The Kinks - Victoria

[mangobop]

What's not to like, it's the Kinks havin' fun?

mangobop

[lastrada52]

Ray Davies and the Kinks -- what a marvelous enduring group. I was almost moved to tears watching his live version of "Shangri-La" with full orchestra and choir. Maybe PBS should wake up and do an entire program on the intense creative and timeless music of one of the world's great composers -- Ray Davies. "Waterloo Sunset," "Autumn Almanac," "A Well Respected Man," "Victoria," "Shangri-La," "Days," "Polly" -- I would give my right arm to have written one as good as any of these.

[bettypro]

Ray Davies ..the songwriters favourite songwriter..

[spotdogg48]

The Kinks most stunning album ever...

[BTLFAEN]

Easily Ray Davies most underrated composition, from an album circa 1970. Quite brilliant. Quite wonderful. In all senses of the phrase: "They don't make 'em like this anymore".

[elvispresley718]

@BTLFAEN ray's agenius for sure

[metalhead420fuq]

toria

[newfuckingwave]

i respect the writers and directors who create episodes of how i met your mother for including this song, even though i don't believe i have ever once watched the show

[nealumphred]

Bought ARTHUR the day it was released way back in 1969; loved it upon first listening. If memory serves me well (and, admittedly, it don't like it did), Rolling Stone named ARTHUR the "British Album of the Year" (or some such).For my final presentation in my college drama class in '69 (upon which half of my grade rested), I recited and acted out the lyrics of four of the songs from the album. Forty years on, it remains one of my faverave albums of all time. . . .

[bwc3821]

Thumbs up if you just wanted to hear a Kinks' classic.

[rbhiphopsux]

@bwc3821

And this is definately an underrated classic...

[frankieharris1]

I didnt know this song was on a TV show...do they play the whole thing? I just remember it as a cool song fromway back when

[subbanged]

@frankieharris1

It's on an episode of how I met your mother at the end, and throughout with the opening beat. Great tune, really reminds me of love

[retoryx]

ain`t that some gold

[909After]

I'll never get tired of this song.

[SimmyTime2011]

my name is victoria and this just tells me that victoria really IS a beautiful name and i shouldn't get annoyed when people say "oh victoria its such a beautiful name" to me. awesome song i loved it ever since my dad bought it on itunes and showed it to me as a 5 year old :)

[spydursloth]

that show is one one big happy ending with good music, otherwise nothing

[RicoMunster]

@spydursloth your mom is one big happy ending

[nakedtrain]

One of the most underrated bands of all time!

[catcazy69]

fuck how i met ur mother i knew this song at the age of 12 and im 25 now. long live the KINKS niggas

[Vickey820]

Haha my name<3 :)

[heliot58]

The Kinks are like no other band. Their words and music refected the world around them in the 60's 70's. I once listened to this played by the Chesterfield Kings in Cleveland a long while back and I always remember their killer live version of this really cool song. Thanks for posting!

[pbcwerner]

Such a great treat! I love the KInks!

[tinyvox]

"And the rich were so mean" lol #OccupyWallSt

[oldstyleliberal]

Thumbs up if you loved this song before some bullshit sitcom with a laugh track.

[2ballerman]

@oldstyleliberal  Who calm down man

[oldstyleliberal]

@2ballerman lol sorry --- drunk commenting

[goneatlast]

@oldstyleliberal "Victoria" is the best first cut of any Kinks album. I liked it the moment I played it on "Arthur" back in '69. Cool lp with a poster of the Queen herself- and lyrics!

God Save The Kinks!

[kinachahue]

it still reminds me of a grateful dead tune

[fsanf164]

Thumbs down if neither of the top comments apply to me? :0/

[chipzigrossi]

GOD SAVE THE KINKS........ray davies nov 13 buffalo ny.....see you there

[wulfsiger]

I love this song!

