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The Kinks — Sunny Afternoon
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1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 08:44
 
 For me it was 93 KHJ 'Boss Radio'   AM  westslope wrote:
i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.

 





1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 08:42
 
The subtle back up vocals are a real asset to this pleasant tune.

jpfueler
(Alvarado, Texas, (A Bit FurtherSouth o' Ft Worth))
Posted: Apr 10, 2013 - 16:29
 
this tune is as old as I. egad

asilbuch
(NoVA)
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 11:37
 
 oilydwarf wrote:
Saw Ray Davis perform last week.  Came away slightly disappointed, musically he was as great as ever, vocally he seemed challenged.  Can't really knock anyone who wrote so many timeless songs
 
Yes, it seems like some of my favorites are not able to keep those vocal talents as they age...sad but true

Geecheeboy
(under a crescent moon and palmetto tree)
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 11:36
 
I used to have a pair of those plaid pants, third from left.

oilydwarf
Posted: Oct 26, 2012 - 09:36
 
Saw Ray Davis perform last week.  Came away slightly disappointed, musically he was as great as ever, vocally he seemed challenged.  Can't really knock anyone who wrote so many timeless songs

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 04, 2012 - 10:25
 
 kcar wrote:

For me, it depends on the season and the kind of beer. A good cold hefeweizen hits the spot on a beastly hot day. A slightly warmed malty porter or stout works on a winter evening. I like warm IPAs—don't like all that bitterness when it first comes out of the bottle. 

You're right about the mass-market beers, although my dear departed grandmother preferred that cheap lagerish swill (the cheaper the better) when eating pizza.  Amazing what people will subject their tastebuds and liver to, just because it's heavily advertised. 
 
Cost is generally the motivating factor in buying cheaper beers - not advertising.  Expensive beers are no more beneficial to one's liver than cheap beers.  Great song.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Aug 02, 2012 - 10:32
 
 Byronape wrote:

I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right.  Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too.  Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption.  That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull. 

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp.  I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm.  Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold. 

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.

 
I play sports as an excuse to drink beer. Usually don't taste the first one. 

Saw the kinks a long while ago at the LA Amphitheatre. Ray keep holding a hienken bottle with his teeth and tip it up and draining it. It was a great show

oshkoshbob
Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 23:49
 
Big Fan Mamma trying to Break Me

oshkoshbob
Posted: Jul 23, 2012 - 23:48
 
Help Me Help Me

dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: Jun 22, 2012 - 12:46
 
In the summertime when the skeeters are dive bombing and the cold beer is warm and fat black flies whilst the sound of chain saws and other machinery of mass destruction obscure a lovely shade drenched afternoon............ahhhhh!

kcar
Posted: Apr 19, 2012 - 23:57
 
 Byronape wrote:

I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right.  Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too.  Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption.  That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull. 

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp.  I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm.  Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold. 

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.

 
For me, it depends on the season and the kind of beer. A good cold hefeweizen hits the spot on a beastly hot day. A slightly warmed malty porter or stout works on a winter evening. I like warm IPAs—don't like all that bitterness when it first comes out of the bottle. 

You're right about the mass-market beers, although my dear departed grandmother preferred that cheap lagerish swill (the cheaper the better) when eating pizza.  Amazing what people will subject their tastebuds and liver to, just because it's heavily advertised. 

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 14:59
 
 Rooney wrote:

Always was and will be one of my favorite Kinks songs.  A BIG, FAT 10...    {#Dancingbanana_2}

 
It's a fave, alright. Not a 10, mind you, but a fave nonetheless.

Prodigal_SOB
(Back Home Again in Indiana)
Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 07:35
 
 gemtag wrote:
This is the shit!!!

Gotta love 'drunkin-ness and cruelty' the way Ray slurs it out.
 
I think it's that one line that moves it from a 9 to a 10 for me.



KurtfromLaQuinta
(Deep in the heart of South California)
Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 07:28
 
 westslope wrote:
i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.
 
KHJ AM L.A. and "Humble Harv"!

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 22:25
 
Very nice!

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 13:15
 
i remember listening to this on CFRA AM radio while growing up in Ottawa.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 13:13
 
Love the little ragtime piano bit in there. Great! 

Rockit
(Ottawa ON)
Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 13:12
 
Everyone sing along!{#Yell}

whomhow
(changeable)
Posted: Jan 25, 2012 - 05:41
 
Great!

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Dec 24, 2011 - 11:52
 
This is the shit!!!

Gotta love 'drunkin-ness and cruelty' the way Ray slurs it out.

casey1024
(Here and Now)
Posted: Sep 20, 2011 - 11:48
 
Ohhhh, my lazy days of Summer are just about over (Friday begins Autumn) {#Frown}


Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Aug 10, 2011 - 21:54
 
 Hannio wrote:
A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer.  But not me.  My favorite beer?  Cold beer.

 
I'm one of those "beer snobs" in a way and Hannio's right.  Of course, I'm an Americanized beer snob, so I'm used to cold beer too.  Of course, I do let the beer sit and breathe a little before consumption.  That lets some of the CO2 escape and gives the beer time to warm a little, or at least for the cold edge to dull. 

The cold dulls the taste of the beer, that is why most people drink it room temp.  I'm not so hardcore that I prefer warm beer, but I wouldn't turn one down because it was warm.  Unless it is one of those dull beers (Bud brands, Miller, PBR, and most of what is stocked at your average gas station), I won't drink one of those cold. 

It's ironic that people say warm beer tastes nasty but will drink that swill.


Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: May 17, 2011 - 13:24
 

Hush now, this never gets too old to hear....{#Naughty}



Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: May 17, 2011 - 11:52
 
Aw, c'mon—-some songs never get old. could hear it a billion times.

