no Kooks, no Arctic Monkeys, no Fratellis, no Dead 60s, no Strokes, no Franz Ferdinand without the Kinks !! And the list could be much longer !! They are the most creative, the most charming, the most innovative and the most versatile band of all time !!
The Kinks were one of the greatest British bands to ever sail the record blue. It's too bad that they did not gain more notoriety than they did. I don't think even I at the time appreciated them as much as I should have.
The Kinks "are" One of the Most popular bands of all time. Silly. To musicians, they are the Greatest band of all time - Period ! End of Story ! Everybody rips off the kinks to write song parts - from the Who Tommy to lame shit like Green day ... to virtually everybody !
Back in 1971 when I was 15 or 16 I got in to the cinema to see "Percy", a comedy "x" film about a guy who had his manhood cut off by a falling chandelier I believe, and The Kinks did the sound-track to the film. I heard this track and it just blew me away and I have remembered it to this day despite never hearing it since, and only recently found out what it was called. The Kinks were the first band I ever got into back in '64. Ray Davies you the best!!!
yes Ray and the Kinks deserve more attention compared to overrated hype like Michael Jackson and U2 and Elton John and all those hideous members of the music establishment - if they wrote a song as good as this they would be milking it for decades
ray davies is a genius, suffers badly with depression , been hospitalised many time s. maddness an genius ray is on that thin line, i to suffer depression an the kinks have lifted me from disppear , thanks ray an the boys
God, the fact that The Kinks are not one of the most popular bands of all time will never cease to amaze and baffle me! They deserve so much more credit than they get!
yeah, and its a shame that when they are mentioned in the discussion of great bands people just point to "you really got me" as if they were some one hit wonder. theres so much that goes unappreciated.
Yes, I agree! People always refer to them as "a great singles band", as though their hits were their only good songs, and that everything else was just filler. This is far from the truth! They made so many amazing, solid albums that deserve to be mentioned right alongside classics like "Rubber Soul" and "Aftermath".
@DaigoMoustache I would put "Word of Mouth", "Arthur", Village Green P.S." and "Something Else" along side any album by the Beatles, Stones or Who. And if anyone still wanted to write them off as a "singles band" I would ask what it meant when a single song was more moving than anything off an entire LP...by anyone.
De absoluut mooiste ballad die ik ken van de allerbeste groep die er ooit geweest is!
The absolute best ballad I know from the best group ever exixted!
SkryZr 3 weeks ago
Belle photo.God save the Kinks.
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zurksyn 1 month ago
THIS LP IS A WONDERFUL DIAMOND
THANKS
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no Kooks, no Arctic Monkeys, no Fratellis, no Dead 60s, no Strokes, no Franz Ferdinand without the Kinks !! And the list could be much longer !! They are the most creative, the most charming, the most innovative and the most versatile band of all time !!
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johannessohnable 6 months ago
God Save The Kinks !!
johannessohnable 6 months ago 4
This and God's Children .. classic ,..weird to think this came out right around muswell time ,,..but it did ,..
GreenhouseEffectGE 6 months ago 3
Song writing and music at its most beautiful and emotional best.
metalgearsolid20111 6 months ago 2
Beautiful....
workinprogressforHim 7 months ago 2
Simple and majestic
Another RD song which has stood the test of time.
Royal Festival Hall June 2011 truly magic moments.
davlinful 8 months ago 4
Ray performed this live at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday evening as part the finale to the Meltdown festival - a truly magical moment.
talulah14 8 months ago 2
A simple, and brilliant song from Ray. The arrangement is terrific... as always, less is more.
purdy0707 8 months ago 2
I love the arrangement of this song, it is simply perfect.
Joannegmurphy 11 months ago 4
The Kinks were one of the greatest British bands to ever sail the record blue. It's too bad that they did not gain more notoriety than they did. I don't think even I at the time appreciated them as much as I should have.
tpromo2 11 months ago
The Kinks "are" One of the Most popular bands of all time. Silly. To musicians, they are the Greatest band of all time - Period ! End of Story ! Everybody rips off the kinks to write song parts - from the Who Tommy to lame shit like Green day ... to virtually everybody !
GreenhouseEffectGE 11 months ago 3
one of those songs that should be on your "most underrated (or unrecognized) of all time" lists.
0TheBestMan 1 year ago
I listened to this tune 4 or 5 times in a row in the car today. Glad it's posted on here so I can hear it again.
genemullett 1 year ago 2
meine favoriten...the kinks....
drumroydrum 1 year ago 3
Anybody have chords for this?
eaturtoes 1 year ago
For me the kinks are in the same class like The Beatles, The Who, The Stones....sorry for my bad english!!!
rotes1968 1 year ago 3
So beautiful.
thiaanthony 2 years ago 3
Back in 1971 when I was 15 or 16 I got in to the cinema to see "Percy", a comedy "x" film about a guy who had his manhood cut off by a falling chandelier I believe, and The Kinks did the sound-track to the film. I heard this track and it just blew me away and I have remembered it to this day despite never hearing it since, and only recently found out what it was called. The Kinks were the first band I ever got into back in '64. Ray Davies you the best!!!
mabege1 2 years ago 6
Fragile and great.
Puenktchen83 2 years ago 3
IMMENSE
Everton176 2 years ago
the art of simplicity = beauty
mcmahon1948 2 years ago 2
Two minutes of such beauty. I would love to hear this played live with an orchestra.
WilburyVision 2 years ago 4
@WilburyVision the instrumental versions on the album are stunning
youidiothole 2 years ago
yes Ray and the Kinks deserve more attention compared to overrated hype like Michael Jackson and U2 and Elton John and all those hideous members of the music establishment - if they wrote a song as good as this they would be milking it for decades
supasap 2 years ago 24
The KINKS are one of the best bands in the universe ---ever and ever and ever !
blackie3740 2 years ago 2
ray davies is a genius, suffers badly with depression , been hospitalised many time s. maddness an genius ray is on that thin line, i to suffer depression an the kinks have lifted me from disppear , thanks ray an the boys
longfoxy 2 years ago 4
God, the fact that The Kinks are not one of the most popular bands of all time will never cease to amaze and baffle me! They deserve so much more credit than they get!
DaigoMoustache 2 years ago 43
Yeah, I agree completely to this!
Spinni 2 years ago 3
@DaigoMoustache
yeah, and its a shame that when they are mentioned in the discussion of great bands people just point to "you really got me" as if they were some one hit wonder. theres so much that goes unappreciated.
BeLiketheSquerrl 2 years ago 2
Yes, I agree! People always refer to them as "a great singles band", as though their hits were their only good songs, and that everything else was just filler. This is far from the truth! They made so many amazing, solid albums that deserve to be mentioned right alongside classics like "Rubber Soul" and "Aftermath".
DaigoMoustache 2 years ago 3
@DaigoMoustache I would put "Word of Mouth", "Arthur", Village Green P.S." and "Something Else" along side any album by the Beatles, Stones or Who. And if anyone still wanted to write them off as a "singles band" I would ask what it meant when a single song was more moving than anything off an entire LP...by anyone.
7777srd 2 years ago
One of Ray Davies' most beautiful songs.
jayne0914 3 years ago 5
How lovely. Thank you. :-)
BeatriceWasHere 3 years ago 2
Stunning!
kloppedeklop 3 years ago 2
simple and yet so beautiful - all the things that love should be. thank you for sharing this wonderful song.
Babooshka08 3 years ago 3
Very nice.
deepintoblues 3 years ago