BOOTIK'S KINKS REPERTOIRE HONORED

A TOP 10 revue of Ray Davies song lyrics comes up with first & second place for 2 of BOOTIK MOOSIK choice covers. Talk about flair !

 Ray Davies and the Kinks were so wildly creative in their time, they’re considered godfathers of punk, metal, Britpop, indie rock and more, thanks to the band’s music. But the band’s frontman is also a great storyteller. No less a songsmith than Pete Townshend has credited his own growth as a writer to Davies’ finely tuned character portraits.

When so many British Invasion contemporaries were seeking new angles for their love songs, Davies and the Kinks took on topics ranging from history and city life to rich kids and lusty transvestites. They all make appearances in our list of the Top 10 Ray Davies Lyrics.
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Number 1

‘WATELOO SUNSET’

From: ‘Something Else by the Kinks’ (1967)

“Dirty old river, must you keep rolling / Flowing into the night / People so busy, makes me feel dizzy / Taxi light shines so bright / But I don’t need no friends / As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset / I am in paradise”

More than a few people have called ‘Waterloo Sunset’ one of the most beautiful achievements in rock history. Any city-dweller can certainly relate as Davies gazes out his window and watches the rush of people around Waterloo Station. He can’t imagine anything better than taking in this dirty city’s hectic scene. The song's simple, gentle language conveys the sublime beauty in urban ugliness. To paraphrase another Kinks classic, this is where he belongs.

No 2
‘LOLA’

From: ‘Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One’ (1970)

“Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand / Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man”

Sometimes love knows no bounds – especially when you’ve been spending the evening drinking glass after glass of champagne that tastes just like Coca-Cola (C-O-L-A, cola).

Davies wrote this Kinks classic after witnessing a night when the band's manager spent all his time dancing with a transvestite ... and was too drunk by the end of the night to care about the stubble on his dance partner's face. From that experience, Davies created Lola, a clubgoer with a “dark brown voice,” a spine-breaking grip and a wealth of self-confidence.




Bootik's very own appreciation...
A songwriter's songwriter; Ray Davies astonishing catalogue of classics remains one of the smartest, original, deep felt & most beautiful accomplishment in pop music