the kinks well respected man

[gdholmfirth]

I was there. The Kinks had their sound, and were great. The Stones, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Animals, The Dave Clark 5, they all had their place. But anyone who doubts for a moment that The Beatles did not open the door for everyone and create the whole fascination with 'The British Invasion" and everything British in the US in 1964 just don't know. They changed the hairstyles, the clothing, the very interest in music itself.

[shanehenning26]

happy birthday ray davies

[chippy783]

fornicate the maid, this song turned me on to the kinks

[Canseqo]

"He's father pounds the maid"

DEEP lyrics.

[coneyisleps80]

The finest rock song of all time. The Beatles were jealous of this classic-- thus "real nowhere man"

[OropherThranduil]

oh god, just piss off, the beatles never were jealous, because they're the greatest, i meani love the kinks, and davies is also great, but he's no macca.

[dchs11]

kinks were rawer. may not have looked better. were equally good, if not better than the beatles nonetheless.

[OropherThranduil]

@dchs11

nobody gives a fuck about looks.

well, the ahmburg era live bearlws were a lot rawer than the british invasion kinks.

and from 65 to 66 the beatrles started to be rawer in the studio, and the kinks never got to helter skelter level.

[dchs11]

well of course WE dont give a fuck about looks. we're guys.

the Kinks were the first to be raw. people had never heard somethin like this song before. by the time the Beatles became raw, heavy guitar distortion was commonplace. like any popular trend, fad, etc... the originators are never fully recognized.

[OropherThranduil]

@dchs11

yeah, let us all hail link wray and ike turner for inventing distorted guitar sounds.

wray had that sound years before the kinks, and like any big player of the early 60s dave was a fan of link, just like jimmy page and pete townshend.

they popularized it, yes, but without the beatles opening up the american market nobody would have given a shit about the kinks or stones or who.

[dchs11]

i truly doubt people wouldn't have given a shit about them. good music is good music. the beatles made British bands MORE popular and made people give them MORE of a chance than maybe they would've if they had not come to America first.

however, people will find good music. can't owe it to just one band for creating popularity for others. that's a disrespect to the others. downplaying their music.

[OropherThranduil]

@dchs11

come on for gods sake.

everybody knows before the beatles america hasn't given a shit about british bands, only big hit was telstar, witohut the beatles and their having 1 to 5 single spots, 12 songs in top 100 and occupying the first two album places (with two released albums) the british invasion wouldn't have happened.

and since most countrys take their music from the states no british band could have get really big in those days.

[dchs11]

of course before the beatles no one gave a shit about british music. but that "first band to make it big in the U.S." position is interchangeable. put the stones, kinks, animals there, and people would still have loved british bands.

[OropherThranduil]

@dchs11

none of those bands would have find a label across the atlantic, i mean even the beatles had a very tough start over there.

and we shouldn't forget that without the beatles the stones wouldn't have their first hit, which was wirtten by the beatles, also the stones wouldn't have started writing own songs without seeing them finish one of before their eyes, just like decca would have never taken then under contract without george harrisons suggestion.

the beatles started the stones career

[dchs11]

very true. but we can never really tell what could have happened if so-so would have (or would not have)done such and such. i mean such great bands as those back in the 60s would have been sure to have had some exposure eventually.

[erickmac88]

@dchs11 "can't owe it to just one band for creating popularity for others." Very true.

[fridayiminlove13]

its "father pulls the main" isnt it?

[sylvie510]

it is "while his father pulls the maid"

[hitzeze]

great song

[PackageSeverance]

the singer looks retarded

[bsgdec]

I think your just jealous of the Davies.....and their musical genius.

[PackageSeverance]

what is "davies"

[Minxii]

Umm.. Ray & Dave Davies.. if you know nothing about them you have no right to pass judgement..

Tool.

[skint0n0minted]

nah it's probly your reflection on the computer screen

[skint0n0minted]

by far the best lyricist of all time. john lennon aint got nothing on ray

[Mikenike22579]

you really must be trippin man

[skint0n0minted]

no. rays lyrics were always different from everyone else, more intelegent, he could write about anything. he was the first to sing in his normal accent.

he's a living legend.

[dacotv]

while his father pulls the maid

[fuldefort]

..his father paws the maid. That`s the lyrics

[dacotv]

...his father PULLS the maid. These are the lyrics

[bjbell52]

I've actually seen it as "his father poles the maid"

[dacotv]

Yes, that would make sense. But each time I search for the lyric it is written as "pulls". You may be right. : )

[thewhitebarrywhite]

and his mother goes to meetings

[Voxac100b]

classic example of an underpowered sixties P.A. system, watch the audience they are trying to dance to this number but cant work out the moves!

[shadowsfallguy]

excellent little lead rips

[Dadchris]

it's all so good

[gunnerdan]

and oh so fine

[hanniballecturer]

and he's oh so healthy

[gunnerdan]

in his body and his mind

[tobie5000]

he's a well respected

[Voxac100b]

Man about town

[tobie5000]

doing the best things

[sircumcision]

so conservatively

[tobie5000]

and his mother goes to meetings