Podcasts about Waterloo Sunset

In this Record of the Week, John and Stewart dig into Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks. With its dreamy atmosphere, raw mono mix, and Ray Davies' poetic storytelling, the song captures a fleeting moment of beauty in 1960s London. Because of its lo-fi charm, Waterloo Sunset stands as one of the most emotionally resonant and sonically unique recordings of its era.

Send us a textOn this weeks episode, we discuss an LP by John Wesley Harding (né Wesley Stace), 1996's John Wesley Harding's New Deal. After releasing two EPs and three full length albums with a full band for Sire Records, Harding decided to strip down his sound for his debut on his new label Forward Records (an imprint of Rhino Records). Harding much preferred the intimacy of  acoustic live performances and created an album that embraced that aesthetic whole heatedly.  Described by Harding as “gangsta folk,”  John Wesley Harding's New Deal  is a beautiful record and a fan favorite. It was the first time Harding had the freedom to make the record he always wanted to make. The song arrangements are simple and direct, putting the focus of the lyrics., which are both sly and whimsical, and full of British charm. And as an added bonus, the album even includes a fantastic sequel of sorts to the Kink's “Waterloo Sunset.”Visit us at www.tappingvinyl.com.

Here we are with part two of this month’s new release series, and what do you get? Well, once again it’s a mix of old and new bands of various genres, including rock, punk, power pop, Americana, and indie. There’s a wonderful sampling of releases from our friends at Rum Bar Records, including a couple of tracks from Class Out The Ass, the fabulous new record by Miss Georgia Peach. Guided By Voices are back with yet another new album, and they are joined by the outrageous sounds of Lambrini Girls. The Dirty Nil complain about the internet, while The Jellybricks are outraged by this “Age of Stupid”. Numb Surprise also returns with a lovely cover of “Waterloo Sunset”.  For more info, including setlists, head to http://scotthudson.blogspot.com

Ce mercredi 4 décembre, Marjorie Hache propose deux heures mêlant classiques du rock et nouveautés. Parmi les légendes, on retrouve The Jam avec "Beat Surrender", Joy Division et Love. Quant aux nouveautés, Architects dévoile "Go Go Go Go", extrait de leur album à venir "The Sky The Earth & All Between", tandis que Last Train présente "The Plan" de leur prochain opus. L'album de la semaine est signé Kim Deal, ex-bassiste des Pixies et des Breeders, qui sort à 63 ans son premier album solo "Nobody Loves You More" avec le titre "Summerland". La reprise du soir est assurée par Ty Segall avec une version personnelle de "Waterloo Sunset" des Kinks. Le live est offert par les Foo Fighters avec "Learn To Fly" enregistré en 2002 à Los Angeles. Enfin, Orla Gartland nous présente "Late To The Party" en duo avec Declan McKenna. La playlist de l'émission : The Cure - A Fragile Thing Bob Dylan - Knockin' On Heaven's Door The Jam - Beat Surrender Melissa Auf Der Maur - Taste You Last Train - The Plan The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings Joy Division - Disorder Kim Deal - Summerland Love - Everybody's Gotta Live L.A. Edwards - El Camino Placebo - Pure Morning Architects - Whiplash Ty Segall - Waterloo Sunset Two Door Cinema Club - What You Know Richard Ashcroft - Break The Night With Colour Orla Gartland - Late To The Party (Feat. Declan Mckenna) War - Why Can't We Be Friends Smash Mouth - All Star Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (Live) Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Viagra Boys - Punk Rock Loser Kids Return - Time To Time AC/DC - Rock N Roll Aint Noise Pollution Lola Young - Wish You Were Dead Mitski - Washing Machine Heart Franz Ferdinand - Night Or Day Metallica - ...And Justice For All

There's so much more to the actor Peter Capaldi than his brilliant, edgy and original Twelfth Doctor in Doctor Who…his career stretches far beyond the Tardis. He won a BAFTA, for playing the ferocious, foul-mouthed spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It, another BAFTA for the film spin off ‘In the Loop', and whilst we're on awards…He's also won an Oscar! A punk in his younger days…he's now writing and recording his own rock music…his debut solo album was released in 2021…so we're fascinated to hear what he's chosen as his Inheritance Tracks. Inherited: That's Life by Frank Sinatra Passed on: Waterloo Sunset by The KinksProducers: Ben Mitchell and Anna Bailey

Esta semana, en Islas de Robinson, recuperamos nuestras "discadas" musicales con Pablo Solo, Moses Rubin y Fernando Bolado. El asunto que nos ocupa en esta ocasión: melodías pluscuamperfectas. Suenan: THE KINKS - "THIS TIME TOMORROW" ("LOLA vs POWERMAN", 1970) / STAN GETZ - "STELLA BY STARLIGHT" ("STAN GETZ PLAYS", 1955) / CARPENTERS - "ALL I CAN DO" ("TICKET TO RIDE", 1969) / THE BEE GEES - "BIRDIE TOLD ME" ("HORIZONTAL", 1968) / THE KINKS - "WATERLOO SUNSET" ("SOMETHING ELSE", 1967) / SIMON & GARFUNKEL - "PUNKY'S DILEMMA" ("BOOKENDS", 1968) / NAT KING COLE - "NATURE BOY" ("THE NAT KING COLE STORY", 1961) / PENTANGLE - "SO CLEAR" ("REFLECTION", 1971) / OCTOBER COUNTRY - "COWBOYS AND INDIANS" ("OCTOBER COUNTRY", 1968) / THE MIRACLES - "A HEART LIKE MINE" ("HI.. WE'RE THE MIRACLES", 1961) / THE FOUR SEASONS - "THE NIGHT" ("CHAMELEON", 1972)Escuchar audio

Summary Neil Bradbury (Website, LinkedIn) joins Andrew (X; LinkedIn) to discuss the deadly history of poison and espionage. Neil is an author and biochemist.   What You'll Learn Intelligence How different poisons affect the human body  The usage of poisons as a covert assassination method The deaths of defectors Alexander Litvinenko and Georgi Markov The Soviet Union's Lab X and the production and research of poisons on the state level Reflections The double edge of creativity  The necessity for research and experimentation And much, much more … Quotes of the Week “In order to counteract lots of the poisons, you have to know how they work, and you have to be able to develop your own. So, yes, undoubtedly, Western governments are just as actively involved in creating these chemicals and also the antidotes to them.” – Dr. Neil Bradbury. Resources  SURFACE SKIM *Spotlight Resource* A Taste for Poison: Eleven Deadly Molecules and the Killers Who Used Them, Neil Bradbury (St. Martin's Press, 2022)  *SpyCasts* The Murder of an IRA Spy with Henry Hemming (2024) I Helped Solve the Final Zodiac Killer Cipher with David Oranchak (2024)  The North Korean Defector with Former DPRK Agent Kim, Hyun Woo (2023) Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East vs. West with Calder Walton (2023) DEEPER DIVE Books Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners, B. Hubbard (Welbeck Publishing, 2020) Poison: A History: An Account of the Deadly Art and its Most Infamous Practitioners, J. Davis (Chartwell Books, 2018) The KGB's Poison Factory: From Lenin to Litvinenko, B. Volodarsky (Zenith Press, 2010)  Primary Sources  Press Release on the Poisoning of Alexei Navalny (2020) Update on the Use of Nerve Agent in Salisbury, UK (2018) The Litvinenko Inquiry (2016) Situation Report on Piesteritz (1953) Analysis of Madame Lefarge's Arsenic Trial (1840) *Wildcard Resource* This week's companion song can only be Waterloo Sunset (1967) by The Kinks.  Heralded as one of the most beautiful songs of the swingin' sixties, “Waterloo Sunset” is appropriately incorporated into the title of Neil's chapter on the assassination of Georgi Markov, which took place on London's Waterloo Bridge.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

                                         BLACK SHIRT MIXTAPE                                             **Episode 86**   Join host Jesse Karassik aka @heyyyyy_jesse as he takes you on a 2 hour sonic journey playing mixtape inspired tracks in a variety of genres- all for your listening (dis)pleasure!   Tracklisting: 1. Lyrics to Go...A Tribe Called Quest 2. Doomsday...MF Doom feat Pebbles the Invisible Girl 3. One Day...Jeru the Damaja 4. Take It Personal...Gang Starr 5. Loungin'...Guru 6. O My God (demo)...The Police 7. O My God (remastered)...The Police 8. World Machine...Level 42 9. This is a Low (Live at the Budokan)...blur 10. Good Luck, Babe!...Chappell Roan 11. cut!...Maren Morris & Julia Micheals 12. Airbag...Radiohead 13. Voodoo Lady...Ween 14. Slow Down...Brand Nubian 15. Who Got Da Props...Black Moon 16. Dancing Souls...H.R. 17. Sailin' On...Bad Brains 18. Sailin' On...No Doubt 19. Sparkle...Camp Lo 20. When I'm Small...Phantogram 21. I Melt With You...Modern English 22. Dirty Work...Steely Dan 23. Vienna...Billy Joel 24. Waterloo Sunset...The Kinks 25. Someday...The Strokes 26 Everyday is Like Sunday...Morrissey 27.. Everyday Is Exactly The Same...NIN 28. Mastermind Specialism...English Teacher  

The Kinks were heading into uncharted territory in the Sixties. The London rockers blew up in the early days of the British invasion, topping the charts with violently rowdy bangers like “You Really Got Me.” But Ray Davies began to explore a new kind of introspective songwriting, telling stories of everyday heartbreak. “Waterloo Sunset” is his artistic triumph: the delicate 1967 ballad of a lonely man by a train station, watching lovers from his window.  This one-time cult favorite has become The Kinks' most beloved classic, setting a standard that all kinds of songwriters aspire to reach. On this week's episode hosts Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos are joined by their Rolling Stone colleague Kory Grow, to explore the mystery of how such a quiet song has just kept growing more beloved and influential over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Something Else was the Kinks' fifth studio album, released by Pye Records on the 15th September 1967. It marked a move towards baroque pop and music hall that would become their beloved late-sixties sound. Much of this was influenced by the addition of Nicky Hopkins to the studio band. Something Else was released on the back of Waterloo Sunset and Death of a Clown, which were successful single releases. The album sold poorly, however, and the band suffered from interpersonal conflict. Adam (the expert) and Liam (the rookie) go through it track by track and offer their honest opinions. Along the way they talk about the Davies' childhood, Dave Davies' daughter Tracy, Ray Davies' 1966 mental breakdown and more. Thoroughly Kinky is on social media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@ThoroughlyKinky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/ThoroughlyKinky/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/KinksPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/KinksPodcast⁠⁠

