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[@randytorres8211]

Ray Davies wrote this nostalgic song about his older sisters, who loved to dance. The song describes how guys would take them out dancing, only to be frustrated at the end of the night when all they would get for their efforts (and money) was a kiss on the cheek. Davies had six older sisters (and one younger brother: his Kinks bandmate Dave). For years, Ray said that the specific sister this song is about was Gwen, who was the sixth sister and seven years older than him (this fits the timeline, as a young Ray would have seen Gwen going out dancing and then sending off her dates). He later claimed that the sister in the song was Rene, who was 18 years older. According to Davies, Rene married a Canadian soldier and moved with him to Canada. He says is was an abusive and unhappy marriage, and Rene would often return to the childhood home in Muswell Hill for visits. One of these visits took place in 1957 when Ray turned 13. For his birthday, Rene bought him his first guitar: a Spanish guitar he wanted. That night, she went dancing at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. Rene had rheumatic fever when she was young, and her heart was weak. That night, she suffered a heart attack and died at the ballroom. Twenty-five years later, Ray wrote this song to memorialize her and remember her love of dancing. (Songfacts.com)

[@SmokeyJoe876]

What an awesome post! Thank you! Have an awesome day!

[@safespacebear]

Thanks for posting this, I'm a huge Kinks fan and saved me from having to do it. I think it's a very sad song disguising his grief in a happy boy which is songwriting on a whole other level

[@rsw1227]

I wish they would take the time that you did AFTER they give their first reaction. It would be interesting to see their reaction to the actual meaning or inspiration of a song.

[@therealfronzilla]

He has written several songs about her. They were extremely close. His heart has never healed

[@gregvergara7596]

Wow, thanks for sharing that heartbreaking story.

[@mvellis3863]

An iconic band with a huge discography spanning decades. Ray Davies is genius songwriter and musician and his bother Dave Davies is a criminally underrated guitarist.

[@safespacebear]

And singer! Dave sang good enough to front a band but the harmonies with his brother are magical

[@normansawatzky4778]

Is that why he got Jimmy Page to do some session work?

[@mookie7688]

@@normansawatzky4778 Page played rhythm on some album tracks when he was a professional studio musician. He's said himself that the stuff he did for them was nothing special.

[@revwillyg6450]

Hell yes!

[@westlod]

Yes Dave is an awesome guitarist and a pretty good singer too, you can hear him backing up Ray on many songs, he had the higher voice which blended in perfect with Rays.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Ray and Dave Davies were the two youngest in their family following about 6 older sisters. While this honors all of his sisters it particularly focuses on Renee whom he was closest in age to. In the last verse he hints that the sister in present day now waits for her own daughter to come home as her mother did for her. However this wasn’t the case, this is symbolized as the young woman is dancing in a halo light or ghost light. In reality Renee who was visiting from Canada gave her then 13 year old brother Ray his first guitar as a birthday gift. That evening because of a weakened heart condition from a childhood illness ,she suffered a heart attack and sadly died. This song is a memorial to her.

[@johnburton4577]

Knew it was about his sister but didn't know that his sister had died. What a lovely tribute to her though.

[@MrRedjack12]

this song was written by Ray Davies. it was dedicated to his sister who was born with a heart defect that with any prolonged activities would cause her to have a heart attack. one day she got dressed and went to go dancing at the local dance hall knowing that this would cause a strain on her heart. she died on the dance floor getting a chance to do the one thing she loved.

[@chrisstory563]

wow, that was sad.

[@lindakessler8768]

Oh man, that's so sad. 😪

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Not congenital, but Rene' suffered from Rheumatic Fever as a child, which left her in that condition.

[@craighershberger1807]

I didn’t know about that and I’m very sad to hear that.

[@TheJohnnywbred]

Such a creative under appreciated band ❤️

[@PanglossDr]

saying they are underappreciated suggests you are ignorant.

[@safespacebear]

GOD SAVE THE KINKS!

[@anthonybattersby1505]

Under appreciated........? Never

[@deselby9240]

true. i think paul macartney nicked a lot of ideas from them. including writing songs about ordinary working class people.

