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The Kinks — You Really Got Me (live)
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TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 20:08
 
 Lazarus wrote:

The Burden

I carry this weight
like two trollops dangling from a cord
wrapped around my waist,
two sloe-eyed gamblers
pulling me to the races,
reckless, breathless, demanding
release from their cloth cage.

We three are ultimately alone
with our arguments, this tag-team of hoodlums
versus my concentration.
The distractions are clockwork—
the second hand sweeps the soft terrain
while only five fingers remain free to type,
each hand separate yet in constant exploration,
one by touch
the other by temperament.
(My sangfroid here is feigned.
Touch me now I tremble.)

Might my tumescence ever become an ethereal expansion,
elevate to a plane beyond mere biological mechanisms,
mere animal husbandry?
Not in the presence of this effervescent duo,
I doubt.
They always drag me back.
I am 2/3 horse, one part man.
Two against one.
My essence distilled fills my hands.



 
Try googling "like two trollops dangling from a cord "


This new fangled googlie thang is amazing. 

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Apr 19, 2013 - 20:05
 
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 13:00
 < Reply >
 Misterfixit wrote:
I was there.  It was sweaty, hot, very loud and there were two girls with no bras and enormous tits jumping up and down directly behind me slapping their insouciant mammary glands on my back.  The air was thick with the haze of various herbs being smoked, with pipes and splibs being passed hand to hand with absolutely no regard to the anonymous spittle dripping from the ends.  And the Enormous Tits kept slapping my back. If you close your eyes like this, you can hear me harmonizing ... Enormous Titties Slapping My Back ...
  Heaven...


Nope, that lies a little further south. 

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 19, 2013 - 09:04
 

The Burden

I carry this weight
like two trollops dangling from a cord
wrapped around my waist,
two sloe-eyed gamblers
pulling me to the races,
reckless, breathless, demanding
release from their cloth cage.

We three are ultimately alone
with our arguments, this tag-team of hoodlums
versus my concentration.
The distractions are clockwork—
the second hand sweeps the soft terrain
while only five fingers remain free to type,
each hand separate yet in constant exploration,
one by touch
the other by temperament.
(My sangfroid here is feigned.
Touch me now I tremble.)

Might my tumescence ever become an ethereal expansion,
elevate to a plane beyond mere biological mechanisms,
mere animal husbandry?
Not in the presence of this effervescent duo,
I doubt.
They always drag me back.
I am 2/3 horse, one part man.
Two against one.
My essence distilled fills my hands.



Johray63
(The Lowlands)
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 22:23
 
This live version of The Kinks almost sounds like an answer to Van Halen's version. I like the garage sound of the original best. The Kinks / Ray Davies were always masters of (typically English?) understatement and irony and not so much this overblown arena rock, IMO. 

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Oct 13, 2012 - 13:58
 
Saw Kinks in early 80 at LA Amphitheatre. They kept teasing the crowd with the opening rifts of this all night and then knocked it out of the park. I was sitting in last room for warm up band ToTo. A couple came up the ailse after the warm up and asked if I wanted thier tickets. They sais if was closer than mine. They were right 10th row dead centre.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Mar 06, 2012 - 05:21
 
 offroadbiker wrote:
When this song started playing I thought, "Wait a second?  Is this WIND-FM or Radio Paradise?"  And then, thank the lord, the vocals kicked in and I realized it wasn't Van Halen.  Whew!  I'm feeling much better now.
 

Yea except I would prefer some classic David Lee Roth lead Van Halen over the Kinks anyday!

offroadbiker
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 13:01
 
When this song started playing I thought, "Wait a second?  Is this WIND-FM or Radio Paradise?"  And then, thank the lord, the vocals kicked in and I realized it wasn't Van Halen.  Whew!  I'm feeling much better now.



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 13:00
 
 Misterfixit wrote:
I was there. It was sweaty, hot, very loud and there were two girls with no bras and enormous tits jumping up and down directly behind me slapping their insouciant mammary glands on my back. The air was thick with the haze of various herbs being smoked, with pipes and splibs being passed hand to hand with absolutely no regard to the anonymous spittle dripping from the ends. And the Enormous Tits kept slapping my back. If you close your eyes like this, you can hear me harmonizing ... Enormous Titties Slapping My Back ...
 
Heaven...


h8rhater
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 12:59
 
 eastcoast wrote:
Didn't Sanjaiya do this song?
 
He tried. {#No}



Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 12:58
 
 eastcoast wrote:
Didn't Sanjaiya do this song?
 
Van Halen!


prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Oct 25, 2007 - 22:57
 
Misterfixit wrote:


With Enormous Titties Slapping Your Back all the way to Holland





But why Holland?
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Sep 24, 2007 - 14:08
 
HazzeSwede wrote:
Classic.Live,Loud,must be #9.


