Listening to The Kinks on Radio Paradise

Blasserman wrote:

I'm not surprised people don't know this is the Kinks. They are one of the best bands from the 60's era that the younger generations now don't know. I believe they are one of the most under appreciated talents of all time, IMHO.

it's unmistakably the kinks! and this era was the best. of course, i'm partial to arthur and village green preservation society...

Posted 10 months ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

Great song—Kinks were fun. Whatever happened in the biz is background. Wild Thing classic!

Posted 1 year ago by ciarataylor [ Reply ]

Great cover of this song by a relatively unknown singer / band that should have gotten more attention IMHO:

LINK

Posted 2 years ago by sneff [ Reply ]

cc_rider wrote:

If the Davies had been able to get along, The Kinks might have been as successful as their Liverpudlian mates. They had the talent.
c.

Are you trying to say an artist can be difficult to work with, no argument. But Lennon and McCartney quarreled fiercely as well. Don't think it's a problem with social dynamics. More likely it was a case of superior promotion.

Posted 2 years ago by itsme_bygolly [ Reply ]

MayBaby wrote:

Wow, I always thought this was the Beatles.

If the Davies had been able to get along, The Kinks might have been as successful as their Liverpudlian mates. They had the talent.
c.

Posted 2 years ago by cc_rider [ Reply ]

Wow, I always thought this was the Beatles.

Posted 2 years ago by MayBaby [ Reply ]

the_jake wrote:

For Christmas in the late 60's, I was given one of those mono speaker transistor radios. Would listen to it under the covers in bed, not unlike today's kids using their smart phone in the same manner today.

Don't remember hearing The Kinks back then on my little transistor radio, but to me - it was the cat's meow.

My early 70's radio looked like this. Came with the one-ear "headphone." I rigged an antenna outside my bedroom window with a wire ending with an alligator clip. The clip went on the radio's retractable antenna. I found out what "clear channel" meant!
And my local FM station definitely played the Kinks despite being located in the Southern Great Plains. They did at least until they changed formats to Disco/Dance Pop in 1979. I was listening at midnight when a disco song was played. I thought the DJ was joking. Then came another, and another, and...
By then I had found the local university radio station playing bands like The Cars, B52s, and The Clash. I had a better radio by then too.

Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet [ Reply ]

westslope wrote:

I had the unique pleasure of listening to the Kinks via a cheap mono speaker in a small AM radio. As a preadolescent in the late 1960s. Not everybody was that lucky.

For Christmas in the late 60's, I was given one of those mono speaker transistor radios. Would listen to it under the covers in bed, not unlike today's kids using their smart phone in the same manner today.

Don't remember hearing The Kinks back then on my little transistor radio, but to me - it was the cat's meow.

Posted 3 years ago by the_jake [ Reply ]

great tune with great memories....always surprises listening to Radio Paradise

Posted 3 years ago by Yiungdrac [ Reply ]

Ray Davis's voice is absurdly evocative. I don't know why, but this sound is full of feelings and memories and I wasn't born for another 5 years. I guess it was on the radio a lot.

Posted 3 years ago by sajitjacob [ Reply ]

The top earned income tax rate in the UK during the 1960's was on the order of 90%. All they had left afforded them the luxury to laze around in the sun.

Posted 3 years ago by dmiley [ Reply ]

One of the best songs EVER, perfect!

Posted 4 years ago by bullshipped [ Reply ]

capandjudy wrote:

I understand that the Kinks were not allowed to tour America for several years for reasons that I forget but they sure put a lot of great stuff on good old AM radio. Loved them!!!

From what I've read over the years, They Kinks were viewed as drunken hooligans, who often fought on stage, and were difficult with promoters who eventually complained to the American Federation of Musicians. The union can withhold work permits for musicians if they misbehave on stage or refuse to perform without a "valid" reason Which is apparently what happened.

Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

I understand that the Kinks were not allowed to tour America for several years for reasons that I forget but they sure put a lot of great stuff on good old AM radio. Loved them!!!

Posted 6 years ago by capandjudy [ Reply ]

Grammarcop wrote:

Ooh. Need a beer.

An ice cold one! ; )

Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

Ooh. Need a beer.

Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop [ Reply ]

jjtwister wrote:

Anyone know the title of the song by Peter Green played last night around 9-10 pm? It had a long really cool guitar instrumental. Would like to but the song
thanks jjtwister

That might be Slabo Day.

Posted 7 years ago by fstory [ Reply ]

markybx wrote:

I've got a big fat mama trying to break me

How big?

Posted 7 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

below72 wrote:

The Kinks in full flight
Brilliant

You know, I first read this as:

"The Kinks in full fight". -hehe-

Posted 7 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

Sam_Chucklestone wrote:

Summer holiday at eight years old, i'm right back there. The lyrics are great, a wry satire on the tribulations of the rich man. A great band ignored by the mainstream media because they weren't "Our People". The music community know better as recent years have shown. RP is a jewel of the internet.

Yeah. I was 9

Posted 8 years ago by markybx [ Reply ]

Well I can recall my friend Kurt razzing me for not knowing this in 1983! And once I knew it, I knew it to be immortal! And, Life confirms!

Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

https://www.7inchrecords.com/Discography/TheKinks/SsunnyafternoonNO.jpg

Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

I've got a big fat mama trying to break me

Posted 8 years ago by markybx [ Reply ]

Anyone know the title of the song by Peter Green played last night around 9-10 pm? It had a long really cool guitar instrumental. Would like to but the song
thanks jjtwister

Posted 8 years ago by jjtwister [ Reply ]

The Kinks in full flight
Brilliant

Posted 8 years ago by below72 [ Reply ]

Cause I love to live so pleasantly.

Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea [ Reply ]

whilst George Harrison's "Taxman" was recorded first, "Sunny Afternoon" was released first

Posted 8 years ago by Skydog [ Reply ]

asilbuch wrote:

Yes, it seems like some of my favorites are not able to keep those vocal talents as they age...sad but true

These days I croak like a frog!!!

Posted 9 years ago by dew34 [ Reply ]

rdo wrote:

I'd bet if a big corporation could bottle you and your voice making a comment like this, they could market it as a miracle soporific. Not only would it be the first all-natural soporific without side-effects, but it might actually get banned because it would be so effective. The Taliban, ISIS, or Al-qaeda might get its hands on it and put the whole defense apparatus to sleep.

The aforementioned organizations could use a guy like you on their social media team.

Posted 9 years ago by h8rhater [ Reply ]

Damn era when people could write songs.

Posted 9 years ago by eveliko [ Reply ]

This was the very first 45 rpm single I ever bought, back in '66 or '67. Not sure why it was this particular song, I was way more into the Beatles and Stones.

Posted 9 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

This is the lead-off song on Nellie McKay's latest album, "My Weekly Reader," which also includes Quicksilver Girl, Itchycoo Park, Bold Marauder, Mrs. Brown, If I Fell, Red Rubber Ball, and Wooden Ships, among others. Her versions are great!.

Posted 9 years ago by Carl [ Reply ]

Almost 50 years old!

Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

rdo wrote:

I'd bet if a big corporation could bottle you and your voice making a comment like this, they could market it as a miracle soporific. Not only would it be the first all-natural soporific without side-effects, but it might actually get banned because it would be so effective. The Taliban, ISIS, or Al-qaeda might get its hands on it and put the whole defense apparatus to sleep.

Too true, plus they might find out that sarcasm is a diuretic.

Posted 9 years ago by TerryS [ Reply ]

"...and I can't sail my yacht
He's taken everything I've got.
All I've got's this sunny afternoon."

A whole story in a few lines. Well done.

