The Kinks - You Really Got Me | The Story Behind The Song | Top 2000 a gogo

Ray Davies from The Kinks talks about 'You Really Got Me'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo (Dutch Public Television) from 2010.

[@Kevin_747]

In 1964 I was 9 I mowed a big lawn for 2 dollars and spent 1.75 on the my first 45 record. The Kinks. You really got me. When it played on the radio I remember my mom cranking it up for me in our '60 Olds. Great times.

[@brötzmannsax]

If you spent 1.75 on a 45 you got robbed, back then they were .49 cents or 3 for a dollar.

[@williamharvey381]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE all of these mini-documentaries. Please keep them coming! They are WONDERFUL! They don't take too much time, they get right to the meat of the song, and the move right along.....it's like 5 minutes of great information. Thank you!

[@UrielsJunkDrawer]

Ditto

[@outtathyme5679]

Dave is ridiculously under appreciated

[@reuireuiop0]

In dat little b)/w clip, Dave looks a bit like Oscar Wilde wielding a guitar !

[@markfryer9880]

Definitely a song that gets turned all the way up to 11.

[@broncodeviltexas]

One of the top rock songs of all time.

[@uptightkid]

This captured the weird genius of Ray Davies perfectly.

[@spencerwelchii573]

Dave Davies was ONLY sixteen and came up with that riff...DAMN!

[@johncalaway4446]

The Kinks are one of my favorite bands that do not get any airplay on these so called classic rock stations like the Eagle here in Houston, Texas.

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

I did a show in New York last year at Madison Square Garden... ...and METALLICA were my BACK UP band. Thats fucking awesome!

[@rabbitss11]

One of the best songs ever

[@robertcronin6603]

Gotta say that I am enjoying these "story behind the songs" series - excellent stuff 🔥

[@DanGulinobass]

Absolute legend. I still think that "The village green preservation society' is one of the best albums ever made

[@avlisk]

I agree. And it's hard for me to choose between that and Arthur.

[@brötzmannsax]

Their string of Something Else, Village Green, Arthur, Lola vs Powerman, Muswell Hillbillies is hard to top.

[@Lantanana]

I always LOVED that song. One of my very favorite!

[@henrycastle1]

❤️. The truth, acknowledging each other. If one doesn’t add fuel. The fire goes out. Forgiveness is divine. I love your work Ray. Thank you ❤️

[@markfairman162]

This song was my wife and mine's first dance at our wedding.

[@peter12246]

Legendary song!

[@MrRichulan]

Great video! The Kinks have been very very influential on popmusic!

[@ajricherson1099]

Up with the greats like zep and the Beatles imo :)

[@kevmac1230]

Ray is a R&R treasure

[@dynjarren7523]

The Who’s My Generation uses the same two chords! There are both Classics!

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

The Who´s first album was clearly influenced by those first Kinks hits.

[@adamkelly5478]

That song is rock and roll.

[@animallanguage4271]

LOVE THEM FOREVER

[@efhs1970]

Great interview! Thanks for the memories!

[@dLimboStick]

The Kinks were not the first punks, but they were one of the pioneers. The Trashmen, The Kingsmen, The Small Faces were also in that group of pioneers.

[@reuireuiop0]

The Sonics, though hardly any knew them outside Pacific NW Plus, Link Wray, for first laying down that distorted sound

[@codzydee1870]

deadly riff love it!

[@Stafford-d8u]

Ray is the consummate showman! I’ve seen them in 1983’s Give the people what they want! They didn’t play this song, but it was a great show!

[@danielc3453]

The first time I heard this song The Kinks Got Me!

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

The Pipeline from Soul Music to Heavy Rock is quite remarkable. The groovy nature of this riff has its origins in Afro-Cuban rhythms, as much of Soul music does. (So does Satisfaction, listen to those 1-2-3 cha cha cha drums) In this case, the songs traces its roots to Richard Berry’s Louie Louie, an R&B song based heavily on El Loco Cha Cha. The rhythm is in fact Afro-Cuban. Of course the Kingsmen recorded a raucous garage cover, The Kinks built You Really Got Me on Louie Louie IV and V chords and to a lesser degree the pronunciation of the Chorus on the lyrics “Louie Louie.” This song and other follow up songs like All Day and All the Night had a direct impact on The Who with songs like Can’t Explain. That groove stays intact through 60s and is heard in Black Sabbath’s early work. Anyway, I think it’s incredibly fair to say that 60s rock’s biggest influence was NOT 50s Rock and roll, but then-contemporary soul music to an almost mind-boggling degree.

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

3:32 the cat staid there to hear some rock!

[@GoodMrDawes]

Awesome Band

[@VolvoImpala]

They were always interviewing Pete Quaife because he was considered the handsome one and he was probably like, "Oi, I play de bass and I don't write any of the songs." I'm so impressed with Metallica here because that version of "You Really Got Me" sounds more like the Kinks original record than the Kinks record so props for that. Wow! And Dave is absolutely one of the best when it comes to guitarists.

[@markorollo.]

My mum's cousin dated one of these for a bit in the 60's, I can never remember which one though lol

[@toomanyjstoomanyrs1705]

Wonderful, another person appreciates Big Bill Broonzy

[@pietajanssenvanelst2167]

Mijn allereerste single op 45 toeren dat ik kocht als 15 jarige!

