Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 12:29 | |
vandal wrote:
And he likes his own backyard,
And he likes his fags the best,
'Cause he's better than the rest,
And his own sweat smells the best,
And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
When Pater passes on.
Great lyrics. Love the Kinks even if the Davies didn't exactly get along. |
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Nerubo
(Denver, CO) | | Posted: May 03, 2011 - 14:20 | |
How is this not a Beatles song? This is not a Beatles song the same way Aerosmith's "Dream On" is not a Led Zeppelin song - ie, it might as well be.
Interesting fact: "Dream On" is the only Aerosmith song in the RP catalog. OK, that's not quite true - there's another one with the Sierra Leone All Stars with a rating of 2.6.
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California) | | Posted: May 03, 2011 - 14:16 | |
I'd have given it a 10 in 1966..it has aged very well..not sure how to rate this one now. I too adored the girl next door and was dying to get at her !
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coolpeople_rule
(Winter wonder land) | | Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 22:45 | |
Proclivities wrote:
Yes, there were similar instrumentation and 'production' sounds to many of the British Invasion bands, even if the subject matter differed.
After a while, even similarities have their differences. |
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 07:01 | |
westslope wrote:Proclivities, I agree. That said the drumming style sounds awfully familiar. Yes, there were similar instrumentation and 'production' sounds to many of the British Invasion bands, even if the subject matter differed. Thousands of drummer play that way, there was very little unique about Ringo's style. |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 04:54 | |
Proclivities, I agree. That said the drumming style sounds awfully familiar.
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 12:36 | |
mirage wrote:sounds very much like the Beatles
Other than the British accent, I don't find it to sound "very much like The Beatles", but we all hear different things. Musically, it's a kind of traditional "music hall" melody, and lyrically, it's very different from what The Beatles were writing about at that time (ie., 1965). |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 12:32 | |
And he likes his own backyard,
And he likes his fags the best,
'Cause he's better than the rest,
And his own sweat smells the best,
And he hopes to grab his father's loot,
When Pater passes on.
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AvoidingWork
(Home of Big Boy #4004) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 12:30 | |
physastro2050 wrote:God Like!!!  God Likey!!! (Fixed that for you.) |
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tonypf
(Honolulu) | | Posted: Sep 24, 2010 - 20:16 | |
laozilover wrote:"...and his arm sweat smells the best.."?!?!  I always heard it as "his own sweat smells the best." In either case, Ray D. had quite a nice run. |
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hkarr
| | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 20:02 | |
I LOVE the variety here — what a delight to hear this after Supergrass, Doc Watson & Nick Drake!!! Great set.
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Jul 22, 2010 - 20:47 | |
ajlept wrote:This was my upload. I can't believe that it wasn't on the playlist until now! Wow, makes me feel like a major contributor here.
Well done! Now I know what to expect regarding my uploads. Good on ya - I love this song! (I feel like I should be wearing a stiff black suit and a tie when I hear it, though...)  |
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laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up) | | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 04:34 | |
"...and his arm sweat smells the best.."?!?! |
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n4ku
(Lex Vegas) | | Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 20:19 | |
physastro2050 wrote:God Like!!! I wouldn't go that far, but it is still outstanding. So I gave it an 8. |
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physastro2050
(Aachen,Germany) | | Posted: Feb 14, 2010 - 06:05 | |
God Like!!! |
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mirage
(way up in the sky) | | Posted: Oct 11, 2009 - 12:22 | |
sounds very much like the Beatles
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df1489
| | Posted: Aug 09, 2009 - 11:25 | |
Love the Kinks...More, More! |
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dyharenas
(Paquete chileno mata American Dream) | | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 05:30 | |
ajlept wrote:This was my upload. I can't believe that it wasn't on the playlist until now! Wow, makes me feel like a major contributor here.
Hey! You are now a well respected man. No irony intended mate. |
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divinemadness
(Cascadia) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2009 - 15:38 | |
Ahh, Chrissie ... she has held up better than this song has.
redstorm wrote:hey no matter what you may think of The Kinks, ray davies got to sleep with chrissie hynde, and for that he belongs in the Guy Hall of Fame  |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Jan 31, 2009 - 15:37 | |
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diazo
(high in the northern rockies) | | Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 15:20 | |
Wes Anderson has used so many Kinks songs to such wonderful effect in his movies. (Or should the credit go to Mark Mothersbaugh, ex-Devo, who does the soundtracks?) I'd like to think a new generation is being turned on to Ray Davies' fine songcraft. |
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redstorm
(East Coast!........ Lou!) | | Posted: Aug 26, 2008 - 15:18 | |
hey no matter what you may think of The Kinks, ray davies got to sleep with chrissie hynde, and for that he belongs in the Guy Hall of Fame |
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curufinwe
(San Francisco, CA) | | Posted: Jul 25, 2008 - 22:43 | |
This song has always annoyed me.
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ajlept
(Athens, GA) | | Posted: May 23, 2008 - 23:00 | |
This was my upload. I can't believe that it wasn't on the playlist until now! Wow, makes me feel like a major contributor here.
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 11:45 | |
mrcookieface wrote:This was the first Kinks song I can ever remember hearing.
I always loved it as a kid and it still sounds great now.
First one for me, too. |
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Pharlap
(Bahama, NC) | | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 11:43 | |
too bad they couldn't tour in the USA in the late 60's, because they lost a lot of momentum there.
What a cunning linguist!
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Jack_Straw
(City of Bridges) | | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 11:43 | |
Great song.
SOund like they are singing about a tool though.
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Egrey
(WASH, DC) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2008 - 12:08 | |
I believe this song is featured in the movie Juno.
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Jack_Jefferson
(Columbus, OH) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2008 - 12:07 | |
TJOpootertoot wrote:
Juno's got it back out there...though I swear it was used in some Wes Anderson film. Rushmore, maybe?
Great song, anyway.
I heard Shangri-La once and thought I'd heard it in a Wes Anderson movie. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. |
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oppositelock
(Centennial, CO) | | Posted: Feb 19, 2008 - 12:07 | |
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