EP1020 The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

Diesmal sendet Matussek solidarische Kampfgrüße an Thomas Gottschalk und erinnert sich an gemeinsame Liederabende. Und er ist sicher, dass der Pop-Veteran, nur wenige Jahre älter als er selber, diese Sendung genießen wird, denn sie wird begleitet von Songs der Kinks, der wohl unterschätztesten Popgruppe der 60er- und 70er-Jahre. Von „You Really Got Me“ über „Waterloo Sunset“ bis zum „20th Century Man“ der zu Unrecht übersehenen Platte „Muswell Hillbillies“, die voll ausgespielt nur über die Mediathek des Kontrafunk zu hören sind. Dazu eine persönliche Begegnung mit dem Kinks-Bandleader Ray Davis. Darüber hinaus die Besprechung einer Liebeserklärung an Deutschland durch den äthiopischen Prinzen Asfen-Wossen Asserate sowie die Erinnerung an eine ungewöhnliche Begegnung mit ihm während einer Diätkur. Darüber hinaus Reminiszenzen an einen wundervollen Schnorchelurlaub in Ägypten und an einen Friseur, der, wie viele dort, von Adolf Hitler schwärmte. Wie immer Briefe.

Helen and Gavin chat about New Blue Sun, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, and The Holdovers, and it's Week 98 from the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs Ever, numbers 15 to 11; I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles, Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks, Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones, Superstition by Stevie Wonder, and God Only Knows by The Beach Boys.

Nuestro poeta, Mario Obrero, ha decidido que "Lo que toca" hoy es hablar de poesía y vejez. Después, en "El consulado", Aitor Caminero ha invitado al profesor de Historia Contemporánea de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) José Antonio Montero, especialista en política exterior de Estados Unidos. Hablamos sobre la influencia cultural, política y económica norteamericana en España y el mundo. Y ya es miércoles y seguimos descubriendo más canciones de "La playlist de Maika Makovski". Esta semana, el protagonista es el grupo The Kinks y escuchamos: You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Powerman, Dead End Street, Lola, I Go To Sleep y Shangri-La. Escuchar audio

Y ya es miércoles y seguimos descubriendo más canciones de "La playlist de Maika Makovski". Esta semana, el protagonista es el grupo The Kinks y escuchamos: You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Powerman, Dead End Street, Lola, I Go To Sleep y Shangri-La. Escuchar audio

Friend of the Jagbags Bruce Hollett joins us to discuss the music and career of the British power pop/punk pioneer the Kinks. Where do they rank in the all-time Rock Pantheon? What is their beat album? Their best song? Are they underrated or properly rated? Why were they destined to live in the shadow of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones? We go through our 45-minute all-time Kinks Playlist (an impossible task), and try to remember the exact word-for-word titles of the Kinks' most successful LPs.

Ginger Joe nous raconte l'histoire d'une chanson. Aujourd'hui: THE KINKS-Waterloo Sunset

Nos zambullimos en el recopilatorio “The Journey part 1” (BMG). El doble álbum recoge una colección de canciones de los Kinks seleccionadas por Ray Davis, Dave Davies y Mick Avory. Los tres miembros supervivientes de la legendaria banda británica no solo han seleccionado el contenido sino que además lo han hecho agrupando las canciones según las temáticas que tratan sus letras y han añadido comentarios y recuerdos para cada una de ellas. Playlist; THE KINKS “You really got me” THE KINKS “She’s got everything” THE KINKS “Stop your sobbing” THE KINKS “Wait till the summer comes along” THE KINKS “Wonderboy” THE KINKS “Mindless child of motherhood” THE KINKS “I’m in disgrace” THE KINKS “Do you remember Walter?” THE KINKS “Too much on my mind” THE KINKS “Where have all the good times gone” THE KINKS “Strangers” THE KINKS “Days” THE KINKS “Shangri-La” THE KINKS “Death of a clown” THE KINKS “Waterloo Sunset” Escuchar audio

It's that time of the year in certain places around the world. The ending of a school year sometimes comes with yearbooks, collections of formal and informal photos that capture memories.Often, yearbooks have awards.  Who will be Most Likely to Succeed? Who's the Most Athletic?  Who will be dubbed Class Clown?In this episode, Jen and Mares each nominate two Londoners from any time in history, for yearbook awards, and tell stories behind the nominees.We don't want to spoil the surprises, but Jen will be telling stories around the award themes Most Unique and Life of the Party while Mares unearths tales about one of London's Best Dressed and her nominee for Cutest Couple. Photos, audio and video sources, and all of our research links can be found on our show notes page .

"Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday nightBut I am so lazy, don't want to wander, I stay at home at nightBut I don't feel afraid, as long as I gaze on Waterloo SunsetI am in paradiseEvery day I look at the world from my windowBut chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo Sunset's fine"I can't promise you a Waterloo Sunset but I can guarantee a musical paradise for at least 2 Hours. Please join me along with John Batdorf & James Lee Stanley, XTC, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Return To Forever, Nilsson, Al Stewart, Sarah McLachlan, Tufano & Giamerese, Richie Havens, Frank Sinatra, Gabor Szabo, Connie Francis, Chuck Mangione, Al Kooper, Steely Dan, Bobby Rydell, Simon & Garfunkel, The Doors, Brenda Lee, The Kinks, Paul Anka, Yes, Al DiMeola, Traffic and Peter Gabriel...

Kinks, Ray Davies, and me.

In this episode, in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its release, we examine the Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset," one of my all-time favourite songs...Support the showInstagram & TikTok — @rocktalk.dr.cropperTwitter — @RockTalkDrCroppFacebook, LinkedIn & YouTube — Rock Talk with Dr. CropperEmail — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com

Peter Urban analysiert im Gespräch mit Ocke Bandixen, dass die Lieder der Kinks oft raffinierter waren als die der anderen Bands, manche voller ironischer Spitzen gegen das britische Establishment, aber auch voller nostalgischer Anklänge an das Vergnügen der sogenannten einfachen Leute in vergangenen Zeiten. Ray Davies prägte insbesondere den Stil der Band. Sein Witz, seine Melancholie, aber auch seine Fähigkeit, aus eingängigen Melodien und klugen Texten Hits zu machen, waren der Treibstoff der Band. Seine widersprüchliche Persönlichkeit zeigte sich in einzelnen Liedern und Konzepten der Alben ab Ende der 60er Jahre. Schlechtes Management und zweifelhafte künstlerische Entscheidungen, aber auch die ständige Reibung mit seinem jüngeren Bruder Dave, standen einem dauerhaften Erfolg im Wege. Bis Anfang der 90er Jahre waren die Kinks präsent, danach zerfiel die Band. Ray Davies wurde und wird verehrt als einer der großen britischen Songschreiber, von David Bowie zu Chrissie Hynde, mit der er auch liiert war, von Wolfgang Niedecken bis Metallica und Noel Gallagher sowie Amy McDonald. Sein Auftritt in Glastonbury 2010 mit einem Chor und Kinks-Klassikern rührte das Publikum zu Tränen, ebenso sein „Waterloo Sunset“-Beitrag zur Olympia – Schlusszeremonie in London 2012. Er wurde zum „Sir“ ernannt und lieferte bis in die letzten Jahre hinein weiter Musik, getragen von Nostalgie, aber auch von immer wieder durchblitzendem britischen Humor. Die erste Folge: Ray Davies und die Kinks – Rebellen und Träumer (I), in der es um die Anfänge der Band und die großen Erfolge der frühen Jahre geht, findet Ihr in der ARD Audiothek. Und noch ein Hinweis: Es gibt demnächst eine Sonderfolge mit Euren Fragen an Peter Urban. Schreibt gerne an urbanpop@ndr.de. Auch, wenn ihr mögt, als Audiobotschaft. Wir freuen uns auf Eure Fragen! Peters Playlist für The Kinks und Ray Davies: THE KINKS: Viele der besten frühen Kinks-Songs waren Singles, die nicht auf Alben erschienen, daher empfehlen sich diese Best-of-Compilations: The Ultimate Collection (2002) Picture Book (2008) The Essential Kinks (2014) 1964: You really got me, All day and all oft he night, Stop your sobbing 1965: Tired of waiting for you, Set me free, See my friends, A well respected man, Till the end oft he day, I go to sleep (demo) 1966: Dedicated follower of fashion, Sunny afternoon, Dandy, Dead end street 1967: Mister Pleasant, Waterloo sunset, Death of a clown (Dave Davies), Autumn almanac 1968: Days ALBEN: Face To Face (1966): Party line, Rosie won't you please come home, Session Man, Holiday in Waikiki, Most exclusive residence for sale Something Else (1967): Davis Watts, Two sisters, No return, End of the season The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) – das gesamte Album Arthur (Ort he Decline and Fall oft he British Empire) (1969): Victoria, Yes Sir, no Sir, Shangri-La, Young and innocent days, Arthur Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) – das gesamte Album Percy (Soundtrack, 1971): God's children, The way love used tob e, Moments Muswell Hillbillies (1971) – das gesamte Album Everybody‘ in Show-Biz (1972): Sitting in my hotel, Supersonic Rocket Ship, Look al little on the sunny side, Celluloid heroes Preservation Act 1 (1973): Sweet Lady Genevieve A Soap Opera (1975): Holiday romance, Face in the crowd Sleepwalker (1977): Life on the road, Sleepwalker, Full moon Misfits (1978): Misfits, Rock'n'Roll fantasy Low Budget (1979): Low budget Give The People What They Want (1981): Destroyer, Better things State of Confusion (1983). Come dancing, Young Conservatives Word of Mouth (1984): Do it again, Good day, Living on a thin line Did Ya (EP, 1991): Did Ya Phobia (1993): Only a dream, Hatred (A Duet), Close to the wire RAY DAVIES: The Storyteller (1998) Other People‘s Life (2006): All she wrote, Is there life after breakfast?, Over my head Working Man's Café (2007): Vietnam cowboys, Working man's café See My Friends (2010): Better things (feat. B.Springsteen), Waterloo Sunset (feat. J.Browne), Tired of waiting for you (feat. Gary Lightbody) Americana (2017): Americana, Rock'n‘Roll cowboys, The great highway Our Country: Americana Act 2 (2018): Oklahoma U.S.A. (Original auf Muswell Hillbillies)