[@Donyourmom]

The Kinks were better than The Beatles

[@BlackieNuff]

"Come Dancing" is a tribute to the Davies' older sister Rene. Living in Canada with her reportedly abusive husband, the 31-year-old Rene was visiting her childhood home in Fortis Green at the time of Ray Davies' 13th birthday - 21 June 1957 - on which she surprised him with a gift of the Spanish guitar he had tried to persuade his parents to buy him. That evening, Rene, who had a weak heart as a result of a childhood bout of rheumatic fever, suffered a fatal heart attack while dancing at the Lyceum ballroom. "[Rene] had died dancing in a ballroom in London in the arms of a stranger. Coming back from Canada where she'd emigrated [from the UK] to die, really, and again, being a source of inspiration. She gave me my first guitar, which was quite a great parting gift." - Ray Davies Ray later said that the song was an attempt to return to the "warmer" style they had prior to their transformation to an arena rock act, explaining, "I wanted to regain some of the warmth I thought we'd lost, doing those stadium tours. 'Come Dancing' was an attempt to get back to roots, about my sisters' memories of dancing in the 50s."

[@olddrummerguy]

The Kinks are the band that the Stones and Beatles went to see when they wanted to have a good time.

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

The story is true. Really popular in the 30's through 40's, the big dance halls (in UK) got hammered by TV... people were not going out as much in the late 50's (at home watching whatever) so money dropped - and the big dance halls folded. So sad, taking away many places to meet up and have fun.

[@smw4628]

I love the part where the big band music comes in. It's a shout out to my mom and dad's generation and it made me appreciate their music a little more at the time.

[@jonnno243]

This shows the superb composing and musical skills of Ray Davies with The Kinks. When you listen to songs like All Day and All Of the Night, Waterloo Sunset, Days, Victoria, Lola ,this song, and all the rest, you can see what an impressive breadth of palette he has.

[@richard_n]

This song has such a great vibe

[@GiullarediDio]

You still have to get to some of their biggest 60s songs like 'Sunny Afternoon' and 'Waterloo Sunset' - the fact that these still haven't made it to polls is proof that the Kinks remain one of the most underrated British Invasion bands (in the US).

[@lordessducky8494]

‘Sunny Afternoon’, along with ‘All Day and All of the Night’ are my favorites.

[@theresagallagher9161]

Absolutely !!!! Went to one of their concerts in Philly. They were just as good on stage as on records.

[@skipbellon2755]

Kinks are one of my all time favorites, They have a million good songs.

[@lefty5757]

My favorite Kinks song.

[@straycatttt2766]

Ray has said that this was his favorite, too.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you’ll love their "All Day and All of the Night", "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" and “Better Things”!!!

[@quincee3376]

ya All Day is my favourite song by The Kinks. so many greats but fir me All Day and All of The Night is my favourite. Brad & Lex will love it.

[@Thisandthat8908]

Plastic Man.

[@crazeyjoe]

Also "Destroyer!"

[@rezervoardogs]

@@crazeyjoe Also "The days".

[@brettkenschaft4239]

@@crazeyjoe I couldn't give enough thumbs up to your comment! That's my favorite Kinks song! It's a rocker!!

[@dongiovanni6796]

This was one of the top hits of 1983, getting consistent radio play for most of the year. The Kinks were one of the top touring bands from 1981-1984.

[@ronwilcox7716]

Play any Kinks song. While it’s playing you can convince me that it’s their greatest song! At least until the next one plays! Greatness by definition!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

The Kinks or such a hit band for the time, they just radiated coolness. I've always really liked this song and those horn arrangements at the end just totally slay me. Lex's little tropical dance just totally cracks me up every time, it's heartwarming.

[@paulburton5150]

I love the kinks. A great British band.

[@daddyguerrero]

Man, this brings back sssooo many memories. Me and my friends would go out to the clubs in LA and dance the night away with whatever girl we could get out on the dance floor. The 80’s were such a great time for a guy in his early twenties. You were born to late Lex. You would have loved it. Funny how we reflect on things. I always looked back on the 50’s and wished I grew up in that decade with all that great music and culture. But then the 80’s came and I got to experience my own music and culture. And now there’s a generation that wishes they grew up back when I did. Was it as much fun as you think it was? You bet it was🎉

[@messyfilms6325]

The kinks are EASILY my favorite British Invasion band. Forget the Beatles and Rolling Stones, the kinks are king.

[@LynnThompsonAuthor]

Always loved this song. This is just timeless, feel-good music!

[@brianfisher6165]

the Kinks are so great, really fun live!!!👍👍👌👌✌✌😁😁

[@JohnnyTalia]

One of my favorite Kinks tunes, along with "Well Respected Man".