With Enormous Titties Slapping Your Back all the way to Holland
HazzeSwede
(Stockholm)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 03:55
 
Classic.Live,Loud,must be #9.
folkalta
(Santa Clara CA)
Posted: Jul 23, 2007 - 16:48
 
eskles wrote:


Hmmm. I wonder when that was. I saw the Kinks at the Whiskey in L.A. many, many years ago and didn't notice them being that loud. Of course, the caveat is that previously, I had seen Black Sabbath in the same club using their arena amps - could it be my hearing was never the same?


I saw the Kinks in an outdoor amphiteatre in the 80s and I remember it being incredibly loud. We took a bio break then didn't go back to our seats and sat on the lawn and enjoyed it more. Yeah, I know, wimpy. Fortunately the mounted police had earmuffs on the horses.
tinybubbles
(seattle)
Posted: Jul 23, 2007 - 16:36
 
Misterfixit wrote:


I was there. It was sweaty, hot, very loud and there were two girls with no bras and enormous tits jumping up and down directly behind me slapping their insouciant mammary glands on my back. The air was thick with the haze of various herbs being smoked, with pipes and splibs being passed hand to hand with absolutely no regard to the autonomous spittle dripping from the ends. And the Enormous Tits kept slapping my back.

If you close your eyes like this, you can hear me harmonizing ...

Enormous Titties Slapping My Back ...







sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: Jul 23, 2007 - 16:36
 
Misterfixit wrote:


I was there. It was sweaty, hot, very loud and there were two girls with no bras and enormous tits jumping up and down directly behind me slapping their insouciant mammary glands on my back. The air was thick with the haze of various herbs being smoked, with pipes and splibs being passed hand to hand with absolutely no regard to the autonomous spittle dripping from the ends. And the Enormous Tits kept slapping my back.

If you close your eyes like this, you can hear me harmonizing ...

Enormous Titties Slapping My Back ...



I am jealous brother.
Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jun 22, 2007 - 06:21
 
madaxeman wrote:
I like that,I wish I'd been there.


I was there. It was sweaty, hot, very loud and there were two girls with no bras and enormous tits jumping up and down directly behind me slapping their insouciant mammary glands on my back. The air was thick with the haze of various herbs being smoked, with pipes and splibs being passed hand to hand with absolutely no regard to the anonymous spittle dripping from the ends. And the Enormous Tits kept slapping my back.

If you close your eyes like this, you can hear me harmonizing ...

Enormous Titties Slapping My Back ...


scottrock
(Rhode Island)
Posted: Jun 22, 2007 - 06:19
 
daveesh wrote:
i could have sworn this was on "one for the road."


You can tell this is from the 90's because it is a bit slower than the late 70's early 80's Kinks. More true to the original!!!. God Save The Kinks!!!!!!
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Jun 22, 2007 - 06:18
 
This definitely kicks ass!
eastcoast
Posted: Jun 22, 2007 - 06:18
 
Didn't Sanjaiya do this song?
daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Jun 06, 2007 - 14:03
 
i could have sworn this was on "one for the road."
buckskin
(eclectopia)
Posted: Apr 20, 2007 - 09:22
 
Kinks version-THE BEST-live-even better
Wizzuvvoz
(straddling the fence at the groin of America)
Posted: Apr 20, 2007 - 09:21
 
How do you rate a song that you love when the call and response makes you want to drive a steel bolt through your head. That is a real poser.
chirpie
(olathe, kansas)
Posted: Apr 20, 2007 - 09:18
 
Brilliant match up to John Hiatt! It felt like another band jumped on stage and uped the intensity!
eskles
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 14:36
 
oppositelock wrote:


Yep, I think the Kinks were one of the loudest bands I have ever heard. Surprised and impressed.


Hmmm. I wonder when that was. I saw the Kinks at the Whiskey in L.A. many, many years ago and didn't notice them being that loud. Of course, the caveat is that previously, I had seen Black Sabbath in the same club using their arena amps - could it be my hearing was never the same?
sunny_day
(East Coast)
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 14:35
 
Agent510 wrote:
Sanjaya was better.
cheers
buckskin
(eclectopia)
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 14:32
 
THE BEST - van halen were wannabes
Agent510
(Oakland, CA)
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 14:32
 
Sanjaya was better.
UltraNurd
(Boston, MA)
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 14:31
 
kazuma wrote:
AARGH NOOOOOOOOOOO, not the dreaded audience singalong ...


