The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (Official Audio)

[@stevebrookerexperience]

I am here after the David Gilmour Rick Beato interview... love this masterpiece and so does Dave

[@cricketerfrench7501]

me too

[@mcentertainmentdjs]

Same!

[@blueboystudios]

@@mcentertainmentdjs Me three!

[@tilmerjr]

Ha! Same here. Love the Kinks. If Gilmour says this is a perfect song, who am I to argue?

[@electroBRATstudios]

Too fuuny- Me too!

[@AlanODuffy]

I was the tape operator, assistant on this gem .. Alan McKenzie the engineer, Pye studio 2. A beautiful record and song .... 1966... x

[@Goldenrod01]

That’s brilliant, that’s a moment of music history that you were part of

[@waynestewart5758]

I sometimes work for a Ray Lovegrove, remember the name? A roadie for the band at the time, recounts the story of being with Ray when he wrote this.

[@rederic2004]

On the best song out of Britain in the 60s? A good day's work!

[@solangecsparrzo8748]

How lucky you are I didn't even exist even though I love this song since I've heard it

[@mbutts1000]

Good Job 👌👌

[@Mr311725]

My name is Terry my wife’s name is Julie . This is our song . We are both in our late sixties. Would like Waterloo Sunset on our gravestone.

[@MrJellybeen]

❤❤

[@takingoverme123]

❤

[@Haileylovesyou]

I hope you’re living your best life love❤ you

[@timbuckxxi9690]

Don't rush anything ! Stick around for a while

[@devininman]

I was just watching a movie with the song in it the movie was the last words

[@brynpemberton7069]

I'm 67 years old and never ever get sick of hearing this classic

[@clumsiii]

i'm only in my late 40s but learned about this song from a jukebox at the bar where i liked to play pool. I would put this song on while I was playing pool and felt like i played better, but I"m sure i still lost games ha Later a friend played Village Green for me. Kinks are like every good human idea: ignored until it's too late

[@tarotsport1451]

I’m 16 and I love this song to bits lol

[@katejacobs363]

Same

[@freddyodonohoe2644]

Class song 👌 happy Christmas 🎄 from Ireland 🍀🇮🇪

[@fabreeziohginn-okie3688]

100 percent agree!!! Amazing song!!

[@grahamwalker1646]

One of the greatest songs ever written .

[@joefriedman9843]

Yep and Rolling Stone magazine agrees apparently

[@janeough45]

@@joefriedman9843 these guys were utter class who always turned out fantastic material WOW PURE GENIUS LOL XX

[@philippecourtois4888]

Yes, for sure

[@kevanbrown7620]

Absolutely, it's one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard. Timeless

[@robertabouchar4158]

I've always known of the kinks; never saw them, and this is one of the greatest songs of all time. And the Christmas Cut they did is up there as well for rock and rollers holiday songs save all your toys for the little rich boys pure lyrical gold!

[@Das-Ist-Zanthi]

One Day on Netflix brought me here, this song is super magical i can't describe the feelings i get, it's just so surreal and immersive even ❤

[@berwayannick6287]

😅me too

[@flaviafernando9387]

Same bro

[@auriferous4462]

The series has such beautiful visuals and good music choices throughout.

[@LaviNia-lb9of]

Me too ❤

[@hammyandguineakids]

Same here

[@robertowen1607]

I'm 75 years old and I still love the Kinks!!!

[@RICARDO45961]

nós temos bom gosto, my brother!

[@robertowen1607]

Ricardo Rossi Gracias mi amigo!

[@geoffreyhammond9043]

My favourite song is Waterloo......it just moves me.....

[@victorray2011]

Oasis don't belong in the same company.

[@enk333]

I'm 18 years old and I love the kinks a lot!

[@gazza2933]

Halcyon Days of British Pop Music. Thank you for this. 🎸 🎶 🇬🇧 👏🏻

[@Creeptonic]

If David Glimor says this is a prefect song ! It is period !

[@couchslouch13]

as long as I listen to Waterloo Sunset, I am in paradise

[@oughtonoughton2634]

Me too this song is so adorable it always brings tears to my eyes ,, neeless to say im drowned in my own tears im now 76 years old thats a lot of tears xx

[@smallfeet4581]

​@@oughtonoughton2634 there was a play about two old women living in London , sure it was called Waterloo sunset , beryl Reid was one of the actresses , can't remember the others name

[@Jay-fj7bf]

I got a poster of it

[@ThefightingCelt]

A few years ago I went to see the Kinks musical in Glasgow . An elderly lady who sat next to my wife and me rose to her feet and started singing along to practically every song . I turned and asked her if she had seen The Kinks back in the day - " Oh, yes , a few times , I loved them then and still do . " She then told me she was 78 years old . What a remarkable lady .

