Come Dancing Lyrics
You always look back. No matter how awful the rollerdisco seemed at the time, it'll be hilarious in twenty years. The past doesn't have to be all roses, but it was different, often more naive. At least parts of it for most of us.
Personally, I think it's the same brain malfunction that decides at 50 that high school was the best time of your life, and prompts women to have more than one child.
LOL @ "Brain malfunction" :)
LOL @ "Brain malfunction" :)
And at 45, I have never and will never look back at high school as anything but the circle of Hell it was.
And at 45, I have never and will never look back at high school as anything but the circle of Hell it was.
"pally" should be spelled "Palais"--a French word for "Palace."
What everyone else said... nostalgia. And hoping that some of the old days might still be a alive, a little bit... if he was willing to look hard enough.
I think HydrolicToaster is right. Even if you look in the video, it seems they chose a child to look like a young Ray Davies. I think it could be a reflection on his own childhood, and he is talking about one of his older sisters. There were 5 of them, so I'm not sure which.
You NAILED IT. The idea of losing your closest sibling at a young age is nearly impossible for most people to imagine (especially because so many two-earner households only have one trophy-child to begin with). He CLEARLY wrote this song for her and how much it hurt him to lose her.
You NAILED IT. The idea of losing your closest sibling at a young age is nearly impossible for most people to imagine (especially because so many two-earner households only have one trophy-child to begin with). He CLEARLY wrote this song for her and how much it hurt him to lose her.
He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
That line just fits the music perfectly, its beautiful to listen to just that line :D
this song is awsome. i dont understand anyone hasn't commented on it yet. The lyrics are very cool. Pretty straight forward. The old days were great, and the golden days seem to have dissapeared. So true.
please, someone?
It's not the best "Kinks" song ("Waterloo Sunset" is) but it's kinda groovy.
I love this song and the end moves me. I really like the kinks and their flair for iorny. By the way waterloo Sunset is very great
grr the kinks - screamo all the way! :p