"was later included on the Kinks' debut album, ""Kinks"". The song was covered by American rock band Van Halen in 1978, peaking at 36 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""You Really Got Me"" was written by Ray Davies, the Kinks' vocalist and main songwriter, sometime between 9 and 12 March 1964. Created on the piano in the front room of the Davies' home, the song was stylistically very different from the finished product, being much lighter and somewhat jazz-oriented. Ray said of the song's writing, ""When I came up with ['You Really Got Me'] I hadn't been writing songs very"
"rock musicians, particularly in the genres of heavy metal and punk rock. Built around a guitar riff played by Dave Davies, the song's lyrics were described by Dave as ""a love song for street kids."" ""You Really Got Me"" was released on 4 August 1964 as the group's third single, and reached number one on the UK singles chart the next month, remaining for two weeks. The song became the group's breakthrough hit; it established them as one of the top British Invasion acts in the United States, reaching number seven there later in the year. ""You Really Got Me"""
"the band's third single on 4 August 1964, backed with ""It's Alright"". Within three days of the single's release, ""You Really Got Me"" began to appear on local charts. Eventually, the song climbed to the top of the British charts, the band's first single to do so. Ray Davies later claimed that, due to the single's high demand, Pye Records put all their other records on hold to solely produce copies of ""You Really Got Me"". Due to the high level of success the single achieved in the UK, a rush-release of ""You Really Got Me"" was put out in"
"of white popular music. ... 'You Really Got Me' is that rare thing: a record that cuts popular music in half."" Talmy had many more hits with the group including ""All Day and All of the Night"", ""Tired of Waiting for You"", ""Dedicated Follower of Fashion"" and ""Sunny Afternoon"". Pete Townshend, guitarist of a band called the High Numbers, liked ""You Really Got Me"" so much that he wrote a similar number, ""I Can't Explain,"" so that Talmy would produce his group. When the song was played over the telephone to Talmy, he agreed to hear the band. Now called"
"series of transatlantic hits and to go on to become pioneers of psychedelic rock. After an early lack of success with R&B standards, the Kinks enjoyed their breakthrough with the single ""You Really Got Me"" (1964). Influenced by the Kingsmen's version of ""Louie, Louie"", it reached number one in the UK and the top 10 in the US. The follow-up ""All Day and All of the Night"" (1964) reached number two in the US, while the band also released two full-length albums and several EPs in this period. The Downliners Sect formed in 1963, and developed a strong reputation in"
"the Hampstead Theatre in April 2014. The musical's name came from the band's 1966 hit single ""Sunny Afternoon"" and features songs from the band's back catalogue. In 2015, it was reported that Julien Temple would direct a biopic of The Kinks titled ""You Really Got Me"", with singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn and actor George MacKay cast to play Ray and Dave Davies, respectively. Current members Past members The Kinks were active for 32 years from 1964 to 1996, releasing 28 regular albums in the UK (24 studio, four live), and 30 in the USA (24 studio, four live, two compilation). The"
"music consisted of more or less mutated selections from albums by Manzanera, Eno, and Quiet Sun, plus a full-scale rearrangement of Lennon-McCartney's ""Tomorrow Never Knows"" and an off-the-wall excursion into The Kinks' 1964 hit ""You Really Got Me"". Released at the height of the punk rock revolution in the UK, the LP was not a major commercial success, but it sold well throughout the world, particularly because it gained rave reviews from critics both for the superb performances by the musicians and for its groundbreaking sound quality. Although live albums were by then becoming increasingly sophisticated in their production—thanks to"
"into performing covers of almost their entire set of hits, ranging from rockers like ""You really got me"", ""Till the end of the day"" and ""All day and all of the night"", to the blues infested ""Com'on now"", or power ballads like ""Baby, where have all the good times gone"" and ""Tired of waiting for you"". In the next two years, classics from the Beach Boys, The Young Rascals, Donovan and the Rolling Stones became a part of repertoire, including the latter group's first two big US and UK hits, ""Get off my cloud"" and ""Time is on my side"""