Die Kinks waren immer die Band an der Seite, neben den Beatles, Stones und The Who. Geprägt durch die beiden Brüder Dave und Ray Davies, der eine als Gitarrist, der andere als Songschreiber und Texter der Band. Peter Urban analysiert im Gespräch mit Ocke Bandixen, dass die Lieder der Kinks oft raffinierter waren als die der anderen Bands, manche voller ironischer Spitzen gegen das britische Establishment, aber auch voller nostalgischer Anklänge an das Vergnügen der sogenannten einfachen Leute in vergangenen Zeiten. Eine Band, die bis heute nicht nur von Fans, sondern auch von vielen Kritikern und anderen Musikerinnen und Musikern verehrt wird. Ray Davies und sein jüngerer Bruder Dave wurden als siebtes und achtes Kind einer Arbeiterfamilie in einem Londoner Vorort groß, geprägt durch die Härte der Arbeit, aber auch den Zusammenhalt der Familie und der Liebe zur Musik, von Trinkliedern bis zum Blues, von Musicalhits bis zu Noel-Coward-Songs. Mit dem Gitarrenriff aus „You really got me“ schufen die Kinks 1965 voller Wucht die Blaupause für harte Rockmusik, später beriefen sich Heavy Metal-Bands und Punks auf diesen Song, ebenso auf den Nachfolger „All Day and all of the night“. Die Kinks lieferten ab Mitte der 60er Jahre Hits, die bis heute unvergessen sind: „Dandy“, „Dedicated Follower of Fashion“, „Sunny Afternoon“, „Days“ – überraschend, nie vorhersehbar, brillant. Zunächst sah es so aus, als würden die Kinks als Teil der sogenannten „British Invasion“ als Band auch die USA erobern. Eine unter nicht ganz geklärten Umständen zustande gekommene Sperre der US-amerikanischen Musikergewerkschaft verhinderte dies jedoch für mehrere Jahre. Erst Ende der 69er konnten die Kinks auch in Übersee auftreten. „Waterloo Sunset“ und „Lola“ wurden zu weiteren Welthits. Die zweite Folge: Ray Davies und die Kinks – Rebellen und Träumer (II), in der es u. a. um den Auftritt von Ray Davies beim Glastonbury Festival 2010 und um seinen „Waterloo Sunset“-Beitrag zur Olympia–Schlusszeremonie in London 2012 geht, findet Ihr hier ab dem 17. November Und noch ein Hinweis: Es gibt demnächst eine Sonderfolge mit Euren Fragen an Peter Urban. Schreibt gerne an urbanpop@ndr.de. Auch, wenn ihr mögt, als Audiobotschaft. Wir freuen uns auf Eure Fragen! Peters Playlist für The Kinks und Ray Davies: THE KINKS: Viele der besten frühen Kinks-Songs waren Singles, die nicht auf Alben erschienen, daher empfehlen sich diese Best-of-Compilations: The Ultimate Collection (2002) Picture Book (2008) The Essential Kinks (2014) 1964: You really got me, All day and all oft he night, Stop your sobbing 1965: Tired of waiting for you, Set me free, See my friends, A well respected man, Till the end oft he day, I go to sleep (demo) 1966: Dedicated follower of fashion, Sunny afternoon, Dandy, Dead end street 1967: Mister Pleasant, Waterloo sunset, Death of a clown (Dave Davies), Autumn almanac 1968: Days ALBEN: Face To Face (1966): Party line, Rosie won't you please come home, Session Man, Holiday in Waikiki, Most exclusive residence for sale Something Else (1967): Davis Watts, Two sisters, No return, End of the season The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) – das gesamte Album Arthur (Ort he Decline and Fall oft he British Empire) (1969): Victoria, Yes Sir, no Sir, Shangri-La, Young and innocent days, Arthur Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) – das gesamte Album Percy (Soundtrack, 1971): God's children, The way love used tob e, Moments Muswell Hillbillies (1971) – das gesamte Album Everybody‘ in Show-Biz (1972): Sitting in my hotel, Supersonic Rocket Ship, Look al little on the sunny side, Celluloid heroes Preservation Act 1 (1973): Sweet Lady Genevieve A Soap Opera (1975): Holiday romance, Face in the crowd Sleepwalker (1977): Life on the road, Sleepwalker, Full moon Misfits (1978): Misfits, Rock'n'Roll fantasy Low Budget (1979): Low budget Give The People What They Want (1981): Destroyer, Better things State of Confusion (1983). Come dancing, Young Conservatives Word of Mouth (1984): Do it again, Good day, Living on a thin line Did Ya (EP, 1991): Did Ya Phobia (1993): Only a dream, Hatred (A Duet), Close to the wire RAY DAVIES: The Storyteller (1998) Other People‘s Life (2006): All she wrote, Is there life after breakfast?, Over my head Working Man's Café (2007): Vietnam cowboys, Working man's café See My Friends (2010): Better things (feat. B.Springsteen), Waterloo Sunset (feat. J.Browne), Tired of waiting for you (feat. Gary Lightbody) Americana (2017): Americana, Rock'n‘Roll cowboys, The great highway Our Country: Americana Act 2 (2018): Oklahoma U.S.A. (Original auf Muswell Hillbillies)