Posted 10 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Well...I partly disagree with you on this: advertising does have an effect. Two friends who ran two different mom-and-pop stores told me that as soon as an ad campaign for an alcoholic beverage stopped, sales of the beverage would also decrease. That was especially true of niche stuff like Zima and Smirnoff Ice. People were buying the stuff because they'd just seen it on TV. Once Pavlov's bell stopped ringing on air, so did their interest in the beverage.

But yes, a great song.

I'd bet if a big corporation could bottle you and your voice making a comment like this, they could market it as a miracle soporific. Not only would it be the first all-natural soporific without side-effects, but it might actually get banned because it would be so effective. The Taliban, ISIS, or Al-qaeda might get its hands on it and put the whole defense apparatus to sleep.

Posted 10 years ago by rdo [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

The obvious motivating factor in buying cheaper beer is the lower cost - not advertising. Expensive beers are no more beneficial to one's liver than cheap beers. Great song.

Well...I partly disagree with you on this: advertising does have an effect. Two friends who ran two different mom-and-pop stores told me that as soon as an ad campaign for an alcoholic beverage stopped, sales of the beverage would also decrease. That was especially true of niche stuff like Zima and Smirnoff Ice. People were buying the stuff because they'd just seen it on TV. Once Pavlov's bell stopped ringing on air, so did their interest in the beverage.

But yes, a great song.

Posted 10 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

love the kinks, love lazin on sunny afternoons

Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo [ Reply ]

pinem wrote:

One of their best singles; reminds me of going off to college.

........ best pop single ever ........

10

Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw [ Reply ]

One of their best singles; reminds me of going off to college.

Posted 11 years ago by pinem [ Reply ]

They look like the backup news team for Ron Burgundy

Posted 11 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

i'll i got's this sunny kinks sound that i love

Posted 11 years ago by Scientist79 [ Reply ]

KINKSY

LOVE IT.......

..

Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48 [ Reply ]

For me it was 93 KHJ 'Boss Radio' AM westslope wrote:

i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.

Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy [ Reply ]

The subtle back up vocals are a real asset to this pleasant tune.

Posted 11 years ago by 1wolfy [ Reply ]

this tune is as old as I. egad

Posted 11 years ago by jpfueler [ Reply ]

oilydwarf wrote:

Saw Ray Davis perform last week. Came away slightly disappointed, musically he was as great as ever, vocally he seemed challenged. Can't really knock anyone who wrote so many timeless songs

Yes, it seems like some of my favorites are not able to keep those vocal talents as they age...sad but true

Posted 11 years ago by asilbuch [ Reply ]

I used to have a pair of those plaid pants, third from left.

Posted 11 years ago by Geecheeboy [ Reply ]

Saw Ray Davis perform last week. Came away slightly disappointed, musically he was as great as ever, vocally he seemed challenged. Can't really knock anyone who wrote so many timeless songs

Posted 12 years ago by oilydwarf [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

For me, it depends on the season and the kind of beer. A good cold hefeweizen hits the spot on a beastly hot day. A slightly warmed malty porter or stout works on a winter evening. I like warm IPAs—don't like all that bitterness when it first comes out of the bottle.

You're right about the mass-market beers, although my dear departed grandmother preferred that cheap lagerish swill (the cheaper the better) when eating pizza. Amazing what people will subject their tastebuds and liver to, just because it's heavily advertised.

The obvious motivating factor in buying cheaper beer is the lower cost - not advertising. Expensive beers are no more beneficial to one's liver than cheap beers. Great song.

Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

Byronape wrote:

I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right. Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too. Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption. That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull.

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp. I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm. Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold.

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.

I play sports as an excuse to drink beer. Usually don't taste the first one.

Saw the kinks a long while ago at the LA Amphitheatre. Ray keep holding a hienken bottle with his teeth and tip it up and draining it. It was a great show

Posted 12 years ago by martinc [ Reply ]

Big Fan Mamma trying to Break Me

Posted 12 years ago by oshkoshbob [ Reply ]

Help Me Help Me

Posted 12 years ago by oshkoshbob [ Reply ]

In the summertime when the skeeters are dive bombing and the cold beer is warm and fat black flies whilst the sound of chain saws and other machinery of mass destruction obscure a lovely shade drenched afternoon............ahhhhh!