[PinkFloydrulez]

VICTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORIIUUUUUUU­H

[KittenDoll218]

@PinkFloydrulez yes?XD

[TheCrazycupcake9]

I have always loved this song, and thank you How I Met Your Mother for reminding me! :)

[jainyankee19932]

Like if you are watching/listening to this because of How I met your mother

[paxvet]

LOVE.THE.KINKS and this song kicks it!!!

[lilaznxtony]

How I met your mother! Omg this season looks like its going to be fucking great!

[duosing]

Yes HIMYM brought me here. I was thinking all damn summer that hasn't it been enough years and she should be back from her Culinary program in Germany???

[cammolis]

Welcome back Buttercup! :)

[flickmonger87]

thumbs up if both How I Met Your Mother brought you here and the only other Kinks number you've ever heard previously was "Lola"...

[Omotenium]

@flickmonger87 Really? Check out their sixties stuff. It's classic!

[Shukini]

Thumps up if you went looking for this song after hearing it on How I Met Your Mother! :)

[MrSkate4weed]

@Shukini its spelled thumbs but of course a tv watching prole wouldn't know that

[Shukini]

@MrSkate4weed Oh the irony of someone correcting me on spelling when its a grammatical error. Thumps is a word, but yes, you are correct in assuming that my intended word is thumbs. Also, as a television watching prole, I am happy to say that my Honours, Bachelor of the Arts in Film and Television Studies make me a proletariat, then I'm fine with it. I will happily accept any title written by George Orwell in 1984.

[42belvedere]

@Shukini - I'm glad the youngsters are discovering The Kinks..even if it's off some stupid TV show...

[TheHolydev]

@42belvedere HOW DARE YOU!!!



[42belvedere]

@TheHolydev - how dare I what? Tell it like it is?

[elvispresley718]

@42belvedere who are the kinks? lol

[kamtheman106]

This song is so great. It just ignites that feeling in you...ya know?

I feel like I knew some girl back in grade school that made me feel the way this song does...did I know a Victoria back then?

[RaKkArKiD]

Thumbs up if you heard this on How I Met Your Mother !

[STskittz]

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.

Yes I am that guy.

[insaneTrain21]

@STskittz You might be that guy, but this song (which is pretty Awesome and I can't believe I never heard it before) is totally what ties me over until the next episode. Love the song, whether it be used for the former Queen or for Ted's crush from HIMYM

[MrSkate4weed]

@STskittz are you even a fan of this band or did you just look up this one song and all the other faggots that have that in common with you voted you up?

[STskittz]

@MrSkate4weed Dear Troll, Yes I am a fan and a fan of HIMYM. What's wrong with that?

[MrSkate4weed]

@STskittz another product of television and pop culture, enjoy mediocrity 

[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed "Another product of TV and po..." Shut the fuck up. You talk about pop culture like you're above everyone else, which is obviously not true if your self esteem is so low that you have to insult people on Youtube of all places. Enjoy being an outcast all your life for being an asshole.

[MrSkate4weed]

@JeVousViolerai hahahaha ad hominids

[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed Ahahahaha you're an idiot.

[MrSkate4weed]

@JeVousViolerai please, be more retarded, it humors me

[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed I am going to say the same thing for you, except that would be virtually impossible to be any more retarded than you already are. Seriously kid, grow up.

[MrSkate4weed]

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[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed You seem... upset, friend. How about I suggest you drink a nice tall glass of calm down, and then you can go back to being a lonely internet troll.

[MrSkate4weed]

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[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed Yes, the hypocrisy of you laughing at me when you're the only one who has done something stupid enough to laugh at. You're mad kid, calm down and go be a fail troll elsewhere.

[MrSkate4weed]

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[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed I think it's funny because I'm actually laughing at how stupid you are. You're the one getting trolled kid. You're mad.

[MrSkate4weed]

@JeVousViolerai poor creature hahahahahHHAHhahah

[JeVousViolerai]

@MrSkate4weed :) i feel sorry for your relatives.

