Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

[@gdholmfirth]

Best ballad ever. I have listened to it hundreds of times since it first came out. Never get tired of it.

[@bryanpalmer9660]

This song was described on a kinks CD as "impossibly perfect"-I totally agree

[@ablackcockatoo]

So many musicians state its their favorite song, and Pete Townshend says he can't put into words what listening to this song does to him.

[@StevieH1055]

1967 I was 10 years old, remember listening to this, whilst staring out of the lounge room window. I am 66 years old now and the memory is still vivid. Moved to Australia when I was 14. Still regard the Kinks as one of the greatest bands ever and Waterloo Sunset as possibly the greatest song ever written

[@jimduffy1967]

You're so right my friend,I'm a year younger than you,but this music means and sounds so much better the older I get.

[@jimduffy1967]

One more thing my friend I live a lot closer to London than you,but hey we love London.

[@Kenneth-e5r]

I was nine lol .

[@TedJones-z2i]

if it was not for youtube we would not be able to see all this class music from my youth now 71 dont time fly one of the good things about the internet

[@bsastarfire250]

Its a University .

[@TedJones-z2i]

@@bsastarfire250 its amazing on here at night as wife has the tv on beats me why theres nowt worth seeing on tv

[@penny791]

Such an atmospheric song that really encapsulates a time and a place. As an Australian who always dreamt of traveling to London, but didn't manage to travel until their early 50's a few years back... I knew I was in London when I stood at Waterloo Bridge at sunset humming this song to myself with a smile on my face and tears in my eyes. Absolutely love this song and the kinks, they are so under rated... although, I am a Beatles gal 😉 💜

[@locodriver601]

lucky you didn't get stabbed.... good luck from the Uk.....

[@penny791]

@@locodriver601 you should have seen what I had to fight off... 😉 Stay well

[@paulahunt5621]

I’m from Texas and I feel the same about London. When I’m in London I feel like I’m home. I seldom get through this song without shedding a few tears.

[@penny791]

@@paulahunt5621 I get you, me too 💜

[@ARIZJOE]

I know, me too. When I visited London for the first time on 2014. Went on the tour, crossed Waterloo Bridge, thought of Ray and Dave, and I was filled with joy.

[@paulreynolds3582]

Perfection. Possibly the best single from what was probably the best year in what was definitely the best decade of English pop. Paul Weller says this is the song he wishes he had written. David Gilmour I believe likewise. Damon Albarn adores it. Bob Geldof said he had been "chasing that sound for years". It just has something, I don't know what. If I knew what, I'd bottle it and sell it. God save the Kinks.

[@robsiddall9731]

Smashing totally agree ❤

[@ctboy1989]

ctboy1989 0 seconds ago i was born in november of 1989. mid november. my parents were born in 53,54. thank you to my parents for nurturing the English in me as well as my love in 60s bands. how much i would love to go back to these times when people were proud to be ENGLISH. MAY WE NEVER FORGET WHO WE ARE. ENGLAND WILL RISE AGAIN

[@WELLRESPECTEDAPE]

Robert Cristagau called it the best song of that period hands down.

[@pinball1970]

Perfection sums it up. I think 'God only knows' is along side it with 'Strawberry Fields forever.'

[@starfireiii2536]

Could imagine what it would have ended up sounding like with EMI got hold of Waterloo Sunset. 🎷🎺 Thankfully they didn’t!

[@haolefly]

Hard to argue as possibly, the greatest single of all time!

[@DavesGarden1714]

Definetly

[@normanmeharry58]

Oh come on... Spotty Muldoon is floor's above this. Pop music shouldn't be serious.

[@soupdragonuk]

One of my favourite songs of all time. It just has an amazing beauty to it.

[@docsavage8640]

Just imagine if he had given the lyric a second pass to get rid of the clumsy parts

[@owengardiner4628]

@@docsavage8640 what clumsy parts?

[@Frank-yp5lr]

I totally agree with you..... Just one word describes these song : fabulous

[@ultrademigod]

@@docsavage8640 That was savage doc

[@jaynetaylor5208]

My sentiments exactly 👍

[@thomasmalone8216]

Nobody wrote a song like that before the Kinks. Love it

[@marie-ctunnicliff513]

This takes me back to when I worked in London in the mid 60s - sitting on the Waterloo to Weybridge train late afternoon, with this song playing in my head and looking at the Thames, with the sun starting to go down... brings tears to my eyes - oh those lovely memories. ❤ Thank you for those days!