[@markburnham7512]

The Kinks have a great, diverse, catalog. Dig in.

[@Brandi6666]

I’d pick the kinks over the stones anyday. Very talented interesting songs🤘❤️

[@darrenangyal7190]

Listen to catch me I'm falling, written in the late 70's very relatable today by the kinks

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Great reaction. More Kinks Please. Thanks

[@goittoog7563]

The Kinks may have been over-shadowed somewhat by the Beatles and 'Stones, but they made their mark with such iconic classics, every true rock and roll fan knows.

[@brentlund2272]

GOD BLESS THE KINKS and GOD BLESS THE KING !

[@daveintex13]

The Kinks were the first punk band. Go back and listen to Ray shrieking on I Don’t Need No One on Kinda Kinks, the 2nd album. And of course You Really Got Me on their debut album. And then of course, Lola, which isn’t punk but is maybe their best known song. I agree Ray and the band are under-rated.

[@MySherry10]

This was a fun song I remember when it was popular and it caught your attention and great beat to it. and all she wanted to do is dance. I have a little brother and know how they are and he was always watching me and my friends.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

Every time this song is played Renee comes back to dance.

[@d_Howard]

Lex, "It wasn't '80s sounding at all." Agreed! I'm pretty sure it was supposed to be reminiscent of the Big Band era sound of the 40's. The timing would be about right. Teenagers in the 40's would be in their 50s by the 1980's when this song came out.

[@hellopaule]

I love this song. A simpler, more wholesome time when people didn't grow up too fast.

[@ArlynMeylan-jo7hq]

U are so correct ❤😊

[@maryreilly5092]

When this song came out, we thought it was definitely different from all other pop songs back in the 80's. But because it was "The Kinks", we all still liked this little whimsical ditty and these very different music videos out there back in the day!

[@narlycat]

the electric guitar was a flash back to when the Kinks first broke out in the 1960s as part of the British invasion when they did You Really Got Me and All Day and All Of the Night. The Kinks was one of the early hard rock bands of the British invasion but occasionally did "granny" songs like this one.

[@billofalltrades2633]

One of my favorite songs by the kinks.

[@shanehebert396]

Love this song... the horns at the end are great!

[@allisonoconnor8055]

I love this song but then I love The Kinks! When they were promoting there give the people what they want album was the last time I saw them and it was so fun hearing them perform Come Dancing Come

[@arthurimhof2427]

One of my all time favorite bands Singer Ray Davies is a remarkable story teller, very simply you know what there songs are about.. This is one of there later songs it had a lot of commercial success.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

A MUST HEAR Classic,, The Kinks "Sleepwalker"...Nuff Said.

[@robertkenneth6517]

I feel like this song put the Kinks back on the map in the 80s and was such a popular, lovely song.

[@Lunytunes512]

Great video guys!!!!

[@RhettAnderson]

As we lived through the 80s, the 80s sounded like a million things. I think in the decades since, there's been a caricature of the 80s that's survived as its representation.

[@barbaragottlock230]

LOVE the Kinks. Saw them as a group and Ray and Dave solo shows about 70 times. Always fun. Ray was up there with Lennon/McCartney is songwriting.

[@quincee3376]

incredible band!

[@jujutrini8412]

The Kinks are one of the best bands ever! Days is one of my favourite songs and makes me kind of tear up every single time I listen to it. You should react to more Kinks songs as Ray Davies is a musical genius.

[@danilleblanc7487]

It's old Dancehall music from the 50's and early 60's that was popular in England when the singer, Ray Davies from the band The Kinks, was a kid! He also has a solo career.

[@63kavon]

I just love the Kinks. I learned how to play guitar by jamming along with "One For The Road" 12" album by them. Very entertaining band.

[@PanglossDr]

I love the Kinks. I was at one of their recording sessions back in 1967.

[@SmokeyJoe876]

Nice! Musta been a great experience!

[@roychavez2167]

as an unerring benevolent deity would prescribe so aptly christened a stethoscoper to listen in residency

[@quarkwrok]

Wow, that's really something else.

[@knuteboy3778]

I'm so glad you chose the video for this reaction. This was one of the early videos on MTV that just got played all the time It's a really good video because it portrays the story in the lyrics nicely. Almost like a little mini movie.

[@MisterWondrous]

Most people probably think of the 60s Kinks...all of which is also great. This is a brilliant choice and song and video. They were always the most fun and edgy of the Brit bands.

