I recall that Ray Davies was quoted as saying, ' If I never do anything else I'll always be remembered as the man who wrote Waterloo Sunset '.

@RS-nf4vz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Ray

Every Friday my girlfriend Irene (15) & me (17) would travel up to Central London and just walk around. This was a hit and every time I hear the song it takes me back to those days. At the time it was a most intense love affair, magical. I can still remember certain details. It didn't last of course and I haven't seen her in 55 years, I hope she's had a happy life.

I did a songwriting course with Ray Davies. Super nice bloke. He never played to us. I don’t think he wanted it to be about him. It was just about the songwriting. He gave some great guidance.

@neomarseiler1955

Жыл бұрын

When did you do the course with Ray? It must have been a cool experience!

@Ryan-kn6xd

Жыл бұрын

Like what ?

@Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory

Жыл бұрын

Any good lessons? I'm here in america.. afraid I won't make the next class

@kevincampbell5785

Жыл бұрын

Too cool.

@Benji8461

Жыл бұрын

That's like having Tesla as your electronics professor. Wow.

21 June, 2024: Happy 80th Birthday to Ray Davies, a true musical pioneer and enormously talented singer/songwriter, and guitar and keyboard musician. Ray, you have come a long way since those early days living on Denmark Terrace in the Fortis Green section of London, and growing up and playing music with your brother Dave.

The term "underrated" is used far too often, but it perfectly describes The Kinks. They're rarely mentioned in conversations of the top bands of all time, yet they most certainly deserve to be. Absolute musical legends!

@nnyradio

8 ай бұрын

Yep. Top 7 or 8 band of the '60s!

@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek

7 ай бұрын

​@@nnyradiolola in the 70s is a masterpiece. Also id say for the 60s they are definitely top 5

@alabhaois

6 ай бұрын

How anyone can consider the Kinks “underrated” is beyond me. Ray was knighted (CBE) a few years ago, something he richly deserved. Perhaps they’re underrated by those who are unable to appreciate them-that’s another story. 🎸🎸🎸

@quentincollins9338

6 ай бұрын

Yes

@dmcgarvey956

5 ай бұрын

LOVE them! 👌

To think Ray was only 23 when he wrote this gem! A songwriter par excellence. 👍👍👍

Such a beautiful song. You just don’t hear this level of poetry in pop music anymore.

@user-zq1vg8xm1p

22 күн бұрын

listen to big thief my man

@vincentruvo6988

5 күн бұрын

Never heard this fine song before.

@ungabunga8380

Күн бұрын

You definitely can, even better

waterloo bridge and themse sunset ... love & live balance in london in the sixties ... me, young boy from fulham those days ... me enjoyed putney bridge sunset ...

The Kinks are absolutely underrated. 28 y/o in 2024.

@sublimelove23

28 күн бұрын

28 too, it’s part of our responsibility to make sure this music never dies out with the artists

@joeysanzeri9198

26 күн бұрын

I am 28 in 2024 also bro. My favorite song I found this year so far.

@slayaworld

11 күн бұрын

The Kinks aren't underrated at all. They were one of the most popular bands of their time. Maybe underrated for your generation.

@liamhills6700

5 күн бұрын

20y/o. I absolutely agree how underrated the Kinks are, especially these days. They were super ahead of their time. Top songwriting and melodic music too.

@jrcorbally

Күн бұрын

I'm 72, and I still recall my mom (born in the 1920s) hearing me play this (Mono) on my record player and saying, "These guys are beautiful."

I always loved this song......this live version shows what true masters these guys were as a band

@Fetherko

Жыл бұрын

Seems like the tempo is slowed. Else, the mix is less full than the studio mix. Then we can enjoy it longer.

@paulberry6016

Жыл бұрын

Ray - Don't put your Bro down, he was part of masterworks like this ❤

@donjohn2695

Жыл бұрын

rays vocals and the guitar Seems a bit weak here I prefer the studio version

@Odo55

3 ай бұрын

Not a fan of the shrill backup singers. Takes away from the pure pretty tune.

@tchocky71

3 ай бұрын

They were a true band!

Most underrated band of all time!

@pateris

2 жыл бұрын

Most indeedy…

@janarnaud8058

2 жыл бұрын

But the greatest

@tommymorgan4677

2 жыл бұрын

Underrated ? Not in my world.

@heinomaritz9607

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have them right up there with The Beatles...songs for every occasion!

@Elijah-qx3qn

2 жыл бұрын

Wtf

Happy Birthday Ray!

One of my favourite tracks of the sixties, such a great band.

@alabhaois

2 жыл бұрын

Still one of my favourites!!

@bredaholden6994

2 жыл бұрын

A sixties gem

@dennisjtrainor4319

Жыл бұрын

Come Dancing was released in 1982...

@kevanbrown7620

Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite tracks of all time.

Unreal watching this and realizing it’s almost 50 years ago.. everyone in the video is currently 50 years older than they are here

Absolutely perfect vocal performance by Ray Davies.

