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Come Dancing - The Kinks

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Come Dancing is a 1982 song performed by British Rock group The Kinks, released as a single in that year in the UK and 1983 in the US and included on their album State of Confusion.

The song is a nostalgic look back at childhood memories of writer Ray Davies, remembering his older sister going on dates to the local Palais dance hall where big bands would play. The lyrics tell how the Palais has been demolished and his sister now has her own daughters who are going on dates.

The song was something of a comeback for The Kinks, being their first UK top 20 hit in over ten years (reaching number 11) and its number 6 peak on the US chart was their highest there since "Tired of Waiting for You" made the same position in 1965. It also made the top 10 in Canada (#6) and the top 20 in Sweden and Belgium. Such success was most likely spurred on in the US by the accompanying MTV Music Video, which was continually pushed and broadcast (in the style of early MTV). The song has, over the years, become one of the most popular songs on Classic Rock Radio, and remains so today.

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  • Thanks for posting this, its been years since I last heard this one.

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  • i love this song, i didnt know the kinks sang it, when i first heard the song,i thought it was a spanish band playing it,but its the kinks, wow, sounds great

  • Cool video. Takes me back to Elementary School

  • now im grown up and playing band :)

  • Ray Davies looks somewhat like Robert Donat in this video.

  • Ray makes a great and convincing spiv!

  • I always loved this song!

  • great tune..................

  • I love Ray's unique approach to stories. He wants his sis to have a little fun, how sweet is that?

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