Episode one hundred and fifty-five of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Waterloo Sunset” by the Kinks, and the self-inflicted damage the group did to their career between 1965 and 1967. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a nineteen-minute bonus episode available, on "Excerpt From a Teenage Opera" by Keith West. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ Resources No Mixcloud this week, as there are too many Kinks songs. I've used several resources for this and future episodes on the Kinks, most notably Ray Davies: A Complicated Life by Johnny Rogan and You Really Got Me by Nick Hasted. X-Ray by Ray Davies is a remarkable autobiography with a framing story set in a dystopian science-fiction future, while Kink by Dave Davies is more revealing but less well-written. The Anthology 1964-1971 is a great box set that covers the Kinks' Pye years, which overlap almost exactly with their period of greatest creativity. For those who don't want a full box set, this two-CD set covers all the big hits. And this is the interview with Rasa I discuss in the episode. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript Before I start, this episode has some mentions of racism and homophobia, several discussions of physical violence, one mention of domestic violence, and some discussion of mental illness. I've tried to discuss these things with a reasonable amount of sensitivity, but there's a tabloid element to some of my sources which inevitably percolates through, so be warned if you find those things upsetting. One of the promises I made right at the start of this project was that I would not be doing the thing that almost all podcasts do of making huge chunks of the episodes be about myself -- if I've had to update people about something in my life that affects the podcast, I've done it in separate admin episodes, so the episodes themselves will not be taken up with stuff about me. The podcast is not about me. I am making a very slight exception in this episode, for reasons that will become clear -- there's no way for me to tell this particular story the way I need to without bringing myself into it at least a little. So I wanted to state upfront that this is a one-off thing. The podcast is not suddenly going to change. But one question that I get asked a lot -- far more than I'd expect -- is "do the people you talk about in the podcast ever get in touch with you about what you've said?" Now that has actually happened twice, both times involving people leaving comments on relatively early episodes. The first time is probably the single thing I'm proudest of achieving with this series, and it was a comment left on the episode on "Goodnight My Love" a couple of years back: [Excerpt: Jesse Belvin, "Goodnight My Love"] That comment was from Debra Frazier and read “Jesse Belvin is my Beloved Uncle, my mother's brother. I've been waiting all my life for him to be recognized in this manner. I must say the content in this podcast is 100% correct!Joann and Jesse practically raised me. Can't express how grateful I am. Just so glad someone got it right. I still miss them dearly to this day. My world was forever changed Feb. 6th 1960. I can remember him writing most of those songs right there in my grandmother's living room. I think I'm his last living closest relative, that knows everything in this podcast is true." That comment by itself would have justified me doing this whole podcast. The other such comment actually came a couple of weeks ago, and was on the episode on "Only You": [Excerpt: The Platters, "Only You"] That was a longer comment, from Gayle Schrieber, an associate of Buck Ram, and started "Well, you got some of it right. Your smart-assed sarcasm and know-it-all attitude is irritating since I Do know it all from the business side but what the heck. You did better than most people – with the exception of Marv Goldberg." Given that Marv Goldberg is the single biggest expert on 1950s vocal groups in the world, I'll take that as at least a backhanded compliment. So those are the only two people who I've talked about in the podcast who've commented, but before the podcast I had a blog, and at various times people whose work I wrote about would comment -- John Cowsill of the Cowsills still remembers a blog post where I said nice things about him fourteen years ago, for example. And there was one comment on a blog post I made four or five years ago which confirmed something I'd suspected for a while… When we left the Kinks, at the end of 1964, they had just recorded their first album. That album was not very good, but did go to number three in the UK album charts, which is a much better result than it sounds. Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon got to number one in 1960, but otherwise the only rock acts to make number one on the album charts from the start of the sixties through the end of 1967 were Elvis, Cliff Richard, the Shadows, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and the Monkees. In the first few years of the sixties they were interspersed with the 101 Strings, trad jazz, the soundtrack to West Side Story, and a blackface minstrel group, The George Mitchell Singers. From mid-1963 through to the end of 1967, though, literally the only things to get to number one on the album charts were the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, the Monkees, and the soundtrack to The Sound of Music. That tiny cabal was eventually broken at the end of 1967 by Val Doonican Rocks… But Gently, and from 1968 on the top of the album charts becomes something like what we would expect today, with a whole variety of different acts, I make this point to point out two things The first is that number three on the album charts is an extremely good position for the Kinks to be in -- when they reached that point the Rolling Stones' second album had just entered at number one, and Beatles For Sale had dropped to number two after eight weeks at the top -- and the second is that for most rock artists and record labels, the album market was simply not big enough or competitive enough until 1968 for it to really matter. What did matter was the singles chart. And "You Really Got Me" had been a genuinely revolutionary hit record. According to Ray Davies it had caused particular consternation to both the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds, both of whom had thought they would be the first to get to number one with a dirty, distorted, R&B-influenced guitar-riff song. And so three weeks after the release of the album came the group's second single. Originally, the plan had been to release a track Ray had been working on called "Tired of Waiting", but that was a slower track, and it was decided that the best thing to do would be to try to replicate the sound of their first hit. So instead, they released "All Day And All Of The Night": [Excerpt: The Kinks, "All Day And All Of The Night"] That track was recorded by the same team as had recorded "You Really Got Me", except with Perry Ford replacing Arthur Greenslade on piano. Once again, Bobby Graham was on drums rather than Mick Avory, and when Ray Davies suggested that he might want to play a different drum pattern, Graham just asked him witheringly "Who do you think you are?" "All Day and All of the Night" went to number two -- a very impressive result for a soundalike follow-up -- and was kept off the number one spot first by "Baby Love" by the Supremes and then by "Little Red Rooster" by the Rolling Stones. The group quickly followed it up with an EP, Kinksize Session, consisting of three mediocre originals plus the group's version of "Louie Louie". By February 1965 that had hit number one on the EP charts, knocking the Rolling Stones off. Things were going as well as possible for the group. Ray and his girlfriend Rasa got married towards the end of 1964 -- they had to, as Rasa was pregnant and from a very religious Catholic family. By contrast, Dave was leading the kind of life that can only really be led by a seventeen-year-old pop star -- he moved out of the family home and in with Mick Avory after his mother caught him in bed with five women, and once out of her watchful gaze he also started having affairs with men, which was still illegal in 1964. (And which indeed would still be illegal for seventeen-year-olds until 2001). In January, they released their third hit single, "Tired of Waiting for You". The track was a ballad rather than a rocker, but still essentially another variant on the theme of "You Really Got Me" -- a song based around a few repeated phrases of lyric, and with a chorus with two major chords a tone apart. "You Really Got Me"'s chorus has the change going up: [Plays "You Really Got Me" chorus chords] While "Tired Of Waiting For You"'s chorus has the change going down: [Plays "Tired of Waiting For You" chorus chords] But it's trivially easy to switch between the two if you play them in the same key: [Demonstrates] Ray has talked about how "Tired of Waiting for You" was partly inspired by how he felt tired of waiting for the fame that the Kinks deserved, and the music was written even before "You Really Got Me". But when they went into the studio to record it, the only lyrics he had were the chorus. Once they'd recorded the backing track, he worked on the lyrics at home, before coming back into the studio to record his vocals, with Rasa adding backing vocals on the softer middle eight: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Tired of Waiting For You"] After that track was recorded, the group went on a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. The flight out to Australia was thirty-four hours, and also required a number of stops. One stop to refuel in Moscow saw the group forced back onto the plane at gunpoint after Pete Quaife unwisely made a joke about the recently-deposed Russian Premier Nikita Khruschev. They also had a stop of a couple of days in Mumbai, where Ray was woken up by the sounds of fishermen chanting at the riverside, and enchanted by both the sound and the image. In Adelaide, Ray and Dave met up for the first time in years with their sister Rose and her husband Arthur. Ray was impressed by their comparative wealth, but disliked the slick modernity of their new suburban home. Dave became so emotional about seeing his big sister again that he talked about not leaving her house, not going to the show that night, and just staying in Australia so they could all be a family again. Rose sadly told him that he knew he couldn't do that, and he eventually agreed. But the tour wasn't all touching family reunions. They also got into a friendly rivalry with Manfred Mann, who were also on the tour and were competing with the Kinks to be the third-biggest group in the UK behind the Beatles and the Stones, and at one point both bands ended up on the same floor of the same hotel as the Stones, who were on their own Australian tour. The hotel manager came up in the night after a complaint about the noise, saw the damage that the combined partying of the three groups had caused, and barricaded them into that floor, locking the doors and the lift shafts, so that the damage could be contained to one floor. "Tired of Waiting" hit number one in the UK while the group were on tour, and it also became their biggest hit in the US, reaching number six, so on the way home they stopped off in the US for a quick promotional appearance on Hullabaloo. According to Ray's accounts, they were asked to do a dance like Freddie and the Dreamers, he and Mick decided to waltz together instead, and the cameras cut away horrified at the implied homosexuality. In fact, examining the footage shows the cameras staying on the group as Mick approaches Ray, arms extended, apparently offering to waltz, while Ray backs off nervous and confused, unsure what's going on. Meanwhile Dave and Pete on the other side of the stage are being gloriously camp with their arms around each other's shoulders. When they finally got back to the UK, they were shocked to hear this on the radio: [Excerpt: The Who, "I Can't Explain"] Ray was horrified that someone had apparently stolen the group's sound, especially when he found out it was the Who, who as the High Numbers had had a bit of a rivalry with the group. He said later "Dave thought it was us! It was produced by Shel Talmy, like we were. They used the same session singers as us, and Perry Ford played piano, like he did on ‘All Day And All Of The Night'. I felt a bit appalled by that. I think that was worse than stealing a song – they were actually stealing our whole style!” Pete Townshend later admitted as much, saying that he had deliberately demoed "I Can't Explain" to sound as much like the Kinks as possible so that Talmy would see its potential. But the Kinks were still, for the moment, doing far better than the Who. In March, shortly after returning from their foreign tour, they released their second album, Kinda Kinks. Like their first album, it was a very patchy effort, but it made number two on the charts, behind the Rolling Stones. But Ray Davies was starting to get unhappy. He was dissatisfied with everything about his life. He would talk later about looking at his wife lying in bed sleeping and thinking "What's she doing here?", and he was increasingly wondering if the celebrity pop star life was right for him, simultaneously resenting and craving the limelight, and doing things like phoning the music papers to deny rumours that he was leaving the Kinks -- rumours which didn't exist until he made those phone calls. As he thought the Who had stolen the Kinks' style, Ray decided to go in a different direction for the next Kinks single, and recorded "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", which was apparently intended to sound like Motown, though to my ears it bears no resemblance: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"] That only went to number nineteen -- still a hit, but a worry for a band who had had three massive hits in a row. Several of the band started to worry seriously that they were going to end up with no career at all. It didn't help that on the tour after recording that, Ray came down with pneumonia. Then Dave came down with bronchitis. Then Pete Quaife hit his head and had to be hospitalised with severe bleeding and concussion. According to Quaife, he fainted in a public toilet and hit his head on the bowl on the way down, but other band members have suggested that Quaife -- who had a reputation for telling tall stories, even in a band whose members are all known for rewriting history -- was ashamed after getting into a fight. In April they played the NME Poll-Winners' Party, on the same bill as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, the Moody Blues, the Searchers, Freddie And The Dreamers, Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, the Rockin' Berries, the Seekers, the Ivy League, Them, the Bachelors, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield, Twinkle, Tom Jones, Donovan, and Sounds Incorporated. Because they got there late they ended up headlining, going on after the Beatles, even though they hadn't won an award, only come second in best new group, coming far behind the Stones but just ahead of Manfred Mann and the Animals. The next single, "Set Me Free", was a conscious attempt to correct course after "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" had been less successful: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Set Me Free"] The song is once again repetitive, and once again based on a riff, structured similarly to "Tired of Waiting" but faster and more upbeat, and with a Beatles-style falsetto in the chorus. It worked -- it returned the group to the top ten -- but Ray wasn't happy at writing to order. He said in August of that year “I'm ashamed of that song. I can stand to hear and even sing most of the songs I've written, but not that one. It's built around pure idiot harmonies that have been used in a thousand songs.” More recently he's talked about how the lyric was an expression of him wanting to be set free from the constraint of having to write a hit song in the style he felt he was outgrowing. By the time the single was released, though, it looked like the group might not even be together any longer. There had always been tensions in the band. Ray and Dave had a relationship that made the Everly Brothers look like the model of family amity, and while Pete Quaife stayed out of the arguments for the most part, Mick Avory couldn't. The core of the group had always been the Davies brothers, and Quaife had known them for years, but Avory was a relative newcomer and hadn't grown up with them, and they also regarded him as a bit less intelligent than the rest of the group. He became the butt of jokes on a fairly constant basis. That would have been OK, except that Avory was also an essentially passive person, who didn't want to take sides in conflicts, while Dave Davies thought that as he and Avory were flatmates they should be on the same side, and resented when Avory didn't take his side in arguments with Ray. As Dave remembered it, the trigger came when he wanted to change the setlist and Mick didn't support him against Ray. In others' recollection, it came when the rest of the band tried to get Dave away from a party and he got violent with them. Both may be true. Either way, Dave got drunk and threw a suitcase at the back of a departing Mick, who was normally a fairly placid person but had had enough, and so he turned round, furious, grabbed Dave, got him in a headlock and just started punching, blackening