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| The Kinks – Good Day Lyrics
| 5 years ago
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Diana Dors was an English actress who was sort of the Marilyn Monroe of England. She passed in 1984, so it was current news when Ray was writing this song. Princess Diana was still married and having kids at the time. |
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| Sloan – I Can Feel It Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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In Michael Barclay's book "Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995", he mentions that Patrick had broken up with Jennifer Pierce, who was in a band called Jale and had sung backup on Smeared. This song was written for Patrick's new girlfriend, yet the duet is with Jennifer. |
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| The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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From an interview in the Guardian:
Nevertheless, he would be interested in collaborating with a contemporary artist and when talk turns to Ed Sheeran and his recent copyright lawsuit (“Did he settle?”), it reminds him of a similar to-do he had with the Doors in the 60s when they borrowed the opening riff for Hello, I Love You from the Kinks’ All Day and All of the Night, for which they had to pay Davies royalties.
He eventually met Jim Morrison when the Doors came to London’s Roundhouse in 1968 and reminded the light-fingered Lizard King of his “playful plagiarism”.
“He owned up,” Davies reports gleefully. “He said: ‘You really got me.’”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/11/the-kinks-ray-davies-brexit-is-bigger-than-the-berlin-wall |
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| The Kinks – Lola Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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This is from an article in the Guardian:
Davies’ best songs have come from bittersweet personal experience: Dedicated Follower of Fashion, the deathless Days and, of course, Lola. “The incident with Lola happened in the Castel Club in Paris,” he recollects. “My manager was dancing with a drag queen. I was aware of what was going on and he wasn’t. I just egged him on – it’s not until you get into the daylight and you see the stubble that the realisation dawns.”
But didn’t he enjoy a similar encounter himself? “Yeah, probably,” he chuckles. “I went on a date with someone called Candy Darling [the transgender actress and one of Andy Warhol’s superstars] – the most beautiful-looking woman in the world, who died tragically. We went in to the back room of Max’s Kansas City in New York. We only had coffee,” he adds chastely.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/11/the-kinks-ray-davies-brexit-is-bigger-than-the-berlin-wall |
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| The Kinks – Most Exclusive Residence For Sale Lyrics
| 7 years ago
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I believe this song is a precursor to "Sunny Afternoon". Both songs are on Face To Face, this comes first, and Sunny Afternoon a few songs later. Both songs feature a guy who was filthy rich at one time, but is not anymore. We don't know why, but we do know that he likes the finer things in life, has an eye for the ladies, enjoys a drink or several, and isn't shy about spending his money.
And doesn't have a hard time finding people help him spend his money. All the people coming to his parties, all the girls accepting jewelry. I would imagine the girlfriend in Sunny Afternoon took full advantage, even taking his car with her.
So apparently he still has the house and the yacht, but not many friends, and hardly any money. He's even drinking beer, for chrissake. |
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| The Replacements – Hold My Life Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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I always thought this was about being young and careless, when you don't know what you want to do when you grow up. But you're young and you like to have fun, and sometimes that could mean living close to the edge and doing some things that put your life in danger. But you know that someday you will decide what you want to do, and hope you're still around for it. |
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| Drive-By Truckers – Cassie's Brother Lyrics
| 8 years ago
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This song tells the story of Steve Gaines and Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cassie Gaines was one of the Honkettes, Skynyrd's female backup singers. Steve Gaines was her brother, and she lobbied the band on his behalf after Ed King left. He played on their live album, One More From The Road, and final studio album, Street Survivors. Not only did he write or co-write many of the songs on that album, he sang lead on "Ain't No Good Life" and duetted with Ronnie Van Zant on "You Got That Right". Ronnie was quoted saying they would "all be in his shadow one day".
Both Cassie and Steve died in the Skynyrd plane crash in 1977, as did Ronnie. |
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| Supergrass – Odd? Lyrics
| 9 years ago
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A song that didn't make In It For the Money, but is on its bonus disc (if you were fortunate enough to get a copy). Just discovered it is also the B side to the "one-sided single", a cover of Hendrix' StoneFree, that accompanies the I Should Coco 20th anniversary vinyl. The label on the b side is blank, but I noticed the grooves and discovered this. Typical of their sense of humor to hide something there! |
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| Sloan – Fading Into Obscurity Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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@[finslaw:7072] A very worthy first post however. This might be my favorite of all the songs Chris has written about the band and its history, which is saying something at this point, since there are quite a few good ones. |
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| The Rolling Stones – Respectable Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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In 1975 Bianca had a fling with Gerald Ford's son Jack who was living in the White House at the time. She also did some work for Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. Hence the second verse. |
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| Sly and the Family Stone – Poet Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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All is not well, and he is letting us know in an indirect way - he says he's a poet and a songwriter, but here there is virtually no song and not much poetry either. There could be any number of reasons why (can't write, doesn't want to write about what's on his mind, etc.), but whatever the reason is, it's not good. |
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| Sly and the Family Stone – Family Affair Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Most members of the Family Stone had at least one relationship with another member of the band. Some had more than one. Each of which would have been a Family Affair, so to speak. I would imagine that would take its toll after a while. |
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| KISS – Lick It Up Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Behold the brazen genius of Paul Stanley, using self-help language ("be good to yourself") as persuasion toward a sexual act. I bet he did this all the time. |
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| Drive-By Truckers – Wallace Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Great concept - after his death, George Wallace is welcomed to hell by the Devil.
Written by Patterson, sung by Rob "The Devil Himself" Malone. |
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| Ian Hunter – It Ain't Easy When You Fall Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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This was written with such empathy and sung with so much feeling it's incredible. If you're feeling down you can listen to this and it feels like he's talking to you. |
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| Neil Young – Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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A song about scoring heroin, co-written and sung by someone who would die of an overdose a few years later. Within the context of the Tonight's the Night album, which mourns the deaths of Danny Whitten and Bruce Berry, this is like a flashback scene in a movie, showing how things were before the tragedy - young, carefree and reckless. |
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| The Replacements – I.O.U. Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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Talking about signing on the dotted line with the record label. Not worried about paying back any recoupable costs, since they never had any money anyway.
Hey Sire, thanks for putting out these albums for us! If they don't sell, don't expect us to pay you back! |
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