[Shukini]

@JeVousViolerai He really is an idiot isn't he.

[JeVousViolerai]

@Shukini Yes, anyone who takes the comment section on youtube seriously is a true idiot.

[newfuckingwave]

@JeVousViolerai hey, i take that remark very seriously

[JeVousViolerai]

@newfuckingwave I can't tell if you're being serious, or joking. Please elaborate.

[newfuckingwave]

@JeVousViolerai i'm just being incredibly ironic lol. joking completely

[JeVousViolerai]

@newfuckingwave Phew, that was a close one, we almost reached ludicrous speed.

[theORIGINALRikku]

@newfuckingwave You're being incredibly coincidental?

[newfuckingwave]

@theORIGINALRikku what comment is that in reference to?

[STskittz]

@MrSkate4weed Alright Dude.

[SuperTreehugger94]

@STskittz I'll go ahead and be the hipster, then: I liked this song BEFORE it was on How I Met Your Mother

[GreenhouseEffectGE]

Kinks are just simply an awesome band with one amazing album after the next - Preservation 2 a classic - but it's all good !! they went from Arthur to Lola seamless ! turn up their songs - tell yer friends ,...they're the greatest rock band of all time !

[11spike7]

As a Yank having been born in the 50s, I caught the British Invasion

head-on when I was about 12.

The Animals, The Kinks, The Stones, The Beatles...smashin' blokes, the lot!

[cfcordova]

Umm-this does not lament the loss of Englishness, it is an indictment of it. To wit, the line: East and West, Rich and Poor, Victoria f'd em all.

[led73better]

the kinks...most underrated band ever ?

wow. I am blown away by these non single tracks that Ive never heard.

[AFiestOfFriends]

I fell in love with the kinks with a compliation CD, and I really longed to get the records so I could have all the material, but I just couldn't find them anywhere. Then I went to this one sale, and I was flipping through their albums, and I saw "Arthur" and all the other 60's albums. Best day ever.

[BeerwithDonuts]

Sixties4ever was banned!

[MermaidPrincess9]

Great Lp... this is defintely a rock opera about Britian,and the days of Queen Victoria.. Hail to the Kinks ... one of the greatest band of all time,. Ray is one of the greatest song writers of our generation.. I adore him.. thanks for the post.. so great to hear this record again..love Victoria one my fav, tracks..

[rosieprospects]

course the Kinks ROCK but this song sticks in my head ~ been working for a lady named "gloria" you see how the mind deteriorates! He's thinking history; I'm thinking work.....KINKS RULE!

[patriotjeff80]

The sun will never set on our uk

[80sRockIsKing]

i love this song, wanna know why? My name is Victoria ;D

[electricnorseman]

Power Pop Nirvana..... always take me back to a 60's Sunny Afternoon......

[kinksboss1]

6 people dont know the greatest chorus if it bit them on the ass

[KAMIKAZEJezus]

The person I loves name is Victoria ... But No one knows... I just needed to tell someone how beautiful I think she is...

[michellesupport89]

Classic song.  The album cover reminds me a bit of Monty Python.

[asktunes]

@michellesupport89 Yes!!!! Totally Terry Gilliam!

[michellesupport89]

@asktunes Exactly.

[oldshovelhead]

thanks for posting - had this song in my head today. reminds me of my first 8 track player!

[446Roadrunner]

Victoria was my first girlfriend's name, back in 1967. In a special place called Islip Terrace ... long ago and far, far away ....this song brings her right back to me, every time.... nice.

[MrLeonsHit]

I never hear Queen Victoria in this song, only my ex-girlfriend's name. I know it misses the point of the song but I can't help it. I miss her so much and will fight for her, I hope the sun never sets on HER.

[656marshall]

Love this song!

