Ray Davies dedicates "Waterloo Sunset" and "Days" to Pete Quaife at Glastonbury 2010

[jvm22187]

Simply brilliant. I had no idea that Ray played Glastonbury. The coverage that I typically see in the US always focuses on the "flavor of the month" artists that perform there. Great to see the folks singing along and showing their appreciation.

[omanichickiebabe]

Thanks uploader, an excellent video, very emotional. Ray is an amazing artist and his legacy of songs will live on forever.

[darkmossie633]

extraordinary beautiful tracks from the TRUE CREATORS of modern heavy rock

[TheDGENTLY]

After much careful thought and discussion...I can only opine that The Kinks are the best band.

[spetrus]

Dear Ray, Thank you for the moving and inspirational tribute to Pete. Your lyrics are always beautiful and evocative.

[BegoneJonah]

You know how Trent Reznor's "Hurt" became Johnny Cash's when he did that video? This is like that. "Days" is now Pete Quaife's. BUT... it also belongs to those of us who see something personal for ourselves in it. Wonderful song, that. And I only just discovered it.

[krakatoa1200]

the kinks did get the credit they deserved, they were a fantastic band, with wonderful songs. along with the Who,and Small Faces my favourites.



[jimmyf84]

should get same respect as stones or beatles, great band!!

[hopsista321]

One of this worlds best music makers ever, just unbelieveble, my hat off and just sing along ;)

[peterzang]

I'd say something...too busy sobbing

[hanghang71]

@bobyoung53 thanks

[hanghang71]

forgive my ignorance but who is pete?

[peterbonser]

Ray Davies is an absolute legend, long may he continue to perform and entertain us with his nostalgic, reflective and beaitiful songs - they'll never be another like him.

God Save Ray Davies!

[onjo12345]

im going to say it and some people arent going to agree,and dont get me a wrong because i am a huge fan of the beatles and lennon,mccarthy etc but i think the kinks ray and pete are more influential band,ray davies never got to the real super stardom of lennon or mccarthy maybe that was his way and i think it may well have been the way he wanted it....look at his songs what he wrote but more importanly sit down sit down and listen to the likes of got me,sunny afternoon,lola,waterloo,

[kevin708]

@onjo12345 Go sit down and listen to A Day In The Life,Hey Jude,Help,The Ballad of John on Yoko,Lucy In The SKy with Diamonds...... The kinks were good,great even,but not a patch on the Beatles

[PicnicHikeMusic]

@kevin708

I still say the whole Kinks vs. Beatles discussion is a "Great Apples" vs. "Great Oranges" argument. We can just fell lucky to listen to both whenever we want to.

[rrrasmus]

Tears flow down my face watching this video.

[onjo12345]

im 28 years old and from dublin...i never really got into the 90s or noughties music,always listen to the likes of fleetwood,the mamas and papas,beatles,the stones,elvis costello etc....THE KINKS AND RAY DAVIES AND THIS SONG WILL GO DOWN AS A CLASSIC and will be listened to long after were in the ground...this song is the beginning of modern music its GENESIS.....ray come to dublin and share your genius....

[MontyChristo1]

@onjo12345 i'm in the exact same boat as you, 27 from dublin and i love all the old music, we were born in the wrong era, don't forget the zombies and the spencer davis group

[twoslices]

I cry every time I here this 'cos it makes me think of London now that I live 6000m away

[getthis162001]

3:02 ..nothing short of magical!

[Baisemoi1]

Legend.

[tonym999music]

Everyones entitled to an opinion but the first person to tick the dislike button for this song shall be executed. Thats all I want to say cheers

[TheKenfig]

@tonym999music Love that Ray says "and dedicated to the great band The Kinks" ; almost brought a tear to my eye as I am nostalgic and Ray is so quite rightly proud of his band but importantly ALL of the band including his brother. One special and unique band from my childhood and teens

[5deheld]

@tonym999music

Someone did!

How to find the perp?

