The Kinks and the Story of “You Really Got Me”

[@AndyFenstermaker]

Next, check out the story behind The Kinks' "David Watts" kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJi9c5usgsiCqac

[@LaurieValdez-zk3dy]

Wicked Cool 😎 Thanks so much

[@gregorybrian]

As a sidenote, the first appearance of distorted guitar sound was on the song Rocket 88 way back in 1951 by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats. The story goes that when they were loading the equipment into a car to go to the studio to record the song, the speaker in the guitar amp was damaged, thereby creating the distortion. And the band had no choice but to use that amp.

[@ericmccarty9656]

Love this band.

[@LuxuryPossum]

I often wonder what Rock and Roll would have become if Dave Davies didn't slash up that amp...

[@jamesmoore3694]

i saw the kinks live several times in portland oregon in the late 70s into the 80s............. fun times

[@trainsurfer7593]

Another great video, Andy. I'm really enjoying your deep dives into music history and I'm looking forward to your next subject! Oh - and more of your gorgeous cat too!

[@VictorEnnis-n1w]

Phenomenal video about a phenomenal band and song. Thanks for sharing this fun and informative video. It was highly entertaining. Have an awesome day my friend.

[@John-cr2tn]

Wow, thanks for using my comment

[@MFisher7346]

Yes, Dave definitely played the guitar solo but you didn't mention that Bobby Graham played the drums.

[@anonyarena]

There's a fairly incorrect statement being made in your introduction. The Kinks had their first top ten single You Really Got Me in the USA before The Stones had any major hits here. So, the Kinks would not be a British group "fighting" for U.S. attention in a "wave" of "British Invasion" groups "dominated by The Beatles and Rolling Stones." If anything, the two "British Invasion" groups "dominating" the USA charts when The Kinks first hit here, were The Beatles and The Dave Clark 5. For clarification: You Really Got Me debuted in the USA in September 1964, and reached #7 on the Top Ten that year. The Rolling Stones' first top 10 song in the USA was Time Is On My Side, which debuted in Oct 1964 and reached #6...that's AFTER The Kinks had already hit with You Really Got Me. In December of '64, The Kinks had another top ten with All Day And All Of The Night, getting to #7. Then in March of '65 The Kinks single Tired Of Waiting For You debuted, and got up to #6. That month of March of '65, The Stones finally had their second Top Ten hit, The Last Time, which reached #9. So, we are literally seeing The Kinks beating the Stones, 3 hits to 2, as well as hitting first, before The Stones had a hit. The Stones were not dominating US charts at all... not until (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction hit #1 in July 1965! THEN they truly start dominating with a string of more #1s while The Kinks began to falter, and had no #1s here. The Kinks have a bunch of singles, the highest charting of which only reach #13 (A Well Respected Man) until they finally get another Top Ten with Lola in 1970 which got to #9. We may also compare both The Stones and Kinks to Dave Clark 5 to see the DC5 have four top ten hits (and one #11 hit) before the Kinks or Stones ever appear on the US chart at all. [The fact that The Beatles dominated the charts is undisputed.] But, it is true, however, that The Stones were already having big hits in England before The Kinks were having hits over there. Still, when we're taking about British groups in Britain having hits in Britain, we don't ever call them British "Invasion" in that case, because they are in their own home country. When we are referring to British groups having hits in Britain the standard term we use to refer to them is "Beat Groups." That's because "British Invasion" is a term we only use for British groups figuratively "invading" the American charts. Hope this helps put The Kinks chart action in the USA in relation to these other notable groups in it's proper perspective.

[@erniericardo8140]

The story goes that Page doesnt remember playing on this song, Jon Lord has said that he clearly remembers playing on this along with Page, Shel Talmy has said it was a different take that wasnt used, and Ray Davie's flat out has declared that Page had nothing to do with this song.

[@djb8816]

Brother watch out!!! Your cat nearly destroyed your turntable in the background

[@frankperry1111]

A dumb quirk about the Kinks. Their name Ray and Dave Davies, Davies is pronounced Davis. In the states the extra e in Davies had people pronouncing the name wrong. In England they spell some things a bit different. Stop saying dave ease for Davis.

[@jaimelaverc2475]

Jimmy Page did NOTHING on this song, according to the band, its producer, and Page himself. Jon Lord, from Deep Purple maybe (maybe) have played the piano.

[@vincepaddam8797]

great song best hit in the sixties i was there at the time. seen them many times in cornwall