[@elss8717]

Wonderful reminiscing.

[@amelomad]

the one of best songs ever !

[@maxsugar6394]

for me in the 10 best of the 60´

[@ingefranz2013]

Thanks 🎉. A good Feeling for London is created by this song❤

[@glennhfriedman4571]

true .. but Waterloo Station was kinda dumpy, so the irony isn't lost with this one

[@btotheraidington]

Our wedding song in 2013... beautiful.

[@kasmantuning3028]

I was 13 years old when this song topped the charts. Now at 68 I still love this song!

[@garymaidman625]

You can't be from the UK, because this song didn't top the charts there, it only topped the charts in one country.

[@garethjamesdavies6850]

I was 14..... ❤

[@edwardherman3110]

The most beautiful song ever, those harmonies Wow

[@robertosborne7542]

Really?would get rid of them personally,worst aspect of the song,very dated sound

[@danieljohnson8380]

A classic - makes me feel melancholy every time I hear it.

[@bethsmall8652]

I am in awe of a 1967 music icon. Listening to this beautiful song makes me feel like a teenager in love...

[@mickerson3979]

Remember spring of 1967 , this beautiful song was number one in UK charts.

[@francismurphy7248]

An wonderful brilliant , pop song , it is so evocative, of childhood memories . Ray Davies , is an songwriting genius , an poet of our tinea .

[@ianburnley7786]

Great song from a truly great band.

[@kaleidoscopesdannybrigman2061]

Just sublime keep rockin cheers Dan

[@domdolittle]

Even as a French born I really liked that song... The kinks were really underrated as a group, Beatles and Rolling Stones aside, they were fantastic, 'You really got me' is still one of my favorite song of all time !

[@manskullman6509]

When I was ’bout ten years old The Kinks walked into my heart and they have never walked out. Thanks to Ray Davies. - jon fisher

[@Leitros-kj4qb]

Few pop songwriters can be called poets. Ray Davies is.

[@alfrednoakes8113]

Released one week after my 15th birthday. I loved it then and I love it now. One of the best songs ever written, it evokes all sorts of emotions. Ray Davies is the master of observational lyrics. Simply a truly beautiful song.

[@steveef2275]

first lp i evver bought face to face

[@ronkiser5236]

Thank you zoomer radio in Toronto for letting me find this gem that's been lost to the decades 👍

[@fiorenza83]

This song stirs up so many emotions for me My uni experience at Kings right near Waterloo bridge, meeting new friends and feeling a sense of belonging I am invested in Terry and Julie… hope they stayed together

[@RickRox75]

Masterpiece, lyrical perfection, vocally perfection. One of the greatest ever records made in Britain, a true masterpiece by Ray Davies. Waterloo Sunset sums up London in 1967 and for me The Kinks were the amongst the very best British bands of the 1960s, if not ever.

[@dadadrew]

Masterpiece

[@burkhardraum1956]

Cheers from germany 😀🎉🍷🍀

[@Ryan-kn6xd]

Such a lovely song it’s not just the melody itself but the words it’s a story

[@RoxanneRumelhart]

frickin amazing band

[@bertiebasset1752]

Loved London as a teenager and this song brings back memories, but it also saddens me as the London i knew is no more.

[@LexMarko]

one of the most important songs of its time & one of my absolute favorite song...great song

[@pegg3754]

Amazing enjoying the oldies.

[@kaydeakin5333]

Still love this song

[@juerv1]

Another 3-Minute-Masterpiece from the great Songwriter Ray Davies! This is the ultimate Song about this place, this time, this topic, this atmosphere.

[@bobsmith-ih7ol]

No words to describe. the Genious

[@beendoneagain]

Year I was born. Great days.

[@ianburnley7786]

It evokes sadness, melancholy and happiness almost at the same time, is that not musical genius.

[@renebramsen5666]

Stil listening in 2024

[@paristaylor4838]

Was on a boat today..going under Waterloo bridge..so love this vid.❤

[@DavesGarden1714]

This song should be the British national anthem

[@jaynetaylor5208]

Agreed 👍 let’s start a petition for this as our national anthem

[@andrewallison1285]

Asked the old man when I was about 13 in 50 now beatles or rolling stones and he said the kinks but the other 2 wasn't bad

[@maxsugar6394]

this is one of the best in the 60´´

[@philipditchfield439]

in my house it is!