[fenderburns]

Ray Davies is one of the greatest singer/songwriters in the world and in the 60's ,was well before his time.If you ever get the chance to see his one man show "The Storyteller " then go as it is a lifetime experience.Thanks for everything you've done Ray and I hope you live forever

[Gorrrillla5]

the dislike button shouldn't exist for this

[lillyvalley65]

Eu vi este video na TV a cabo e fiquei emocionado mesmo antes de saber que havia ali uma dedicatória. E depois ver o Ray Davies jovem, quando integrante da Banda The Kinks e agora ter os traços do tempo estampados no rosto, mas emocionando muitos jovens que estavam presentes no evento Glastonbury 2010.

Músicos como ele deveriam ser eternamente venerados pela obra que deixaram para a posteridade.

Viva a música, viva a vida.

[vinstyles]

Ray, please come back to Dublin. It's just a hop for you. Pleaseeeeeee...

[rocktenniscat]

Happy 67th Ray Davies today. Pete Quaife died one year ago, this week. (June 23, 2010) We remember you, Pete!

[paulturner1990]

this gentleman goes so far beyond what you see in front of you it's unreal. A legend to British music.

[jovi565]

love you ray

[EdusenxVid]

Look at those flags! Che Guevara, Pirate Skull, Rizzla + smoking paper... WTF!!!!

[sharonra2000]

beautiful beautiful, beautiful recreation and a beautiful man!!! i love watching every face of every person on that stage and every move, it is perrrrrrfect!

[buttkins76]

kinks awsome

[xxjamezxxdot]

Zero Dislikes -like a boss-

[TheManc689908]

iv always wanted to see waterloo sunset (my favourite song) sung live and this is where my wish came true. brought back so many memories from years gone by. and im gona blame the intense heat and strongbow cause i did shed a few tears

[TheCanningite]

Thank you so much for posting this.

Ray please come and play the US.

[RonRicho]

I never tire of this song.

[dan25125375]

Wasn't there but even watching Days on here gives me goose bumps. Fantastic.

[rogcosta]

Fantastic. From Portugal ..

[fenderstratguy]

Top front men I have ever seen, in order: 1) Noddy Holder from Slade 2) Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones 3) Ray Davies, Kinks

[sharonra2000]

thank gawd for ray davies!!

[mikenh16]

How the hell does anyone write songs like these?

[TheManc689908]

i was stood next to the "wheres al" flag, it was amazing. slash was on before this and it was a perfect sunday afternoon. i think about glastonbury festival everyday and all the memories i have from it

[journeythruthepast]

I think Ray and the Kinks have a special place in pop history in Britain because they were the first to write about issues closer to home and sing about living in the quiet suburbs or small towns. Previously, most UK rock bands sang about the same stuff American R&B and rock artists did. The Stones sort of did their thing with describing upper class snobs in some tunes, but Ray took it further, even singing without American inflection in his voice years before punk rockers did the same.

[WannabeLyricist]

I love you Ray!

[SandSpock33]

"Days" is pretty deep.

[duncanstpt]

Ray Davies is a class act.

[Hoffletrof456]

1:23 Elton John has infiltrated the choir

[kinksboss1]

WOW

[odytepo]

gracias Ray y gracias a Pete(RIP)por la maravillosa musica q nos heredaron.mexico

[nikon3dx]

Oh dear! Cant fault an old artist for making a livin' but most of Ray's reviews are really pants like Ray's music. This talk of genius is of course nonsense written by Ray's fan club (relatives??). Genius is Ray Charles, Kristofferson's songs, everything about Willie, Roy Orbison, Sinatra, Elvis, Cash, Springsteen with the ESBand, maybe just maybe ALWebber but only with Tim Rice, BB King, Miles Davis, oh and again the Million Dollar Quartet - they were genius along with Sam Philips - geddit?

[dommywaddle]

@nikon3dx

Nope, I don't 'geddit'. He's a poet, a master of the three-minute slice of life and a chronicler of English history.

[stepenwolf7]

@nikon3dx Excuse me for having an opinion, I am not a relative of Ray but I do believe he is a genius. Unlike some of those that you mention. Oh and by the way please learn to spell proper.

[Dukegrievousangel]

@nikon3dx Sorry mate, but just don't see how the standard you're setting excludes Mr. Davies. Surely, in terms of songwriting talent, he was a little higher up on the list than Elvis?