[@draskill1]

I went to a concert in Blackpool in October 1964 and top of the bill was The Beatles supported by The Kinks and now more than 55 years I still pinch myself at seeing these two bands on one bill. What's more is the tickets only cost the equivalent of 50 pence in today's money.

[@rachelkayx]

@@draskill1 Lucky :( !!

[@reactorfallout]

yeah, she probably still likes most of the thing she always has, like everyone, ever... how is that remarkable? I would say that was the definition of unremarkable. how many of milions of 75 year-olds still like the same music they did when they were young has to be in the high 90's, percentage wise.

[@BruceHurley]

@@reactorfallout What did you hope to accomplish by criticizing this perfectly benign comment? He didn't even say that her listening to the same music was remarkable, only that she was a remarkable lady. Your impact on the web must have inspired your screen name.

[@jacobmyers8410]

"Your impact on the web must have inspired your screen name." God i would feel dumb just typing that.

[@AlejandroMS67]

David Gilmour said this is an example of a perfect song, in Rick Beato's most recent interview, and I had to listen to it again because I haven't in decades.

[@christopher4842]

Literally just came here because of that comment.

[@grungemax]

@@christopher4842 me too

[@miguelosvaldofloresdomingu8911]

Waterloo Sunset, one of the best songs ever written in the history of the music. Ray Davies, one of the greatest songwriters/singers ever. The Kinks, one of the greatest bands ever.

[@Hahaa99]

@Miguel Osvaldo Flores Dominguez *The best band ever

[@humanbeingithink72]

Hotel? Trivago.

[@dw69ful]

Ray was THE GREATEST not merely one of them !!

[@garydreyer7478]

England has Ray Davies, We have Bob Dylan

[@dereksheils5410]

Number 3 in my fav songs ever

[@bpcarman]

I was a Sr. in high school. Blasting down the interstate at 4:30 in the morning after all night bowling with some friends. This song came on and I got lost in it. I stopped at a pay phone and called the radio station to find out the name and who sang because I was afraid I'd never hear it again. Took forever to find it in the record shops but I finally did . Loved it then, love it now. I'm 60 years old and that feeling still comes back to me. Great to be alive.

[@sargentwaag1483]

That must of been back when stations used to play differnt songs every day. Did the same to Billy Thorpes Children of the Sun.

[@MichaelWilliams-tt3lz]

Michael Caine's recent documentary, "My Generation," is a great look at London in the 60's. The opening song is "Waterloo Sunset."

[@Ryan-fs2xj]

G R A N D P A

[@MarkMahoney]

Bravo Bobby! 👌

[@martinleavitt6094]

Thank you for sharing Bobby,,love this Ray Davies penned classic,,I have it ranked in my Kinks top 3,,any way you slice it, the quartet have stood the test of time🇬🇧!!

[@happybirthdaystephi7576]

One of the most beautiful and evocative three minutes of English pop music ever. The Kinks were in a class of their own and Ray Davies was a master songsmith.

[@joemancusi1516]

I often tell the younger people that the Kinks are one of the best bands they've never heard of. Then I start listing their songs which they then can recognize because they've been covered more recently by other bands. The Kinks also deserve special recognition for their longevity as well. Anyway this particular song is so Beatlesque, I could be confused if I didn't know it was the Kinks.

[@annmariemarin5513]

I love them so much! ❤

[@richardscally694]

100%

[@lindaboa5212]

Genius songwriter

[@saraseale2364]

The Kinks and XTC are my two favourite bands...beautiful, clever, brilliant pop! Grew up with them as a Canadian who was a child of the 70s and 80s.

[@tedgartner1816]

The greatest song ever written

[@angelahenderson3130]

Thank god Ray is still with us today. Anyone else think that this is a masterpiece ? Ax

[@zoki-kj3ox]

I think! Agree with you!! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MountainBlade]

I think Ray is a masterpiece. No one has ever made me want to be English as much as Ray has. I must return to the motherland!

[@tracylincoln3092]

So many of the best ( Bowie, castello, Weller, and the list goes on) songwriters praise Waterloo as an amazing beautiful song.

