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ribbons 01-15-2021 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday (Post 2156482)
my anglophilia is one of the reasons I ended up in England :)

So cool! Thanks for the afternoon tea. :beer:

I like many of The Kinks' obscure songs, as well. Such as this one.


Marie Monday 01-15-2021 01:33 PM

oh I didn't know that one, thanks for posting it! They sure have some amazing tracks tucked away in bonus material of albums etc. One of my favourite Kinks songs is Kentucky Moon, I'll never understand why it didn't make the non-extended version of Muswell Hillbillies

ribbons 01-15-2021 05:35 PM

^ I don't know why they didn't include "Kentucky Moon", either - I like its late-night ambience and wandering piano chords. Maybe they thought "Kentucky" was a bit similar to "Oklahoma USA" in its escapist theme? In any event, I agree they should have included it, maybe with revisions to the lyrics.

Another of Ray's obscure gems:


Marie Monday 01-15-2021 05:42 PM

oh that's a beautiful one too!

ribbons 01-15-2021 05:49 PM

This one's gorgeous and hypnotic, imho - interesting lyrics too. OK, I'll stop now! :rolleyes::cool:


ribbons 01-15-2021 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday (Post 2156557)
oh that's a beautiful one too!

Once I get started with Ray I can't stop! :bowdown:

Marie Monday 01-15-2021 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ribbons (Post 2156558)
This one's gorgeous and hypnotic, imho - interesting lyrics too. OK, I'll stop now! :rolleyes::cool:


ah yes I know that one, also great
But you're right, this thread has now sufficiently been hijacked in favour of Ray Davies ;)

Eleanor Rigby 14 01-16-2021 05:50 AM

Oh, I have no idea who's gonna win.

Drjohnrock 04-09-2022 07:52 PM

Ray Davies, by a very wide margin—much more depth to his writing.

rubber soul 04-10-2022 05:26 AM

Both great bands and Townshend is one of the best guitarists ever, but Davies is without a doubt the better songwriter.


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