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ephyra
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 08:55
 
The first song on radio paradise which caused me to turn it off. {#Crashcomp}

h8rhater
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 08:53
 
 lawman wrote:


Because it's a lovely, happy song, with a great beat, you dork!  :-D
 
Well said.

lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 13:16
 
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:

Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit.
 

Because it's a lovely, happy song, with a great beat, you dork!  :-D

rockpommel16
(rockpommel´s land...dreaming of netherlands)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 13:16
 
....nice....sick............not.......

Bargamon
(Carolina)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 13:14
 
Like the Kinks, this was not one of their better efforts.  MTV back in the day ran the video putting a bad image to it.

HearsayDave
(a mysterious seaside village with Number Six)
Posted: Sep 28, 2012 - 13:13
 
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:

Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit.
 
Same reason that Taco's Puttin' On the Ritz was popular. 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 08:16
 

Not a Kinks fan, but this one is tolerable. Seems they are appropriately not taking themselves too seriously.



risk
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 14:28
 
I wish I could give this one a negative rating.

gschoep
(Bozeman, MT)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 14:27
 
I couldn't find "mute" so I tried the PSD button on the top of the radio paradise home page and the station changed the song!  Cool, much better than having to mute this song...  Thanks!

Elroweho
(Cheesehead in Paradise)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 14:27
 
How can such a great band come up with such a lame tune??

Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 14:26
 
 MattB099 wrote:
Its very rare that I mute this station but this is the track that I have to mute every time.

please stop!

{#Skull}

 
 
Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit.

MattB099
(Essex, England)
Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 04:08
 
Its very rare that I mute this station but this is the track that I have to mute every time.

please stop!

{#Skull}

 

namp
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 09:47
 
Isn't this lame or what?

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 09:47
 
My first exposure to the Kinks (thanks MTV)

Still awesome

 

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Dec 18, 2011 - 16:59
 
 rachlan wrote:
i want to live on an estate.
 
I did when I was kid and naw, you really don't. 

betak
(Denmark)
Posted: Oct 16, 2011 - 10:11
 

Oh no Bill - You didn't!

I did not expect to hear "suppe-steg-is" music on RP..!



Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 12:05
 
 fredriley wrote:
Ah, how society changes over time. The idea that a guy could "blow his wages for the week" for "a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek" is so dated these days. With women and men working, it's as likely that a woman could be wining and dining a bloke in expectation of a bit of houghmagandy for her efforts. And rightly so, IMO :o)
 
I've always loved this - it's such a wonderful story-song. The big-band sound only makes me long for simpler times when it really WAS about a guy spending his hard-earned money on a woman, hoping to get more than a hug and kiss. Um, Fred, what's "houghmagandy"? If I take that word in context, it sounds like another word for "romance," without the romance.''

Whatever the case, the song holds a soft spot in my heart. (God, I'm getting sappy these days!)


michaelgmitchell
(Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 12:00
 
 crogers wrote:
Simply wretched;  ugghhh.
SO true. How the hell did this ever get released? Even the lyrics are forced, jammed into the song. Sounds so ... boyish.



fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 03:10
 
Ah, how society changes over time. The idea that a guy could "blow his wages for the week" for "a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek" is so dated these days. With women and men working, it's as likely that a woman could be wining and dining a bloke in expectation of a bit of houghmagandy for her efforts. And rightly so, IMO :o)

This song reminds me of a filthy old joke about Peter West, who used to compere the old BBC show Come Dancing (forerunner to Strictly Come Dancing):

Q: Why does Peter West wear tight leather trousers?
A: So that he can come dancing.

I'll get me coat...


kurtster
(sometimes the statue and sometimes the pigeon)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 11:24
 
 garycha wrote:
Can't stand the naff  fairground organ sound production and the poor singing.  End of the pier stuff. What have the Kinks (Ray Davies)  ever done that bettered Waterloo Sunset?
 
End of the pier stuff is exactly what this song is about and it represents it very well.

What have they done since Waterloo Sunset that is worthy ?  Try Low Budget, the whole album is a masterpiece and listenable from beginning to end.  It may just be their best album in the context of an album of related songs, period.


nabspat
(CentralUtah)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 11:16
 
Splendid little artifact from every angle; stands as a reminder of things past. A production in itself, regardless of rough edges.
Tone down out for the knee-jerks, fer heaven's sake, compadres. 

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 11:13
 
gee whiz it's not bad

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 11:12
 
 garycha wrote:
Can't stand the naff  fairground organ sound production and the poor singing.  End of the pier stuff...
 Ah, a reference as campy as this sweet (mostly harmless) song!


pinnyrat
Posted: Apr 10, 2011 - 06:07
 
 crogers wrote:
Simply wretched;  ugghhh.


