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The Kinks — Living On A Thin Line
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katzendogs
(Houston)
Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 19:12
 
Like sitting on a chair, tilting back...and then a balance feeling arrives. Yup.

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Sep 27, 2012 - 19:34
 
Fav Dave song.
 

Cyclehawk
(Athens GA)
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 10:59
 
Just for the record, this was from the Kinks' album "Word of Mouth" from 1984 (or '85?)

It was also used in a closing segment of a Sopranos episode.

djengs
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 10:54
 
Funny- all this time, and I never knew this was the Kinks. Granted I did not care all that much who did it, but still...

spiritfla
(Land O Lakes, FL (I still miss Austin))
Posted: Jun 25, 2012 - 10:54
 
{#Clap} I haven't heard this in a while, nice.

PopKombo
(Up Against the San Gabriels)
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 15:03
 
 Papernapkin wrote:

Of all time? Or just your time. When you were young and it was new. Enough with touting old crap as genius because it's all you listen to.
 
The same could be said about new music.  Every generation loves the music of their era because it's new and different than what came before and gives them identity and speaks to them.  It's "theirs".  This doesn't make it genius or crap.  Also, anyone who listens to RP by definition can not be accused of narrow listening tastes ("It's all you listen to")  Enough with touting old genius as crap because it's old and new genius as crap because it's new.  I enjoy the eclectic play list of RP for what it is, musical expression.  New or old, genius or crap I believe it all has something to offer.  That is why I listen to RP in the first place.

dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: May 24, 2012 - 14:34
 
 {#Cheers}CCinSB wrote:
{#Cheers}
 



hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Mar 22, 2012 - 04:10
 
 Papernapkin wrote:

Of all time? Or just your time. When you were young and it was new. Enough with touting old crap as genius because it's all you listen to.
 
With out the "old crap" there would be no new crap.

Old stuff is touted a lot of the time because new does not often mean better. 

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 10:08
 
 burdell wrote:
A perfectly sublime song from one of the most under-appreciated bands of all time.
 
Of all time? Or just your time. When you were young and it was new. Enough with touting old crap as genius because it's all you listen to.

ozzie1313
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 10:07
 
Saw the Kinks a number of times but did not recall this song.  Acceptable now if it was just new as it was back when. 

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 10:05
 
Hey, this reminds me.  Couple months ago I watched this really fun and funny documentary having to do with the Kinks called "Do It Again".  Well worth checking out. 

  http://doitagainthemovie.com/

kismet700
(over valleys of endless seas)
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 10:05
 
So true!  They got lost in the shuffle!

 burdell wrote:
A perfectly sublime song from one of the most under-appreciated bands of all time.
 



CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Feb 19, 2012 - 10:03
 
Cool choice!  Nice track.

gpcracker
(London, UK)
Posted: Nov 16, 2011 - 05:53
 
Truth be told: There is no England anymore.... and nobody knows what to do. Also, great Sopranos episode!

bill-1956
(The Greater Moncure Metro Area, NC)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 09:27
 
Not a huge Kinks fan - but this is a really good song.

CCinSB
(the west coast)
Posted: Jul 13, 2011 - 09:24
 
{#Cheers}

burdell
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Apr 09, 2011 - 12:11
 
A perfectly sublime song from one of the most under-appreciated bands of all time.

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 05, 2011 - 04:00
 
 toterola wrote:

Not to be to dense, but what happened to Excelsior? I've seen a couple of remarks about him (?) being "gone", but no explanation.  {#Stupid}
 
 socalhol wrote:
I've been wondering the same thing!  Does anyone know??  I assume it must be the abundance of negative comments, but I've seen others who come pretty close....

 
In late 2008 Bill announced that someone had hacked into RP's databases and had rated some songs "1" even before they'd been aired. He stated that the offender had been banished from RP, but he never said who it was. However, about the same time the E-boy mysteriously disappeared from the song comment pages.


VermontBread
(Dubai, UAE)
Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 00:59
 
Great tune... I was also turned onto this song by the Sopranos episode that featured it.

Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 14:41
 
My understanding is the 2 brothers sincerely disliked one another. Great stuff anyway.

z11355
Posted: Aug 15, 2010 - 13:45
 
Why are you looking a gift horse in the mouth?

socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Aug 05, 2010 - 16:11
 
 toterola wrote:

Not to be to dense, but what happened to Excelsior? I've seen a couple of remarks about him (?) being "gone", but no explanation.  {#Stupid}
  I've been wondering the same thing!  Does anyone know??  I assume it must be the abundance of negative comments, but I've seen others who come pretty close....


ice-9
Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 10:34
 
I rediscovered this one when they used it on an episode of The Sopranos:  I'd almost forgotten it. 

Great song.

jlind
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Jul 30, 2010 - 10:31
 
How did I give this a 7? Def 9!