both his eyes. According to some reports, Avory was so infuriated with Dave that he knocked him out, and Dave was so drunk and angry that when he came to he went for Avory again, and got knocked out again. The next day, the group were driven to their show in separate cars -- the Davies brothers in one, the rhythm section in the other -- they had separate dressing rooms, and made their entrance from separate directions. They got through the first song OK, and then Dave Davies insulted Avory's drumming, spat at him, and kicked his drums so they scattered all over the stage. At this point, a lot of the audience were still thinking this was part of the act, but Avory saw red again and picked up his hi-hat cymbal and smashed it down edge-first onto Dave's head. Everyone involved says that if his aim had been very slightly different he would have actually killed Dave. As it is, Dave collapsed, unconscious, bleeding everywhere. Ray screamed "My brother! He's killed my little brother!" and Mick, convinced he was a murderer, ran out of the theatre, still wearing his stage outfit of a hunting jacket and frilly shirt. He was running away for his life -- and that was literal, as Britain still technically had the death penalty at this point; while the last executions in Britain took place in 1964, capital punishment for murder wasn't abolished until late 1965 -- but at the same time a gang of screaming girls outside who didn't know what was going on were chasing him because he was a pop star. He managed to get back to London, where he found that the police had been looking for him but that Dave was alive and didn't want to press charges. However, he obviously couldn't go back to their shared home, and they had to cancel gigs because Dave had been hospitalised. It looked like the group were finished for good. Four days after that, Ray and Rasa's daughter Louisa was born, and shortly after that Ray was in the studio again, recording demos: [Excerpt: Ray Davies, "I Go to Sleep (demo)"] That song was part of a project that Larry Page, the group's co-manager, and Eddie Kassner, their publisher, had of making Ray's songwriting a bigger income source, and getting his songs recorded by other artists. Ray had been asked to write it for Peggy Lee, who soon recorded her own version: [Excerpt: Peggy Lee, "I Go to Sleep"] Several of the other tracks on that demo session featured Mitch Mitchell on drums. At the time, Mitchell was playing with another band that Page managed, and there seems to have been some thought of him possibly replacing Avory in the group. But instead, Larry Page cut the Gordian knot. He invited each band member to a meeting, just the two of them -- and didn't tell them that he'd scheduled all these meetings at the same time. When they got there, they found that they'd been tricked into having a full band meeting, at which point Page just talked to them about arrangements for their forthcoming American tour, and didn't let them get a word in until he'd finished. At the end he asked if they had any questions, and Mick Avory said he'd need some new cymbals because he'd broken his old ones on Dave's head. Before going on tour, the group recorded a song that Ray had written inspired by that droning chanting he'd heard in Mumbai. The song was variously titled "See My Friend" and "See My Friends" -- it has been released under both titles, and Ray seems to sing both words at different times -- and Ray told Maureen Cleave "The song is about homosexuality… It's like a football team and the way they're always kissing each other.” (We will be talking about Ray Davies' attitudes towards sexuality and gender in a future episode, but suffice to say that like much of Davies' worldview, he has a weird mixture of very progressive and very reactionary views, and he is also prone to observe behaviours in other people's private lives and make them part of his own public persona). The guitar part was recorded on a bad twelve-string guitar that fed back in the studio, creating a drone sound, which Shel Talmy picked up on and heavily compressed, creating a sound that bore more than a little resemblance to a sitar: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "See My Friend"] If that had been released at the time, it would have made the Kinks into trend-setters. Instead it was left in the can for nearly three months, and in the meantime the Yardbirds released the similar-sounding "Heart Full of Soul", making the Kinks look like bandwagon-jumpers when their own record came out, and reinforcing a paranoid belief that Ray had started to develop that his competitors were stealing his ideas. The track taking so long to come out was down to repercussions from the group's American tour, which changed the course of their whole career in ways they could not possibly have predicted. This was still the era when the musicians' unions of the US and UK had a restrictive one-in, one-out policy for musicians, and you couldn't get a visa to play in the US without the musicians' union's agreement -- and the AFM were not very keen on the British invasion, which they saw as taking jobs away from their members. There are countless stories from this period of bands like the Moody Blues getting to the US only to find that the arrangements have fallen through and they can't perform. Around this time, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders were told they weren't notable enough to get permission to play more than one gig, even though they were at number one on the charts in the US at the time. So it took a great deal of effort to get the Kinks' first US tour arranged, and they had to make a good impression. Unfortunately, while the Beatles and Stones knew how to play the game and give irreverent, cheeky answers that still left the interviewers amused and satisfied, the Kinks were just flat-out confusing and rude: [Excerpt: The Kinks Interview with Clay Cole] The whole tour went badly. They were booked into unsuitable venues, and there were a series of events like the group being booked on the same bill as the Dave Clark Five, and both groups having in their contract that they would be the headliner. Promoters started to complain about them to their management and the unions, and Ray was behaving worse and worse. By the time the tour hit LA, Ray was being truly obnoxious. According to Larry Page he refused to play one TV show because there was a Black drummer on the same show. Page said that it was not about personal prejudice -- though it's hard to see how it could not be, at least in part -- but just picking something arbitrary to complain about to show he had the power to mess things up. While shooting a spot for the show Where The Action Is, Ray got into a physical fight with one of the other cast members over nothing. What Ray didn't realise was that the person in question was a representative for AFTRA, the screen performers' union, and was already unhappy because Dave had earlier refused to join the union. Their behaviour got reported up the chain. The day after the fight was supposed to be the highlight of the tour, but Ray was missing his wife. In the mid-sixties, the Beach Boys would put on a big Summer Spectacular at the Hollywood Bowl every year, and the Kinks were due to play it, on a bill which as well as the Beach Boys also featured the Byrds, the Righteous Brothers, Dino, Desi & Billy, and Sonny and Cher. But Ray said he wasn't going on unless Rasa was there. And he didn't tell Larry Page, who was there, that. Instead, he told a journalist at the Daily Mirror in London, and the first Page heard about it was when the journalist phoned him to confirm that Ray wouldn't be playing. Now, they had already been working to try to get Rasa there for the show, because Ray had been complaining for a while. But Rasa didn't have a passport. Not only that, but she was an immigrant and her family were from Lithuania, and the US State Department weren't exactly keen on people from the Eastern Bloc flying to the US. And it was a long flight. I don't know exactly how long a flight from London to LA took then, but it takes eleven and a half hours now, and it will have been around that length. Somehow, working a miracle, Larry Page co-ordinated with his co-managers Robert Wace and Grenville Collins back in London -- difficult in itself as Wace and Collins and Page and his business partner Eddie Kassner were by now in two different factions, because Ray had been manipulating them and playing them off against each other for months. But the three of them worked together and somehow got Rasa to LA in time for Ray to go on stage. Page waited around long enough to see that Ray had got on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, then flew back to London. He had had enough of Ray's nonsense, and didn't really see any need to be there anyway, because they had a road manager, their publisher, their agent, and plenty of support staff. He felt that he was only there to be someone for Ray Davies to annoy and take his frustrations out on. And indeed, once Page flew back to the UK, Ray calmed down, though how much of that was the presence of Rasa it's hard to say. Their road manager at the time though said "If Larry wasn't there, Ray couldn't make problems because there was nobody there to make them to. He couldn't make problems for me because I just ignored them. For example, in Hawaii, the shirts got stolen. Ray said, ‘No way am I going onstage without my shirt.' So I turned around and said to him, ‘Great, don't go on!' Of course, they went on.” They did miss the gig the next night in San Francisco, with more or less the same lineup as the Hollywood Bowl show -- they'd had problems with the promoter of that show at an earlier gig in Reno, and so Ray said they weren't going to play unless they got paid in cash upfront. When the promoter refused, the group just walked on stage, waved, and walked off. But other than that, the rest of the tour went OK. What they didn't realise until later was that they had made so many enemies on that tour that it would be impossible for them to return to the US for another four years. They weren't blacklisted, as such, they just didn't get the special treatment that was necessary to make it possible for them to visit there. From that point on they would still have a few hits in the US, but nothing like the sustained massive success they had in the UK in the same period. Ray felt abandoned by Page, and started to side more and more with Wace and Collins. Page though was still trying to promote Ray's songwriting. Some of this, like the album "Kinky Music" by the Larry Page Orchestra, released during the tour, was possibly not the kind of promotion that anyone wanted, though some of it has a certain kitsch charm: [Excerpt: The Larry Page Orchestra, "All Day And All Of The Night"] Incidentally, the guitarist on that album was Jimmy Page, who had previously played rhythm guitar on a few Kinks album tracks. But other stuff that Larry Page was doing would be genuinely helpful. For example, on the tour he had become friendly with Stone and Greene, the managers who we heard about in the Buffalo Springfield episode. At this point they were managing Sonny and Cher, and when they came over to the UK, Page took the opportunity to get Cher into the studio to cut a version of Ray's "I Go to Sleep": [Excerpt: Cher, "I Go to Sleep"] Most songwriters, when told that the biggest new star of the year was cutting a cover version of one of their tracks for her next album, would be delighted. Ray Davies, on the other hand, went to the session and confronted Page, screaming about how Page was stealing his ideas. And it was Page being marginalised that caused "See My Friend" to be delayed, because while they were in the US, Page had produced the group in Gold Star Studios, recording a version of Ray's song "Ring the Bells", and Page wanted that as the next single, but the group had a contract with Shel Talmy which said he would be their producer. They couldn't release anything Talmy hadn't produced, but Page, who had control over the group's publishing with his business partner Kassner, wouldn't let them release "See My Friend". Eventually, Talmy won out, and "See My Friend" became the group's next single. It made the top ten on the Record Retailer chart, the one that's now the official UK chart cited in most sources, but only number fifteen on the NME chart which more people paid attention to at the time, and only spent a few weeks on the charts. Ray spent the summer complaining in the music papers about how the track -- "the only one I've really liked", as he said at the time -- wasn't selling as much as it deserved, and also insulting Larry Page and boasting about his own abilities, saying he was a better singer than Andy Williams and Tony Bennett. The group sacked Larry Page as their co-manager, and legal battles between Page and Kassner on one side and Collins and Wace on the other would continue for years, tying up much of the group's money. Page went on to produce a new band he was managing, making records that sounded very like the Kinks' early hits: [Excerpt: The Troggs, "Wild Thing"] The Kinks, meanwhile, decided to go in a different direction for their new EP, Kwyet Kinks, an EP of mostly softer, folk- and country-inspired songs. The most interesting thing on Kwyet Kinks was "Well-Respected Man", which saw Ray's songwriting go in a completely different direction as he started to write gentle social satires with more complex lyrics, rather than the repetitive riff-based songs he'd been doing before. That track was released as a single in the US, which didn't have much of an EP market, and made the top twenty there, despite its use of a word that in England at the time had a double meaning -- either a cigarette or a younger boy at a public school who has to be the servant of an older boy -- but in America was only used as a slur for gay people: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Well Respected Man"] The group's next album, The Kink Kontroversy, was mostly written in a single week, and is another quickie knockoff album. It had the hit single "Til the End of the Day", another attempt at getting back to their old style of riffy rockers, and one which made the top ten. It also had a rerecorded version of "Ring the Bells", the song Larry Page had wanted to release as a single: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Ring the Bells"] I'm sure that when Ray Davies heard "Ruby Tuesday" a little over a year later he didn't feel any better about the possibility that people were stealing his ideas. The Kink Kontroversy was a transitional album for the group in many ways. It was the first album to prominently feature Nicky Hopkins, who would be an integral part of the band's sound for the next three years, and the last one to feature a session drummer (Clem Cattini, rather than Avory, played on most of the tracks). From this point on there would essentially be a six-person group of studio Kinks who would make the records -- the four Kinks themselves, Rasa Davies on backing vocals, and Nicky Hopkins on piano. At the end of 1965 the group were flailing, mired in lawsuits, and had gone from being the third biggest group in the country at the start of the year to maybe the tenth or twentieth by the end of it. Something had to change. And it did with the group's next single, which in both its sound and its satirical subject matter was very much a return to the style of "Well Respected Man". "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" was inspired by anger. Ray was never a particularly sociable person, and he was not the kind to do the rounds of all the fashionable clubs like the other pop stars, including his brother, would. But he did feel a need to make some kind of effort and would occasionally host parties at his home for members of the fashionable set. But Davies didn't keep up with fashion the way they did, and some of them would mock him for the way he dressed. At one such party he got into a fistfight with someone who was making fun of his slightly flared trousers, kicked all the guests out, and then went to a typewriter and banged out a lyric mocking the guest and everyone like him: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"] The song wasn't popular with Ray's bandmates -- Dave thought it was too soft and wimpy, while Quaife got annoyed at the time Ray spent in the studio trying to make the opening guitar part sound a bit like a ukulele. But they couldn't argue with the results -- it went to number five on the charts, their biggest success since "Tired of Waiting for You" more than a year earlier, and more importantly in some ways it became part of the culture in a way their more recent singles hadn't. "Til The End of the Day" had made the top ten, but it wasn't a record that stuck in people's minds. But "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" was so popular that Ray soon got sick of people coming up to him in the street and singing "Oh yes he is!" at him. But then, Ray was getting sick of everything. In early 1966 he had a full-scale breakdown, brought on by the flu but really just down to pure exhaustion. Friends from this time say that Ray was an introverted control freak, always neurotic and trying to get control and success, but sabotaging it as soon as he attained it so that he didn't have to deal with the public. Just before a tour of Belgium, Rasa gave him an ultimatum -- either he sought medical help or she would leave him. He picked up their phone and slammed it into her face, blacking her eye -- the only time he was ever physically violent to