I'm with you on that one. Number one reason I prefer album versions to live versions - the audience. If I wasn't in the audience, I don't want to hear them, neh?
madaxeman
(Scottish west coast)
Posted: Mar 04, 2007 - 09:03
 
I like that,I wish I'd been there.
sutcliff
(Saint Louis)
Posted: Mar 04, 2007 - 09:01
 
very nice.
xs9095
(Dayton, Ohio)
Posted: Feb 16, 2007 - 17:17
 
ROCK ON CHEESE DOODLE!!!!
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Feb 01, 2007 - 18:25
 
AARGH NOOOOOOOOOOO, not the dreaded audience singalong ...
freddyfender
(Colorado Springs....deep inside the belly of the Evangelical beast)
Posted: Jan 03, 2007 - 13:38
 
I had to come and check it out because I thought it was Adam Sandler singing. Phew, it was just the live version, but Adam Sandler sounds amazingly like this when singing.
David_Watts
(cafe bleu)
Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 11:47
 
volvo245 wrote:
This version gets a "5". Only Van Halen's version rates a "10"

There used to be this great band called Van Halen, now there's a really crappy band using the same name, what gives?



LMAO and stop your sobbing! True genius considering tune was written in 1964. I believe story goes that record execs didnt like the tune originally as guitars sounded like a "barking dog." The Davies bros explained that's exactly the sound they wanted! Yeah, I'm really looking fwd to that VH reunion tour
vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Dec 05, 2006 - 11:38
 
Meh, this cut is so tired . . . used to love this but now its just boring.


oppositelock
(Centennial, CO)
Posted: Nov 20, 2006 - 21:24
 
topcat wrote:
The Kinks hold the all time record for the loudest concert ever - something like 140 dB....



Yep, I think the Kinks were one of the loudest bands I have ever heard. Surprised and impressed.
rolokan
(Chicago)
Posted: Nov 20, 2006 - 21:21
 
Woah... Transition from John Hiatt to this


...and it works. Kudos Bill!
volvo245
(Saskatoon, SK, Canada)
Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 06:51
 
This version gets a "5". Only Van Halen's version rates a "10"

There used to be this great band called Van Halen, now there's a really crappy band using the same name, what gives?
cattgirl813
(All over the place and staying put)
Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 06:49
 
peterata wrote:
I hate to rate it 'acceptable' but this version... well, they've just ruined a classic.


Could be worse. That obnoxious car commercial with the dolls and Van Halen's version could be back on the air again.
peterata
(Budapest)
Posted: Oct 22, 2006 - 15:45
 
I hate to rate it 'acceptable' but this version... well, they've just ruined a classic.
themotion
(the great city of austin in the not so great state of texas)
Posted: Sep 08, 2006 - 16:52
 
dogdokken wrote:


That'd be cool! Or, like, New Kids on the Block, Michael Bolton, AFI, and like Good Charlotte would be totally awesome!


hey, at least it's not van halen.
Ubaldo
(Hurricane Alley, FL)
Posted: Aug 10, 2006 - 11:33
 
Oh, yes, I remember!
dogdokken
(los angeles, ca)
Posted: Aug 10, 2006 - 11:32
 
tony620d wrote:
whats next, enya?


That'd be cool! Or, like, New Kids on the Block, Michael Bolton, AFI, and like Good Charlotte would be totally awesome!
honeygirl
(in the pink)
Posted: Jul 12, 2006 - 03:36
 
Exactly "her" intention.
Pazzat
(Winchester, England)
Posted: Jul 12, 2006 - 03:33
 
highwindows wrote:
Have just logged on to late to have heard this live version live (!!) - however whilst clearly betraying my advancing years, who can forget how truly SENSATIONAL this sounded when first released. IMHO in the same league, for causing your jaw to drop on first hearing as say; Purple Haze, Can't Explain, Wuthering heights, Strawberry fields.


I'd add The Clash's London Calling to that eclectic list of jaw droppers.
Vogelfrei
(Western Montana)
Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 11:30
 
tony620d wrote:
whats next, enya?

what's the story, morning glory?
Farquwaar
(The City of Brotherly Love)
Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 11:29
 
Kinks have always been overlooked. The really kick a**.
meloman
(Warsaw, Poland)
Posted: Apr 15, 2006 - 13:28
 
highwindows wrote:
Have just logged on to late to have heard this live version live (!!) - however whilst clearly betraying my advancing years, who can forget how truly SENSATIONAL this sounded when first released. IMHO in the same league, for causing your jaw to drop on first hearing as say; Purple Haze, Can't Explain, Wuthering heights, Strawberry fields.

I'm with you 100%. (Finally someone older than me on RP!)
highwindows
(The trailing edge)
Posted: Mar 31, 2006 - 22:29
 
Have just logged on to late to have heard this live version live (!!) - however whilst clearly betraying my advancing years, who can forget how truly SENSATIONAL this sounded when first released. IMHO in the same league, for causing your jaw to drop on first hearing as say; Purple Haze, Can't Explain, Wuthering heights, Strawberry fields.