A deeply underrated band, IMHO.
One of the most under-rated, true rock-’n-roll, bands of the 1980’s, in my opinion.
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All of these seniors like “the Kinks”, need to change their band names a little. How about “The Wrinkles”? LOL
The old geezers still rule.
Witness the Zeppelin gig at the 02. All the reunion tours wiping the floor with the teeny bopper acts:
The Police- 54 gigs 130 million
Van Halen- 39 gigs 56 million
http://www.variety.com/VR1117978145.html
GREAT news!
Seems appropriate for the season...
When I was small I believed in Santa Claus
Though I knew it was my dad
And I would hang up my stocking at Christmas
Open my presents and I’d be glad
But the last time I played Father Christmas
I stood outside a department store
A gang of kids came over and mugged me
And knocked my reindeer to the floor
They said:
Father Christmas, give us some money
Don’t mess around with those silly toys.
We’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
We want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
Don’t give my brother a Steve Austin outfit
Don’t give my sister a cuddly toy
We don’t want a jigsaw or monopoly money
We only want the real McCoy
Father Christmas, give us some money
We’ll beat you up if you make us annoyed
Father Christmas, give us some money
Don’t mess around with those silly toys
But give my daddy a job ‘cause he needs one
He’s got lots of mouths to feed
But if you’ve got one, I’ll have a machine gun
So I can scare all the kids down the street
Father Christmas, give us some money
We got no time for your silly toys
We’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
We want your bread so don’t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
Have yourself a merry merry Christmas
Have yourself a good time
But remember the kids who got nothin’
While you’re drinkin’ down your wine
Father Christmas, give us some money
We got no time for your silly toys
Father Christmas, please hand it over
We’ll beat you up, so don’t make us annoyed
Father Christmas, give us some money
Don’t mess around with those silly toys
We’ll beat you up if you don’t hand it over
We want your bread, so don’t make us annoyed
Give all the toys to the little rich boys
Oh yea Baby! should be great!
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Girl, you really got me goin’
You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can’t sleep at night
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don’t know what I’m doin’, now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can’t sleep at night
You Really Got Me
You Really Got Me
You Really Got Me
After reading this, one gets the impression that the band went out of their way to reunite.
bump for one of my favorites
They're still working the Kinks out.
I hope to get to see them again. It’s been 10 years since I saw Ray do his solo spoken word thing and nearly 25 years since I saw the Kinks live.