DownGoesFrazier Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Or maybe even "Arthur". My next choices would be "Victoria" or "Sunny Afternoon". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 The first Kinks' album I bought was Lola vs.The Moneygoround and Something Else Which I Don't Remember, Volume One. There turned out to be no volume two. Darn. It had the hit single Lola on it and this song too. Pretty good album all around. Many of the Kinks' albums, including the early ones, are on YT. The KInks are arguably the wittiest of rock groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yep. Ray Davies did have a way with words. 10 cc had some clever lyrics, though they seemed a bit more studied. The only other group that comes to mind is Talking Heads with David Byrne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I was often impressed with how Rod Stewart songs frequently had a well-turned phrase or two in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqwCko-kzR0 You can't beat "Hey, what's your name again?" edit: It's occurred to me that I should not like this song, given what some might consider its tone, arguably degrading to women. You'd think , I suppose, that as a woman I'd be offended by it, but I just think it's funny. I also have an unabashed fondness for the Stones' "Under My Thumb". Sometimes a great rock n roll song is just a great rock n roll song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Very first purchase of a Kinks record - a 45. The year - 1965. When I play it today, I crank it, and I still jump around the room. Pure, double-tracked reverb rock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird66 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Great song misswonderly. Love it. I have it on my mp3 player and I never tire of it. Love the Kinks as well. I just heard Celluloid Heroes- live version from 1979. It's got a great intro. I can't figure out posting videos or I would. Haven't heard Who'll be the Next in Line for a long time. Thanks dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I was often impressed with how Rod Stewart songs frequently had a well-turned phrase or two in them. Like, "My body stunk, but I kept my funk". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 BB King is dead. (I love "The Thrill is Gone" but of course he recorded many other great songs - just not as famous.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 This is one of those songs that makes you remember you're alive. I love the way it rocks hard, it's like an anthem, and then a little over halfway through it turns into a Motown tribute. It's a great song. WAKE UP ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Very first purchase of a Kinks record - a 45. The year - 1965. When I play it today, I crank it, and I still jump around the room. Pure, double-tracked reverb rock. Love this one. Must add it to my i-Pod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 The KInks are arguably the wittiest of rock groups. DGF, I wonder if you know the band Sparks? Their lyrics are witty and clever. Their album Kimono My House is just brilliant. They've been together since 1970 or so. Very much worth having a look at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 This is one of those songs that makes you remember you're alive. I love the way it rocks hard, it's like an anthem, and then a little over halfway through it turns into a Motown tribute. It's a great song. WAKE UP ! Somehow it keeps stopping. I'll give it another try tomorrow. I'm curious, as I haven't heard of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Somehow it keeps stopping. I'll give it another try tomorrow. I'm curious, as I haven't heard of the band. Here's a different youtube uploading of it. this one's better anyway, it's got a video 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notan Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ4sqv7OHrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Don't think I've ever mentioned how much I liked the music of the 90's. I remember as my daughter was getting ready to enter high school, this one-hit wonder was being played and I taped the song and would play it in the car all the time - telling her "now don't forget these important high school etiquette lessons" (I'm such a card). I'd always crank this. Forever immature, ay. Nada Surf - Popular 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Here's a different youtube uploading of it. this one's better anyway, it's got a video Thanks for this version. Weird how some will stop and start, stop and start. I like them! A passionate sound, and always good to see a fiddle and accordion. They sound vaguely familiar, so I've probably heard them and not known who they are. I'll look for more of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Don't think I've ever mentioned how much I liked the music of the 90's. I remember as my daughter was getting ready to enter high school, this one-hit wonder was being played and I taped the song and would play it in the car all the time - telling her "now don't forget these important high school etiquette lessons" (I'm such a card). I'd always crank this. Forever immature, ay. Nada Surf - Popular Somehow missed this in the 90s--I like it! You sound like a very fun father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGayDivorcee Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 The Animals were my second concert. I remember my mother waiting in the parking lot of a junior college for my sister and me after the concert at the gymnasium. Exciting to see them live, and also be on a college campus! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 GayDivorcee, thanks for the Animals tune. They were a fine little British Invasion band. Came up with some very good songs. Likewise, although in a totally different way, The Clash were kind of British Invasion, second wave. And they too, came up with some very good songs. Not that the Animals and the Clash have much else in common. But I like them both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Here is a very intense song about ambivalent feelings, mostly hatred. I like the line, "But if you go, who will I have left to hate?" Ah, there are always people we love to hate. It's Time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notan Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItIL72TU1mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 GayDivorcee, thanks for the Animals tune. They were a fine little British Invasion band. Came up with some very good songs. Likewise, although in a totally different way, The Clash were kind of British Invasion, second wave. And they too, came up with some very good songs. Not that the Animals and the Clash have much else in common. But I like them both. They were more than a fine "little" band. They were one of the best, and most underrated, of all British bands that came out of the '60s. I would place them easily ahead of the Kinks, but I'm the same person who thinks that "Turn Down Day" is a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misswonderly3 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 They were more than a fine "little" band. They were one of the best, and most underrated, of all British bands that came out of the '60s. I would place them easily ahead of the Kinks, but I'm the same person who thinks that "Turn Down Day" is a great song. Yup, fi, there's no way The Animals, much as I like them, rate "easily ahead of the Kinks". I have a feeling you go mostly by singles, hits, etc., and are unfamiliar with the LP material of either group. (But correct me if I'm wrong.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkblue Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Animals singles were AWESOME, though. A great one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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