LET HER KNOW THEN!!..| FIRST TIME HEARING The Kinks You Really Got Me REACTION

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@surlechapeau 3 жыл бұрын

1964. One of the iconic guitar riffs of rock n' roll, along with their "All Day And All Of The Night"

@pookiemartinez3909 3 жыл бұрын

I Need You 1965 also snarling punk vibe

@littleogeechee223 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! As much as I love Jimmy Page, it was falsely put out that he played the guitar solo on this song, but it was Dave Davies….brilliant!

@realdocloco 3 жыл бұрын

@@pookiemartinez3909 my favorite one amongst their first riff-based songs

@etc7070 3 жыл бұрын

Still kind of mind-blowing to me that the Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand is also from 1964.

@realdocloco 3 жыл бұрын

@@etc7070 It's actually a november '63 single. And you have to realize that during the sixties, one month of musical evolution was equal to one year nowadays - at least. Most important: The Beatles opened (broke down!) the music industry doors, and all the other english bands have benefited.

@schaefo2 3 жыл бұрын

1964 ya'll!! Way ahead of their time with this thundering guitar riff. That's 17 year old Dave Davies on guitar, and older brother Ray on vocals. Ray ended up being one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. Late 60's early 70's they were totally in their own lane, but hugely influential. Amber would love "Days" or "Waterloo Sunset" both are beautiful heartfelt songs you will never forget.

@chrisd7047 3 жыл бұрын

Their lane eventually grew into punk rock. Bands like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols took a good deal of influence from The Kinks.

@dizastro5437 3 жыл бұрын

Syncopation ftw

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

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@rebeccalipps8007 3 жыл бұрын

1964. Greatest year ever! The year I was born. Van Halen does a great cover, too.

@danielkarlsson258 3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, I forgot about "Days"!

@kevinc6916 3 жыл бұрын

The kinks influenced a ton of artists. They have a wide ranging catalog of very good songs. Van Halen did a cover of this on their debut album and at some point you have to check that out. The reason you have Beatles vibes as they were part of the British invasion they came along somewhere after the stones. More Kinks to check out: Lola, Superman, Captain America, Destroyer, Around the Dial, All Day and All of the night, Celluloid Hero’s, etc. Ran from 60’s through the 80’s

@pookiemartinez3909 3 жыл бұрын

VH.

@kevindonachie1593 3 жыл бұрын

I would also add Father Christmas to your list

@enchantedwooddesigns3462 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely )

@m.vondrake5534 3 жыл бұрын

I am on that same page, brother

@MsKrystal57 3 жыл бұрын

Lola, for sure.

@jrwsaranac 3 жыл бұрын

The groundbreaking guitar solo comes from a 17 year old Dave Davies. An amazing moment in rock history.

@nelsonx5326 3 жыл бұрын

That crazy 20 second guitar solo was revolutionary.

@usyelesscelld8325 Жыл бұрын

Makes me so mad no one gives them credit

@ariesred777 Жыл бұрын

@@usyelesscelld8325 This song on the radio was so hot here in Australia back then

@StratocastRS Жыл бұрын

Best god damn song ever. always gets better every time i hear it. daves solo,....absolutely legendary

@EricTheBody 4 ай бұрын

I love it. It’s my favorite and no one understands. It’s pure garage band passion. It’s played like an amateur just pushing their limits, not having a lot of technical ability but making up for it like the primal scream of a horny teenage male. Perfection!

@RobXHEphotosPs37.29 3 ай бұрын

Session guitarist Jimmy Page did that solo.

@TaniaJennings 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks' Lola is another iconic song that just never gets old.

@allieren 3 жыл бұрын

LolololoLola 😂

@reeferman42078 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love that song! I just commented the same thing haha Lola is probably in my top five favorite songs of all time from any band! My dog's name was Lola and everytime I hear this song now I cried like hell because she died a few years ago. It always seems to come on the radio while I'm driving and thinking about her. Anyway hell yes great suggestion

@rickwelch8464 3 жыл бұрын

And a brave song to do at that time, if you listen to the lyrics.

@thesuperdak7224 3 жыл бұрын

A good song to follow Lola with would be Destroyer. 😏

@dieselfeesul4928 3 жыл бұрын

Come Dancing

@HollowGolem 3 жыл бұрын

Some consider this the "first hard rock song." 1964, this blew people's minds, and shaped so much of what other bands would do in the next few years, including the Who and the Beatles.

@CoffeeConnected 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I'm trying to think what heavy rock sounding songs came before this one and nothing's coming to mind.

@andyo3689 3 жыл бұрын

Sure you’re right! I saw them on Ed Sullivan and realized how much more Rock could be. I pulled out my guitar and learned it the next day.

@andyo3689 3 жыл бұрын

@@CoffeeConnected nothing….this was the first one like it.