"on 23 April 2001 as the lead single from S Club 7's third studio album ""Sunshine"". The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart twice in the course of one month, with Geri Halliwell's ""It's Raining Men"" spending two weeks at the top position in between. becoming the year's seventh biggest-selling single. It was also awarded the BRIT Award for Best British Single in 2002 and ITV's Record of the Year accolade. The song made it to number 3 in ""Q""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""Guilty Pleasures"" list in August 2006. It has sold 801,000 copies in the United Kingdom, as stated"
"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"","
"was joined onstage by brother Ray Davies to perform the Kinks' hit ""You Really Got Me"" together at Dave Davies' concert in London at the Islington Assembly Hall. This marked the first time in nearly 20 years that the brothers had appeared and performed together. Other band members included Jonathan Lea on second guitar, Tom Currier on bass, Dennis Diken of the Smithereens on drums and Debi Doss and Rebecca Wilson on backing vocals. Dave has continued to tour to acclaimed reviews in the USA as of 2018. Davies has played a number of guitars over time, the most recognizable"
"they recorded ""Try"" and ""Goodbye"", which are the most British Invasion-influenced tracks on the set. The Grapes of Wrath do a version of the Shadows of Knight's ""I'm Gonna Make You Mine"". ""The Fiery Stomp"" is by the Travelers, whose lead singer Wilbur Miller was Amish. George Jacks' ""Love Is Fine"", ""Fortunate Child,"" and ""There's Got to Be a Reason"" display Beau Brummels and folk rock influences. The Midnite Sound of the Milky Way The Midnite Sound of the Milky Way is a garage rock compilation available on compact disc put out by Big Beat Records (UK) that consists of"
"best known for their UK Top 10 hit single ""Could Have Told You So"". Released at Christmas 1989 as their second single, ""Could Have Told You So"" peaked at No. 6 for two weeks in February 1990, spent nearly three months in the Top 75 and became a major success all over Europe; at the time of its release, the song garnered mainly positive reviews, and drew a fair deal of comment from reviewers due to similarities with The Walker Brothers' 1966 hit ""The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"", with its mid-tempo, wistful tune, and themes of lost and unrequited"
"Really Got Me"", The Kinks number one hit of 1964 however in a ""Guitar World"" interview Ray Davies of The Kinks stated it was actually Arthur Greenslade playing piano on that particular track. Following the break-up of Redd Bludd's Bluesicians in late 1963, Wood, Lord, and the drummer Red Dunnage put together a new band, The Art Wood Combo. This also included Derek Griffiths (guitar) and Malcolm Pool (bass guitar). Dunnage left in December 1964 to be replaced by Keef Hartley, who had previously replaced Ringo Starr in Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. This band, later known as ""The Artwoods"","
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me ""You've Really Got a Hold on Me"" is a song written by Smokey Robinson which became a 1962 Top 10 hit single for The Miracles on Motown's Tamla label. One of the Miracles' most covered tunes, this million-selling song received a 1998 Grammy Hall of Fame Award. It has also been selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. It was covered by English rock group the Beatles on their second album, ""With the Beatles"" and many other musicians. ""You've Really Got a"
"I've Got Mine ""I've Got Mine"" was the second official song released by the English rock band Small Faces in 1965. The song failed to chart despite receiving favourable reviews in the British music press. ""I've Got Mine"" is a hard-hitting, moody R&B song and the first Small Faces single release written entirely by the songwriting duo of the band, Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, and features Marriott on main vocals. The song's release was planned to coincide with the release of 'pop/cop' crime film ""Dateline Diamonds"" about diamond smugglers. Small Faces appear in the film performing the song, however"
"were snowed in during the coldest winter since 1740, Gomelsky offered a gig to a new band called the Rolling Stones, who had previously supported Hunt at the Piccadilly and would take over the residency. Davies then joined the Hamilton King Band until June 1963; the Kinks (then known as the Ramrods) spent the summer supporting Rick Wayne on a tour of US airbases. After the Kinks obtained a recording contract in early 1964, Davies emerged as the chief songwriter and ""de facto"" leader of the band, especially after the band's breakthrough success with his early composition ""You Really Got"