[@hansvandenoever4445]

Yes! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@forgottencas2272]

​@@tracylincoln3092 Other great British songwriters include John Lennon & Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Andy Partridge & Colin Moulding (XTC) and Mike Scott (The Waterboys).

[@delmarsh9661]

I remember walking down Carnaby Street in the hot lazy crazy days of the 60s with this blaring out of a shop ... absolutely fantastic to this day !! Timeless

[@grabgrabgrabthegrab]

You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Kinks. Two of my favourite bands

[@declanfarrell5251]

Name a train station and girls name that was a kinks single

[@delmarsh9661]

@@declanfarrell5251 Lola & Waterloo

[@gerardmackay8909]

60s coldest decade of the 20th century 😅hot hazy days were few and far between

[@lisamatthews4986]

Here we are in going into 2024 and this is still so freakin good. Love the Kinks.

[@JohnLutherable]

England has no shortage of great bands, but none has ever been so uncomprimisingly English as the Kinks, and I love them for that

[@wmarkdyer]

Ray Davies has a Welsh name

[@JohnLutherable]

@@wmarkdyer and he's not. Your point?

[@beastmry]

@Chase Williams this isn't a controversial opinion haha. What's the best American rock band? Probably CCR, maybe the Doors? Even Hendrix had a Brit band. Even post 90s, Radiohead over Nirvana any day.

[@anaccount1005]

@@beastmry shut up nerd they both suck

[@Jonescan55]

@@beastmry I like Jane by Jefferson starship...hope you do too

[@jorgep.1877]

The harmony vocals by Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Rasa Davies rank among the most exquisite backing arrangements ever.

[@southerner4566]

The fact that people still love this song after over 50 years speaks volumes.

[@ThisBirdHasFlown]

That's... hardly unique to this song.

[@Mod-rw9cw]

Poor comment and fishing !

[@glennpagemusic]

@@ThisBirdHasFlown You're right. About, oh, .00001 percent of all the songs written around that time can make the same claim.

[@Salamander676]

Im glad I just found this It gives me hope I’ll always find something from this era I didn’t know existed

[@fourthtunz]

I don't get it but thats why its great to have more than one band, but the Beatles music will outlive most of the music of the 20th century.

[@iangray7671]

I am 80...of god where has the years slipped by.. Waterloo Sunset is truly a musical masterpiece.. lan Gray

[@richardcook9675]

I am 81 in September and love this record, nostalgic for those days, between all are

[@AlanODuffy]

@@iangray7671 hi Iangray … ‘who knows where the time goes?’…. When recorded it was really very good, and in our youthful opinion brilliant …. We were right , Ray had written an epic, the record itself wonderful, as it still is today, down all the days .

[@therocknrollgamer9572]

The Kinks don't get too much credit in my generation. I am 14, and I am enjoying this awesome music regardless of how old I am. Love The Kinks!!!!!!

[@RPMZ11]

You win,

[@Wimmles_Emily]

I’m 16 mate and I totally agree they need more recognition

[@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS]

It was the same with my generation (I am 36), it makes me happy to hear that there are kids like me back then looking for music that connects with them regardless of when it was made. All the best to you, long and happy life.

[@horseyhorselips3501]

I’m 67 Years Old and been listening to the Kinks since I was 9-10 years old welcome 🙏 to our Generation of Fine Music 🎼

[@noore-wf3dm]

Couldn’t agree more ， I've been listening to some 60s and 70s rock music like The Kinks ,The Doors and the others since I was 16，now im 19,and stills love them .i just like the feeling of nostalgia retro,old movies or old songs give me a lot of spiritual strength,make my soul can be told and more complete

[@RichardSheridan-b5l]

Some songs seem to come out of nowhere, are outside the dimension of time and become emblazoned in a nation’s subconscious. This is one such song. It’s a masterpiece.

[@Chris-jg3km]

18 year old here just to say that this band is fantastic and this is honestly one of my favourite songs of recent memory.

[@brendadrumm9451]

I'm 73 saw them live in Coventry yrs and yrs ago xx

[@tommay6364]

you have a good taste for music, great band !! have many other songs you may want to listen to

[@tommay6364]

@@brendadrumm9451 god bless

[@antoniopetisce3417]

Way to go kid!!! 🎸

[@rickadlam7467]

73 Year old here, and this was my favorite song when I was 17 years old. Still remember listening to this song on the radio lying on my bed after work in Adelaide. This song paints a picture that has stayed with me. A year earlier I was actually at Waterloo Station, London, waiting for the train to take me to Southampton, to sail to Australia. That picture of Waterloo Station also has never left me.