@diegomaguina6175 3 жыл бұрын

Los Saicos back from 1964, "Demolición" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/npK5kpR6gdyKrKs It's not only punk sound and style, they specifically sing "let's demolish the train station"

@acostiablown 3 жыл бұрын

Closer to the first garage rock song. They were a huge influence on the US garage rock explosion of '66

@edwardallen4051 3 жыл бұрын

Lola, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion and Waterloo Sunset are a must after this which will give you an idea of the variety of their songs. Ray Davis was absolutely up there with Lennon McCartney as premier British songwriters. Certainly not one hit wonders.

@Hartlor_Tayley 3 жыл бұрын

Waterloo sunset.

@metalloadedbakedpotato4382 3 жыл бұрын

Waterloo sunset is awesome. Don't forget Celluloid heros, All day and all night, Come dancing. I've had a thing for Low budget and Destroyer. Such a fun rabbit hole.

@johndeaconismymom.4132 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@highpath4776 3 жыл бұрын

@@Hartlor_Tayley Village Green Preservation Society

@teknikel 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies

@Amelas_One_1953 3 жыл бұрын

You won't find a bad song by the Kinks! They just get better and the lyrics are great. They came with the first wave out of England!

@alabhaois 11 ай бұрын

That’s because Ray is a superb song writer. 💕

@alonenjersey Ай бұрын

What a damn shame they didn't have better management. The same can be said for The Animals & The Yardbirds.

@johnj2763 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you did the Kinks, one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Part of the early British Invasion groups of the sixties. The group was built around the Davies brothers, Ray and Dave. Ray was the genius composer and the younger brother Dave was lead guitarist and singularly responsible for creating the distorted power chord sound by razoring his amp's speaker cone. Important because it laid the foundation for heavy metal. the Kinks released 28 albums to date and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Ray incorporated many differing styles into his songwriting and as a result much of their discography may sound eclectic but has produced some of the greatest rock songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's. They also were wonderful to watch in performance, at least when the brothers weren't actually fighting onstage. Some of the more memorable songs aside from You Really Got Me include: All Day and All of the Night, Victoria, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Well Respected Man, Waterloo Sunset ( one of the prettiest rock songs ever penned), Lola, Come Dancing, Apeman, and the remarkable Everybody's in Show-Biz. The Kinks were a major influence on almost every rock group who came later and who based their work on catchy riffs. They remain active independently, although several of the original and subsequent members have passed, yet the brothers, and Mick Avory the drummer are very much alive yet haven't appeared together as the Kinks for years.

@charlesharris2749 3 жыл бұрын

The Brit Invasion knocked American pop off the charts, and the Kinks were among my favorites all time. Try the Zombies and others.

@corvus1374 3 жыл бұрын

Zombies were the best.

@williamgarver1289 3 жыл бұрын

The Zombies’ “This Will Be Our Year” is the greatest love song ever written: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXqVnYetjpV9rpo

@G-grandma_Army 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Zombies

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@Polyglot85to90 3 жыл бұрын

Zombies: She's Not There is a must

@keithalanbaker535 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks are one of the most successful British rock bands of all time with 21 top 40 hits singles 13 of which reach the top 10 including three number ones. Some of this songs worth checking out include Waterloo Sunset, Tired of waiting for you, Sunny afternoon, All day and all of the night, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Lola and Come dancing

@larrywalker5374 3 жыл бұрын

As far as I'm concerned , the greatest rock band ever. Ray Davies is the greatest wordsmith in rock history.

@dc9632 3 жыл бұрын

Don't leave out Destroyer and superman.

@chrisoakley5830 3 жыл бұрын

I like that you mentioned Come Dancing. That song introduced The Kinks to the kids of the 80$.

@larrywalker5374 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisoakley5830 I also like low budget, destroyer, gallon of gas.

@michelelearner297 3 жыл бұрын

Also -- perhaps more minor, but memorable -- "David Watts."

@maineman9447 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, you're funny, man. Acting amazed that Amber has heard this. This is one of the songs that kicked off the 60's British invasion. The Kinks are legendary, as is this song, along with many other Kinks songs. They are often credited with being a precursor to metal and punk. Respect, man. Respect.

@lisarainbow9703 3 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing that Amber heard the Van Halen cover of this song, since she grew up hearing 80's music.

@briansmith48 3 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing this in plenty of cermercals. The one that sticks out is for Jolly Ranchers in the early 90's.

@jimyoung6271 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes he is.

@rayharley597 3 жыл бұрын

There used to be a question everyone was asked: Beatles or the Stones; well, for me the answer was always The Kinks. Somebody has already listed my favourites of theirs but this is not far behind, kerk

@CoffeeConnected 3 жыл бұрын

Same. Absolutely. Every day of the week.

@mark-be9mq 3 жыл бұрын

Classic, funny, serious, Christmas, and rocking all at once.

@duhusker4383 2 жыл бұрын

Why does it have to be either or? I love all 3 bands. Obviously I have a favourite of the 3 but doesn't diminish one bit the quality of the other 2. Music and life isn't about rankings.