"successfully for over 30 years through many musical styles, but ""You Really Got Me"" remained a mainstay in concert. During some shows, the song was played in a medley with its follow-up single ""All Day and All of the Night,"" while in 1977, a performance on ""Saturday Night Live"" featured a four song medley of ""You Really Got Me"", ""All Day and All of the Night"", ""A Well Respected Man"", and ""Lola"". In a live performance on the ""Don Lane Show"" in 1982, ""You Really Got Me"" was featured in a medley with the band's 1981 song, ""Destroyer."" In 1984,"
"clip features Neil Finn standing in a room with the other band members performing in a framed picture on the wall behind him. ""I Got You"" has been recorded by Vitamin C and The Connells. Pearl Jam, Marilyn Manson, Something for Kate and Semisonic are among the artists who have played the song live. I Got You (Split Enz song) ""I Got You"" is a 1979 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album ""True Colours"". Split Enz's most commercially successful single, ""I Got You"" was written by Neil Finn and released in late 1979. In"
"that the guitar sound evident on their previous two singles (""You Really Got Me"" and ""All Day and All of the Night"") was missing. Although the band was concerned that the guitar would ruin the reflective track, the band felt that the guitar added more to the song. Dave Davies said: Davies also said of the song, ""It was a change of style for us, we got a bit posher! Our material started to get a bit more melodic after that."" The song was recorded late August 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC"
"to be known as shoegazing; key bands of this style were Lush, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, Chapterhouse, Curve and Levitation. These bands kept the atmospheric qualities of dream pop, but added the intensity of post-punk-influenced bands such as The Chameleons and Sonic Youth. The success of American boy bands like New Edition and New Kids on the Block led to acts in the UK, including Nigel Martin-Smith's Take That and East 17 from about 1992, competing with Irish bands Westlife and Boyzone. Soon after, girl groups began to reappear, like the R&B act Eternal, who achieved a string of international"
"UK tour. Following solo performances Kelly released the album ""Man Alive"" in 2004. McKee founded the band Suckle and released her first solo album, ""Sunny Moon"", in 2006. Though they were not widely known outside Scotland during their short career, their association with Nirvana brought exposure to the band. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain once described Kelly and McKee as his ""favorite songwriters in the whole world"". With their songs ""Son of a Gun"" and ""Molly's Lips"" covered on Nirvana's album ""Incesticide"" and ""Jesus Doesn't Want Me for a Sunbeam"" covered on ""MTV Unplugged in New York"", the band gained a"
"Studios, London on 29 December 1964. ""Come On Now"" was recorded 22 or 23 December 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2). ""Tired of Waiting for You"" was written before ""All Day and All of the Night,"" but ""All Day and All of the Night"" was released first due to its similarities to the band's first UK hit, ""You Really Got Me."" It reached No. 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and ""Melody Maker"", becoming the band's second UK chart-topper since ""You Really Got Me."" The single also reached No. 6 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, the highest charting"
"The Kinks The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965 (as a result of constant fighting between the brothers). Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned ""You Really Got Me"", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching"
"(somewhat surprisingly given the status of the main act) for D*Boyz, Auckland's premier boy band cover group. One D*Boyz member described Boyband's performance as ""punchy"", ""slick"", and that clearly their talents were wasted in a high school auditorium. However, D*Boyz fell into obscurity shortly after, and the whereabouts of most, if not all of the members, is currently unknown. The Kinks' classic ""You Really Got Me"" was chosen as the first single and was recorded in two days with vocal coaching provided by former TrueBliss-star Joe Cotton. The single was backed with a cover of Def Leppard's ""Pour Some Sugar"