[@davidgannon4302]

No doubt in my mind Lex was going to like this one. It's my ole ladies favorite Kinks song. There is an incredibly important riff in the song. When they say " The day they knocked down the Pally, my sister stood and cried, the day the knocked down the Pally part of childhood died, just died". It's followed by a rock and roll guitar riff indicating that rock had ended that part of their childhood.

[@danielmaher7108]

This is such a great song

[@brucedowney9164]

Kinks were brilliant, so many great songs, all have a story to tell mostly about London there home town.

[@Herbert04]

My sister and her friends used to go dancing. Then they started dragging me along. I learned all those dances. Had a good time too. Of course some guy would buy them drinks. And every so often even when they had a drink they would let a guy buy them one. Which would get moved in front of me. No I was not legally of age, but in Northern Wisconsin back then no one really carred. It was a good time.

[@berniemargolis4288]

The beautiful thing about the early '80s was that anything went. There was no distinctive "sound" because MTV was soliciting music from any and everyone, so artists had the freedom to promote music free from studio influence. By the mid-eighties executives had locked down the industry once again, and we returned to forumulaic "sounds," ending that brief burst of creativity. I really miss being able to hear Kenny Rogers, the Kinks, Men at Work, and Modern English all playing back to back on a single radio station.

[@user-bp9gu8vn6x]

Thank you so much for reviewing this gem. Ray Davies is such an unbelievable genius. This song brings back great memories of my sophomore year in college. The line, "the day they knocked down the pally, my sister stood and cried, the day the knocked down the pally, part of my childhood died" brings tears to my eyes.

[@user-bp9gu8vn6x]

I meant to say Palais not pally. Sorry

[@dr.strangelove7788]

It’s really interesting to look back and see that this was another example of a huge 70s band staying relevant in the 80s

[@debrabeck9630]

I love The Kinks, and I’ve always adored this song. I didn’t know the story that he drew inspiration from until much later, but that’s fine. I think the song captures the feelings. Thanks for giving this one a listen.

[@philrilp6711]

You have to love Lex's reaction to this classic 1983 kinks song that reckons to the big band era of music and the local dance hall he calls the palais (palace) where his 6 older sisters would go out to dance on the weekends. The one he wrote this song for Rene was 18 years older than Ray and had married a Canadian man and moved to the US but the as the relationship became abusive she would return home and on his 13th Bday in 1957 she had given him his first guitar as a gift, later that evening she had gone out dancing at the Lyceum Ballroom in London where she tragically suffered a fatal heart attack and died at the ballroom that night.

[@mournblade1066]

I SO love this song!

[@davidtingley9978]

There is easily at least 20 songs by The Kinks that need to be heard. Ray Davies is a.great songwriter, and a brilliant lyricist.

[@markclark4795]

great stuff and I could listen to THE KINKS all day and all of the night

[@markrobertdevison1227]

I saw them in concert once, should have went to many more of their shows. My favorite Kinks tune is "Celluloid Heroes".

[@chriswarner5158]

Underrated rock and roll royalty...

[@Yotraj]

Thanks! Hadn't heard that one in so long I'd forgot all about it. Gotta Love the Kinks!

[@davidcox30004]

This is one of my favorites from the era.

[@ericanderson8886]

Ray Davies just a great singer songwriter. love all his songs with the Kinks.

[@artmorris8899]

Most people don't realize that The Kinks were part of the original British Invasion in the '60s with the Beatles, The Who, and the Rolling Stones, among others. Your next song by them should be "Do it Again" (official music video).

[@LOKISlog7]

As a huge KINKS fan, this was so different when released. It took a while to grow on me - but hey it was the 80s

[@AP-gb3eh]

Dance Palaces were everywhere at one time. Getting dressed up going dancing to a large live band. Sad they are gone . All the older folks were great dancers when I was a kid

[@notdoneyet7785]

such a wonderful song. always makes me happy and nostalgic to hear, even though i lived non of that myself. i think you'd like doing a listen with lyrics, there's so much going on in this song about changes in our lives and culture, but yet holding onto sweetness.

[@philipdickey6460]

The Kinks, I believe this was their last hit, but I could be wrong, their songs are classics including: All Day and All The Night, Tired of Waiting, Lola, You Really Got Me

[@markusher1621]

When this song came out in 1983 it was a massive moment for Kinks fans like myself who had been following the band over a period of time during which they couldn't buy a hit. I'll never forget seeing them sing Come Dancing on Top of the Pops after an 11-year absence from the show. The ear-to-ear grin on Ray Davies's face was priceless.