[@davidjames9643]

I'm 70 years old and this is my favourite record of all time.

[@WonkyDonkey3000]

It's my second favourite, after 'Snooker Loopy'.

[@benwolfe54]

I've been a professional musician since I was 13 and I'm still at it, all because of seeing the Kinks on the Ed Sullivan Show, I'm now 71.

[@marknorris2560]

september 24th 2023, who's still listening to classics like this. say hi, from mark in devon, UK

[@lindapollock2105]

Hi from Linda just up the road in Dorset.

[@phillewtas4566]

Hi from Phil in Pembrokeshire

[@melaniekendall4903]

Listening to this in January 2024

[@melaniekendall4903]

Live in Salisbury

[@lesleyedgley8371]

Hi from Wales. This was my first "our song." Age 12, boyfriend called Terry, his mates screeching "Terry meets Lesley..." after us down the road!😁

[@andrewngulube260]

From watching ONE DAY beautiful piece of music

[@RickyHardBop]

This song bottles up a fleeting moment of heavenly detachment from reality and suffering. Ray Davies, after jumping off a 12 ft wall at age 6 "trying to fly" was seriously injured and spent quite a long time in a Waterloo hospital where he purportedly had a near-death experience following a botched tracheotomy. His sister bought him a guitar at age 13, then she dies of a heart defect. Young Davies in his hospital room, likely spent many many hours gazing out of his window, which overlooked Waterloo and the river, a rather beautiful spot with many people ("swarming like flies"). When he wrote the song at age 23, I'm sure he drew from those moments when he felt relief from his suffering upon viewing a sunset, and from the times he felt isolated and disconnected from the world buzzing by his window.

[@williamparkes4662]

what a brilliant song Waterloo Sunset is Richard Smith.......and thanks for the information .....Ray Davies is one of the great songwriters ...not only in England ...but the whole world....wish he d come and put some magic to my songs ....cheers bill ...aka ...Dog Ruff...

[@denisemorrow9500]

Loved him but always appeared fragile

[@lefuedebout]

@Lovely Monsters Correct. Original title was " Liverpool Sunset "

[@fionawilson3287]

@@grahambuckenham1597 You are right. If you look at Wikipedia Liverpool Sunset might have been a working title initially, but the song changes to one about London and his childhood experiences in and around Waterloo. ' The song derives from the period 1965-73 when Ray Davies lived at 87 Fortis Green, the semi-detached suburban home where almost all his songs were written at this period. "I didn't think to make it about Waterloo, initially", Davies said in a 2010 interview, "but I realised the place was so very significant in my life. I was in St Thomas' Hospital when I was really ill [when he had a tracheotomy aged 13] and the nurses would wheel me out on the balcony to look at the river. It was also about being taken down to the 1951 Festival of Britain. It's about the two characters - and the aspirations of my sisters' generation who grew up during the Second World War. It's about the world I wanted them to have. That, and then walking by the Thames with my first wife and all the dreams that we had." '

[@matthewmachell9304]

@richard smith. I just had to start the tube again after reading your comment, gave it way more meaning :)

[@Timekeeper1200]

Genuinely one of the greatest songs of the 60's. It's up there with anything the Beatles did

[@williamberry2351]

Its better than anything the Beatles did

[@olsenfan4000]

@@williamberry2351 Are you serious???

[@simonsherratt1484]

It's a great song, very Beatles like

[@awesome-xg4hl]

@@simonsherratt1484 i don’t hear the beatles comparison

[@jamesdunn2214]

Why compare? Both bands made wonderful music.

[@maureensinclair3946]

If you leave this world richer than it was, then you have done a good job. Waterloo Sunset is a classic. Thanks ❤

[@Breno1c]

It's May 2024. Anyone else listening to this masterpiece? I'm just addicted to it!

[@DippyFresh-d6l]

Me, parents got me addicted too

[@ElvarMasson]

Why do you ask?

[@matzevonfallersleben5853]

Just having watched the movie "The last word" (2016) I needed to listen to this song. It appears at the end of this lovely movie. I recommend watching it!

[@Dn2M]

Yo!