"Sunshine (S Club 7 album) Sunshine is the third studio album by English pop group S Club 7. It was released on 26 November 2001 and features the hit singles ""Don't Stop Movin'"", ""You"", ""Have You Ever"" and ""Never Had a Dream Come True"" - all bar ""You"" peaking at number one prior to the album's release. The album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart in December 2001, selling more in its first week (136,000) than any of their other albums. It was later certified 2× Platinum after selling over 600,000 copies. ""Sunshine"" was the last album"
"June 1966, it went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart on 7 July 1966, remaining there for two weeks. The track also went to No. 1 in Ireland on 14 July 1966. In America, it peaked at No. 14 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart early autumn 1966. The promotional video for the single featured the band performing in a cold, snowy environment. ""Sunny Afternoon"" was placed at No. 200 on Pitchfork Media's list of The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s. The song is featured in and is the title song of West End musical"
"rich in social commentary, observation and idiosyncratic character study, all with a uniquely English flavour. The satirical single ""Sunny Afternoon"" was the biggest UK hit of summer 1966, topping the charts and displacing the Beatles' ""Paperback Writer"". Before the release of ""The Kink Kontroversy"", Ray Davies suffered a nervous and physical breakdown, caused by the pressures of touring, writing and ongoing legal squabbles. During his months of recuperation, he wrote several new songs and pondered the band's direction. Quaife was involved in an automobile accident, and after his recovery decided to step back from the band for much of 1966."
"The Real Thing (UK band) The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. In addition to a string of British hits, the band charted internationally with their song ""You to Me Are Everything"", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 28 on ""Billboard""'s R&B Singles chart and No. 64 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s. The journalist, author and founder of ""Mojo"", Paul Du Noyer credits them alongside Deaf School with restoring ""Liverpool's musical reputation in the"
"UK: ""Setting Sun"", ""Where Do I Begin"", ""Block Rockin' Beats"", ""Elektrobank"", and ""The Private Psychedelic Reel"". The album has been included in several British magazines' lists of the best albums ever. The success of the album led The Chemical Brothers to be much sought-after remixers, and the duo released a mix album in 1998 titled ""Brothers Gonna Work It Out"". The album stands as the duo's longest studio album, exactly fourteen minutes longer than the band's debut album ""Exit Planet Dust"". The booklet for the album contains various pictures. The single covers of ""Setting Sun"", ""Block Rockin' Beats"" and ""Elektrobank"""
"and the Sunshine Band, whose single ""Queen Of Clubs"" reached the top ten in the UK in August 1974. A string of KC hits on Jayboy followed, including ""Get Down Tonight"", ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" and ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"". The label had successfully crossed over from the clubs to the mainstream as with just these two acts alone President commanded 5% of the UK singles market at the time, on a par with the major MCA Records. Such success brought with it significant pressures to maintain the new business level. Without the resources of a"
"drumbeats booming next to high-kicking pastiche. It’s often audaciously bleak ... but they aren’t stupid enough to go to the other Svengali-approved extreme and dress up as tragic divas. If it’s messy, it’s because the situation described in ‘I Would Fix You’ is messy; if it’s brave, it’s never foolish."" The main single version of ""Stay In The Sun"" is also a different mix to the album version, with prominent additional percussion and piano parts. Get In Get In is the second and final studio album by the British alternative rock band Kenickie. It was released on 25 August 1998"
"seven weeks respectively, while ""Grease"", ""Hopelessly Devoted to You"" and ""Sandy"" all became top three hits. The soundtrack album hit the top of the charts in the U.S. during the summer of 1978, replacing The Rolling Stones' ""Some Girls"". In the UK, it remained at the top of the charts for 13 consecutive weeks. As of 2011, ""You're the One That I Want"" and ""Summer Nights"" are still among the 20 best-selling singles of all time in the UK (at Nos.6 and 19 respectively). ""Greased Lightnin',"" another carryover from the stage version, was also released as a single, reaching the"