[@Ralphieboy]

It was the unofficial anthem of the London 2012 Olympics.

[@gavinfoster9118]

A Great song. Lyrically it could be written about any city that has a river running through it. My city is Melbourne Dirty old river ( Yarra River) Melbourne's sunsets fine!

[@fringeailments]

The mersey. Song was originally called "Liverpool Sunset" as a kind of Beatles homage/tribute whatever. But Waterloo sunset sounds better. But you are right of course, could apply to any old city with a river through it that the person listening happens to be in.

[@Lupi33z]

Nothing romantic about Australian towns though and none are very old

[@garybulmer3490]

can you just imagine writing this song, and knowing its gonna be the song of the 60s

[@jolinkarlsson8569]

I remember i used to fall asleep to this sometimes when me and my family was on road trips and it wasen’t like that i was already pretty tired and i found it so calming anyway i’m 18 now and i still love it so much thanks guys

[@hooverguy6072]

Beautifully haunting song. Video put together with thought and sensitivity. Even down to "Terry and Julie" and using Julie Christie and Terence Stamp the "It" actors of the 60s in film clips from Far from the Madding Crowd. Aaaah those were the days, when singers could sing and actors could act.

[@gordonbennett5638]

They still can.

[@hooverguy6072]

@@gordonbennett5638 I don think so.

[@billybop65]

Agree, the video is so well created, fits the song perfectly

[@davidjones-owen8194]

You might know, but it actually was them - the famous Terry and Julie - that Ray Davies saw meeting every Friday for a few weeks from his flat overlooking Waterloo Bridge.

[@joekavanagh7171]

The greatest rock song ever

[@rjleslee]

What a terrific song. What a fabulous time it was. London in the swinging 60s. Plus the face of Julie Christie, so cool n glamorous. And i was a teenager in the East! Unforgettable.

[@utaheymann2249]

So do I.

[@markdawson-smith1950]

Years since I last really listened to this song. An absolute gem. Many thanks @ablackcockatoo and @Jaime Velez for sharing the link to the original video. Pure gold.

[@trevormoore439]

Childhood memories ❤

[@IgorTerrible]

This song and Squeeze's Up The Junction. Dang

[@haraldssongs264]

Ein wunderbares Lied !

[@raysimm5395]

Great memories this song brings back.

[@MichaelGarland]

Classic of all classics.

[@john-dz6wk]

I saw the kinks in around 1972 to 1974 back when 3 bands were on show for maybe 10 to 12.00 dollars or less .

[@joserodrigues-vq8pz]

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night? People so busy, make me feel dizzy Taxi light shines so bright But I don't need no friends As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise Every day, I look at the world from my window But chilly, chilly is the evening time Waterloo sunset's fine (Waterloo sunset's fine) Terry meets Julie Waterloo station Every Friday night But I am so lazy, don't want to wander I stay at home at night But I don't feel afraid As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise Every day, I look at the world from my window But chilly, chilly is the evening time Waterloo sunset's fine (Waterloo sunset's fine) Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground But Terry and Julie cross over the river Where they feel safe and sound And they don't need no friends As long as they gaze on Waterloo Sunset They are in paradise Waterloo sunset's fine (Waterloo sunset's fine) Waterloo sunset's fine

[@joeadams1225]

I've never seen this clip . What an epic for Brittain, an ironic sub-plot of a 70s couple and sheer brilliance.

[@wendygould4476]

I also love another of his hits, You Were On My Mind

[@johndooley7812]

Just fantastic.

[@thomasantao2080]

Another Great British Band from that glorious musical era . So much fantastic music .

[@jackcheese549]

A beautiful song. Nobody but Ray Davis can write such a song. Long live the kinks

[@patrickwalsh279]

You've crafted a beautiful video for this song. Thank you!

[@Pablo668]

I love this song. Ray Davies is such a fantastic songwriter. The Kinks are a tad underrated I think. When listening to this song, I find myself envious of Terry and Julie.

[@ihatnecksered]

The song Dave Gilmour wishes he'd written. High praise indeed.

