"Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks is a 2001 tribute album to music of The Kinks by various garage, punk and indie artists from the Northwestern United States. As described by one reviewer, the compilation is a ""truly weird amalgamation that eviscerates the competition by providing you with what you never even thought about wanting. For instance: a quiet, heartfelt rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset', as performed by the Fastbacks. It's the most charmlessly charming, utterly superfluous album I've heard in a while; where most tribute albums"
"Sunny Afternoon ""Sunny Afternoon"" is a song by the Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the ""Face to Face"" album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Like its contemporary ""Taxman"" by The Beatles, the song references the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson. Its strong music hall flavour and lyrical focus was part of a stylistic departure for the band (begun with 1965's ""A Well Respected Man""), which had risen to fame in 1964–65 with a series of hard-driving, power-chord"
"Sunny Afternoon (musical) Sunny Afternoon is a musical with music and lyrics by Ray Davies and a book by Joe Penhall. Based on the formation and career of the English rock band The Kinks, the musical made its world premiere in 2014, at the Hampstead Theatre, London, before transferring to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre. Featuring songs by The Kinks, ""Sunny Afternoon"" includes their hits such as ""Lola"", ""Waterloo Sunset"", ""You Really Got Me"" and the musical's title song, ""Sunny Afternoon"". On 13 December 2013, it was officially confirmed that a musical based around the early life of Ray"
"""Sunny Afternoon."" The song has been covered by performers including these recordings: Sunny Afternoon ""Sunny Afternoon"" is a song by the Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the ""Face to Face"" album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Like its contemporary ""Taxman"" by The Beatles, the song references the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson. Its strong music hall flavour and lyrical focus was part of a stylistic departure for the band (begun with 1965's ""A Well Respected Man""), which"
"Sunny Afternoon (compilation) Sunny Afternoon is the second UK budget-priced compilation album by British rock group The Kinks released in 1967. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and b-sides released by the Kinks from 1965 and 1966. It also includes a cover of ""Louie Louie"", originally from the 1964 ""Kinksize Session"" EP and the track ""Such A Shame"" from the 1965 ""Kwyet Kinks"" EP. Released two months after the classic studio album ""Something Else by The Kinks"", which itself only managed 2 weeks on the UK charts peaking at #35, this budget compilation sold much better,"
"era. Lavender Hill has featured as a site location for many British TV shows, including ""On The Buses"" and ""The Sweeney"", in the 1970s. In 1967 the English group The Kinks recorded a whimsical song entitled ""Lavender Hill"" which may have been under consideration as a follow-up single to Waterloo Sunset, but was rejected in favour of Autumn Almanac. The song was eventually released in the U.S. in 1973 on ""The Great Lost Kinks Album"", and has been described as ""a southerner's counterpoint to the Beatles' Penny Lane"", despite the fact that the Kinks hailed from North London. Notable former"
"the Kinks live set from 1967 to 1969, and was later played solo by Dave Davies. Love Me Till the Sun Shines ""Love Me Till the Sun Shines"" is a 1967 song by the British band The Kinks. Appearing on their album ""Something Else by The Kinks"", it was, unlike most of the band's songs, written by guitarist Dave Davies. It was originally released as the B-side to Dave Davies' debut single, ""Death of a Clown"" in August 1967. The song made a further two appearances on vinyl, as an album track on The Kinks album ""Something Else by The"
"Sitting in the Midday Sun ""Sitting in the Midday Sun"" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by their frontman and main songwriter Ray Davies. It was recorded in June 1973 and released as a single in the US and UK the same year. Reviews were generally positive, but it failed to chart. ""Sitting in the Midday Sun"" was included on ""Preservation Act 1"", released in November 1973. ""Act 1"" peaked at number 177 on the US ""Billboard"" charts, but failed to make an impression on the UK charts. Doug Hinman estimates that ""Sitting in the Midday"