I still play their songs at age 76

@rockribbedrushy7705

Ай бұрын

Same here at 72

Ray's so convincing in his vocals, I feel like I live in Waterloo. Out-fucking-standing.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how unbelievably awesome this band was in 1973? Not only were they some of the best songwriters of the 20th century, when playing live they could hang with anyone -- and then some.

@playgirlc

11 ай бұрын

awesome from long before then to long afterwards. too damn underrated. best songwriters of the 20th century? no argument from me!

@alabhaois

6 ай бұрын

I still consider them “awesome.” 😎

@offaxisdude

3 ай бұрын

i so agree !!!

Probably one of the best songs ever recorded. Fuckin fantastic.

@LorenzPTews

10 күн бұрын

plus left banke 'pretty ballerina' ...

What the hell happened to music? Those were the days of talent!

@LiamPorterFilms

11 ай бұрын

The 60s set the mould for the whole of rock and pop music since. It won't be this good again for some time.

@nela5471

3 ай бұрын

There are still talented musicians, it's just that today it's much easier to get your music out so it's also easier to get famous with no talent. There's an insane amount of musicians to choose from nowadays and it's hard to find something meaningful that will still matter in 20+ years.

The Kink's best song. Dave often finds the greatest guitar sounds whether his playing is subdued or wild.

Beautiful harmonies and excellent drumming. This is a great live performance. Amazing how talented rock stars used to be.

@alabhaois

6 ай бұрын

The Kinks’ music still blows me away!!! As fresh as the first day I heard them. 👍👍👍

I was born a very long time after this kind of music, so unfortunately never got to grow up with it, but I always remember when I was young, maybe about 7 or 8, my grandparents played a beach boys CD on the way to the beach, and I loved it. Good vibrations, and God only knows were by far my favourite tracks. From there I got into all sorts of music, anything from the 50s to the mid 90s I absolutely love and could listen to all day, although in my opinion, from the late 90s seems to have been where I would probably lose touch with music. Music to me is all about what emotions it brings out and the journey it can take you on, and I feel that mainstream modern music has become too much about industry and about "finding what sells" as opposed to talent and emotion. This song is in my opinion one of if not the most beautiful song ever written, and a prime example of how music stirs emotion, it brings me to tears pretty much every time I listen to it, as I think of my school days, old friends, places I've been, old memories, and gives me a beautiful feeling of nostalgia. Every single year, every holiday, by chance I hear this on the radio, and it gives me an absolutely amazing song to tie those memories and emotions to. Amazing songwriting and a beautiful song. 👏

They played some brilliant tunes but this was probably the most beautiful.

Wandered over Waterloo Bridge last weekend singing this. Pretty much a perfect song.

One of the best songs of all time, by one of the very best bands, ever produced, anywhere and at any time...

As long as I am listening to Ray Davies sing this song I am in paradise. ❤

Those vocal harmonies are so good!!!

@jimrebr

2 жыл бұрын

Back when Ray & Dave Davies we’re still so in tune, hope they heal their rift. Their harmonies are super tight, because they are brothers, the youngest two, with 7 older sisters. I also love Come Dancing, about their older sister, who died dancing 💃

@nolagospeltracts8264

Жыл бұрын

Who's on the high harmony?

@AndySeventy3

7 ай бұрын

Great version with Damon Albarn too!

@damonmoon436

3 ай бұрын

a woman, I have no idea what her name is🤓but both Dave and the bass player (I forgot his name) are together​@@nolagospeltracts8264

Got goosebumps when they hit those vocal harmonies... Can't ever get enough of this song or band. Incredible.

One of my favorite Kinks songs!! Great live performance, guys!! Lovely harmonies!!....You can tell Ray really put his heart into this performance!!

Three minutes twenty eight seconds of sheer bliss.

the sixties love it ,i'm born in 1959

This is a Gem!

Great Britain, you have such great musicians! Greetings from Germany

@verocarra7972

2 ай бұрын

the best!!

If Shakespeare was writing "tunes" in the 1960s this would have been one of them

How lovely.

Truly beautiful song. Fabulous live performance.

This is 1 of the greatest songs ever made. From the first time i heard it many years ago i just loved it. Now many years later i still love it. Timeless.

I first heard this while I was in high school, over fifty years ago. And have never forgotten it. I wish I could talk to the person who lent me the music to hear.

Ray Davies and this band!!!! The Kinks were the first band I ever listened to - then I discovered the Beatles music and to me The Kinks still win the battle . All day and all of the night was the track that got me hooked and they just kept on releasing super top stuff like Waterloo Sunset . Unrivalled talent

Great decade for pop and progressive rock . . .

All very well for the Beatles and Stones, but it was Ray Davies and the Kinks who gave British rockers their anthem for the ‘60s.

Respect to the kinks legends of the 1960s and 70s historical and innovation to many other bands kind regards AJK Mexborough.

Absolutely love this song. The Kinks are an incredible band. as others have said. I could listen to this song over and over and never get tired of it. Fantastic!

music that nourishes the soul in the winter season and indeed throughout the year,the musical arrangements the vocal harmony just brilliant and haunting the 60,s was indeed a wonderful time for music and nouveaux culture. No decades come closer to match it. So cool to be growing in that period and being a teenager, Long Live The Music Of That Time

❤Happy days, family and friends passed. 😢❤

Wow! One of the greatest bands ever.