[braybeatles]

@Dukegrievousangel. Surely far higher than Elvis. Ray was a genius song writer

[boomerman54]

@nikon3dx You left out Coltrane, but I still like Ray his strength is really in the non hits some of the quieter stuff.

[MrRedcap999]

I'm 43 this makes me cry!...Legend Ray & The Kinks....Thanks for writing some great music. Lola next...:-)

[MrRedcap999]

Asside from the great music, what a nice, humble fellow Ray is. Met him at Glastonbury and he loves his own music 40+ yrs later. .....I love your music too Ray....Thankyou..

[pretorious700]

jeez, how many people in that crowd were born when that song came out?

[M4FFU]

@pretorious700 Not many, but that doesn't matter. Ray keeping on performing this [and this version is fantastic] means the song lives on, more people are made aware of it, and it just gets better and better for more and more.

[357HFC]

@pretorious700 I'd guess very few, doesn't matter they are having a good a time now as we did in the sixties. Great Musician

[MisterHerr]

The master at his best. Amazing!

[mcjeff1234]

springsteen had some balls calling himself the boss at glasto last year,especially in rays presence-the real boss,sprigsteen would be lucky to make a sales supervisor with ray playing on the same stage.

[11xzxzxz]

@mcjeff1234 Don't be too hard on Bruce he thought he was in Glass-boro NJ. Bruce has done some good songs and even at times is a league with Ray other times a bowling league in the slobs of Jersey. On a far too serious note for a post, it seems in general Bruce has a good sense of humor and he was joking I would guess. I have heard his interviews where he jokes and he laughs very hard at his own jokes, but in a good way usually, and he must have been joking ..hey baby the laughs on me.

[stepenwolf7]

Gosh what genius, where on earth did we lose the plot

[gr8flone]

Nicely done, Ray!

[chicokeith]

I wish I was Ray Davies.

[benjarron]

mr. davies makes me cry ,, i'm a huge fan of the kinks and ray,, after pete quife's dead ,,maybe we shoul think the kinks never come backl...i'm from mexico and we never had the fortune to see him ,,,,but i hope one day i could,,thank mr. davies.

[Hudsucker94]

Beatiful! Just utterly beautiful!

[Hudsucker94]

WOWWOWANDWOW!!! The kinks and Ray are one of the best!!! SO sad when Pete Passed!!! Genius unmatched!!!!

[andresihotang]

You can see Ray is crying at the beginning of Days.... he may remembered the late Pete Quafie

[ladyterrific]

Just Beautiful ~ ~

[Bi11yB1uenose]

Stunning.

Thank you for posting this.

[kringles4]

An incredible performance of one of the most beautiful songs EVER written.....RIP Pete.

[ToxicStarlight]

Such an amazing performance, wish I had been there! So beautiful and emotional :o)

[REDHOTUKM]

Quality From a TRUE legend - one of the GREATEST songwriters of modern times

Thanks for posting and giving me goosebumps

[BilsonIslington]

Wonderful! In terms of British culture this is right up there with a Turner painting and a Wordsworth poem! - Good on ya Ray!

[blockntackle]

Simply the greatest band ever...and one of the greatest songs ever...

[Chesterton7]

this is wonderful

thanks for posting

[eartant]

Very touching tribute to Pete. The original Kinks lineup was damn close to being as good as the Beatles in my opinion.

[winterlandboy]

What blew me away was that he 's singing and playing in the same key that he did it with the Kinks 40 whatever years ago.

[edinburghborn]

The Kinks are my favourite band of all time. RIP Peter Quaife. You are a legend and will never be forgotten.

[dodgycat]

I love you Ray Davies, The Kinks will live forever. RIP Pete.

[pawnshops]

Ray looks like the love child of Andrew Neil with his hairstyle - a true English Legend.

[HarveyDentLives]

God Save the Kinks!

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

The kinks. What an amazing band.

[bigjaybo]

that drummer looks familiar

[PRINCIPALBROKER]

Simply gorgeous and Pete was the perfect bassist for The KinKs. I love the chorus on these songs and especially Shangri-La. RIP, Pete. You're sorely missed.