"we used a tape-delay echo, but it sounded new because nobody had done it since the 1950s. I remember Steve Marriott of the Small Faces came up and asked me how we'd got that sound. We were almost trendy for a while."" The single was one of the group's biggest UK successes, reaching number two on ""Melody Maker""'s chart, and went on to become one of their best-known. The elaborate production was the first Kinks recording produced solely by Ray Davies, without longtime producer Shel Talmy. In 2010 Ray Davies stated the song was originally entitled ""Liverpool Sunset"". In an"
"""Sitting in the Midday Sun"" ""endearingly lazy,"" and noted it as one of the highlights of the album. Nevile Marten and Jeff Hudson, however, called it a ""joint rewrite of 'Sunny Afternoon' and 'Sitting by the Riverside' ... that was never necessary."" Sitting in the Midday Sun ""Sitting in the Midday Sun"" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by their frontman and main songwriter Ray Davies. It was recorded in June 1973 and released as a single in the US and UK the same year. Reviews were generally positive, but it failed to chart. ""Sitting in"
"Sun"" was the first track recorded at The Kinks' new Konk Studios. The song was recorded around 8 June, and was worked on along with several other tracks from the band's upcoming LP. It was backed by ""One of the Survivors"" for its UK release, where it came out in June; for its August release in the US, ""Sweet Lady Genevieve"" was substituted. The single was given little promotion on either side of the Atlantic, and failed to chart, but was well received by the American rock press. Alan Betrock of ""Rock Marketplace"" wrote: ""The new Kinks record has to"
"Love Me Till the Sun Shines ""Love Me Till the Sun Shines"" is a 1967 song by the British band The Kinks. Appearing on their album ""Something Else by The Kinks"", it was, unlike most of the band's songs, written by guitarist Dave Davies. It was originally released as the B-side to Dave Davies' debut single, ""Death of a Clown"" in August 1967. The song made a further two appearances on vinyl, as an album track on The Kinks album ""Something Else by The Kinks"" in September 1967 and as a track on the ""Dave Davies Hits"" EP released in"
"the Kinks feature the Thames as the setting of the first song's title and, for the second song, arguably in its mention of 'the river': ""Waterloo Sunset"" is about a couple's meetings on Waterloo Bridge, London and starts: ""Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night?"" and continues ""Terry meets Julie, Waterloo station"" and ""...but Terry and Julie cross over the river where they feel safe and sound..."". ""See My Friends"" continually refers to the singer's friends ""playing 'cross the river"" instead of the girl who ""just left"". Furthermore, Ray Davies as a solo artist refers to"
"to their single ""Sunny Afternoon"" but soon became a favourite and was often part of the Kinks live act. Ray Davies continues to play the song regularly and used the song as an opening number in his 2006-2008 solo live appearances. The song has been included on many compilations including ""Sunny Afternoon"" in the UK in 1967, ""The Great Lost Kinks Album"" in the US in 1973 and the 2002 greatest hits release ""The Ultimate Collection"". It also appears as a bonus track on the 1998 CD reissue of ""Face to Face"", the 2011 deluxe edition of ""The Kink Kontroversy"","
"Davies and the formation of the band The Kinks would receive its world premiere at the Hampstead Theatre in spring 2014. The musical was named after the band's 1966 hit single ""Sunny Afternoon,"" and features songs from the band's back catalogue. The musical has a book by Joe Penhall and is directed by Edward Hall, with choreography by Adam Cooper, set and costume design by Miriam Buether, lighting design by Rick Fisher, sound design by Matt McKenzie and musical direction by Elliott Ware. The show's premiere production began previews at the Hampstead Theatre in London, on 14 April, 2014, with"
"""The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night"" that the song ""is less strong as a single"" and ""weaker"" than the previous promo, ""Living on a Thin Line"". Summer's Gone ""Summer's Gone"" is a song by the British rock band, The Kinks. Released on their 1984 album ""Word of Mouth"", the song was written by the band's core songwriter, Ray Davies. ""Summer's Gone"" was first released on ""Word of Mouth"" (the band's final album on Arista Records) in 1984, where it was the tenth and penultimate track on the album. ""Word of Mouth"" was a moderate success, but not"
