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Ray Davies is 72 today.
Happy Birthday Ray.
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you remembered?
![]() Paul McCartney - 18th June Brian Wilson - 20th June Ray Davies - 21st June |
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Of course I remembered. Three great sixties musicians have their birthdays within three days of each other.
Paul McCartney - 18th June Brian Wilson - 20th June Ray Davies - 21st June ![]() anyway, I look forward to the radio show, thanks for that Sue
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so that's what stopped you forgetting ?
![]() anyway, I look forward to the radio show, thanks for that Sue ![]() Ray's definitely one of my fave songwriters and here's one of my fave opening lines of a song:- 🎶 "From the dew-soaked edge creeps a crawly caterpillar." 🎶 Poetry in motion.
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I love that line too - there are so many little gems when you listen (wasn't it dew-soaked hedge though? That's how I hear it).
Thanks for the heads up about the interview.
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I love that line too - there are so many little gems when you listen (wasn't it dew-soaked hedge though? That's how I hear it).
Thanks for the heads up about the interview. ![]() ![]() 🎶 "From the dew-soaked hedge creeps a crawly caterpillar." 🎶 |
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I know there's already another specific thread (started by myself), but I think it's worth mentioning again on this great thread, because it just sounds so good:-
Arise Sir Raymond Douglas Davies! |
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Forgotten about this thread! Quite pleased with my psychic powers coming through on post #160!
Played a selection of songs in his honour yesterday, inc. 'Yes Sir, No Sir' (heh) 'Young and Innocent Days' and, of course, 'Waterloo Sunset'. Have to get this album out for yet another spin now.
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Have now. Yes, unsurprisingly still think it's a masterpiece! Apart from the brilliant music and lyrics, I just love how completely and boldly out of step with some of the bigger groups music it is for 1968. The Kinks never really did 'Hippy' and I could never see his Sirhood writing a 'Revolution', or 'Street Fighting Man' or a 'Something in the Air'. (Good songs, mind.) There's anger on 'Arthur...', and 'Dead End Street' (I know, 1966) could've been blinkin' written *yesterday* and is somehow poetic, authentic and effing *furious* at the same time.Davies clearly cared about what was going on, but went for the *detail*, the intricate, the real....with large dashes of empathy and humour and some whimsy.
Hmmm, bit pseudy there perhaps but God, I love The Kinks! |
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I know there's already another specific thread (started by myself), but I think it's worth mentioning again on this great thread, because it just sounds so good:-
Arise Sir Raymond Douglas Davies! You know when for a split second you brace yourself, as you don't know what's coming next? That happened to me when I saw a pic of Ray within an article on Facebook. How relieved I was when it was announced he was to become a Sir; and had not been taken away by The Grim Reaper! ![]() Michael_Eve - I can feel your passion through your previous posts. ![]() Happy New Year to all.
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