[@mariahager3748]

We just love this song…. 😎😎

[@jamesbowen8960]

To Ray Davies: I was at the Kinks show in Detroit at Pine Knob in 1993. I sat in the front row,you gave me a beer and a guitar pick. I still have the pick. It was one of the great thrills of my life! Thank you for every note!

[@BUSHY33GRANTHAM]

Onya jamesbowen, that's what dreams are made of. 👍

[@wmarkdyer]

I am 7 and love the Kinks.

[@DippyFresh-d6l]

I am 12 and love the kinks, gotta keep the ball rolling...

[@Dn2M]

Great!

[@catherinemcgrath3473]

You're 8 now! 🎉

[@deniseschug-lattwein9]

I am Kinks Fan since I was 13 years old❤ I love the Kinks, my favorite Band ever.

[@bloomen61]

I'm 70, and I do, too

[@nela5471]

Beautiful, comforting to know people were the same 60 years ago, the lyrics still stand...

[@balko1653]

This song is enormously underrated. Such a beatiful melody.

[@psalmer5690]

well, it's rated in the top 100 all time greatest songs by Rolling Stone, so...

[@murraywood7480]

I agree , the simplicity of this melody speaks volumes , and yes i also agree that this band was so under rated ,& also they stayed true to their roots Peggy Wood (Aotearoa)

[@fourthtunz]

@@psalmer5690 well I guess in the end it’s all opinions but I can Think of 100 Beatles songs that are better than this song!

[@rippi37]

Nope , not underrated at all....maybe only underrated in your world...certainly not mine

[@rippi37]

@@fourthtunz Yes , and that is your opinion

[@maclove52]

Every time when I´m in London and have the time, I walk across Waterloo Bridge. One of the best views down the Thames. I still remember those years in the 60th and this beautiful song. I am 72 years now, Greetings from Germany.

[@mickymantle3233]

For real Londoners...one of the greatest songs ever written.

[@lovrevia7638]

Or for real Brusselers

[@chriswest8389]

Closest I’m gonna get to some bragging rights. Ma grew up in Muswell Hill. Cromwell Rd I think it was. Long before that psycho killer who may have put a blemish on the bourogh

[@matthewcharman3827]

I'm 42 , wish I was born in a different era. The kinks are my favourite group of all time.

[@ge2623]

I saw them twice. It's a rare treat to see people who invented the art form.

[@bluesboy8237]

Happy 80th birthday Ray Davies!!!

[@user-nn5vg5ct5n]

this was my parents favourite song, lost both of them when I was small I always come back to this song.

[@minnietoby]

It’s amazing how certain songs brings you right back in time, this is an absolutely wonderful song, I hope it helped heal your sorrow over time,

[@mariamalouf3191]

🥺I’m sorry to hear that, I hope it brings you happy memories of your parents ♥️

[@brendadrumm9451]

God bless you x

[@paulmcgovern6660]

You lovely soul

[@Wendy-fi7yb]

❤

[@robertbeown5180]

I'm here after the Rick Beato /David Gilmour interview. Wonderful song.

[@greg.montelione]

Great tune. Released the year I was born... and I just learned of it today, in 2024. Thank you to David Gilmour for letting me know about it. Where have I been? 🤔✌🏻

[@hadawson72268]

The Kinks just were so perfect and never really got their due… this is so beautiful

[@ginge5413]

What I've always loved about the Kinks is their beautiful way of painting a picture. They are one of the only bands I listen to that can do it so well. They aren't just evoking an emotion of anger or happiness, etc. They are painting a picture I could see myself in. They give me a sense of nostalgia for things I've never even experienced. Tell me exactly how they do this so well! I don't think any artists really have the same capability to create a scene the listener can just feel. It's definitely haunting.

[@cubsdude7460]

Ray is the best at expressing the socio-economic and the human condition.

[@sleepover4rover]

Beautiful comment!💓

[@pretorious700]

That's Ray, not the band

[@grantryder5463]

Totally agree with you!

[@havingagr8time]

Ray Davies is a songwriting genius. Not sure anyone has ever matched him.

[@jimray2281]

Here after David Gilmour proclaiming it a perfect song. Great conversation with Rick Beato

[@StudentLoanJustice]

David Gilmour calls this a "Perfect Song"!! Love it. Have always loved the Kinks...Hope you all are doing well!!

[@AM-sc2gy]

Lmao I just watched Gilmour’s interview too and never heard this song til now

[@StudentLoanJustice]

@@AM-sc2gy Lol. We're the trailblazers! More to come for certain....

