be an example of on of these. Hendrix took many of his things from old blues guys he hung around with, like playing behind his back etc. There's a .....

[youarenowreadingthis]

There's a large difference between being influnced by something and completly taking it, title and all. Zeppelin recorded "Travelling Riverside Blues" a Robert Johnson orginal, not a traditional song, and claimed it to be there own. That's the difference. Either way this is a Kinks video and I agree the comments should be on the subject of the Kinks. If you'd like to continue this conversation televisionlighter then do it on my page or through a measage.

[gnarlysock]

The Kinks recorded You Really Got Me before they even worked with page, and he didn't produce any of their work, he was a session guitarist.

[crocrock1]

I like the Kinks for their originality yet this number reminds me very much of Boris the spider. Shame.

[jgray6868]

if you get the chance check out Jason Falkner, he does a killer cover of this tune..

[getorphan]

just watching some kinks on you tube and it is so obvious they were ripped off by everybody.

[TorpedoSam88]

I disagree.

But the gorillaz did for sure

[blackmore4]

Good comment. Without Ray Davies, Damon Albarn's abilities don't exist!

[kathyschultz8]

Cool song from a great album ("The Kinks are) The Village Green Preservation Society."  This song was actually written (and sung) by Ray Davies brother, The Kinks' lead guitar player, Dave "Death of a Clown" Davies.

[ssur55]

The riff kind of reminds me of "Hello I Love You" by the Doors.

[blackmore4]

ssur55: "The riff kind of reminds me of "Hello I Love You" by the Doors."

... which came directly from "All Day & All of the Night" by The Kinks!

[Chesterton7]

Cool P, thanks for posting all of these

I would probably never have heard them otherwise

much appreciated

[Duenderelojero]

Incredible : This is before to Black sabbath debut

[jea241269]

Mick Avory was with the Stones for a short time (for those who are doubting on this)long live all of 60's music man,and God bless The Kinks!

[psychedelicsoul]

Now all music is "shit now-a-days". At least we can still count on Josh Ritter, Brandi Carlille, Georgie James, etc. But yes the 60s is where it all started and forever will remain the greatest decade in music.

[NewPaltzIndie]

Such a Metal song!

[andyx87]

Man! these could not write a bad song if they tried. every song just oozes genius and excellence.

[Shreddy13]

I couldn't agree more. This song was clearly influenced by The Who's Boris the Spider and influenced Led Zeppelin's The Rover, but what's important is that it's a great song on its own merits. Ray Davies was simply one of the best songwriters in rock music.

[youarenowreadingthis]

The Rover came out after this song. Don't speak if you don't know.

[allivegp]

The Kinks No1!

[damnthatchainsaw]

Tis wrong to put the Stones in the same league as the KinksBeatlesWho...Jagger was and is a careerist and Richards been cleaning his blood since Brian Jones shuffled off his mortal coil...damn good drummer though.

[Guoruilaoshi1]

Funny... before the Stones got Charlie Watts, they had Mick Avory- the Kinks' eventual drummer. Both damn good!

[jayfey77]

actually the stones had another drummer besides mick avory i read an acticle about him in mojo magazine and it wasnt mick avory.

[BailMeOutObama]

Correct. Between Mick Avory and Charlie Watts was a guy named Tony Chapman, who actually performed at the first Stones gig in '62. Avory only rehearsed twice with the Stones.

[jayfey77]

yeah they interviewed him on mojo magazine the stones had a guy before charlie watts too i bet he is sorry he didnt stay with them.

[MurrayShempstein]

Story is Avory didn't want to quit his day job (working construction), so quit the Stones instead. Didn't even know the name of the band he'd been rehearsing with for two weeks! Those two puny little twits J & R were probably relieved, afraid Avory would beat them silly. Mick A was born to be a Kink!!

[imaweedaholic]

Stop whining about who's better than who. You all are idiots and your opinions have no merit. Zeppelin is good, the Beatles are good, The Kinks are good. Music now-a-days=SHIT

[mokogintaz]

Just my opinion ...

The Stones vs The Who or The Kinks

The Cream vs The JHE

Led Zeppelin vs Pink Floyd

And The Beatles vs Bach or Mozart or Beethoven

[roosoh13]

why the beatles vs beethoven?? That's like putting jesus vs a dinosaur (two completely different things)

[mokogintaz]

The Beatles (humans, music) vs Beethoven (human, music) ... Where's the different ?

Jesus (human, but I don't know exactly who's he) vs Dinosaur (Big Animal) ... THIS IS DIFFERENT.

[carly23f]

zp4eva you kinda got it backwards, ray wrote this in 1968, the rover, while an amazing song, is from about 75', so jimmy copied the Kinks, if as you say this is a similar riff, wow, zeppelin copied the Kinks

[zp4eva]

Led Zeppelin is the best band of all time so dont even fight about that but they took the beggining of the rover from physical grafitti from the beggining of this song

[Codackussell]

If you're gonna talk about Zeppelin know what you're saying dumb ass. Totally wrong decade. The Rover sounds nothing like this. isn't even the best song on that album.

[zp4eva]

ok dont trust me trust plant, they do sound alike aswhell in a way and if its the best on the album thats an opinion. Plant and Page liked this song and they kinda took the beggining of it and made it into the beggining of the Rover its true

[JonToft]

Have you heard the cover by icelandic grunge band Jet Black Joe? That one rocks! :D

[NewPaltzIndie]

most of the material on VGPS is folk inspired, this song and "last of the steam powered trains" make you want to do a double take. I definitly heard some Sabbath and Zeppline when I heard this, glad to see others see the same!

[Gettheledoutstyle]

the funny thing is im a huge zeppelin fan but i admit they stole stuff and they were influenced by this song when they wrote the rover ... not totally but the riff is similar and page worked with the kinks b4 page made it better obviously

[worldsno1drwhofan]

This is what i call early goth music. The Kinks have inspired almost every type of pop genre I can think of. Except Rap of course, it would be shameful for them to have anything to do with Rap.

[archdukezeb]

You're dumb.

[Thomas1Neuf]

Well Mr. Churchill says

We gotta hold up our chins

We gotta show some courage and some discipline

We gotta black up the windows and nail up the doors

And keep right on till the end of the war

[Ohflamey]

Very good song, thanks for uploading this mate! :)

[Duenderelojero]

Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath are nothing compared with this song.

[FenderJ13]

are you retarded?

[Duenderelojero]

No I'm only a man with musical sense,and I am sure what I say.

[FenderJ13]

if you say so... i just don't see what you're trying to say. in fact, i don't see anything special about this song.

[Duenderelojero]

Your note the time, before anyone did something well, the lyrics trasnsmite exactly what that means davies, drums and platillso Also, the only bad thing is that this song lasts very little.

[carlisrickjames]

This song is cool, don't diss it.

[daconor91]

you complete fucking idiot. black sabbath i understand, but how could you say the kinks are better than led zeppelin from this ONE song?? led zeppelin are easily better than the kinks, i still like the kinks, but led zeppelin are so much better. i agree with the other guy, you are retarded.

[Duenderelojero]

T.T What a song , Mick is terrific and the lyrics is so dark....

Fantastic band.

[allivegp]

Some excellent drum playing by Mick! What a song this is!