[@ablackcockatoo]

Pete Townshend said in an interview about this song, "It's divine, it's a masterpiece"

[@ECCENTRICERIC69]

@@ablackcockatoo And Bowie ... and Weller, who said it is the ultimate song by which all others should be judged!

[@cinacorcoran1279]

The finest song that ever came out of the 60s

[@colinbaker8314]

A wonderful song from better times

[@susieporter5239]

yeyes yes it was ace and will always be ace.

[@lancemckellar]

Reminds me of someone know gone. Rest in peace Tony who liked this song.

[@leeadams4087]

Still writing songs for acts today. Long live the Davies brothers and the Kinks ❤️

[@TrickyTone-e2s]

Classic. From maybe the finest band England has produced

[@bobsmith-ih7ol]

No maybe about it.

[@edmondhankiewicz5518]

Les kinks mon groupe préféré dans les années 70 ,et je sais pourquoi !😊😊😊

[@markmcnamara9502]

What a great video. Thank you. I hope terry and Julie get to see it.

[@edmondhankiewicz5518]

Partie d 'un concert d une demie heure à la bbc ,ca date de 1993 et je l ai bien au chaud !😊😊

[@alanlane3670]

The best Kinks song.......

[@fiutare1]

+1

[@caroljohnston6522]

❤❤ most definitely danced all night to this 😅😅😊

[@CharlesTimothy-en7to]

I used Waterloo station quite a few times in 1970. Waterloo to Farnborough and walk to Southwood Camp at Cove. 6 months of my life.

[@petereyre7482]

2024 and it is still a classic, brilliant

[@MikeBoni]

The perfect song. Hands down.

[@jannabrokenangel2781]

Pure class.

[@williamvanbiene748]

Wonderful song, Davies brother's really super..............

[@johndavies-x7d]

Superb band 60s sound has been the most distintive sound that blew away the drab 50s but nothing can touch the sound of the 60s even today

[@josuneschrickx]

Perfect observation of life in the 60s

[@ianburnley7786]

When I'm abroad and enjoying the sun...I'll play this, then I think of England 🇬🇧

[@philippedubocage]

chacun ses avis...peut être la plus jolie chanson pop anglaise ! Ray Davies est un merveilleux poète , témoin de son temps ...groupe phare des sixties ! j'adore !

[@stevemozzie6497]

This song still makes my skin tingle. Love it, and I'm not even a londoner.

[@clarkwright7525]

Whiter Shade of Pale, God Only Knows, Waterloo Sunset, need I say more?

[@donaldrothenstein749]

My ring tone. So I have now heard it maybe 10,000 times...Still as good as the first time. Apparently you (I) just can't get tired of it.

[@douglascowieson5395]

If that is your ring tone, do you ever answer your phone?

[@jameshope398]

My all time favourite Kinks song i love singing it karaoke nights whenever i'm in the pub

[@oldandnew1234]

Masterpiece x

[@juliocesarvasconcellos9979]

Beautiful song !!!!

[@StephenIngs-z3k]

Yea I agree best song from best year and best decade I was born in 1966

[@kenjifuse2234]

Good point about this being one of Ray Davies' first attempts at producing a record. Talk about a natural gift!

[@philipollerenshaw9969]

Well written catchy song love it

[@kevinbirkett3907]

Every time I hear that song at first I think it's the Beatles. There is no other song in the world. That sounds more like the Beatles than this.

[@isabeltownshend3074]

Que hermosa canción, la adoro 😍

[@heighwaysonthewing]

Best song ever ! impossibly good originally called Liverpool sunset , but he knew so little about Liverpool it end up as this. love Terry and Julie in the video defo about them .

[@laggardly6201]

Ray fuggin Davis is a songwriter with no equal (Sorry McCartney its true) I was 12 when this came out. 1967 also saw "Whiter Shade of Pale" These 2 songs WERE EVERYWHERE that year. Two popular songs of perfection. LONG LIVE THE KINKS

[@martinhelmut3776]

wonderful song

[@no.7593]

Nice sound quality.

[@ottokar6318]

At this time R and D made a hit a year..and what a Hit that was !!!

[@lorenzomastromarino8982]

3min 19"de pur bonheur ❤️💕💖

[@joannalarkin126]

Beautiful beautiful mod🇬🇧😎😎😎😎🇬🇧 superb🎯Englishnesstastic🎯 Mojo x