Lorraine Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ray Davies is a great lyricist. He has a way with words and melody and the result is many, many great songs.I don't know if it is true, but I read that Pete Townshend holds him in high regard and considers Ray a much better lyricist/musician than himself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ray Davies is a great lyricist. He has a way with words and melody and the result is many, many great songs.I don't know if it is true, but I read that Pete Townshend holds him in high regard and considers Ray a much better lyricist/musician than himself. I wouldn't be surprised if it's true. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ray Davies is a great lyricist. He has a way with words and melody and the result is many, many great songs. He's a great storyteller, a wonderful observer of characters and situations. A rare gift in songwriting.It's definitely his strength, though some would say he got carried away with it during the 1970s. Some of those Kinks albums are bogged down with concepts and stories, but there are great songs on all of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ray Davies is a great lyricist. He has a way with words and melody and the result is many, many great songs.I don't know if it is true, but I read that Pete Townshend holds him in high regard and considers Ray a much better lyricist/musician than himself.I heard that also. An influence is obvious on the early Who albums. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Ray Davies is a great lyricist. He has a way with words and melody and the result is many, many great songs.I don't know if it is true, but I read that Pete Townshend holds him in high regard and considers Ray a much better lyricist/musician than himself. He is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 See My Friends is worth a mention. Ray was coming up with Indian inspired music before The Beatles... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) See My Friends is worth a mention. Ray was coming up with Indian inspired music before The Beatles...It was in the air. The Beatles used a raga-like drone in "Ticket to Ride" which was released before "See My Friends". I see know real use in pointing out who came up with what and when. Indian music was a major influence on psychedelic rock and pretty much every rock artist was in on it. Great tune, by the way. Edited June 8, 2017 by ReRushed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I think its called lazing on a summer afternoon, but not sure Is that the song about the "big, fat momma"? :) Ha ha yes, he also has a line about speaking tales if drunkeness and cruelty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djflex Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I think its called lazing on a summer afternoon, but not sure Is that the song about the "big, fat momma"? :) Ha ha yes, he also has a line about speaking tales if drunkeness and cruelty https://youtu.be/VLs09J_x6-c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citizen of the World Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Tired of Waiting for YouTired of Waiting for You is their best song.Best album: Low Budget 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Celluloid HeroesThis one. Not sure why but there's just something about it... It's very evocative. Melancholy too. The lyrics paint great pictures.That's the brilliance of Davies...his ability to paint a portrait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Tired of Waiting for YouTired of Waiting for You is their best song.Best album: Low BudgetTalk about a late career triumph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Waterloo Sunset My all time favourite song since I was like 7. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Tired of Waiting for YouTired of Waiting for You is their best song.Best album: Low BudgetTalk about a late career triumph. One... for... the... Road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) What the hell, here's my Baker's Dozen. It's not immutable: Autumn AlmanacBig SkyDaysDeath of a ClownLife Goes OnLiving on a Thin LineLazy Old SunStrangersSweet Lady GenevieveThis is Where I BelongThis Time TomorrowTired of Waiting for YouWaterloo Sunset I forgot about "I'm in Disgrace". There are simply too many good songs... Edited June 8, 2017 by ReRushed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 What the hell, here's my Baker's Dozen. It's not immutable: There are simply too many good songs... Truth!! My dozen: Celluloid HeroesA Rock & Roll FantasyDaysNo More Looking BackThis Time TomorrowBetter ThingsDestroyerState of ConfusionVictoriaShangri-LaPhenomenal CatGet Back in Line 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I can't believe no one mentioned Lola yet. And a tell-tale sign that all is not well with me, I also can't believe that I forgot, until I was eating breakfast this morning when it popped into my head, that I saw The Kinks at the Fillmore East in 1969. How could i forget that??? That was my first concert ever. Woe is me. :( I'm losing it bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithrandir Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1. Till the end of the day2. Victoria3. Shangri-La4. Picture Book5. Well Respected Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I can't believe no one mentioned Lola yet. And a tell-tale sign that all is not well with me, I also can't believe that I forgot, until I was eating breakfast this morning when it popped into my head, that I saw The Kinks at the Fillmore East in 1969. How could i forget that??? That was my first concert ever. Woe is me. :( I'm losing it bad.Lola and Your Really Got Me are given, I think. And we're way too cool to put either of those on a list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I can't believe no one mentioned Lola yet. And a tell-tale sign that all is not well with me, I also can't believe that I forgot, until I was eating breakfast this morning when it popped into my head, that I saw The Kinks at the Fillmore East in 1969. How could i forget that??? That was my first concert ever. Woe is me. :( I'm losing it bad. Hey Lorraine, when you've recovered from your woe and found whatever it was you'd lost, would you mind sharing a few recollections of the concert?Kinks live 1969? Whatdidtheyplay? Didtheyfight? Spill the beans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaportrailer Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Not their best musical moment, but the lyrics fit the music perfectly. "One day it's gotta get better. In some ways I wish it would get worse.Anyway, what can I lose? It might turn into to something better." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorraine Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I can't believe no one mentioned Lola yet. And a tell-tale sign that all is not well with me, I also can't believe that I forgot, until I was eating breakfast this morning when it popped into my head, that I saw The Kinks at the Fillmore East in 1969. How could i forget that??? That was my first concert ever. Woe is me. :( I'm losing it bad. Hey Lorraine, when you've recovered from your woe and found whatever it was you'd lost, would you mind sharing a few recollections of the concert?Kinks live 1969? Whatdidtheyplay? Didtheyfight? Spill the beans! Hey VT! Are you kidding me? I was 15 years old. That's 45+ years ago. The only thing I remember is that Spirit was the lead band (that's why I went to the concert - to see Spirit) and The Kinks were the "co-stars." In 1969, the Kinks weren't too popular. There had been a rumor going around for years that Ray was strung out and killing himself with drugs. I think I was the only person in my high school that owned Arthur. Bonzo Dog Band was the other band in the lineup. We had good seats too, and the concert wasn't even sold out. I remember them doing a lot of their top hits from the sixties. The above are my own personal recollections of how it was in my sphere at that time, and I'm not saying it was the same all over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedStarMan2112 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Lola L O L A Lola 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 This one holds a special place for me, as it's the only Kinks hit I'm old enough to remember... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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