Posted 12 years ago by dew34 [ Reply ]

Byronape wrote:

I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right. Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too. Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption. That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull.

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp. I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm. Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold.

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.

For me, it depends on the season and the kind of beer. A good cold hefeweizen hits the spot on a beastly hot day. A slightly warmed malty porter or stout works on a winter evening. I like warm IPAs—don't like all that bitterness when it first comes out of the bottle.

You're right about the mass-market beers, although my dear departed grandmother preferred that cheap lagerish swill (the cheaper the better) when eating pizza. Amazing what people will subject their tastebuds and liver to, just because it's heavily advertised.

Posted 12 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Rooney wrote:

Always was and will be one of my favorite Kinks songs. A BIG, FAT 10... ${#Dancingbanana_2}$

It's a fave, alright. Not a 10, mind you, but a fave nonetheless.

Posted 12 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

gemtag wrote:

This is the shit!!!

Gotta love 'drunkin-ness and cruelty' the way Ray slurs it out.

I think it's that one line that moves it from a 9 to a 10 for me.

Posted 12 years ago by Prodigal_SOB [ Reply ]

westslope wrote:

i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.

KHJ AM L.A. and "Humble Harv"!

Posted 12 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta [ Reply ]

Very nice!

Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.

Posted 12 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

Love the little ragtime piano bit in there. Great!

Posted 12 years ago by gemtag [ Reply ]

Everyone sing along!

Posted 12 years ago by Rockit [ Reply ]

Great!

Posted 12 years ago by whomhow [ Reply ]

This is the shit!!!

Gotta love 'drunkin-ness and cruelty' the way Ray slurs it out.

Posted 13 years ago by gemtag [ Reply ]

Ohhhh, my lazy days of Summer are just about over (Friday begins Autumn)

Posted 13 years ago by casey1024 [ Reply ]

Hannio wrote:

A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer. But not me. My favorite beer? Cold beer.

I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right. Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too. Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption. That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull.

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp. I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm. Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold.

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.

Posted 13 years ago by Byronape [ Reply ]

Hush now, this never gets too old to hear....

Posted 13 years ago by Rooney [ Reply ]

Aw, c'mon—-some songs never get old. could hear it a billion times.

Posted 13 years ago by Giselle62 [ Reply ]

this is just another song for old farts that we've all heard waaaaaay too much. shelve it!

Posted 13 years ago by CasaE [ Reply ]

Describes my day completely!

Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent [ Reply ]

It is just that here. Except I'm working inside and not drinking any beer. Curse you, wage slavery!

Posted 13 years ago by Dave_Mack [ Reply ]

LOVE.
why do i not have a ton of early Kinks in my music library at home? it is pitiful.

Posted 13 years ago by lily34 [ Reply ]

Hannio wrote:

A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer. But not me. My favorite beer? Cold beer.

Isn't Guinness supposed to be drunk warm, or room temp? Me, I like it cold!

Posted 13 years ago by RedGuitar [ Reply ]

"See My Friends" is an album, released week in November 2010 in Europe and in early 2011 in the US, by Ray Davies, 66 years old, and various other artists. The album was recorded in Oslo, New York, New Jersey, Chicago and London.