[@LordLaroyalty]

One of my top 4 favorite songs of all time!

[@bowtangey6830]

The lead singer, Ray Davies, hooked up with Chrissy Hind (of the Pretenders). They have a daughter.

[@DanielHBuchmann]

The Kinks were my first concert and it was the Come Dancing tour. Great show, great band.

[@Mimi-cq4bg]

This song was one of my mother’s favourites. It’s one of mine too. Just a fantastic tune.

[@jaybaker149]

Glad to see that Ray didn’t have a black eye during the filming.

[@quantanglement]

One of my faves from the Kinks. The horns at the end is my favorite part of the song. The sweeping sound and pulse of the trombones. Hearing a good band (like a swing or jump blues) live with some horns going is, well, amazing! Hard to find these days though. Good pick!

[@John_Locke_108]

From a tragic event comes a song that makes me smile everytime I hear it.

[@MarioMartinezwonderpunter]

“Celluloid Heroes” is an underrated masterpiece

[@stephskipcain4599]

One of my all time fav songs.

[@williamburch6792]

Lex, I was stationed on grand turk, in the turk and caicos back in 74, you're right, the steel drum sound of the islands is definitely in this song.

[@danastearns7939]

just enjoy this song - back in the day in an era where a date to go dancing at a local "dance palace" as they were often called in the UK (dance halls here) was THE thing to do on a Friday and/or Saturday night. This was the Big Band Era - 40's - 50's.

[@quarkwrok]

Pretty they were just called Dance Halls tbh. 'Palace' like 'Palais' in the song is just the name of the venue, like 'The Alhambra' or 'The Hippodrome'.

[@karencrookshank4971]

Palais De Dance. We had a really famous one in Hammersmith and Fulham, The Hammersmith Palais. Resident big band was Joe Loss and his orchestra.

[@johndbrandhorst4434]

Everything about the kink's is great but I really love the music videos they're classic.

[@Agg1E91]

Came for the tune (at age 15), stayed (and kept on listening) for the lyrics, now at 55yo. Every year those lyrics hit harder.

[@richdiana3663]

Forgot about this gem. Forgot a lot from that era but I know it was great.

[@jimbrentar]

this remains one of the greatest videos ever

[@tk72231968]

For some reason I'm reminded of Gloria Estefan & the Miami Sound Machine...."Conga"

[@wrldchamps04]

1983....Kinks were a highly underated live band...

[@johnr.8275]

I saw quite a few of Ray Davies's "Storyteller" shows in the '90's and early '00's. I remember he would preface this song by saying that he was excited when he brought it to his manager, thinking it had the potential to be a hit. His manager listened and said something like, "It's a wonderful ditty, Ray. But it's not a hit." So much he knew. I remember when this came out, even my cousins - who wouldn't know good music if it clocked them upside the head - liked this song. I remember he also said he styled himself after the way his father looked for this video.

[@donmurray3638]

The "Palais" referred to at the beginning was the local "Palaise de danse" A dance hall chain.

[@francesthompson593]

Ray Davies is a Musical Genius, the Kinks where a very great Band!

[@sheilathailand1903]

Just love this song! Thanks guys 😊

[@marcmarc1967]

80's Turks and Caicos is my favorite genre of music, you just can't go wrong. Grew up on that stuff, and still listen to it every day.

[@peterkragelund4794]

One of the Great 4 British bands from the British Invasion - The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and then the Kinks. Ray Davies was one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. And this certainly was not one of his weaker songs.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

The Kinks always delivered. Check out their song Low Budget. It sure fits today like it did in 1978 .

[@jimgeorge9476]

The entire Low Budget album fits today almost like it did then.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

@@jimgeorge9476 yes indeed

[@jamessomers8808]

Palisades Amusement Park, in north Jersey was the Pali. It was paved over, but it was an iconic place to go see music and dance and take your kids to the rides, which my mother went to as a child, so this place was in the 50s and 60s. I also think there was a radio show that took place there with cousin Brucie. It cost $.30 to get in.

[@karencrookshank4971]

Yeah, but they’re singing about the Palais (Palais De Dance) Famous dance halls in London. Hammersmith Palais was very famous.