[@merc-ni7hy]

not gunna lie...i love both the kinks and van halens version the same...i jam to both equally

[@ataberkyavas7476]

Influential band

[@Kidraver555]

One of the first bands to push knitting needles, razor blades through their amps.

[@publicanimal]

LOL "He called me the first punk... I think my brother was the first punk."

[@josearriola7537]

Eddie Van Halen really did a good job covering the song

[@bengunns9500]

I agree, i was thinking that as well

[@mikewazowski350]

I was thinking the same thing and I was wondering why they didn't include it. Maybe there was a licensing issue or maybe there was a dispute between Ray and Eddie. Strange that they didn't mention it.

[@reuireuiop0]

Put it back in the spotlight, where it belongs

[@integral]

So cool to see Ray singing with Metallica.

[@remcomettrop6366]

love the detail about them cutting their speakers with a razorblade to get that sound. Nowadays we have the luxury of all these pedals but they had to be inventive

[@tedkay_music]

Great

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

The guitar sounds a lot like “Wild Thing” by The Troggs.

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

Whoa this must have inspired Morrison!

[@hagbard72]

who's the guy in the picture shown at the end of all these videos? The guy to the right.

[@jannetteberends8730]

That’s Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. He is the presentator of top 2000. This show started in 1999 with the top 2000. The whole day on the radio, and every evening on t.v. The last show on 31 dec. In the tv show Leo Blokhuis, the left guy, told stories about some songs It became a tradition. Through the years the stories grow into this. And all funded by the public broadcasting. Tax money well spend on this videos. For the show people can vote fore their favorite. And most of the time number 1 is bohemian rhapsody. For me the show is boring, but I always loved the stories of Leo. He knows ridiculous much about this topic. I’m so glad he is on KZbin now.

[@robchisholm2588]

Apologize yourself. No drama

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

This video is just the tip of the iceberg, there's a lot more to the story. Ray wrote the song on piano, and may have had to explain what "staccato chords" meant to his brother. No matter, the song is such ancient history for him now. Ironic to see video of Ray in the studio with Metallica; it was Van Halen's first big hit and many people associate the song with them. At the time, Metallica was pretty much an underground band that, like Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath said, was "in it for the volume."

[@fivestring65ify]

Why do all the little brothers play lead? Dave Davies, Angus young, Michael Shenker, Eddie Van Halen?

[@publicanimal]

Counter-example (only one I could think of): David Knopfler

[@reuireuiop0]

All the time during that song, some guy tried to sing (or what's supposed to be 'singing') all thru a brilliant riff

[@philoffhistree6700]

oh the kinks, i didn't know them back in the day so when they came round to my house back in 1992 i think it was to buy my Amiga 1200 of me and mentioned who they were i didn't even ask them anything, i had just never heard of them, and they left after hearing a god awful musical arrangement i made on the Amiga i bet they laughed their asses off after, wish i had knew who they were back then

[@lucygirl4926]

Great story, though...

[@bonsummers2657]

Link Wray

[@faunaflage]

Fair enough about Dave, but I think he was too musically proficient to be the first punk. I always thought his playing was more similar to Sterling Morrison from VU.

[@spaceghost8995]

WHO?

[@Thetenmaumau]

Metallica was my backup band....only a legend with a massive pair of balls could get away with it :)

[@NineHellHeaven]

I think tongue was firmly in cheek for that comment

[@mfb3042]

Great chemistry with Metallica. Wouldn't have imagined it.

[@mickavellian]

LARS is no Mick Avory

[@ulalaFrugilega]

Too short!

[@maddymud]

Ray really liked calling his brother a punk

[@gibsoneb3]

Metallica takes all the air out of the song -

[@Mraquanetchris]

The Van Halen cover will always be a fave

[@realfacthunt]

Always put The Kinks miles above The Who, but that's just me.

[@johnsagnella7445]

I believe Jimmy Page wrote that riff . Great song..

[@anthonymclean9743]

No he didn't page is full of shit .

[@jhonhall928]

This guy is a vampire. Be careful.

[@jojomama4787]

Cocaine!A song purely about cocaine!

[@keithachrist]

Van Halen ripped and stole that song away from the Kinks

[@spaceghost8995]

They covered it. That is all.

[@Blackadder75]

maybe in the states, here in europe we barely know van Halen, if people recognize them at all they are those one hit wonders, with 'Jump' (btw I hate that song, I hope van Halen made a lot of better ones)

[@mooghead]

You should read Dave's autobiography. Ray was an absolute arsehole and treated him like shit.

[@richardherzog5405]

Van Halens version is my favorite by far

[@neonskyline1]

lol according Paul McCartney he is responsible for loud music with Helter Skelter

[@paulfurtado8973]

You Really Got Me - 1964, Helter Skelter - 1968

[@timothy790110]

I'm sorry, but 12 bar blues is so fucking boring.

[@tcgbaron]

'Playing it all my life'.... well except on the record, thanks Jimmy Page!

[@obbor4]

It's Dave on the record. Jimmy has said many, many times that he did not play that solo or anywhere else on the track. It is purely the work of Dave Davies. Page may have played some rhythm on a few Kinks songs, but this was not one of them.

[@dannymcrooster4089]

Metallica is dead

[@adamkelly5478]

That song is rock and roll.