her, she would later emphasise -- at which point it became imperative to get medical help for his mental condition. Ray stayed at home while the rest of the band went to Belgium -- they got in a substitute rhythm player, and Dave took the lead vocals -- though the tour didn't make them any new friends. Their co-manager Grenville Collins went along and with the tact and diplomacy for which the British upper classes are renowned the world over, would say things like “I understand every bloody word you're saying but I won't speak your filthy language. De Gaulle won't speak English, why should I speak French?” At home, Ray was doing worse and worse. When some pre-recorded footage of the Kinks singing "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" came on the TV, he unplugged it and stuck it in the oven. He said later "I was completely out of my mind. I went to sleep and I woke up a week later with a beard. I don't know what happened to me. I'd run into the West End with my money stuffed in my socks, I'd tried to punch my press agent, I was chased down Denmark Street by the police, hustled into a taxi by a psychiatrist and driven off somewhere. And I didn't know. I woke up and I said, ‘What's happening? When do we leave for Belgium?' And they said, ‘Ray it's all right. You had a collapse. Don't worry. You'll get better.'” He did get better, though for a long time he found himself unable to listen to any contemporary rock music other than Bob Dylan -- electric guitars made him think of the pop world that had made him ill -- and so he spent his time listening to classical and jazz records. He didn't want to be a pop star any more, and convinced himself he could quit the band if he went out on top by writing a number one single. And so he did: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Sunny Afternoon"] Or at least, I say it's a single he wrote, but it's here that I finally get to a point I've been dancing round since the beginning of the episode. The chorus line, "In the summertime", was Rasa's suggestion, and in one of the only two interviews I've ever come across with her, for Johnny Rogan's biography of Ray, she calls the song "the only one where I wrote some words". But there's evidence, including another interview with her I'll talk about in a bit, that suggests that's not quite the case. For years, I thought it was an interesting coincidence that Ray Davies' songwriting ability follows a curve that almost precisely matches that of his relationship with Rasa. At the start, he's clearly talented -- "You Really Got Me" is a great track -- but he's an unformed writer and most of his work is pretty poor stuff. Then he marries Rasa, and his writing starts to become more interesting. Rasa starts to regularly contribute in the studio, and he becomes one of the great songwriters of his generation. For a five-year period in the mid-to-late-sixties, the period when their marriage is at its strongest, Ray writes a string of classic songs that are the equal of any catalogue in popular music. Then around 1970 Rasa stops coming to the studio, and their marriage is under strain. The records become patchier -- still plenty of classic tracks, but a lot more misses. And then in 1973, she left him, and his songwriting fell off a cliff. If you look at a typical Ray Davies concert setlist from 2017, the last time he toured, he did twenty songs, of which two were from his new album, one was the Kinks' one-off hit "Come Dancing" from 1983, and every other song was from the period when he and Rasa were married. Now, for a long time I just thought that was interesting, but likely a coincidence. After all, most rock songwriters do their most important work in their twenties, divorces have a way of messing people's mental health up, musical fashions change… there are a myriad reasons why these things could be like that. But… the circumstantial evidence just kept piling up. Ray's paranoia about people stealing his ideas meant that he became a lot more paranoid and secretive in his songwriting process, and would often not tell his bandmates the titles of the songs, the lyrics, or the vocal melody, until after they'd recorded the backing tracks -- they would record the tracks knowing the chord changes and tempo, but not what the actual song was. Increasingly he would be dictating parts to Quaife and Nicky Hopkins in the studio from the piano, telling them exactly what to play. But while Pete Quaife thought that Ray was being dictatorial in the studio and resented it, he resented something else more. As late as 1999 he was complaining about, in his words, "the silly little bint from Bradford virtually running the damn studio", telling him what to do, and feeling unable to argue back even though he regarded her as "a jumped-up groupie". Dave, on the other hand, valued Rasa's musical intuition and felt that Ray was the same. And she was apparently actually more up-to-date with the music in the charts than any of the band -- while they were out on the road, she would stay at home and listen to the radio and make note of what was charting and why. All this started to seem like a lot of circumstantial evidence that Rasa was possibly far more involved in the creation of the music than she gets credit for -- and given that she was never credited for her vocal parts on any Kinks records, was it too unbelievable that she might have contributed to the songwriting without credit? But then I found the other interview with Rasa I'm aware of, a short sidebar piece I'll link in the liner notes, and I'm going to quote that here: "Rasa, however, would sometimes take a very active role during the writing of the songs, many of which were written in the family home, even on occasion adding to the lyrics. She suggested the words “In the summertime” to ‘Sunny Afternoon', it is claimed. She now says, “I would make suggestions for a backing melody, sing along while Ray was playing the song(s) on the piano; at times I would add a lyric line or word(s). It was rewarding for me and was a major part of our life.” That was enough for me to become convinced that Rasa was a proper collaborator with Ray. I laid all this out in a blog post, being very careful how I phrased what I thought -- that while Ray Davies was probably the principal author of the songs credited to him (and to be clear, that is definitely what I think -- there's a stylistic continuity throughout his work that makes it very clear that the same man did the bulk of the work on all of it), the songs were the work of a writing partnership. As I said in that post "But even if Rasa only contributed ten percent, that seems likely to me to have been the ten percent that pulled those songs up to greatness. Even if all she did was pull Ray back from his more excessive instincts, perhaps cause him to show a little more compassion in his more satirical works (and the thing that's most notable about his post-Rasa songwriting is how much less compassionate it is), suggest a melodic line should go up instead of down at the end of a verse, that kind of thing… the cumulative effect of those sorts of suggestions can be enormous." I was just laying out my opinion, not stating anything as a certainty, though I was morally sure that Rasa deserved at least that much credit. And then Rasa commented on the post, saying "Dear Andrew. Your article was so informative and certainly not mischaracterised. Thank you for the 'history' of my input working with Ray. As I said previously, that time was magical and joyous." I think that's as close a statement as we're likely to get that the Kinks' biggest hits were actually the result of the songwriting team of Davies and Davies, and not of Ray alone, since nobody seems interested at all in a woman who sang on -- and likely co-wrote -- some of the biggest hit records of the sixties. Rasa gets mentioned in two sentences in the band's Wikipedia page, and as far as I can tell has only been interviewed twice -- an extensive interview by Johnny Rogan for his biography of Ray, in which he sadly doesn't seem to have pressed her on her songwriting contributions, and the sidebar above. I will probably continue to refer to Ray writing songs in this and the next episode on the Kinks, because I don't know for sure who wrote what, and he is the one who is legally credited as the sole writer. But… just bear that in mind. And bear it in mind whenever I or anyone else talk about the wives and girlfriends of other rock stars, because I'm sure she's not the only one. "Sunny Afternoon" knocked "Paperback Writer" off the number one spot, but by the time it did, Pete Quaife was out of the band. He'd fallen out with the Davies brothers so badly that he'd insisted on travelling separately from them, and he'd been in a car crash that had hospitalised him for six weeks. They'd quickly hired a temporary replacement, John Dalton, who had previously played with The Mark Four, the group that had evolved into The Creation. They needed him to mime for a TV appearance pretty much straight away, so they asked him "can you play a descending D minor scale?" and when he said yes he was hired -- because the opening of "Sunny Afternoon" used a trick Ray was very fond of, of holding a chord in the guitars while the bass descends in a scale, only changing chord when the notes would clash too badly, and then changing to the closest possible chord: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Sunny Afternoon"] Around this time, the group also successfully renegotiated their contract with Pye Records, with the help of a new lawyer they had been advised to get in touch with -- Allen Klein. As well as helping renegotiate their contracts, Klein also passed on a demo of one of Ray's new songs to Herman's Hermits. “Dandy” was going to be on the Kinks' next album, but the Hermits released it as a single in the US and took it into the top ten: [Excerpt: Herman's Hermits, “Dandy”] In September, Pete Quaife formally quit the band -- he hadn't played with them in months after his accident -- and the next month the album Face To Face, recorded while Quaife was still in the group, was released. Face to Face was the group's first really solid album, and much of the album was in the same vein as "Sunny Afternoon" -- satirical songs that turned on the songwriter as much as on the people they were ostensibly about. It didn't do as well as the previous albums, but did still make the top twenty on the album chart. The group continued work, recording a new single, "Dead End Street", a song which is musically very similar to "Sunny Afternoon", but is lyrically astonishingly bleak, dealing with poverty and depression rather than more normal topics for a pop song. The group produced a promotional film for it, but the film was banned by the BBC as being in bad taste, as it showed the group as undertakers. But the single happened to be released two days after the broadcast of "Cathy Come Home", the seminal drama about homelessness, which suddenly brought homelessness onto the political agenda. While "Dead End Street" wasn't technically about homelessness, it was close enough that when the TV programme Panorama did a piece on the subject, they used "Dead End Street" to soundtrack it. The song made the top five, an astonishing achievement for something so dark: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Dead End Street"] But the track also showed the next possible breach in the Kinks' hitmaking team -- when it was originally recorded, Shel Talmy had produced it, and had a French horn playing, but after he left the session, the band brought in a trombone player to replace the French horn, and rerecorded it without him. They would continue working with him for a little while, recording some of the tracks for their next album, but by the time the next single came out, Talmy would be out of the picture for good. But Pete Quaife, on the other hand, was nowhere near as out of the group as he had seemed. While he'd quit the band in September, Ray persuaded him to rejoin the band four days before "Dead End Street" came out, and John Dalton was back to working in his day job as a builder, though we'll be hearing more from him. The group put out a single in Europe, "Mr. Pleasant", a return to the style of "Well Respected Man" and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion": [Excerpt: The Kinks, “Mr. Pleasant”] That was a big hit in the Netherlands, but it wasn't released in the UK. They were working on something rather different. Ray had had the idea of writing a song called "Liverpool Sunset", about Liverpool, and about the decline of the Merseybeat bands who had been at the top of the profession when the Kinks had been starting out. But then the Beatles had released "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane", and Ray hadn't wanted to release anything about Liverpool's geography and look like he had stolen from them, given his attitudes to plagiarism. He said later "I sensed that the Beatles weren't going to be around long. When they moved to London, and ended up in Knightsbridge or wherever, I was still in Muswell Hill. I was loyal to my origins. Maybe I felt when they left it was all over for Merseybeat.” So instead, he -- or he and Rasa -- came up with a song about London, and about loneliness, and about a couple, Terry and Julie -- Terry was named after his nephew Terry who lived in Australia, while Julie's name came from Julie Christie, as she was then starring in a film with a Terry, Terrence Stamp: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset"] It's interesting to look at the musical inspirations for the song. Many people at the time pointed out the song's similarity to "Winchester Cathedral" by the New Vaudeville Band, which had come out six months earlier with a similar melody and was also named after a place: [Excerpt: The New Vaudeville Band, "Winchester Cathedral"] And indeed Spike Milligan had parodied that song and replaced the lyrics with something more London-centric: [Excerpt: Spike Milligan, "Tower Bridge"] But it seems likely that Ray had taken inspiration from an older piece of music. We've talked before about Ferd Grofe in several episodes -- he was the one who orchestrated the original version of "Rhapsody in Blue", who wrote the piece of music that inspired Don Everly to write "Cathy's Clown", and who wrote the first music for the Novachord, the prototype synthesiser from the 1930s. As we saw earlier, Ray was listening to a lot of classical and jazz music rather than rock at this point, and one has to wonder if, at some point during his illness the previous year, he had come across Metropolis: A Blue Fantasy, which Grofe had written for Paul Whiteman's band in 1928, very much in the style of "Rhapsody in Blue", and this section, eight and a half minutes in, in particular: [Excerpt: Paul Whiteman, "Metropolis: A Blue Fantasy" ] "Waterloo Sunset" took three weeks to record. They started out, as usual, with a backing track recorded without the rest of the group knowing anything about the song they were recording -- though the group members did contribute some ideas to the arrangement, which was unusual by this point. Pete Quaife contributed to the bass part, while Dave Davies suggested the slapback echo on the guitar: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset, Instrumental Take 2"] Only weeks later did they add the vocals. Ray had an ear infection, so rather than use headphones he sang to a playback through a speaker, which meant he had to sing more gently, giving the vocal a different tone from his normal singing style: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset"] And in one of the few contributions Rasa made that has been generally acknowledged, she came up with the "Sha la la" vocals in the middle eight: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset"] And the idea of having the track fade out on cascading, round-like vocals: [Excerpt: The Kinks, "Waterloo Sunset"] Once again the Kinks were at a turning point. A few weeks after "Waterloo Sunset" came out, the Monterey Pop Festival finally broke the Who in America -- a festival the Kinks were invited to play, but had to turn down because of their visa problems. It felt like the group were being passed by -- Ray has talked about how "Waterloo Sunset" would have been another good point for him to quit the group as he kept threatening to, or at least to stay home and just make the records, like Brian Wilson, while letting the band tour with Dave on lead vocals. He decided against it, though, as he would for decades to come. That attitude, of simultaneously wanting to be part of something and be a distanced, dispassionate observer of it, is what made "Waterloo Sunset" so special. As Ray has said, in words that seem almost to invoke the story of Moses: "it's a culmination of all my desires and hopes – it's a song about people going to a better world, but somehow I stayed where I was and became the observer in the song rather than the person who is proactive . . . I did not cross the river. They did and had a good life apparently." Ray stayed with the group, and we'll be picking up on what he and they did next in about a year's time. "Waterloo Sunset" went to number two on the charts, and has since become the most beloved song in the Kinks' whole catalogue. It's been called "the most beautiful song in the English language", and "the most beautiful song of the rock 'n' roll era", though Ray Davies, ever self-critical when he's not being self-aggrandising, thinks it could be improved upon. But most of the rest of us disagree. As the song itself says, "Waterloo Sunset's fine".