"Summer's Gone ""Summer's Gone"" is a song by the British rock band, The Kinks. Released on their 1984 album ""Word of Mouth"", the song was written by the band's core songwriter, Ray Davies. ""Summer's Gone"" was first released on ""Word of Mouth"" (the band's final album on Arista Records) in 1984, where it was the tenth and penultimate track on the album. ""Word of Mouth"" was a moderate success, but not as popular as the band's earlier albums for Arista. After which, the track was issued the next year as a single in America, rather than the Dave Davies written"
"... [The Kinks' 1967 album] ""Something Else""."" Phenomenal Cat ""Phenomenal Cat"" is a song by the British rock band the Kinks, appearing on their album ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"". It was written by Ray Davies. The song tells the story of a ""phenomenal cat"" who lived ""in the land of idiot boys."" He ""just lived to eat 'cause it kept him fat"" which was ""how he wanted to stay."" The phenomenal cat then went on to look back at his travels in the past, ""point[ing] out on the map all the places he had been,"" among"
"Kinks songs to be ""Animal Farm"", ""Waterloo Sunset"" and ""Dead End Street"". Ray Davies also seems to be fond of the track. The Judybats, an alternative rock band from Tennessee covered this song on their 1992 album ""Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow"". Animal Farm (song) ""Animal Farm"" is the first track on the second side of the Kinks' 1968 album, ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"". The track was written by the Kinks' main songwriter, Ray Davies. The lyrics of ""Animal Farm"" visit an escapism theme (one that would be returned to in ""Apeman"""
"it. Knowing I got that image across and the fact that a lot of people like the song is enough. But my performance is really bad... It just wasn't recorded properly..."" Big Sky (song) ""Big Sky"" is a song by the British rock band the Kinks. Appearing on their critically acclaimed album ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"", the song was written by Ray Davies. The lyrics of ""Big Sky"" tell about how ""big sky looked down on all the people looking up at the big sky,"" and how ""big sky looked down on all the people who"
"I'm Not Like Everybody Else ""I'm Not Like Everybody Else"" is a song written by Ray Davies and first recorded by The Kinks in 1966 and released that year as the B-side of ""Sunny Afternoon"". The lead vocal is sung by Dave Davies, with occasional parts vocalized by his brother Ray, the band's usual lead singer. The song is a defiant anthem of non-conformity. It has been covered by various artists, notably the Chocolate Watchband in their 1968 rendition of the song. Davies had written the song for The Animals, but it was turned down, so the Kinks released their"
"Sunshine (Tieks song) ""Sunshine"" is a song performed by English producer and songwriter Tieks featuring vocals from Dan Harkna. The song was released as a digital download in the United Kingdom on 9 October 2015 through Ministry of Sound. The song peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in August 2016 after the song featured on an advert for the Fiat 500. A music video to accompany the release of ""Sunshine"" was first released onto YouTube on 15 July 2016 at a total length of three minutes and one second. The video consisted of a variety of dachshunds"
"Autumn Almanac ""Autumn Almanac"" is a song written by Ray Davies and recorded by the rock group the Kinks in 1967. ""Autumn Almanac"" has since been noted for being an ""absolute classic"", ""a finely observed slice of English custom"", and a ""weird character study"", and praised for its ""mellow, melodic sound that was to characterize the Kinks' next [musical] phase..."" Some have placed this and other Davies compositions in the pastoral-Romantic tradition of the poetry of Wordsworth, among others. In his 1995 autobiography ""X-Ray"" and in subsequent performances of his ""VH1 Storytellers"" effort, Davies described the song as being inspired"
"and the compilation ""The Anthology 1964-1971"" I'm Not Like Everybody Else ""I'm Not Like Everybody Else"" is a song written by Ray Davies and first recorded by The Kinks in 1966 and released that year as the B-side of ""Sunny Afternoon"". The lead vocal is sung by Dave Davies, with occasional parts vocalized by his brother Ray, the band's usual lead singer. The song is a defiant anthem of non-conformity. It has been covered by various artists, notably the Chocolate Watchband in their 1968 rendition of the song. Davies had written the song for The Animals, but it was turned"
"Kwyet Kinks Kwyet Kinks is the third EP by The Kinks, released in September 1965. Unlike most of their other EPs, it contained all exclusive tracks and all were original compositions. The EP represented a significant departure as hinted at by the play on words title as all four tracks are 'quieter' than the typical early Kinks rock sound, particularly lead track ""Wait Till The Summer Comes Along"", sung by Dave Davies with prominent acoustic guitar and a clear country or folk influence. The most well known track is ""A Well Respected Man"" which was the first real example of"