@rayharley597 2 жыл бұрын

@@duhusker4383 O, I agree; Doesn't mean it wasn't a common question, kerk

@JHPine Ай бұрын

OH YEAH!

@alabhaois 3 жыл бұрын

Kinks are one of my very favorite groups!! They don't disappoint!!!

@bradsullivan2495 3 жыл бұрын

"A Well Respected Man" and "Come Dancing" are two other Kinks songs--with "Lola" a must. Amber will be in shock when she listens to the lyrics for "Lola".

@yelnek4548 3 жыл бұрын

Come Dancing is very good

@stanlanier7640 3 жыл бұрын

I think J will be the one who is shocked!

@tonydelapa1911 3 жыл бұрын

@@stanlanier7640 agreed!

@Rick-or2kq 3 жыл бұрын

"Why she looked like woman and talked like man"

@notdoneyet7785 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, come dancing is a lovely song

@kevinchmielowiec7154 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks are one of the underrated "British Invasion Bands" of the 60's

@melprophet1936 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@ThorWildBoar 3 жыл бұрын

Concur

@aoffisher1849 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t say UNDERRATED but rather UNDER-APPRECIATED

@TheBigdawg928 9 ай бұрын

@@aoffisher1849 definitely underappreciated. They were helping lay the foundation for the punk rock music that spawned in the mid 70s

@Modes9 4 ай бұрын

The Kinks and Zombies are admired and respected, now. They didn't get the recognition they deserved at the time.

@56music64 3 жыл бұрын

You must do "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks, one of the best pop songs ever written

@TheBigdawg928 9 ай бұрын

The Kinks, with their riffs, were helping lay down the foundation for punk rock 10 years later.

@generichuman2044 5 ай бұрын

Every time I hear the sex pistols I'm instantly reminded of the Kinks. Easily one of the most talented and influential bands to come out of early rock

@leslieleaming9388 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks - A “One Hit Wonder”… 😂 Ray Davies is one of the most iconic songwriters of rock/pop music. I love these reaction videos and how they turn on people to music they don’t know.

@garyspillett7103 2 жыл бұрын

You are soright

@garyspillett7103 2 жыл бұрын

100%

@bubbavonmax4211 3 жыл бұрын

Great choice. Very influential group. This song is actually from the 60's however Van Halen (with David Lee Roth) did an excellent cover of it in the late 70's. Perhaps that is the version Amber once heard.

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@1j007zm 3 жыл бұрын

The year was 1964, when this song came out and the Beatles came to America. The British invasion had begun, no, their not a one hit wonder. Love you two. Peace!

@jackburdsall6249 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they were the first British band after the Beatles to get a number one hit starting the British invasion. So they were right there at the beginning with them, only lasted much longer.

@DavidGigg 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackburdsall6249 Close , it was the Animals 'House of the Rising Sun' who were the next after the Beatles to have a number 1 US single. The Kinks never had a # 1 US single, this song only got to # 7 (yes, no accounting for taste). It was # 1 in the UK

@wallacewhipps1206 3 жыл бұрын

"You Really Got Me" was written by Ray Davies, the Kinks' vocalist and main songwriter, sometime between 9 and 12 March 1964.

@ariesred777 Жыл бұрын

hot hot hot! song back then on the radio parties everywhere still sounds cool!

@alabhaois 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant!! 👍👍

@jkeene58 3 жыл бұрын

Could you imagine hearing this type of music on the radio? Years ago back in the 60s, this was one of the hottest bands! Their music was played all the time!

@kencf0618 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, The Kinks. One of the great underdog bands (never, ever punch a union member), they invented the power chord and had a career trajectory similar to that of The Who: Cultural artifacts who withstand the test of time...!

@bobconklin7159 3 жыл бұрын

“Lola”, “All Day and All of the Night”, “Sunny Afternoon”. The Kinks had a unique sound that set them apart from the other bands. Their song “A Well Respected Man” was a commentary on the times.

@Music--ng8cd 3 жыл бұрын

And "Victoria" was a commentary on the British Empire days

@lawrencesilver4661 3 жыл бұрын

Come dancing

@j.w.matney8390 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite is Waterloo Sunset.

@kimbunchalastnames5357 3 жыл бұрын

their '70s stuff was good, too -- "misfits" and "everybody's in show biz" come to mind.

@elpman001 2 жыл бұрын

Destroyer ranks right up there too

@movieswithsammykitty 3 жыл бұрын

“Come Dancing” is one of their best songs!

@rogerlucero834 3 жыл бұрын

Agree, and especially the video is nice.

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@bryanburton6087 3 жыл бұрын

Now were talking! The Kinks! This is their original, garage band, pre-punk sound. They have so many different sounds. I won't even suggest a song because you can't go wrong with the Kinks. Do them all! One of the best. Love it!

