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2. You Really Got Me - Wikipedia

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   – Ray Davies "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 ...

3. Dead End Street (song) - Wikipedia

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   Dead End Street (song) " Dead End Street " is a song by the British band the Kinks from 1966, written by main songwriter Ray Davies. Like many other songs written by Davies, it is to some degree influenced by British Music Hall. The bass playing was partly inspired by the "twangy" sound of Duane Eddy 's guitar. [4]

4. Lola (song) - Wikipedia

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   The song was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 12 June 1970, while in the United States it was released on 28 June 1970. Commercially, "Lola" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart [7] and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. [8] The track has since become one of the Kinks' most popular songs and was ranked number 386 on ...

5. Destroyer (The Kinks song) - Wikipedia

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   The Kinks US singles chronology. " You Really Got Me (live)" (1980) " Destroyer ". (1981) "Better Things". (1981) " Destroyer " is a song by British rock band the Kinks, written by Ray Davies. It was released as a track on the group's nineteenth album, Give the People What They Want, in August 1981, and was the album's lead single in the US.

6. See My Friends - Wikipedia

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   See My Friends. " See My Friends " (sometimes titled " See My Friend ") [5][nb 1] is a song by the English rock band the Kinks, written by the group's singer and guitarist, Ray Davies. Released in July 1965, it reached number 10 on the Record Retailer chart. The song incorporates a drone -effect played on guitar, evoking a sound reminiscent of ...

7. List of the Kinks band members - Wikipedia

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   Two lineups of the Kinks in 1965 (top) and 1970 (bottom). The Kinks are an English rock band from Muswell Hill, London. Formed in January 1963, the group originally comprised the Davies brothers Ray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave (lead guitar, backing vocals), Pete Quaife (bass, backing vocals), and Mick Avory (drums). Quaife left the band for five months from June to November 1966 ...

8. She's Got Everything (song) - Wikipedia

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   The track is sung by Ray Davies, with backing vocals from other members of the band. The song also features a guitar solo by lead guitarist Dave Davies described by Miller as "both timeless and utterly ridiculous." [4] "She's Got Everything" is more closely related to The Kinks' early garage rock, with its guitar driven style and simple lyrics ...

9. Waterloo Sunset - Wikipedia

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   help. " Waterloo Sunset " is a song by English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single on 5 May 1967 and featured on the album Something Else by the Kinks later that year. Written and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, "Waterloo Sunset" is one of the band's best-known and most acclaimed songs, and was ranked number 14 on the 2021 ...