"Big Sky (song) ""Big Sky"" is a song by the British rock band the Kinks. Appearing on their critically acclaimed album ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"", the song was written by Ray Davies. The lyrics of ""Big Sky"" tell about how ""big sky looked down on all the people looking up at the big sky,"" and how ""big sky looked down on all the people who think they got problems ... but big sky is too big to sympathize."" Ray Davies originally came up with the song at a hotel in Cannes. Davies said, ""I spent an"
"bring smiles onto a lot of faces. ... 'Sitting in the Midday Sun' sounds like it could have come right off of ""Village Green"" and melodically and lyrically is quite fine."" Reception in the UK was mixed. ""Melody Maker"" praised ""Sitting in the Midday Sun"", noting its ""lazy summer sound,"" and calling it ""another winning tune from Raymond Douglas Davies and the boys."" ""New Musical Express"" was mixed: ""One of those lightweight singles The Kinks put out when they're waiting for Ray Davies to come up with something truly remarkable. It's an adequately pleasant little summer song that will do"
"John Lewis 'Through The Ages' advert in 2011. Shine On (The Kooks song) ""Shine On"" is a song by British indie rock band The Kooks and is the second single from their 2008 album ""Konk"". It was released on 7 July 2008. Although debuting at a disappointing #63 in the UK Singles Chart the song has received a lot of airplay becoming a radio hit. The release of ""Shine On"" has also boosted ""Konk"" back into the UK top 40 album chart. Upon the physical release of ""Shine On"", the single climbed to #25, the band's lowest charting single since"
"Shine On (The Kooks song) ""Shine On"" is a song by British indie rock band The Kooks and is the second single from their 2008 album ""Konk"". It was released on 7 July 2008. Although debuting at a disappointing #63 in the UK Singles Chart the song has received a lot of airplay becoming a radio hit. The release of ""Shine On"" has also boosted ""Konk"" back into the UK top 40 album chart. Upon the physical release of ""Shine On"", the single climbed to #25, the band's lowest charting single since ""Sofa Song"". ""Shine On"" was also featured in"
"Phenomenal Cat ""Phenomenal Cat"" is a song by the British rock band the Kinks, appearing on their album ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"". It was written by Ray Davies. The song tells the story of a ""phenomenal cat"" who lived ""in the land of idiot boys."" He ""just lived to eat 'cause it kept him fat"" which was ""how he wanted to stay."" The phenomenal cat then went on to look back at his travels in the past, ""point[ing] out on the map all the places he had been,"" among them ""Kathmandu, the Scilly Isles and Sahara."""
"The Kink Kontroversy The Kink Kontroversy is the third studio album by English rock band The Kinks, released on 26 November 1965. It is a transitional work, with elements of both the earlier Kinks' styles (heavily blues-influenced songs such as ""Milk Cow Blues"", and variations on the band's hits from 1964-65 such as ""Till the End of the Day"") and early indications of the future direction of Ray Davies' songwriting styles (""The World Keeps Going Round"" and ""I'm On an Island""). The liner notes were written by Michael Aldred. The album's title is a mocking reference to the notorious reputation"
"All Day and All of the Night ""All Day and All of the Night"" is a song by the English rock band The Kinks from 1964. It reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 7 on ""Billboard""s United States chart in 1965. The song was released on the American studio album ""Kinks-Size"". Like their previous hit ""You Really Got Me"", the song relies on a simple sliding power chord riff, although this song's riff is slightly more complicated, incorporating a B Flat after the chords F and G. Otherwise, the recordings are similar in beat and structure,"
"Red Sails in the Sunset (song) ""Red Sails in the Sunset"" is a popular song. Published in 1935, its music was written by Hugh Williams (pseudonym for Wilhelm Grosz) with lyrics by prolific songwriter Jimmy Kennedy. The song was inspired by the ""red sails"" of ""Kitty of Coleraine"", a yacht Kennedy often saw off the northern coast of Ireland and by his adopted town Portstewart, a seaside resort in County Londonderry. The title of the song provides the inspiration for the Red Sails Festival held annually in Portstewart, Northern Ireland. Kennedy wrote the song while staying in Portstewart. The song"