L'histoire d'une chanson. Celle du succès de « Waterloo sunset » du célèbre groupe The Kinks racontée par Ginger Joe. #GingerJoe #TheKinks

Bananarama is an English pop duo from London, formed as a trio in 1980 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Fahey left the group in 1988 and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until 1991, when the trio became a duo. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world's highest number of chart entries by an all-female group. Between 1982 and 2009, they had 30 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#50-46Intro/Outro: Israelites by Desmond Dekker & the Aces50. I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown *49. Yesterday by The Beatles *48. People Get Ready by The Impressions 47. Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks *46. Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash Vote on your favorite song from today's episodeVote on your favorite song from Week 2* - Previously played on the podcast

Edgar Wright is an English filmmaker. He is known for his signature editing style that includes transitions, whip pans and wipes.In 2004, He directed the zombie comedy Shaun of the Dead, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the first film in the "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy. The film was co-written with Pegg—as were the next two entries in the trilogy, the buddy cop film Hot Fuzz (2007) and the science fiction comedy The World's End (2013).Edgar comes to Twiggy's podcast shortly after his film "Last Night In Soho" comes to home screening and his documentary "The Sparks Brothers" comes to Netflix.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michelle Dockery is an English actress best known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.Dockery made her professional stage debut in His Dark Materials in 2004. For her role as Eliza Doolittle in the 2007 London revival of Pygmalion, she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award. For her role in the 2009 play Burnt by the Sun, she earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mary McCartney is a Photographer and author. She has written two vegetarian cookbooks and co-founder of Meat Free Monday and is an ambassador for Green Monday, both nonprofits that campaign for sustainable, meat-free living.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www. Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amanda Prowse is an International Bestselling author who has written 27 novels, seven short stories and an autobiography book, have been published worldwide in dozens of languages. These include Amanda Prowse include ‘A Mother's Story' which won the coveted Sainsbury's eBook of the year Award and ‘Perfect Daughter' which was selected as a World Book Night title in 2016. Another recent novel ‘The Food of Love' went straight to No.1 in Literary Fiction when it was launched and she has been described by the Daily Mail as ‘The Queen of Family Drama' for her ability to make the reader feel as if they were actually in the story. The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www. Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Victoria Tennant is an English actress known for her roles in the TV miniseries The Winds of War and War and Remembrance, in which she appeared alongside actor Robert Mitchum's as, Pamela Tudsbury, as well as her supporting roles in such movies as All of Me (1984), The Holcroft Covenant (1985), Flowers in the Attic (1987), The Handmaid's Tale (1990), and L.A. Story (1991).The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pattie Boyd is an English model and photographer. She was one of the leading international models during the 1960s and, with Jean Shrimpton, epitomised the British female look of the era.Her photographs of George Harrison and Eric Clapton, titled "Through the Eye of a Muse", have been widely exhibited.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sir Timothy Rice is an English lyricist and author. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote, among other shows, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote Chess; and with Disney on Aladdin, The Lion King, the stage adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, and the original Broadway musical Aida.Rice was knighted for services to music in 1994. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is an inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, is a Disney Legend recipient, and is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.In addition to his awards in the UK, he is one of sixteen artists to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy and Tony in the US.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is the free first half of Office Hours. Get the full 2 hours with Colin Hay including a cover of the Kinks classic "Waterloo Sunset" with the holy trinity as his backing band (!), watch the new episode of The Joel Hoel and find tons of other stuff at patreon.com/officehoursliveWe were honored to host legendary music man from Down Under Colin Hay (Men at Work, Ringo's All-Star Band) in studio for a bit of a chat and a bit of music with his new song "Now and the Evermore." Plus a surprise visit from President Joe Biden (aka James Adomian) that went off the rails fast.Tickets are on sale NOW for the 9th Annual On Cinema Oscar Special! Get yours at heinetwork.tvFind everything else at officialofficehours.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tracey Ullman is a British-American actress, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and director. Her earliest mainstream appearances were on British television sketch comedy shows A Kick Up the Eighties (with Rik Mayall and Miriam Margolyes) and Three of a Kind (with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield). She emigrated from the United Kingdom to the United States, where she starred in her own network television comedy series, The Tracey Ullman Show, from 1987 until 1990, which also featured the first appearances of the long-running animated media franchise The Simpsons. She later produced programmes for HBO, including Tracey Takes On... (1996–99), for which she garnered numerous awards. Her sketch comedy series Tracey Ullman's State of the Union ran from 2008 to 2010 on Showtime. She has also appeared in several feature films. Ullman was the first British woman to be offered her own television sketch show in both the United Kingdom and the United States.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sadie Frost is an English actress, director, producer and fashion designer who has just released the documentary film "Quant" based around the life of the British fashion designer Mary Quant.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Clare Dunne is an Irish actress, born in Dublin. She has appeared in stage roles with the Abbey Theatre and the National Theatre. She co-wrote and starred as Sandra in "Herself" (2020), which reunited her with director Phyllida Lloyd who appeared on this podcast previously.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Strauss reflects on his friendship with the late Chuck Berry and his book, The Game, a chronicle of his journey and encounters in the seduction community. Neil also talks to Tom about his favourite songs: The Beach Boys - "God Only Knows", Harry Nilsson - "One", Leonard Cohen - "Famous Blue Raincoat", Louis Armstrong, - "St James Infirmary, Johnny Cash - "Father & Son”, Cesária Évora - “Petit Pays”, The Louvin Brothers - "Knoxville Girl", The Beatles - "The Long and Winding Road", The Kinks - "Waterloo Sunset", The Rolling Stones - "Wild Horses”, Crosby, Stills & Nash - “Our House", The Beatles - "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", Lefty Frizzell - "Long Black Veil", Chris Bell - "I Am the Cosmos", Sam Cooke - "Chain Gang", Lucinda Williams - "Drunken Angel", Vanilla Fudge - "Keep Me Hanging On", Soul Clan - "That's How It Feels", Marmalade - "Reflections of My Life", Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris - “Love Hurts” and Bob Marley - “Redemption Song”. This episode is brought to you by Lumie, the original inventors of wake-up lights, whose Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB wake-up light mimics a natural sunrise and sunset. Shown to improve quality of sleep and to boost productivity in clinical trials, this remarkable device also features high quality audio with DAB+ radio, Bluetooth speakers, USB port and a selection of over 20 sleep/wake sounds. The Lumie Bodyclock Luxe 750DAB can transform the way you start and end your day, especially if you struggle to wake up in the morning and/or get to sleep at night - it certainly did for me. Go to lumie.com to find out more. This episode is brought to you by Modal Electronics, who make beautiful, innovative and powerful synthesisers. You can enjoy vibrant wavetable patches with their ARGON8 series. You can produce state-of-the-art analogue-style synth textures with their COBALT8 series. Go to modalelectronics.com to check out their incredible array of synthesisers.