@matthewdrake4385 3 жыл бұрын

How about Lola

@PaulWilliams-ko5fu 3 жыл бұрын

Originally called The Ravens The Kinks decided on their name during the profumo affair affecting the British Goverment in 1963. Discussions about "kinky sex" involving members of the establishment were all over the media, and The Ravens decided changing their name would give them some publicity. As a previous correspondent has stated when You Really Got Me was recorded Dave Davies had slashed the speaker cone of his guitar amplifier and got that crunchy fuzzy riff. This song has been cited as possibly the first heavy metal song, although Louie Louie by The Kingsmen (an influence on The Kinks and covered by them) is also cited. The Kinks were influenced by Chuck Berry and rhythm and blues music. After writing and recording several standard pop songs, Sir Ray Davies tried of it and wanted to write about what he observed around him. This is when The Kinks became more interesting. They recorded probably the first "raga rock" song (pop music influenced by eastern sounds and rhythms) See My Friend, a song widely acclaimed by Pete Townsend of The Who which influenced The Beatles to get a sitar, despite the song not using any Indian instruments. The Kinks then wrote and recorded more interesting and influential songs like A Well Respected Man (satirising an upper middle class man and the rigid class structure he comes from), Dead End Street (about working class poverty), Dedicated Follower of Fashion (satirising the shallowness of fashionable people in the swinging London of Carnaby Street and the Kings Road), Sunny Afternoon (inspired by a guitar player from Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas saying we may as well all give up now, when The Labour Party were elected in October 1964, and higher taxes were expected). The Kinks had brothers Ray and Dave Davies (one vocalist ,the other lead guitarist) chief members who had a very volatile relationship, often fighting with each other. It wasn't only the brothers that fought with each other, in one gig at Cardiff the drummer Mick Avory hit Dave Davies with a cymbal. Although not a one hit wonder in the USA the chances of The Kinks were severely diminished in the tour of 1965 when they fell out with a musician's union and were banned from touring the USA for 4 years. Sir Ray Davies had no interest in psychedelia and his music became more self consciously English. This is probably when he wrote his finest songs like Waterloo Sunset, Autumn Almanac, Days, and the albums became more thematic and interesting. Although unsuccessful at the time the albums The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur (or the decline and fall of the British empire) and Muswell Hillbillies are now regarded as classics, and were highly influential on a lot of British groups. Any of the songs I have mentioned are highly recommended. J and Amber should find them very interesting.

@kst357 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks have been around since the 60's& are one of the most epic bands in rock history. They have too many hits to list but you should do their early hit "Lola" and then a later song called "Celluloid Heroes". That song will touch your soul & pull at your heart strings. Do a reaction on one of the live versions. You won't regret it.

@lev147 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks are up there with the Beatles. I often refer to them as the 'dirty' Beatles. Their sound is so unique and Ray Davies is a genius. One of the great three from the UK The Beatles, Stones and The Kinks. They were massive in the 60's. Some great Kinks' songs are Autumn Almanac, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Tired of Waiting, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset and of course All day and all of the night. They were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

@randy8297 3 жыл бұрын

can't leave out The Who.

@sjw5797 3 жыл бұрын

@@randy8297 I was just going to say...

@ronrobertson9587 3 жыл бұрын

Any list of greatest British bands that leaves out The Who is incomplete.

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@lev147 3 жыл бұрын

@@ronrobertson9587 Hold on, let me say something. The Who, have been brought up, so feel i should address this. Im a mod and The Who are class im not saying they are not worthy to be in in the conversation , however, i wasn't stating the greatest bands ever. It was not a list of Great British bands , i would stick The Animals in there too. However, you cannot deny that The Beatles, The Kinks and The Stones were above them. It's just how it is

@James-StJames 3 жыл бұрын

Some essential Kinks would be "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset" and "Victoria", a couple of my personal faves though are "Days" and "Apeman". Pretty amazing songwriter, Ray Davies.

@paulmorris8762 2 жыл бұрын

who couldn't like the whole Low Budget album? I can't sit still to Wish I Could Fly Like Superman. On another note the whole Misfits/ Celluloid Heroes period was great

@xtrmfc 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. VAN HALEN’s Fantastic cover of this song ... It actually started it all for Van Halen when they released their cover of this song in the late 70’s ..

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@patrickhughes4914 9 ай бұрын

Same way the cover of "hard to handle" sent the black crows to the top. Sometimes it takes giving the fans something familiar to get their attention before giving them your own music.

@RouXRenard Жыл бұрын

Kinks were a BIG influence in the formation of US Rock Music.

@cojaysea 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone who doesn’t know the kinks oh man have you got a long wild road ahead of you . They have 30 albums and have been together as a band from 1964 till 1995 . Must listen to sunny afternoon and celluloid heroes and Waterloo Sunset are classic Kink songs

@ritamulloy3522 3 жыл бұрын

The kinks were part of the “British invasion” along with the Beatles, stones and many others. It was a crazy phenomenon of the sixties. I loved it!

@happymethehappyone8300 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks Are Legendary Music Icons With Soooo Many Classics That There Are Almost Too Many To List.

@pauljansen1137 3 жыл бұрын

great band...."Lola" is another classic from them!!