CasaE
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 22:38
 
this is just another song for old farts that we've all heard waaaaaay too much. shelve it!

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet CAN I GO HOME NOW?)
Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 15:50
 
Describes my day completely!

Dave_Mack
(Swimming Upstream)
Posted: Apr 06, 2011 - 15:48
 
It is just that here.  Except I'm working inside and not drinking any beer.  Curse you, wage slavery!

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Mar 15, 2011 - 11:39
 
LOVE.
why do i not have a ton of early Kinks in my music library at home? it is pitiful.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 15, 2011 - 11:30
 
 Hannio wrote:
A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer.  But not me.  My favorite beer?  Cold beer.

 
Isn't Guinness supposed to be drunk warm, or room temp?  Me, I like it cold!


calypsus_1
Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 13:22
 



"See My Friends" is an album, released week in November 2010 in Europe and in early 2011 in the US, by Ray Davies, 66 years old, and various other artists. The album was recorded in Oslo, New York, New Jersey, Chicago and London.

Track listing:
  • "Better Things" - Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen
  • "Celluloid Heroes" - Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora
  • "Days/This Time Tomorrow" - Ray Davies and Mumford & Sons
  • "A Long Way From Home" - Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams and The 88
  • "You Really Got Me" - Ray Davies and Metallica
  • "Lola" - Ray Davies and Paloma Faith
  • "Waterloo Sunset" - Ray Davies and Jackson Browne
  • "Till the End of the Day" - Ray Davies, Alex Chilton and The 88
  • "Dead End Street" - Ray Davies and Amy MacDonald
  • "See My Friends" - Ray Davies and Spoon
  • "This Is Where I Belong" - Ray Davies and Black Francis
  • "David Watts" - Ray Davies and The 88
  • "Tired of Waiting for You" - Ray Davies and Gary Lightbody
  • "All Day And All Of The Night/Destroyer" - Ray Davies and Billy Corgan

    Bonus tracks:
  • Victoria - Ray Davies and Mando Diao
  • Moments - Ray Davies and Arno Hintjens




    • helgigermany
    (Germany)
    Posted: Jan 02, 2011 - 13:16
     
    Soon i will see the summertime!!

    Rooney
    (Near Paradise)
    Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 14:44
     

    Always was and will be one of my favorite Kinks songs.  A BIG, FAT 10...    {#Dancingbanana_2}



    Hannio
    (Austin, TX)
    Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 11:21
     
    A beer snob will tell you that ice cold is no way to drink a beer.  But not me.  My favorite beer?  Cold beer.


    leathepea
    (Hickory, NC)
    Posted: Nov 09, 2010 - 11:20
     
    I wish I was blazin on a sunny afternoon!

    helgigermany
    (Germany)
    Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 00:20
     
    Nice!

    nigelr
    (Coffs Harbour, Australia)
    Posted: Oct 09, 2010 - 00:12
     
    Nothing but a 10 will suffice!

    On_The_Beach
    (Vancouver BC, Bud)
    Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 14:29
     
    One of my fave summer songs! 

    "My girlfriend's run off with my car, 
    Gone back to her ma and pa, 
    Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty. 
    Now I'm sitting here, 
    Sipping at my ice cold beer, 
    Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 
    In the summertime 
    In the summertime 
    In the summertime . . ."



    ziakut
    (Chicago, IL)
    Posted: Sep 29, 2010 - 14:27
     
    English and smelly. Perfect 60s pop.

    Detlaps
    (Littlerock, too close to Los Angeles)
    Posted: Jun 25, 2010 - 17:52
     
    Every time I here this (which is a rare occurrence) I'm immediately back in 1969 sailing the family's 14 foot sloop in Balboa Bay. Can't help but love it.



    fuh2
    (salmon land)
    Posted: May 02, 2010 - 13:07
     
     Dillinquent wrote:
    Perfect tune for a pleasent afternoon here in sunny Hertford
    {#Sunny}
     
    What next master?

    Kinks.jpg The Kinks image by nicolassauvage

    Dillinquent
    (Hertford, UK)
    Posted: Apr 23, 2010 - 04:43
     
    Perfect tune for a pleasent afternoon here in sunny Hertford
    {#Sunny}

    CyberCoyote
    (Central Cali Coast)
    Posted: Mar 31, 2010 - 21:39
     
    {#Bananajam}or rainy cold night!

         IrieTom wrote:
    This rainy march afternoon just got nicer!
     



    IrieTom
    (Brunswick, NY)
    Posted: Mar 22, 2010 - 14:06
     
    This rainy march afternoon just got nicer!

    helgigermany
    (Germany)
    Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 04:46
     
     fredriley wrote:
    That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(
     
    I know what you mean, we have10 degrees minus last nights, and over day not much more!!


    ambrebalte
    (Beijing)
    Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 04:24
     
     fredriley wrote:
    That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(
     
    Same here, but after several years in tropical weather I just love the cold...
    Try to remember this the next summer when you'll have your first cold beer on a very hot summer afternoon!

    fredriley
    (Nottingham, UK)
    Posted: Dec 18, 2009 - 04:19
     
    That's just the imagery we need right now, as we freeze in a Northerly Arctic blast (brrr!). An ice-cold beer on a summer afternoon is but a distant memory... :(

    ArchwayMelissa
    Posted: Oct 12, 2009 - 07:00
     
    my favourite band. A cute photo of them as well. Glad Ray is still doing his thing although nothing will top what they did in that wonderful sixties era with arthur, something else and the other great albums.

    helgigermany
    (Germany)
    Posted: Aug 14, 2009 - 06:17
     
    That was one of my best holidays.Driving to the south of France and hearing the Kinks. Casette player of course! Great time!



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