[@MarcelVincent]

that brought me here as well

[@_sudipidus_]

here from that interview as well.. Heartbreak hotel next (though I have listened to both of these like a hundred times before)

[@DaveW_GuitarStuff]

Also why i'm here!

[@moonlightval13]

if you’re here, we’ve got great taste in music

[@johnperks778]

Yes I agree.

[@bertrandmarotte4401]

Well, I already knew that

[@Xxiammatt4everXx]

Glad we can agree on this! The Kinks are an awesome band, I only wish i was 60 years younger so I could have been a teenager in the 60s.

[@Xxiammatt4everXx]

Ritesh Das that’s very good!

[@williamwalton583]

Valeria Talavera, are you related to Art Vanderlay? If not,you should be...

[@brennan60100]

A number 2 hit in the U.K. for The Kinks.

[@richardcook9675]

I’ll be 81 in September and love this song. Nostalgic for those days, I bet all other octogenarians feel the same.

[@ge2623]

Octopuses listen to music?

[@sergeyrozenshtrakh5636]

Not only octogenarians. It's immortal. Above time and generations

[@maryanngarcia3080]

Is 74 old enough

[@nela5471]

I'm 19 and I love this :)

[@mikegibson5022]

One of the most beautiful and evocative songs ever, paticularly for this old man from south London who walked over Waterloo Bridge more times than l can remember. The Kinks were criminally underated.

[@ge2623]

No, they aren't. They are multi-millionaires. How are they criminally underrated?

[@scopex2749]

Something uniquely BRITISH about this song - still love it in 2024. I know EXACTLY what he means about Waterloo sunsets. A superb song. Thanks Sir Ray!

[@keithupton-e7f]

My daughter has an apartment overlooking Waterloo Bridge on Southbank. Just sit there admiring the view and playing this tune.

[@bellestarr6484]

Genius lyrics, genius harmonies - where are the when we need them so badly now?

[@diabolicalartificer]

One of those perfect songs that we heard when we were young & are forever part of us, part of our souls. Thanks Dave, Ray, Mick & the rest of the lads.

[@Super-Shafs]

there's two types of people 1. Old people who grew up with this and liked it 2. Young people who stumbled into the rabbithole of old music and love it (Me, 16 years old) I'm new to the kinks. First song I'm listening, and I already love it

[@060154kit]

Embrace it

[@Super-Shafs]

@@060154kit - I agree and I will. I am, and I don't regret it

[@hibazd1589]

Listen to Lola , you won't regret it.

[@Super-Shafs]

@@hibazd1589 - I actually already did

[@1mattadams]

I’m an old guy, 69. Been here since you really got me.

[@JohnSampson]

The most underrated band!

[@donpoole8617]

Not by me.

[@liveoak144]

They were a big deal where I was. I really love 'em.

[@SoulShines4Music]

"Underrated"?? The Kinks were one of the most influential groups to come out of the 60's British Invasion. The group was also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame within the first decade of the Hall's existence back in 1990. The Kinks aren't underrated or undervalued at all, rather they hold a very prominent place in the history of Rock & Roll. Long live The Kinks!!

[@somamusika]

Yes you are right. While in Mexico everybody knows the beatles and the stones, even my grand mother, nobody -apart maybe for "you really got me". nobody knows who the hell the Kinks are...very underrated endeed.

[@timarnold1634]

Who's underrating them? Let me know, I'll sort straighten 'em out! Lol.

[@RickRox75]

An absolute masterpiece by The Kinks. One of the very, very best ever British songs and it still sounds amazing now.

[@tommyrawlings3046]

To Dave Gilmour: Kinks made quite a few perfect songs!!

[@psychotictactoe]

Even before Dave said it was perfect, i knew it was perfect.

[@alanc3602]

The Kinks - so many quality songs so underrated. I feel sorry for anyone not touched by their music. Ray Davies what a hero!

[@dgrichmondbc]

He should be Britain's poet laureate.

[@AviJonker]

***** gosh damn bleedin youth mumble grumble

[@digsy2025]

***** You kids get off my lawn!!!

[@bigenglish22]

Don't feel sorry for me, sweetheart.

[@falseteeth5621]

Would you like to buy a photograph of a fat man pissing on a cabbage?

[@positivelyqueenjane3612]

This is the closest a song ever gets to perfection

[@Keston1302]

positively queen jane Bohemian Rhapsody gets the closest!