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@jchow5966 Жыл бұрын

They were friends & contemporaries of The Beatles. They have done many amazing albums/songs. This song is in a lot of movies. ☮️💟

@FloraWest Жыл бұрын

He wrote this song after researching the charts and seeing that songs with "You" and "Me" in the title did really well.

@btetschner Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, thank you for sharing that!

@raye402 3 жыл бұрын

71 now I bought “ The Kinks “ LP in 1964 & never looked back ! Try “ Tired of waiting for you “ the guitar rift is just something else 👍

@ladykaycey 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks were huge in the 60s. All the songs mentioned are fantastic. Ray Davies is a musical genius 🙂

@roypartible9759 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks were one of those hugely influential bands of the 60's. They had a huge comeback hit in the 80's with their hits "Come Dancing" and "Do it Again." Do it Again is such an underrated banger.

@ricasears5910 3 жыл бұрын

Come dancing was the first 7'" record i ever purchased with my pocket money. This song came out in 1983 when i was 10. .

@elysehfm8797 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you play their Christmas song when the time comes - "Father Christmas." It's not what you'd expect and it's AWESOME.

@tracymason7041 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome Christmas song! It's not Christmas without the Kinks and the Pogues Fairytale of New York. 😎

@elysehfm8797 3 жыл бұрын

@@tracymason7041, Fairytale of NY is my birthday song!

@bruceburns4527 Жыл бұрын

Another Kinks song you should definitely check out is "Come Dancing" not only does it have horns but it is an energetic rocking good song. While making you feel happy, it also has a bittersweet quality that really hits home when you discover the background for how Ray Davies came to write the song. It's a tribute to his older sister Rene, who gave Ray a guitar on his 13th birthday and then tragically died of a heart attack later that night when she was out dancing. It's still a fun song but now you will probably have tears as you listen to the lyrics. Thanks for your great reactions to some beautiful music.

@thegman8968 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks, one of the best bands to come out of the 60's British Invasion! Right up there with The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Definitely NOT simply a "one hit wonder". Far from it. lol. THANKS!

@pollynicklas5220 3 жыл бұрын

Lola was a big hit for them, also I like Destroyer!! Absolutely one of the rowdiest shows we ever went to!!

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@ellesee7079 3 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine....growing up listening to all the crooners and Doris Day songs and then THIS comes on the radio!! Such a shame we can't go back and listen to all these great genre breaking songs as they happened! So many mind blowing, epic moments!!

@ladyjane8855 3 жыл бұрын

So true!

@janescribner8258 3 жыл бұрын

Such an important point.

@Historian212 3 жыл бұрын

I lived through that. Turned 9 in 1964, when this was on the radio. It was a time, for sure.

@williamtaylor506 3 жыл бұрын

@@Historian212 same age. Not a major hit, but always liked "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"

@briansussman863 3 жыл бұрын

I am 70 and listened to music progress in real time, beginning around 1954 when I was 3.

@Laurelin50 11 ай бұрын

"You Really Got Me" was written by Ray Davies, the Kinks' vocalist and main songwriter, sometime between 9 and 12 March 1964. So they were gaining fans right around the same time as The Beatles stormed America with their #1 singles. Both were from Englend. Amber, you may have heard the Van Halen cover of this song.

@RDRussell2 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies is one of the all-time great songwriters, doesn't get enough credit. When you listen to this song, you hear the origins of garage band music (no, not the Apple software, the idea that anyone can meet up in their garage, plug in instruments, and just jam). Yep, precursor to punk. Also from The Kinks: "Lola" is required listening, from 1970. If no one hasn't already ruined it for you in the comments, the song lyric has such an edgy twist to it at the end, so ahead of its time. "Picture Book" was used in a TV commercial about 10-12 years ago and reignited some interest in The Kinks. That's a great song, worth listening to. And when I say Ray Davies is a great songwriter, that means he can explore more than one color in his style. One of the most gorgeous songs of this era is "Waterloo Sunset." Slow and mellow, it really transports you. Not sure why this band is mentioned in the same sentence as The Black Crows, except that the bands both featured brothers who were not always very nice to each other! Love your enthusiasm. You help me live these songs over again for the first time. Peace.

@miks48 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies has got to have one of the most distinctive voices in rock history.

@mikemclaughlin3306 3 жыл бұрын

The kinks started in the mid 60's and had their last big hit in the 80's. Generally considered the grandfathers of punk.

@arknoliastrokelbean2503 3 жыл бұрын

More possible Kinks: "All Day and All of the Night" "Rock and Roll Fantasy" "Jukebox Music" "living on a Thin Line"

@don-o-seven1437 3 жыл бұрын

Good selections. For variety Destroyer and Come Dancing. Then save Father Christmas for, well, Christmas..

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@David-jc7vf Жыл бұрын

This was the first heavy rock band, to have there own style ,in the early 60s ,the band started out , a blues style , 🎸💯 Love from Scotland ❣️

@peterfields4801 2 жыл бұрын

Blew me away in the day,they instantly became my favourite band,brilliant

@midnightfury9001 3 жыл бұрын

"Come Dancing" was a fun 80's Kinks tune and video.

