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"You Really Got Me" is built around power chords (perfect fifths and octaves) and it heavily influenced later rock musicians, particularly in the heavy metal and punk rock genres. [2] Built around a guitar riff played by Dave Davies , its lyrics were described by Dave as "a love song for street kids".
"Happy Landing" reached some regional charts; however, "Hold On Me" ultimately performed better. [2] With "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" as the A-side, the single reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart, peaking at number eight, and was a number one smash on the Billboard R&B singles chart during the winter of 1962–63. [3]
Other sources stated that Davies wrote "You Really Got Me" while trying to work out the chords of "Louie Louie" at the suggestion of the group's manager, Larry Page. [189] According to biographer Thomas M. Kitts, Davies confirmed that Page suggested that "he write a song like 'Louie Louie'", but denied any direct influence. [190]
Like their previous hit "You Really Got Me", the song is based on a power chord riff. Both songs are similar in beat and structure, with similar background vocals, progressions, and guitar solos . Dave Davies claimed that the song was where he "found his voice":
The Fabulous Miracles is the fourth studio album by the American R&B group the Miracles.It was released on February 28, 1963, on Motown's Tamla label. The album features the million-selling hit "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", one of the group's most popular singles, and the chart hits "A Love She Can Count On" and "I've Been Good To You", which the Beatles' John Lennon has identified as his ...
Jay Lustig of New Jersey On-Line called "Something's Got a Hold on Me" a "scintillating" track. [10] Upon its release, "Something's Got a Hold on Me" was an R&B hit, peaking at number four on the Hot R&B Sides chart, a music chart which was published by American music magazine Billboard and now is the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [7]
If "You Really Got Me" is metal, then we might as well say Link Way's instrumentals and the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" are also heavy metal seeing as there are equal amounts of sources stating each acts influence on the genre. Rvd4life 01:53, 11 April 2012 (UTC) It could be classified as proto-metal and proto-punk.
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