Waterloo sunset fine What a line and a lovely deep voice

Saw these guys at the cape cod colosseum in the mid 70’s and they were fantastic. From the mid 60’s until the day I shuffle off, these guys will always be in my heart as one of my favorites ❤️❤️❤️

Real music. Means so much.

great memories of my childhood and my Nan she brought me up .I miss her

@FlourescentPotato

Жыл бұрын

Rest in peace to her

@spitfire4206

Жыл бұрын

@@FlourescentPotato it was because my mum took a boyfriend when my sister was 4 and i was 5,god bless my Nan .

My favourite all time song

One of my favorite songs, by one of my favorite bands!! I love Roy & Dave Davies, I truly hope they will makeup & stop hating each other, before it’s to late. I love the story of Terry and Julie❤️❤️ they are extremely underrated, but my kids grew up listening to them, yay! Of course they sing Yoda to Lola, but they are Millennials.

@fenderstratguy

2 жыл бұрын

Great comment (It’s Ray, though)

When you think about it, life is absolutely great, click great music straight away, as usual 60s my favourite so thank you YT, ciao ♥️⛅🌈🌼✨

11,000 views and 2 thumbs down. I could listen to this every day for 11,000 lifetimes and always find it fresh. Beautiful.

@rohanroll

2 жыл бұрын

' Constantly on th ranks of best ever english song. No complaints about it. Ray Davies will forever be the unsung hero of the sixties.

The Kinks,the sound of a true capital city, London , England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💥

love that one!!!

@James-ur2rb

7 ай бұрын

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Bitter sweet symphony..love it though.

Greatness

I thought I was a huge Kinks fans until I found the mountain of songs I’ve never heard before. Rediscovering Kinks is better than the discovery.

I don't know what he is singing about but I want to cry every time. This is definitely on par if not better than album version.

One of the classics... no arguements

one of the greatest ....ever !!! listen to the magic behind vocals,amazing guitar from dave davies,never plays a note to show himself alone.....so incredible....so underated !!

That was bloody beautiful .... I was so hoping for a lovely solo extended coda....what a song!

Just heard this song today while shopping in Walgreen's. It was really lovely.

As long as Terry and July keep watching that Waterloo Sunset we'll be ok. Wish I was back in those days though!

Long Live The King

Just brilliant!

Angels singing and bringing peace to one s soul and heart.❤️

@James-ur2rb

7 ай бұрын

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@gracielaperezleal7621

7 ай бұрын

@@James-ur2rb Nothing special Sir, I am from Argentina and love awesome music 🌈

I think this song is "perfect"! There're a handful of songs from this era that r eternal & this is one of them. A Classic! 🥰

One of the best songs

I absolutely love the kinks have done for years grew up with the fab ❤music still ❤Ray and dave ❤anne Darlington

Delicious👏Well Done🎤Ray n Dave👏🎉Bravo🎉

he puts so much emotion in this song ahh i can’t

One of the best songs ever!

It's amazing how far they have come since they formed to this time. Ray Davies sets a trend for decades to come with his style

@alabhaois

6 ай бұрын

He’s a consummate story teller. 😎

I think this song is genius ! What a genius Ray and the band ! I think they must come from paradise !

Such a beautiful song. What an amazing talent, what an artist.

Fucking ace song. Man what it would have been to be alive back in these days 🥹

@myallotment1714

Жыл бұрын

I lived in those days and it was ace

Masterpiece ❤

Waterloo Sunset should be Londons anthem

the song of a generation......

@James-ur2rb

7 ай бұрын

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Love…. This song❤

In these melancholic and melodic songs Ray Davies is really second to none.This and ' Days' and ' Autumn Almanak' are genuine gems.

Barbers must have been starving back in the 70’s

@verocarra7972

2 ай бұрын

These days short hair is worn and rock geniuses no longer shine

@fionanorris7761

11 күн бұрын

Lol

In my all time top 10

You can see the sorrow written on his face

Unbelievably awesome band with fantastic songwriting skills. Love this masterpiece song's lyrics and rhythm 🎭 🎸🎤 🎶 ❤️‍🔥. From Ont. Canada 🫶

@James-ur2rb

7 ай бұрын

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This is even better then the record wow

Great performance!

Thats my old smoke London. All over. Hackney E5 forever ♥ ❤ 💙. Uk 😆 🇬🇧

A beautiful rendition of a beautiful song ..👍

Up there with the Beatles & the Stones are the Kinks.

❤ En ésta fecha yo tenía 6 años!!!!!!!....

great song in the nice movie Juliet Naked !

Love it❤❤❤❤

Absolutely fabulous!

Listening ❤in 2024

If the Beatles had not been knocking around during this musical era, then Ray Davies and the Kinks would surely have been awarded much more kudos.

The greatness of this song is the pinnacle of rock music.