@squintygirl 3 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favourite songs as a kid because it annoyed my big sister so much. I just love it!

@EJ-tm1fe 3 жыл бұрын

My fav Kinks tune!

@CaptainChaos-1 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Ray Davies wrote 'Come Dancing' as a tribute to his sister who died of a heart attack whilst dancing at the local dance Palais (Dance hall).

@davescurry69 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most influential rock songs of all time. The birth of hard rock is this song. It even has distortion on the guitar before the pedals were invented. The Kinks changed the game. Massively underrated band. Nothing like The Beatles, by the way.

@lordessducky8494 3 жыл бұрын

You’re right…they’re much better. 😉

@davescurry69 3 жыл бұрын

@@lordessducky8494 they sure are. Don't say it too loud though. I don't think many people are aware of it!

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@lordessducky8494 3 жыл бұрын

@@davescurry69 🤫

@edwardmeradith2419 3 жыл бұрын

“Celluloid Heroes” - a gorgeous tune, it was 10 or so years later than this. Definitely not one-hit-wonders, they had many hits and straddled several eras/styles. Two more I haven’t seen mentioned much here: “Sunny Afternoon” and from ‘81, “Better Days”

@Music--ng8cd 3 жыл бұрын

Better Things?

@edwardmeradith2419 3 жыл бұрын

@@Music--ng8cd Yes! Thank you Absolutely- “Better Things”

@Mikex973 3 жыл бұрын

CELLUIOD HEROES IS A PRETTY MUCH FORGOTTEN CLASSIC THE SONG IS GORGEOUS AND VERY TOUCHING ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THEY EVER DID AND SUNNY AFTERNOON IS A GREAT SONG AND TOTALLY BENT YOU HAVE VERY GOOD TASTE.

@rons8516 2 жыл бұрын

All day all of the night and sunny afternoon are also 2 great iconic Kinks songs

@Modes9 4 ай бұрын

This, "All the Day and All of the Night' and "Tired of Waiting For You" are all pure magic. "Tired of Waiting for You" is one of my favorite ballads from that era...by anyone.

@Pilutta100 3 жыл бұрын

I was 16 and goth and travelled to London in 1987 and went to this rock club, Cavern, and I danced like crazy, because THIS song is fabulous. Hugs from Sweden.

@colleendebardeleben9167 Жыл бұрын

haha yes it was great to dance to in the 80s!! SOOO FUN!!

@GeekingOutWithPete 3 жыл бұрын

This is also the very first use of an “overdriven and distorted” guitar sound that became instantly popular after this song. Created by Dave Davies, when he didn’t like the sound he was getting out of his amp and took a razor blade to the cone of the speaker to destroy it, his brother Ray came in with a new song “you really got me” which Dave played on his newly destroyed amp and this was the outcome.

@highpath4776 3 жыл бұрын

Dont think so, see in the USA Link Wray, and the interview with respect to Fender Amplifiers pushing the loudness up and the broken cone for that !

@glennelfmann3143 3 жыл бұрын

@@highpath4776 Most Kinks fans have heard the story of how Ray Davies invented the Kinks' groundbreaking 'You Really Got Me' guitar sound by stabbing an amplifier with a knitting needle -- just as most Kinks fans have heard that it was actually Dave Davies who came up with that scuzzy fuzztone, when he slashed his amp with a razor blade in a fit of frustration. The knitting-needle version is making the rounds again, courtesy of Ray's 'Sunny Afternoon' stage musical, and Dave wants to make sure everyone knows his side of the story. "My brother is lying," states Dave flatly in a recent Facebook post. "I don't know why he does this, but it was my Elpico amp that I bought, and out of frustration I cut the speaker cone up with a razor blade, and I was so shocked and surprised and excited that it worked that I demonstrated the sound to Ray and [Kinks bassist] Pete [Quaife] … Ray liked the sound, and he had written a riff on the piano which formed the basis of the song 'You Really Got Me,' and I played the riff on my guitar with MY new sound. I ALONE CREATED THIS SOUND." Flatly denying that Ray ever "stuck a knitting needle or anything else in my amp," Dave continued, "I am just flabbergasted and shocked at the depth of his selfish desire to take credit for everything. I never once claimed songwriting royalties on 'You Really Got Me,' yet this song would not have happened without my guitar sound." Read More: Dave Davies Accuses Brother Ray of 'Lying' About the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' Guitar Sound | ultimateclassicrock.com/kinks-you-really-got-me-guitar/?

@TheSpanishInquisition87 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, these guys are awesome. From this, their early stuff through the 80s with "Lola" or "Come Dancing" and even their later stuff, like "This Time Tomorrow" 90s or early 2000s. They got that sound from cutting their amplifier speaker with a razor blade. It was cutting edge technology at the time. Lol

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@bruce5402 10 ай бұрын

Ray Davies lead vocals and song writer..brother Dave, lead guitar and back up vocals. Mick Avery, drums and Peter Quaif (misspelled) base who is deceased. This was the original players who came from Muswell Hills, England and was part of the original British Invasion, around i think 1963. Certainly not a one hit wonder. Maybe tbe most underrated band of any era. Ray and Dave still active in their solo careers.