Deborah Meaden is a British businesswoman and TV personality who ran a family holiday business, before completing a management buyout, but is now best known for her appearances on the BBC Two business programme Dragons' Den.Deborah took over from Rachel Elnaugh in the third series in August 2006. Like Rachel, Deborah was the only female investor, although this changed in subsequent seasons with the arrival of Hilary Devey to replace James Caan. As of 2021, she has agreed to investments through this route in 63 businesses to the value of over £3.3m.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Peter Michael McCartney , known professionally as Mike McGear, is an English performing artist and photographer who was a member of the groups The Scaffold and Grimms. McCartney was a photographer during his entire musical career and has continued with photography since then. Beatles' manager Brian Epstein nicknamed him "Flash Harry" in the early 1960s because he was always taking pictures with a flashgun.He has published books of pictures that he took of the Beatles backstage and on tour, and in 2008 brought out a limited edition book of photos he took spontaneously backstage at Live8. In 2005, McCartney premiered and exhibited a collection of photographs that he had taken in the 1960s, called "Mike McCartney's Liverpool Life", both in Liverpool and other venues, such as The Provincial Museum of Alberta.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hør historien om en af de mest indflydelsesrige grupper i Britisk musik op gennem 60'erne og de tidlige 70ere. De fik kæmpe succes med deres singler, Sunny Afternoon og Waterloo Sunset. Deres koncept Lp'er havde de svært ved, at sælge trods en rigdom af gode numre. Hør hele historien om deres op og nedture og … Læs videre "Kinks"

Phyllida Lloyd, is an English theatre and film director and producer, best known for Mamma Mia! (2008) and The Iron Lady (2011). Her theatre work includes directing productions at the Royal Court Theatre and Royal National Theatre, and opera director for Opera North and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. As this episode goes out Phyllida's third theatrically released film, Herself, will be available in cinemas across the UK.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond, is a British aristocrat and owner of Goodwood Estate in West Sussex. He is the founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Goodwood Revival.He is president of the British Automobile Racing Club, Patron of the TT Riders Association and an honorary member of the British Racing Drivers Club, the Guild of Motoring Writers, and the 500 Owners Club.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and others produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Frederick Forsyth is an English novelist and journalist. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan, The Cobra and The Kill List.Forsyth's works frequently appear on best-sellers lists and more than a dozen of his titles have been adapted to film. By 2006, he had sold more than 70 million books in more than 30 languages.The music for the podcast is Twiggy's version of "Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks and can be found on Apple Music at this link https://music.apple.com/gb/album/romantically-yours/693460953If you've enjoyed listening to “Tea With Twiggy” please give take a moment to give us a lovely 5 STAR rating on Apple Podcasts. It really helps other people to find the show. If you haven't done so already please subscribe to this podcast so you auto-magically get the next episodes for free and do tell all your friends and family about it too. If you want to connect with me I'd love to hear from you.You can find me on Twitter @TwiggyOr you can find me on Instagram @TwiggyLawsonMy thanks go to all the people that have helped this podcast happen:● Many thanks to James Carrol and all the team at Northbank Talent Management● Thanks to all the team at Stripped Media including Ben Williams, who edits the show, my producer Kobi Omenaka and Executive Producers Tom Whalley and Dave CorkeryIf you want to know more about this podcast and other produced by Stripped Media please visit www.Stripped.media or email Producers@Stripped.Media to find out! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Known worldwide as the frontman for 80s legends Men At Work, singer/songwriter/producer Colin Hay has spent the last several decades acting, producing, and enjoying the freedom of being a solo artist. Join Nick as he and Colin discuss the meteoric rise and anti-climactic fall of Men At Work, how growing up Scottish makes a person naturally musical, his upcoming tour, and the inspiration for "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself", his new collection of covers of some of his favorite songs. HIGHLIGHTS: [01:48] Colin recorded his new album "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself" as he was killing time before the release of another album scheduled for release next spring [05:02] Colin selected the songs he covered based on the impact they'd had in his life [06:02] Colin recorded the basic tracks in his studio, then sent them to his friend Chad Fisher for embellishment and mixing [07:30] Colin chose to cover The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset" because it was playing on the boat that took him and his family from Scotland to Australia when he was a kid [10:45] Colin's father wanted an adventure, and he was sick of the Scottish weather, so he took his family to Australia [14:06] Moving to Australia at 14 blew Colin's young mind, but the egalitarian nature of the country allowed him to make a great group of new friends [16:44] Coming from the very musical Scottish culture, and having parents who were talented singers, Colin had music running through his veins [19:45] After building a big following in Australia, Men At Work broke big in the US, their debut album "Business At Usual" topping the charts for fifteen weeks [24:21] Men At Work were only together for a short time, from 1979 to their anti-climactic end in 1983 [27:11] When Men At Work was no more, Colin realized that was really what he wanted, to go it alone musically like before Men At Work [28:17] Not long after he went solo, Colin got married, battled his alcoholism, and went to England to record his first solo album "Looking For Jack" [30:54] Colin doesn't purposefully set out to be creative, he just finds that making music is part of his everyday life [32:34] Colin appreciates the small moments when he feels like he's doing what he's supposed to be doing with his life, no matter if they're in the studio or in front of an audience [36:52] Colin considers connecting with an audience something you pick up as a Scot [37:59] After his father died, Colin found himself letting his father inhabit his body, going so far as to letting his father's spirit influence his performance [40:58] For his YouTube channel, Colin created "Tuesday Talks", where he breaks down the origins and construction of his classic Men At Work tunes [43:06] Colin is a fan of social media, using it for what he considers to be worthwhile, like his "Tuesday Talks"   Thanks for listening! Tune in next week and don't forget to take a minute to review the podcast. In this incredibly competitive podcasting world, every piece of feedback helps. Follow our social media channels for last-minute announcements and guest reveals @theradicalpod on Instagram and Facebook. Find out more about today's guest, Colin Hay. Find out more about your host, Nick Terzo   MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: @TheKinks @thebeatles @MenAtWorkBand @robinjcmillar [Colin's producer] @SadeOfficial @ebtg [Everything But The Girl] @official_fyc [Fine Young Cannibals] @CompassRecords @mca_music

#260-256Intro/Outro: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson260. Drive by Incubus259. Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks258. The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert257. Get Up Stand Up by Bob Marley & the Wailers (2)256. Jealous Guy by John Lennon (2)Balderdash #8 answerBonus excerpt: Child of Nature by The Beatles

Ed Masley, a music critic for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, joins You, Me and An Album to introduce me to The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. In addition to explaining what makes this his favorite album, Ed discusses his love for the Kinks more generally and how he became a music critic. He also mentions that he co-wrote a song with someone who has previously appeared on this podcast.You can find Ed on Twitter at @EdMasley, and you can find the music from his band, The Breakup Society, on Bandcamp at https://thebreakupsociety.bandcamp.com/.Ed mentioned that the song, Picture Book was featured on a Hewlett Packard ad. You can view the ad here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOnif6BC0kc. 1:19 Ed joins the show1:37 How Ed became a music critic4:07 Does it help to be a musician when being a music critic?5:24 What has Ed been covering during the pandemic?8:54 Which three underrated albums does Ed recommend?14:57 What is it about the Kinks that appeals to Ed so much?21:30 Why Al was lukewarm about Village Green23:15 Al doesn't like 60s rock?!?26:47 Is Tim Booth of James influenced by Ray Davies?29:19 Village Green was a grower, even for Ed Breaking down the tracks (not in order)32:28 We Are The Village Green Preservation Society37:44 Do You Remember Walter?40:30 Picture Book46:14 Big Sky 48:12 The Kinks were not afraid to experiment with different styles50:31 The common theme between Village Green and Waterloo Sunset 54:33 Phenomenal Cat57:23 Wicked Annabella 58:40 Ed asked Ringo Starr about Mick Avory 1:04:06 Animal Farm1:06:31 Village Green1:08:42 People Take Pictures of Each Other1:11:53 Starstruck1:14:34 All My Friends Were There The outro music is Strength Was Always Your Weakness by The Breakup Society.