Track listing:

"Better Things" - Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen

"Celluloid Heroes" - Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

"Days/This Time Tomorrow" - Ray Davies and Mumford & Sons

"A Long Way From Home" - Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams and The 88

"You Really Got Me" - Ray Davies and Metallica

"Lola" - Ray Davies and Paloma Faith

"Waterloo Sunset" - Ray Davies and Jackson Browne

"Till the End of the Day" - Ray Davies, Alex Chilton and The 88

"Dead End Street" - Ray Davies and Amy MacDonald

"See My Friends" - Ray Davies and Spoon

"This Is Where I Belong" - Ray Davies and Black Francis

"David Watts" - Ray Davies and The 88

"Tired of Waiting for You" - Ray Davies and Gary Lightbody

"All Day And All Of The Night/Destroyer" - Ray Davies and Billy Corgan

Bonus tracks:

Victoria - Ray Davies and Mando Diao

Moments - Ray Davies and Arno Hintjens

Posted 13 years ago by calypsus_1 [ Reply ]

Soon i will see the summertime!!

Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

Always was and will be one of my favorite Kinks songs. A BIG, FAT 10... ${#Dancingbanana_2}$

Posted 14 years ago by Rooney [ Reply ]

A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer. But not me. My favorite beer? Cold beer.

Posted 14 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

I wish I was blazin on a sunny afternoon!

Posted 14 years ago by leathepea [ Reply ]

Nice!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

Nothing but a 10 will suffice!

Posted 14 years ago by nigelr [ Reply ]

One of my fave summer songs!

"My girlfriend's run off with my car,
Gone back to her ma and pa,
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I'm sitting here,
Sipping at my ice cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime . . ."

Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

English and smelly. Perfect 60s pop.

Posted 14 years ago by ziakut [ Reply ]

Every time I here this (which is a rare occurrence) I'm immediately back in 1969 sailing the family's 14 foot sloop in Balboa Bay. Can't help but love it.

Posted 14 years ago by Detlaps [ Reply ]

Dillinquent wrote:

Perfect tune for a pleasent afternoon here in sunny Hertford

What next master?

Kinks.jpg The Kinks image by nicolassauvage

Posted 14 years ago by fuh2 [ Reply ]

Perfect tune for a pleasent afternoon here in sunny Hertford

Posted 14 years ago by Dillinquent [ Reply ]

or rainy cold night!

IrieTom wrote:

This rainy march afternoon just got nicer!

Posted 14 years ago by CyberCoyote [ Reply ]

This rainy march afternoon just got nicer!

Posted 14 years ago by IrieTom [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(

I know what you mean, we have10 degrees minus last nights, and over day not much more!!

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

fredriley wrote:

That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(

Same here, but after several years in tropical weather I just love the cold...
Try to remember this the next summer when you'll have your first cold beer on a very hot summer afternoon!

Posted 15 years ago by ambrebalte [ Reply ]

That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley [ Reply ]

my favourite band. A cute photo of them as well. Glad Ray is still doing his thing although nothing will top what they did in that wonderful sixties era with arthur, something else and the other great albums.

Posted 15 years ago by ArchwayMelissa [ Reply ]

That was one of my best holidays.Driving to the south of France and hearing the Kinks. Casette player of course! Great time!

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany [ Reply ]

This song transport me - back to the neighborhood kids, hanging out near the pond/waterfall. Green grass & trees, warm breeze, cicadas and laughter. Potent stuff!

Posted 15 years ago by casey1024 [ Reply ]

jhorton wrote:

Okay, this one surely doesn't stand the test of time.

Ohhh yes it does!!!

Posted 15 years ago by df1489 [ Reply ]

Okay, this one surely doesn't stand the test of time.

Posted 15 years ago by jhorton [ Reply ]

Well the summertime does in fact roll. Quick, somebody upload some "Nothing's Shocking"

Posted 15 years ago by to_the_eleven [ Reply ]

I love this every single time I hear it, and Ray just keeps cranking out great music. His solo "Working Man's Café" was my favorite album from 2008. Great tunes with incredibly clever and pointed play of words, cut after cut. The show was great, too!

Posted 15 years ago by Oregon_Steve [ Reply ]

Was I listening to this when I was 11 or 12? Holds up well!