@michaeldransfield8775 8 ай бұрын

Some would say proto-punk.

@nayf7682 3 жыл бұрын

Not even close to a one hit wonder, they're one of the greatest bands ever! "Waterloo Sunset" , "All day and all of the night" , "Ape man", "Lola" , "Supersonic Rocketship" , "Days" , "This Time Tomorrow"

@donnaralph4413 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 67 now, back in my teens my sister and I played music for weddings etc this song was on our list of song we did❤️❤️ 60's

@sherigrow6480 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of us who started buying records about this time didn't buy Beatles records, but we couldn't get enough of the Kinks, the Animals, Beach Boys, Motown, and others. The Beatles were huge, but not everyone's touchstone for music at the time, or every artist's musical influence. Thankfully we all had so many wonderful choices!

@carolinethompson4195 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up listening to my mam's record collection of music from the 50s, 60s and 70s . These were such great bands. I can never grow tired of listening to them.

@joiedevivre2005 3 жыл бұрын

They were contemporaries of The Beatles, part of the 1960's "British Invasion" in music. They were super talented but very underrated as a band. This song was released in 1964 - I LOVE that wicked opening riff. Some other Kinks songs I think you should check out are "Lola", 'Come Dancing" (which was released in the 80's) & "All Day & All of the Night".

@vovindequasahi Жыл бұрын

This is "a bit" more vicious than the Beatles!

@nigeltown6999 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks were an R&B group from London that developed through the 1960s, as the beatles did, into many musical styles. Waterloo Sunset is one of the best singles ever written, but they also did comedy numbers... there is a huge back catalogue.

@happymethehappyone8300 3 жыл бұрын

THE ZOMBIES "TIME OF THE SEASON" & "SHE'S NOT THERE"..ABSOLUTE CLASSICS.

@mv4572 3 жыл бұрын

Check em out :)

@Jovolution 3 жыл бұрын

Odessey and Oracle album

@darcyspring9002 3 жыл бұрын

YES! "Who's your daddy? Is he rich like me?" is the best sassy moment. Definitely listen to Time of the Season.

@kenterry9003 3 жыл бұрын

Colin Blunstone

@JoTracy 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies is one of the greatest song writers of all time. Genius

@jameszwahlen4299 3 жыл бұрын

More Kinks: Sleepwalker, Lola, Come Dancing, Paranoia. All extremely different spanning decades.

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@darthv1001 3 жыл бұрын

I was on a school camp in Golspie in the North East of Scotland in 1966 and about 40 of us were walking down the main street singing " sunny afternoon" on a glorious sunny afternoon. The kinks were just magic. Lola is a must listen. Also as you are both teachers you should react to the police - " don't stand so close to me".

@BritIronRebel 3 жыл бұрын

When The Kinks took a demo of this song to a record company trying to get signed, the record company executive said that Dave's guitar sounded like a barking dog. He thought it was bad, but it was exactly what they wanted!

@glep3570 3 жыл бұрын

'Don't Forget to Dance', a bittersweet song by them. And, 'Lola', of course.

@force-of-habit5040 3 жыл бұрын

Has a very 80s sound. These guys lasted a loonnnnnggg tome

@evillyn7895 3 жыл бұрын

"Lola" is my favorite Kinks song and I would love to see you guys react to it.

@talonshadows4587 3 жыл бұрын

Van Halen did a really incredible cover of this song.

@lasciethiesing2219 3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing!

@benshafer65 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see them do Eruption/You Really Got Me combo from the first VH album

@ebooksmaster 3 жыл бұрын

This is where you heard it before

@BrettLesPaul 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They have to hear Eruption and You Really Got Me in succession.

@theodoreritola9758 3 жыл бұрын

Amber you may have Heard the 70s Band Van Helen Cover this song 1978

@ramontieso1208 3 жыл бұрын

The influence of You Really Got me can’t be overstated. The invention of the power cord

@mypl510 3 жыл бұрын

This is from 1964! They produced all the way into the 90's! I love the song "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks. Lots of good stuff to explore from them.

@theodoreritola9758 3 жыл бұрын

THE SWEET THEIR SONG FOX ON THE RUN FROM 1975 . They will make you FEEL SOOO GOOD ,, They were very big in the 70s

@realamerican5813 3 жыл бұрын

This came out early 1964, which was right at the beginning of the Beatles. I would recommend "LOLA" next. ROCK ON!! Jeff

@alrivers2297 3 жыл бұрын

The beginning of the Beatles in America, but the beatles had been around in England for a few years before 64

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@Mark-iv7np 3 жыл бұрын

Around same time of Beatles, Animals, Stones. Another great British Invasion band. ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT is just as good. Actually Van Halen covered this in the 80s, very good, like them both.