SavetheTuna
(Water/Oil Front Property, Florida, USA)
Posted: Jun 28, 2010 - 13:21
 
Great selection.  One of their more obscure songs.

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: Jun 28, 2010 - 13:21
 
An anthem not just for the times,,,but the entire planet earth at every time zone!

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: Jan 21, 2010 - 10:07
 
This song is getting more and more relevant, at least for me.

nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 18:15
 
 jbunniii wrote:
I like the Kinks a lot, but this song never did much for me.
 
I go just the other way.  I think that Ray Davies' songwriting is overrated, but I like this song.


jbunniii
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 18:11
 
I like the Kinks a lot, but this song never did much for me.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 14:00
 
They played with such power and fun live. good show and great song

Marley
(Portland, Or)
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 - 13:59
 
Love the Kinks and love this song! 

DaveInVA
(In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA)
Posted: Oct 03, 2009 - 10:55
 
Good stuff!

lmic
(Limpid Drivel of the Best Kind)
Posted: Oct 03, 2009 - 10:55
 
 WayUpNorth wrote:
Always loved this song, serious side of the Kinks.
 
Yah. Post Blitz, post-Empire, pre-punk.


h_in_bristol
(over there ^)
Posted: Sep 01, 2009 - 22:51
 
Get my Kinks for breakfast :-)


copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Jul 16, 2009 - 11:01
 
 longplayderby wrote:
Written By Dave Davies; not Ray!
 

True dat. Dave was like Entwistle: he wrote mostly throw-away songs, but every once in a while—he hit one out.

WayUpNorth
(Down on the Farm)
Posted: Jul 16, 2009 - 11:00
 
Reminds me of old friends ... miss you, Dave! 

Bazooka
(Mountain View, CA USA)
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 16:11
 
I like thier posture.

inmanart
Posted: Jun 30, 2009 - 16:09
 
Just thinking of this song driving back from lunch today!

toterola
(Further)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 16:12
 
 horstman wrote:

So long Excelsior! It was so nice to have you here on this site warming us up with your positive comments, your spirited emoticons, and your ever present wit.

You will be missed.{#Wave}

 
Not to be to dense, but what happened to Excelsior? I've seen a couple of remarks about him (?) being "gone", but no explanation.

If there is a rulebook that governs behavior, I might need to read it. I don't want to be "given the boot". {#Stupid}

gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 15:59
 
Year?

abby_normal
(hereabouts)
Posted: Mar 11, 2009 - 18:30
 
Wow!   Looking at the album cover... I know Michael Ignatieff has had a varied career, but I never new he was a rock musician! (far right)


colt4x5
(in the thick of it all)
Posted: Jan 23, 2009 - 13:36
 
 radiojunkie wrote:
Now I feel like an idiot. I never knew this was The Kinks. And I must have heard it on The Sopranos and didn't have a clue. What a great song!
 
really, now, if it was the sopranos, then it was 'didn't have NO clue,' as in, "honest, tony, i didn't have no f*#%in' clue!"

(or something like that.) 

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Dec 30, 2008 - 15:06
 
 Excelsior wrote:
Wow, a decent Kinks song.  I guess miracles CAN happen.
 
So long Excelsior! It was so nice to have you here on this site warming us up with your positive comments, your spirited emoticons, and your ever present wit.

You will be missed.{#Wave}


namesbenny
(West Kootenays)
Posted: Dec 22, 2008 - 23:00
 
 MsJudi wrote:
Meh.
 

Amen to meh.

DrCyKosis
(~Galveston~)
Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 22:58
 
 bokey wrote:
There was a scene in The Sopranos with a redheaded stripper dancing to this.She was the central tragic character in a great episode that showed just what a shit hand those girls have been dealt.I guess I'm going to associate that episode with this forever.
It took me awhile to figure out it was the Kinks.The Sopranos soundtrack albums have turned me onto some good bands.
"I'm Not Like Everybody Else " was featured prominantly at the end of another episode.

 

I saw that episode last week, and couldn't for the life of me remember the song,  Thanks for the refresh!

radiojunkie
(Don't get out much)
Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 22:57
 
Now I feel like an idiot. I never knew this was The Kinks. And I must have heard it on The Sopranos and didn't have a clue. What a great song!

MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Dec 06, 2008 - 22:56
 
Meh.

WayUpNorth
(Maine Woods)
Posted: Nov 21, 2008 - 09:04
 
Always loved this song, serious side of the Kinks.

HarrO
(Florida)
Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 20:00
 
Man, I know you've got good taste in music, I've checked out your "faves". Have you no concern for your Karma? Ease up on the negativity. Let it flow. What I'm saying is: Keep your bullshit downer comments to yourself. You bring the rest of us way down. So FREAKIN LIGHTEN UP DUDE!

 Excelsior wrote:
Wow, a decent Kinks song.  I guess miracles CAN happen.
 


calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 04, 2008 - 20:00
 
no comment  -   8.