[basketbchic]

Not to sound unoriginal, but they're singing my name. :)

[xXtoriindannaXx]

myy namee is victoriaa:Dbutt evryone calls me torii<3

[vickytoria20]

My name is Victoria (:

[takidigits13]

Reminds me of an old flame. LOL

[gennylickalot]

I love this song

[draypowers]

The Hanson Brothers of Victoria, BC, Canada did a great version of this in their live set.

[juicyjuice14]

So cool to have been named after this song...

[imunchbutts]

@juicyjuice14 I love you.

[andmoreagain9]

yeah, Kinks. Australia 

[bmxfromusa]

fly bikes australia road trip

[candymachine]

one of the best kinks tunes

[FuckTheReason]

Till now i have just known the cover version of the Kooks ... OMFG The original is sooo much better !! :)

[sharonra2000]

FIGHT DEPRESSION WITH "MUSIC LIKE THIS"!!!!!!

[ryanneglect]

always thought this was the beatles when i heard it. don't hate on me! lol it does sound like them

[chalklava]

@ryanneglect That's okay...My mom is in her 60's...I played " You Really Got Me" for her tonight. She had always thought that was the Beatles...she has no excuse, that was her era. haha.

[ryanneglect]

@chalklava hahahah!! xD

[kinksboss1]

@ryanneglect Victoria, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, A Well Respected Man, all great Kinks songs most people think are the Beatles, because of shit for brain radio programmers that only play Lola or YRGM

[johncduff]

The British Empire dragged the world kicking and screaming into modern civilization, rule of law, and a superior culture, whether in Africa, South Asia, Ireland or North America.

[alvipalu]

thumbs up if your name is Victoria =D

[Jameson10314]

The English language stands unsurpassed..

[666thesnowman]

@hexcane lol well said

[pmoyer50]

I tried to download this classic off of itunes and it wasn't listed. I think that's a crime. Maybe, it has something to do with the two record labels who signed them on - that being Reprise and RCA. I love the way you can hear Dave Davies scream and shout with delight towards the end. He was thrilled to be playing real honest to God Rock and Roll again. I'm not saying that I didn't like "Village Green". I loved that album and still do. This album rocked my socks off when it came out. Still does.

[305bigdad]

The first time I ever hear this song I thought it was Canned Heat ha ha.

[fondoogle]

watch?v=46CNp89_52Y

[VictoriaLovesYouX3]

What a beautiful name.

[d13nb2]

The Fall did a really good cover of this. One of the very few covers that I think is an improvement on the original.

[Ghostrhino12]

whose victoria?

[mikezephyr]

Queen Victoria, at the height of the British Empire. This album is kind of a lament at the loss of Englishness.

[liamag92]

@mikezephyr *britishness

[mikezephyr]

haha! give me some slack, I'm Canadian!

[liamag92]

@mikezephyr Haha. You should know better, half of Canada is made up of Scots.

[mwells219]

@mikezephyr i always though it was a lament to the loss of the idealism of youth in general.

[TheSeeker0131]

@mikezephyr Your comment hit's the nail on the head. Strange how if you look at the state of thing's today, the idea still ring true!!!

[pathtoyirah]

@mikezephyr I don't think the album is really lamenting anything. "Victoria" seems more critical of those times. "Sex was bad / Called obscene", those kindsa obvious jabs at Victorian times. Besides the fact that Mr. Davies was always all about escapism, and the album involves escapes to Australia and SHANGRI-LA.

[solerso68]

@mikezephyr this was a "concept" album based on a completely imagined character named 'Arthur". A carpet layer with right wing leanings.

[FMasic]

@Ghostrhino12 England's Victoria

[anothergunner]

love this tune, learned the chords today, yellin it at the top of the lungs

[danolson]

Anyone else hear Booker T and the MG's "Time is Tight" in there somewhere? Not that it matters; this is a classic anyway you slice it.

[Ghostrhino12]

im more into rock, but i really do appreciate the kinks and the beatles music, they were real musicians- long live thier souls, long live thier music.