@davidthrower1553 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies was a musical genius - with many hits that were all unique. Just imagine - you are a 13 year old kid in 1966 - hooked on pop music - then this hits you. You have never heard a riff before , or distorted guitar and then SMACK - this hits you _ right in the guts - and you think wow!!!!! I know - I was that kid and little could i imagine what was to follow…..the Beatles, Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Beach Boys, Tamla Mowtown, Stax Soul, British folk rock like Fairport Convntion ,,,,,,such eclectic influences……the Woodstock hit us!!!….followed by prog rock…….oh boy ….we were so privileged growing up to all this great music.

@ossier2796 Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah back in the day I was rocking out to this song. I was young then, I’m 72 now but I can still rock out to this song.

@williamgarver1289 3 жыл бұрын

While the Kinks wrote dozens of memorable songs, “Waterloo Sunset” might be the most achingly beautiful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3fLf5mOeqxkfs0

@wonsworld61 3 жыл бұрын

on any given day, Waterloo Sunset could be my most favourite song ever written

@andyscott5277 3 жыл бұрын

One of the most influential rock songs of all time, all the way back in ‘64. Peers of the Beatles and Rolling Stones, part of the British Invasion. They have so many good songs: All Day and All Night, Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Sunny Afternoon, and many more!

@firebird7479 3 жыл бұрын

This is generally considered the FIRST "Hard Rock" song. Among my favorites: "Catch Me I'm Falling", "Wish I could fly like Superman", "Do it Again!", "Better Things", "Destroyer", "Rock and Roll Fantasy", "Celluloid Heroes", "Come Dancing".

@highpath4776 3 жыл бұрын

I think Link Wray and the Wraymen might have been earlier in the USA !

@chrisoakley5830 3 жыл бұрын

It was one of the first hard rock songs. I saw a documentary about heavy metal years ago and Ozzy Osbourne said this song influenced him a lot and the Kinks were one of his favorite bands.

@rika7183 3 жыл бұрын

@SebGeddy 3 жыл бұрын

No wonder you get a Beatles vibe, Jay, they were contemporaries 😉 If I had to choose between the Beatles and the Stones I'd choose the Kinks!

@sachaput 2 жыл бұрын

Let us not forget the Dave Clark Five.

@patmx5 2 жыл бұрын

Likewise! They are my all time favorite band - far better than their contemporaries in my opinion.

@amybradshaw1902 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The Kinks are one off actor Mark Hamill’s favorite bands. The force is strong with this band

@lindacourtemanche7728 3 жыл бұрын

I was in high school and this was a very popular song. Loved all the British groups, especially the Rolling Stones. Love their song "Start Me Up".

@jean-paulaudette9246 3 жыл бұрын

LOL I never paid any attention to The Stones, just wasn't interested, until about age 30, i fianlly listened to an album, and realized I'd been grooving to them all my life..I knew almost all the words!

@theodoreritola9758 3 жыл бұрын

Tommy James and the Shawn dells Their song DRAGGIN THE LINE from 1971,, it has a killer beat ,,Tommy James was Huge in the late 60s and early 70s

@jameszwahlen4299 3 жыл бұрын

60s British Invasion. So the allusion to the Beatles is right on! Groovy!

@kenransom560 3 жыл бұрын

Way to slide "Groovy" into the conversation :-)

@DustinHawke 3 жыл бұрын

That's far out, man!

@braddicken6776 3 жыл бұрын

Beginnings of punk and metal. That riff would fit in either, not to mention the sound of Ray Davies!

@Nina5144 9 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved The Kinks. A good old London group

@darcyspring9002 3 жыл бұрын

Strangers is not only my favorite Kinks song but one of my favorite songs of all time. The Kinks are a top ten band for me.

@blackprix 3 жыл бұрын

Like others here the British invasion has arrived, in the 60s I was in high school… That whole invasion was huge and the kinks started it

@brads2362 3 жыл бұрын

They were peers of The Beatles and this song pretty much invented the rock guitar riff. They went on develop so many different styles and sounds - one of the all time greats. Check out Village Green Preservation Society, Muswell Hillbillies and Destroyer.

@cazgerald9471 3 жыл бұрын

This was from 1964, it was one of the first uses of hard driving fuzzy guitar, with kind of a punk feel along with the B side "All Day and All of the Night" The Kinks are one of the greatest rock bands through the decades, this was only their 2nd or 3rd single they released. Van Halen burst onto the scene in 1978 with a cover of this song.

@Milly605 3 жыл бұрын

Celluloid Heroes and Shangri-La are also classics. Ray Davies is amazing at describing social environments whether it’s Hollywood Boulevard, a club in Soho or the English working class struggle of the post war years.

@richardfordham931 Жыл бұрын

They started around 1964 and kept going more or less until the 1990s. This song is one of their earliest. "All Day and All Night." "Set Me Free" "Come Dancing" "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" They had many hits and influenced many bands.