[@flint-cut-stunner9196]

no landslide by fleetwood mac beats these out

[@darrelldoo4golf]

Paul Weller agrees; no argument here, either x

[@basti_marr]

idk pal, God Only Knows by The Beach Boys it's pretty close

[@Ratchet2431]

@@Keston1302 It's a great song, sure, but this and the others mentioned are more perfect.

[@ek3910]

This song sums up the happiness and optimism that I experienced when I visited my English girlfriend in 1992, landed at Heathrow and took the train at Waterloo station to Twyford, I felt the spirit of London and England at that very moment.

[@calvtargaryen]

This was my grandmothers funeral song. It was one of her favourites, and whenever I hear it, I feel so sad and yet at peace

[@Daniel-ts3uy]

The Kinks = a very special band. A great band . 1 of the greatest groups of all time.

[@obscuredbyclouds1022]

Paradise and illusions are lost. Almost no idyllic scenes for me anymore. But thank you, Kinks, for your heartwrenchingly simple and beautiful song. From hundreds of kilometers afar.

[@zundap100]

Norman Maslov says it is one of the best UK songs.

[@whitwaltman5137]

A very happy 80th birthday, Ray, and many more

[@chrisgrimshaw350]

My dad used to play us kids the kinks, Beatles etc on roadtrips on the way to our summer holiday place. Really nostalgic for me. I'm nearly 32 now and this is bringing back some great memories for me. Ta

[@lgsoltek]

Came from One Day on Netflix. It was the first time I heard this song (I'm not from an English culture background) and I cried.

[@A27-j5v]

You are very lucky to discover this. It is the very best English song of all time.

[@KennyG_420]

Same for me too… they lyrics from this song fit that episode perfectly 😢

[@BossBass7o7]

I’m two months old & I never tire of this tune!!! My generation doesn’t know good music LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thewoodys_surf_instrumental]

Let's all help get this Kink's masterpiece to over 100K thumbs up! Who else agrees Ray is one of the best composers of the century.

[@marcnelson9197]

Yes that is undeniably true. I used to listen to them all the time in junior high & high school. What an absolutely phenomenal band!

[@MerkinMuffly]

Of all the British Invasion bands the Kinks were the most British and stayed true to their roots unlike most of the other bands. It may have hurt their popularity in the US but not to this guy.

[@abigailgodfrey4778]

The kinks rule... My favourite all time band followed by elo

[@Mageclick]

Them being banned from the US for a long time definitely helped

[@lynburt6414]

💋🌏🦅

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

you will meet your Waterloo. What goes around comes around. THAT you can bet on!

[@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse]

What a stupid comment, all of the British Invasion bands were influenced by American music and played their own brand of Rock n Roll; an invention and evolution of American Blues music. Tell me how The Kinks were more British than The Zombies, The Yardbirds or The Stones. If anything bands like Pink Floyd were more British than anything the Kinks ever did.

[@carspiv]

It still gives me chills...no matter how many times I hear it.

[@robertramberg]

Exactly. A spine chilling experience - every time.

[@JohnCashin]

Often used Waterloo Station to get to and from work and this song was always on my brain as I went through. I used to wonder how many others there my age and older would have been thinking of the exact same song but like me just kept it to themselves for fear of sounding nuts if they sang it out loud? 🤣 Many thanks.

[@JJ-rb8sc]

My big bro introduced me to the Kinks, and this song brings me to tears everytime i hear it. My bro is gone and i miss him so. Thank you Kinks for all the decades of great beautiful music

[@dgrichmondbc]

Ray Davies is the most eloquent, articulate songwriter in rock and roll history.

[@wilsire456]

poet laureate of rock and roll

[@guildsf41]

Any one who does not agree with that hasn't heard all of the kinks great music. Consider yourself blessed that you obviously have.

[@janeough45]

dgrichmondbc i agree with you what a genius guy such utter joy from decades gone by .......x

[@kelvinkloud]

He’s great at his best, but he lacked the consistency of the mt Rushmore ones like Dylan or Bowie.

[@mcgarryinternationaldfi5952]

@@kelvinkloud I think Ray Davies is more in the class of Lennon-McCartney, Jagger-Richards, Marriott-Lane, or Vanda -Young.

[@DBLuba]

One of the best songs ever

[@henryolsen6248]

duh

[@DBLuba]

I wasn't talking about the band just the song anyways The Beatles were much superior to anyone.