Posted 15 years ago by westslope [ Reply ]

bachbeet wrote:

Just an excellent song. I loved it then and still do. In fact, it was one of my favorite songs and still is.

Couldn't say it better, myself.

Posted 15 years ago by Rotterdam [ Reply ]

Thank you, Bill. This ray of sunshine penetrated all the way down into the accounting hell in which I dwell this time each month.

Posted 15 years ago by pinklife [ Reply ]

Just an excellent song. I loved it then and still do. In fact, it was one of my favorite songs and still is.

Posted 15 years ago by bachbeet [ Reply ]

Love love love this song

Posted 15 years ago by jpgr69 [ Reply ]

It's been a fave for almost....(what?!)....50 years?

(Well, still six years to go, but that's still a mind-blower. It helps me relate to my 92 year old parents who still think the world of Gene Krupa and Benny Goodman.)

Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

I had this on a 45 back in '67. It must have been one of the first ones in my collection.

Posted 15 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

Very appropriate for our times, too. Think of all the poor (ex) stock brokers sitting on their patios up in Connecticut wondering where it all went...

Posted 15 years ago by terriertribe [ Reply ]

It took me a whole lotta years to "get" The Kinks. Now I get it and I love them. You can never overplay their stuff in my opinion. I love Ray's wry, glib wit and wisdom and Dave's ground breaking guitar progressions.

Posted 15 years ago by Thistle [ Reply ]

this is a great oldie

Posted 15 years ago by nowhere-man [ Reply ]

RedGuitar wrote:

This takes me back to when I first heard it on the radio. Seems like an eternity ago!

That's because it was, bub. I was there, too. Good times!

Posted 15 years ago by toterola [ Reply ]

jagdriver wrote:

(...but everyone knew her as Nancy...)

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

Who IS this??

My oh my, what an AWESOME song.

Living under a rock with me? Anyone?

Posted 16 years ago by kelly652 [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

Or the soundtrack to fumbling with Mary Lou Zablotnik's bra strap...

(...but everyone knew her as Nancy...)

Posted 16 years ago by jagdriver [ Reply ]

This takes me back to when I first heard it on the radio. Seems like an eternity ago!

Posted 16 years ago by RedGuitar [ Reply ]

MM13 wrote:

Listening to this, I happily gazed out of my office window and saw a woman in a summer dress being embraced by her boy friend (or at least someone of the male persuasion). Does this little story have a point? No, the scene just perfectly matched the mood of the song (and mine..).

Me, I remember the smell of the fake leather case of my first transister radio, hidden under my pillow so my parents would not catch me listening to music late at night. My bedroom window is open and I can smell newly cut grass. Happiness.

Posted 16 years ago by Rotterdam [ Reply ]

Listening to this, I happily gazed out of my office window and saw a woman in a summer dress being embraced by her boy friend (or at least someone of the male persuasion). Does this little story have a point? No, the scene just perfectly matched the mood of the song (and mine..).

Posted 16 years ago by MM13 [ Reply ]

Yes—Love Waterloo Sunset. Would love to get the definitive word from RPers about the indifferent sound quality of many early Kinks' recordings...as in, WHY for God's sake?

Oh! And now a crunchy version of Waterloo! Ah, it's Bowie. Wunnerful.

Has the new site design come along recently, or have I been living in a cave?

Pharlap wrote:

godlike songwriting. Ray was a genius during this period. ("Waterloo Sunset", fer instance)

Posted 16 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Misterfixit wrote:

Ah yes, "tales of drunkenness and cruelty ...." Well, I did the drunkenness bit but never cruel ... women are too wonderful to be cruel to them!

Might I take a hit from your pipe my man?

Posted 16 years ago by tclodes [ Reply ]

godlike songwriting. Ray was a genius during this period. ("Waterloo Sunset", fer instance)

Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap [ Reply ]

Kinks. Yay. Great song for a beautiful day (even it it's still morning here...)

Posted 16 years ago by rrmusicguy [ Reply ]