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Kinks leader Ray Davies gets CBE ( Ray At The Palace ! )
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| 3/17/04
Posted on 03/19/2004 3:55:04 PM PST by sushiman
Ray Davies and daughter Eva outside the Palace The Kinks singer Ray Davies received his CBE medal from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
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I think he should have been knighted . He certainly deserves it more than Cliff Richard !
1
posted on
03/19/2004 3:55:04 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
Finally, the Kinks are getting some recognition.
They are THE most underrated British band.
2
posted on
03/19/2004 4:12:45 PM PST
by
baltodog
("Never feel sorry for a man who owns his own plane.")
To: sushiman
Come dancing! It's only natural!
3
posted on
03/19/2004 4:17:45 PM PST
by
Earl B.
To: sushiman
So now he is the Apeman?!
4
posted on
03/19/2004 4:20:01 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: Revolting cat!
Nobody write lyrics like this :
It seems like all the world is fighting
They're even talking of a war
Let all the Russians and the Chinese
And the Spanish do their fighting
The sun is shining
We're going drivin', drivin'
Drop all your work
Leave it behind
Forget all your problems
And get in my car
And take a drive with me
The sandwiches are packed
The tea is in the flask
We've plenty of beer
And gooseberry tarts
So take a drive with me
We'll take your mother if you want to
We'll have a picnic on the grass
Forget your nephews
And your cousins and your brothers and your sisters
They'll never miss us
'Cos we'll be drivin', drivin'. drivin'. drivin'
Thousands of trees
Hundreds of fields
Millions of birds
So why don't you come
And take a drive with me
We'll talk to the cows
And laugh at the sheep
We'll lie in a field
And we'll have a sleep
So take a drive with me
And all the troubled world around us
Seems an eternity away
And all the debt collectors
Rent collectors
All will be behind us
But they'll never find us
'Cos we'll be drivin', drivin', drivin', drivin'
Passed Barnet Church
Up to Potters Bar
We won't be home late
It's not very far
So take a drive with me, take a drive with me
Drivin', drivin', drivin', drivin'
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:25:12 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
6
posted on
03/19/2004 4:28:49 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: sushiman
You Really Got Me Going.
7
posted on
03/19/2004 4:31:14 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
This is the age of machinery,
A mechanical nightmare,
The wonderful world of technology,
Napalm hydrogen bombs biological warfare,
This is the twentieth century,
But too much aggravation
It's the age of insanity,
What has become of the green pleasant fields of Jerusalem.
Ain't got no ambition, I'm just disillusioned
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here.
My mama said she can't understand me
She can't see my motivation
Just give me some security,
I'm a paranoid schizoid product of the twentieth century.
You keep all your smart modern writers
Give me William Shakespeare
You keep all your smart modern painters
I'll take Rembrandt, Titian, Da Vinci and Gainsborough,
Girl we gotta get out of here
We gotta find a solution
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't want to die here.
I was born in a welfare state
Ruled by bureaucracy
Controlled by civil servants
And people dressed in grey
Got no privacy got no liberty
Cos the twentieth century people
Took it all away from me.
Don't wanna get myself shot down
By some trigger happy policeman,
Gotta keep a hold on my sanity
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here.
My mama says she can't understand me
She can't see my motivation
Ain't got no security,
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here.
This is the twentieth century
But too much aggravation
This is the edge of insanity
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna be here.
8
posted on
03/19/2004 4:32:10 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
That daughter of his is 100% Davies - just look at that face !
9
posted on
03/19/2004 4:32:50 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
I think it's silly to give entertainers these OBE's.
Elton John, Mick JAgger, I love the Stones but this is silly. And the Kinks too.
We're all Muswell Hillbillies now.
Keith Richards had the good taste to turn it down. Bravo to him.
To: swarthyguy
Can you fathom how much $$$ these guys brought home to the UK since 1964 ?
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:34:58 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: baltodog
And a very British band in terms of lyrics and references/feel....
To: sushiman
Except they all became US citizens to avoid the tax laws.
After Thatcher, some moved back like the LedZep crew.
To: sushiman
And how about the $$$$$$ the record industry and associated businesses raked it thanks to rock stars ?
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:36:04 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
Music has been the biggest export of the UK since The Beatles for crying out loud !
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:38:26 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
And whiskey of course . :)
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:38:59 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
I remember, when you were down
And you needed a helping hand
I came to feed you
But now that I need you
You wont give me a second glance
Now Im calling all citizens from all over the world
This is captain america calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees
So will you catch me now Im falling
Help me now Im calling you
Catch me now Im falling
Im in your hands, its up to you
Catch me now Im falling
I remember when you were down
You would always come running to me
I never denied you and I would guide you
Through all of your difficulties
Now Im calling all citizens from all over the world
This is captain america calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees
So will you catch me now Im falling
Help me now Im calling you
Catch me now Im falling
Im in your hands, its up to you
Catch me now Im falling
When you were broke you would come to me
And I would always pull you round
Now I call your office on the telephone
And your secretary tells me that shes sorry,
But, youve gone out of town.
This is captain america calling
This is captain america calling
Help me now Im calling you
Catch me now Im falling
Im in your hands, its up to you
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I stood by you through all of your depressions
And I lifted you when you were down
Now its your chance to do the same for me
I call your office and your secretary tells me
That youve gone out of town
This is captain america calling
This is captain america calling
Catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
I was the one who always bailed you out
Of your depressions and your difficulties
I never thought that you would let me down
But the next time youre in trouble
Better not come running to me
Now Im calling all citizens from all over the world
This is captain america calling
I bailed you out when you were down on your knees
So will you catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
Catch me now Im falling
To: sushiman
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:41:09 PM PST
by
blam
To: sushiman
We are the Village Green Preservation Society
God save Donald Duck, Vaudeville and Variety
We are the Desperate Dan Appreciation Society
God save strawberry jam and all the different varieties
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do...
We are the Draught Beer Preservation Society
God save Mrs. Mopp and good Old Mother Riley
We are the Custard Pie Appreciation Consortium
God save the George Cross and all those who were awarded them
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Help save Fu Manchu, Moriarty and Dracula
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We are the Skyscraper condemnation Affiliate
God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards
Preserving the old ways from being abused
Protecting the new ways for me and for you
What more can we do...
God save the Village Green...
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:48:24 PM PST
by
Keltik
To: sushiman
Imagine that. One day, you are passing-out into your amps on stage, the other you are getting a CBE.
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posted on
03/19/2004 4:53:01 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
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