[@henryolsen6248]

Dave Cooper Who are you talking too?

[@paulrawes]

@@DBLuba Neither Lennon or McCartney, could have written this song!

[@michaelplatter3281]

@Брандон Кeллeр Ray Davis is a better songwriter than Lennon/McCartney or Jagger/Richards.

[@seedman22]

What an amazing chord change

[@johnclark6424]

The humor & wit in their songs is unmatched.

[@shw77]

here after watching one day that show rly had me thinking for a few days

[@michaelamato3533]

From the great days when music was music with proper instruments. Fab. A gem.

[@BUSHY33GRANTHAM]

Aahhh @stevebrooker, so am I. Same incredible interview and just after Romany's single! The Kinks put this classic out in 1967, as this 18 yr old wide eyed country boy loner began marvelling at the sheer poetry of the music revolution; evolving and spinning wonderfully madly on for the next 20 plus years. Now 75, I still marvel at the gifts that were given us.

[@philcarmichael6090]

My eternal thanks to you and the band for creating this tune. Waterloo Sunset always makes me feel better no matter the circumstance.

[@grabgrabgrabthegrab]

Hey if you like Kinks you should listen to a band called The Doublejumps. Similar styles of songwriting and harmonies

[@alisongardiner318]

Ray Davies, one of the best lyricists ever.

[@lewisbracken5520]

Dylan is the greatest, by far. but ray is up there

[@JamesSmith-ix2tv]

Hello Alison.. how are things going with you?

[@spencerguillen7092]

Englishmen 🇬🇧😁

[@MrGoldenthroat]

@@lewisbracken5520 Ray is far superior to Dylan as a songsmith for me!!!

[@oilersrock9350]

@@lewisbracken5520 Paul McCartney is the best songwriter of all time imo

[@walterbianco3664]

One of the best pop songs ever written.

[@oughtonoughton2634]

This beautiful song still drives me wild ,,, ive adored this bunch of genius guys since their beginning ,, until eterrnity i say lol x

[@Kildanich]

Top band in the 60’s . Talented song writer Mr Ray Davies . One of the most popular bands when I was at secondary school around 1965 .

[@TIMDRY]

For me this is the ultimate 'London' song. It's perfect!

[@BobbyStranks]

One of the greatest songs ever written! 🥺❤️

[@mollywright3468]

The 60s were great❤️

[@alexpartridge7829]

wow u must be old lol

[@norme2681]

after the 60s and 70s were did the fun go?

[@LifeIsBrief]

HELL YEAH!

[@LifeIsBrief]

but are they wrong?

[@henryolsen6248]

Alex Doran Yes. People like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hated slavery. Also, it was founded one the belief that everyone has rights and they cannot be denied. Also, to stop tyranny from Great Britain. Imperialism cam in the 19th century and early 21st century. It was not happening in the 18th century.

[@catherinesheldon4004]

This reminds me of my dear friend Ron, first met him 1968 when he got back from Vietnam,we stayed friends until he sadly left us in 1991.i will never forget him♥️❤️❤️🌹

[@maurovassallo1482]

What a masterpiece! Sheer perfection!

[@awiseguydrinkingtea9735]

This song fitted so well with the ending scene in the Blackberry movie.

[@Tina-o1e9z]

Ray is one of our greatest songwriters. Fantatic.

[@donnyyork2149]

Never knew of this song, not then and not now, until it was linked from a chat group who were Kinks fans. As far as I know, today's the first time I've ever heard "Waterloo Sunset."

[@tedgartner1816]

Hope you like it! I'm 65 and it's my favorite

[@GothicCliona]

I am a human and I appreciate this music. It doesn't matter what age I am or you are. It's the music that matters here.

[@squiddymcsquidface3097]

I think you may have the perfect point there.

[@phillypay88]

I am also human, verify my ID number.

[@breenaaurelia9774]

Thank 👏 you👏

[@nigelbranchett7718]

One of my biggest loves of the amazing 60’s

[@765ketyjo]

My best friend in the 60s at school raved about the kinks.I was more mainstream, didn't get them, preferring the Beatles+ Stones .As I've become older+my musical tastes have matured how keyed in he truly was.A truly great band. And for me personally, Waterloo Sunset has to be up there as the finest Pop song of the 60s.Absolutely brilliant.I find myself returning to it again and again.

[@filmusikchannel7596]

The perfect pop song 😎 greetings from Italy.