[Jami3C1]

magic

[pretorious700]

could do without the smarmy background singers

[Goonerette89]

RIP Pete Quaife, true Kinks fans will always remember you and thank you as you co-founded one of the greatest and most influential British groups in our history, and your bass playing was so underrated. Ray, you really are something else - truly one of our greatest songwriters ever.

[Quaife1983]

Truly a beautifull and touching performance from ray. R.I.P Pete Quaife. Will miss you, but have you in my heart.

[ruthjarrett]

One of my top Ten Glastonbury moments ever!! Ray's emotion moved me to tears

[danwilsonyo]

6:16 is incredible. Loving Ray's suspiciously dark hair.

[cheeky315]

biggest legend at glastonbury this year, he was last year too

everyone was down after the football result but not for long after Ray started to sing

Awesome

[sharonra2000]

@cheeky315 you mean to tell me he's there (glastonbury) every single year. im soon moving to hawaii and along the way from vermont (lol) im going to london for a month or two, im not leaving till i see him live and hopefully meet him though im sure that will be my demise as i think the excitement will cause my heart to just stop beating!!

[xpipstarx]

I was there... not a dry eye in the crowd. It most certainly gave me goosebumps in 30degree heat. RIP Pete. And thank you Ray - you made my Glastonbury. x

[darkmossie633]

@xpipstarx thx for that, as this was so beautiful, so hard to resist the tears of sadness, but then joy, running down my face

-wish i had been there-this is sensational stuff-no doubt

[godsumbrella]

My god. Goosebumps and tears inducing.

[kinksboss1]

wow...what a great climax on Days

[bowcowest]

wow...amazing...thank you pete for the music you left

[delarhuc]

I couldn't stop crying myself when I was there! Good old Ray.

[lucylasticable]

this just makes me cry watching the video :'(

[bgbreakdown]

Stunning! What an emotional performance. Luv Ray always!

[Whofan1000]

Lovely songs and lovely comments from all of you. The only songwriters who could touch Ray's elegant beauty whilst still rocking out were Brian Wilson and Pete Townshend, both of them less consistently. I've always felt a bond with Kinks fans and I'm pleased to see how powerfully he can still move us all - and himself - with his wistful yet celebratory music. God bless Ray Davies and God save the Kinks (actually, I believe in the Kinks more than I believe in God, but you know what I mean),

[mrgroove]

Two beautiful songs! One moving moment! Well done Ray! RIP Peter.

[tarkusmjg]

One of the greatest songwriters of all time!

[lbangs3]

One of the most beautiful tunes ever written.

[Eleanorminblack]

Well done Sheila Maloney, my mum. Nice shots!

Ray Davies, The Kinks never forgotten

[miax123x]

I was crying so much. Incredibly moving performance. Amazing.

[aceface1969]

@miax123x ...me too !

[Badfallas]

Rest in peace pete ):

[mitchjam]

tears in my eyes ... 

[budgethemusicsponge]

Absolute legend. R.I.P Pete.

[arnaudrcs]

my boyfriend and love of my life is in the background voices... love you florian =D

[KinksNL]

Great performance! RIP Pete Quaife

[sgtpepr65]

God bless Pete Quaife.

[foundland22]

this is so great its one of the best glastonbury moments by one of the greatest rockers

[Merlinandlisa]

great track, the kinks gave the beatles and the stones a run for their money,ray davies is a legend still out there telling stories and performing what a showmen.

rip pete you were part of history.

paul

[jackdelawack]

Hear ! Hear!!! God save the KINKS indeed!!!!

[Sleepwalker1977]

Dammit, Ray, you crying made me cry!

God Save The Kinks, indeed. Very powerful performance...seeing Ray so clearly moved is one of the most touching things I've ever seen.

[Shindigization]

What a track ; definitely one of the few really important and significant singles in pop music ; timeless and ageless and kids will be singing it in another fifty years time

[nogrouchy]

DAYS ..... Beyond words !!!

[njb888]

I caught this by chance on tv yesterday, really emotional performance by a true great.

[GowerMeower]

Lovely

[rocktenniscat]

Acchhh! You've made me weepy at the office! Lovely lovely. Thanks for sharing....

[rocktenniscat]

Thank you for "The Days" Pete Quaife!