[floydian1987]

@Ghostrhino12 this is rock, you dumbass, it's the definition of rock and roll!

[twilightedwardbella9]

My aunt Victoria used to play this all the time when I was little and I heard it on the radio today for the first time in years and had EXTREME deja vu. :D

[schenleyspartan]

my name is Victoria! LOL

[Ruthven19]

7 people have a bad taste in music!

[toriaSmiley]

It my name :)

[GBZ10TROY]

Ray and the boyz at their best.. This is an album cut like Celluloid Heros. Word Pictures painted by Ray Davies. None better. Thanks for posting.

[KurtMoss]

Ray said more about polytics in his left nut than any president of u.s.

[pmoyer50]

Absolutely love Dave Davies screaming at the end of this song. He is so happy to be really rocking again. It was his element and he made it known by his contagious screams. Long live the Kinks. They kan never be replaced.

[swanniemod1]

this is from the greatest kinks lp, some say village green others something else, but this really gets under your skin, still painting pictures with words, still the greatest english band that ever lived, beatles, nah, stones, umm nah, the kinks music will be loved in a thousand years!

[KTUF]

@swanniemod1

You got that right!!!!!

KINKS FOR EVER !

[StanKindly]

The album "Arthur" was named after their brother-in-law Arthur Anning who move to Australia with their sister Rose.

[ViktoriaVanityMonroe]

My friend told me to watch this... because my name is Viktoria.... I'm honored to have the same name as this song.. minus the spelling of it.

[Triplesod]

@ViktoriaVanityMonroe I wouldn't be too honoured, our Vik. After all, I don't think you were in mind when it was written. ;-)

[omgyouhaveaface]

My name's Victoria.

[TheMeleemonkey]

the sun doesnt set on the Kinks empire.

[wordscontrolminds]

@TheMeleemonkey

it just FALLs on Mark E Smith

[MFIORE7511]

@TheMeleemonkey , great comment, hope it was original .

[memacphail]

this is good stuff i hadnt posted my kinks cuz u dont ever dot he masters like ill never play zep just buy the album ;)

~Max

[frankhoier]

SOOOOOOO GOOD!

[themode2k]

I can't help thinking I would rather hear Mark E Smith....

[Triplesod]

@themode2k That's a real shame if you can't appreciate this for what it is. The Fall single is cracking but, like Mark would admit (after spitting at you, growling something incomprehensible and then storming off stage or out the door, whichever is closest), this is the real deal!

[Triplesod]

@TerryDowne Eh? Why the fuck have people labelled your post as spam? It's a good post.

Maybe you had some Northerners reading your post (English Northerners are generally anti-Monarchy, like myself) or maybe people just didn't realise this song is about Sticky Vicky and their wonderful intelligence had them thinking you had confused this band with the band Queen). Whoever did it is a feckin' cretin, anyway!

I'll unspam it, if I can.

[TerryDowne]

A great tribute to a great queen, from a great band.

[MrHenryhenry2010]

tune

ray davies is a poet

[MrHenryhenry2010]

tune

[camsotherstuff]

VICTORIA BC BABY !!!!! The KINKS ROCK !!!!

[solerso68]

To adress the talk about what the song means, for the sake of historical accuracy, its from a concept album called "Arthur (the decline and fall of the Brittish Empire). Its sung from the point of view of a character called Arthur, a carpet layer. Within the context of the concept ,arthur is CLEARLY portrayed as backward, and naieve , but not without sympathy. This (like most Kinks records) is one of the most reviewd records in rock history, so you can probablly easily find 10 reviews of it.

[solerso68]

long ago life was clean sex was bad called obscene and the rich were so mean stately homes for the lords croquet lawns village greens vic toria was my queen victoria " " I was born lucky me in the land that i love though i am poor i am free when i grow i shall fight for this land i shall die let the sun never set victoria " " " canada to india australia to cornwall singapore to hong kong from the west to the east from the rich to the poor victoria loved them all