 


+1

Had to leave the room. The little lady had to turn it off.

crogers
(Sunny San Diego, California)
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 16:56
 
Simply wretched;  ugghhh.



HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Jan 06, 2011 - 02:47
 
 rachlan wrote:
i want to live on an estate.
 
I once lived in an estate wagon ! {#Wink}

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 15:51
 
I wonder, outside of The Beatles mind you, if there was an invasion band more inventive across so many genres as The Kinks. Amazing band, and this song is emblematic of how very eclectic they could be.

snitramc
(earth)
Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 15:49
 
omfg! The worst Kinks song in the history of the universe!

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Nov 03, 2010 - 19:08
 
I wonder if today the Kinks look back at this song and throw up?
I'm just asking

dis
(Dresden Germany)
Posted: Oct 03, 2010 - 04:15
 
This man can't sing!

MattB099
(Essex, England)
Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 06:15
 
I didn't like it when it was released and don't like it now. 

Yuk on every level.

 


LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 06:14
 
one of the best videos ever!  we miss you Martha Quinn!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 05:28
 
 Dillinquent wrote:
 haresfur wrote:
Is there any band with more compilation albums than the Kinks?
Probably not.

This one comes from their album 'Nightstalker' which is very dark and well worth a listen.

 
I think the album you are referring to is "Sleepwalker", which this song is not on.  This was on "State of Confusion" IIRC.


yodasan_magoo
Posted: Aug 16, 2010 - 05:22
 
 LowPhreak wrote:


Ditto.
 

Kills me when someone criticizes a song for poor singing then gives 10s to Bob Dylan. 

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Jul 31, 2010 - 04:13
 
 garycha wrote:
Can't stand the naff  fairground organ sound production and the poor singing.  End of the pier stuff.
 

Ditto.

RParadise
(Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 07:58
 
 garycha wrote:
Can't stand the naff  fairground organ sound production and the poor singing.  End of the pier stuff. What have the Kinks (Ray Davies)  ever done that bettered Waterloo Sunset?
 

I would say all of "Arthur."

garycha
(Bristol, UK)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 07:47
 
Can't stand the naff  fairground organ sound production and the poor singing.  End of the pier stuff. What have the Kinks (Ray Davies)  ever done that bettered Waterloo Sunset?

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 07:46
 
 TimeWaster wrote:

That's some bad singing right there...

  True. Ray does not exactly have a mellifluous tenor. I have no idea what anyone ever saw in them.

*snerk*



TimeWaster
(The lower of the two Dakotas)
Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 07:06
 

That's some bad singing right there...



shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Jun 29, 2010 - 07:04
 
{#Jump}

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:15
 
Ray Davies always does an excellent job of painting an image in my mind with his lyrics, this one is no exception.

rachlan
(nyc)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:13
 
i want to live on an estate.

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: May 28, 2010 - 11:11
 
Awww.  This song just made me sad.  Last night I went to see Billy Kreutzman & The Seven Walkers @ Revolution Hall in Troy, NY.  The place is closing next month.  It's my favorite venue in the world.  Had such a great time last night.  This song reminds me of all we're gonna miss.  *sniff

Synth80s
(*Beautiful* Southern California (cough, choke, honk))
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 17:04
 
Sure, many Kinks fans don't like this era as much as the classic, early material, but this just brings back good memories, so it gets a 7!

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: May 12, 2010 - 17:02
 
Somehow I catch this everytime it rolls around...WTF?

PanamintMark
(East of Eden)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 18:31
 
This past hour has been one outstanding set. Not just one tune, but the conglomeration has risen to an ethereal height.

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: Apr 26, 2010 - 18:30
 
While I can relate to the "scenario" being from London...I woke up with this song in my head the other morning...now this!!
Rolls eyes.....

Albert1967
(Leusden, the Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 26, 2010 - 03:33
 
 AdyMiles wrote:
Ho hum. This is bad
 
No no no . . . This makes one happy.

copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Feb 22, 2010 - 13:53
 
 haresfur wrote:
Is there any band with more compilation albums than the Kinks?
 

Probably due to a pile of bad record deals. Ray was/is an astonishing songwriter, but it seems he's a horrible business man. I reckon a lot of those compilations were released whether he wanted them to be or not.

Dillinquent
Posted: Jan 22, 2010 - 03:42
 
 haresfur wrote:
Is there any band with more compilation albums than the Kinks?
Probably not.

This one comes from their album 'Nightstalker' which is very dark and well worth a listen.