ray davies

[wizbit9]

i saw ray davies from the kinks last night.

he started with lazing on a sunny afternoon.

the whole of the field was dancing and singing along.

dont you just love the summer.

and it was free

 

[Bindii]

Ummm, I'm going to sound like a complete moron here but who is Ray Davies?

 

[wizbit9]

lead singer from the kinks

 

[Bindii]

2nd dumb question of the day (I'm allowed 3!) is who are the kinks?

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

Damn you are one lucky so and so!!!! Ray Davies was/is the most underrated, talented songwriter of the British Invasion! Don't know why for sure he was always overshadowed.... I love him!

 

[Arc da Rat]

The Kinks are / were part of the Britsh Invasion of the 60s. One of their big hits was "Lola" & "You Really Got Me". They had made a come back in the early / mid 80s with the song "Come Dancing".

edit: cos my eyes are tired & can't spell.

 

[Orwell84]

2nd dumb question of the day (I'm allowed 3!) is who are the kinks?

I thought the kinks were some of the poeple, well maybe many of the people, who hang out here. Just kidding, they were a good band from the 60s. I recall Ray Davies having a big hit around the mid 80s. Can't recall the name though.

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

It was "Superman'... a sucky disco ripoff; or maybe putdown. Ray's problem was his sarcasm was lost on most listeners.

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

More Davies trivia

Did you know the Kinks, not the Who, were the first to have a Rock Opera?

That the Kinks dressed in School Boy uniforms well before Angus of AC/DC?

That Ray used to regularly boff Chrissy Hynde of the Pretenders?

That Ray and his brother Dave once got into a fistfight on stage?

 

[patient1]

Barley, wine, pink gin, he'll drink anything,
Port, Merlot, or tequi---la,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks!
Promise all his troubles disapear.

Oh demon alcohol!
Sad memories I can't recall
Who thought I would fall,
A slave to demon alcohol?

Or something like that.

 

[patient1]

It was "Superman'... a sucky disco ripoff; or maybe putdown. Ray's problem was his sarcasm was lost on most listeners.

I liked" Paranoia may destoy ya"

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

Barley, wine, pink gin, he'll drink anything,
Port, Merlot, or tequi---la,
Rum, scotch, vodka on the rocks!
Promise all his troubles disapear.

Oh demon alcohol!
Sad memories I can't recall
Who thought I would fall,
A slave to demon alcohol?

Or something like that.

From "Muswell Hillbillies" I believe. Perhaps some of our UK Lit friends can explain the significance of the locale?

 

[wizbit9]

cant put the significance but muswell hill is a nice area in london.

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

cant put the significance but muswell hill is a nice area in london.

Then it was probably a bit of irony, like our own TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies"... up-scale but trashy. Might account for why another song on the album is about dieting...

 

[bluespoke]

Then it was probably a bit of irony, like our own TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies"... up-scale but trashy. Might account for why another song on the album is about dieting...

Muswell Hill is the area of London where Ray and Dave Davies grew up.

 

[LadyBlueMoon]

Thank you, dear! All is clearer!

 

[bluespoke]

Thank you, dear! All is clearer!