of The Kinks (somehow a slow-sad balance/contrast with other theme of Davies in rockey uptempo "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?").
1)
The list of names he recalls in the beginning are real cultural references which belonged to the SWINGING LONDON (a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in the 1960s):
*Ossie CLARK was a fashion designer of that time, as *Mary QUANT (London, Feb. 11 -1934) inventor of the mini-skirt.
*Christine Margaret KEELER (22 February 1942) is an English former model and showgirl...that in December 1963 was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
*John STEPHEN (August 28, 1934 – February 1, 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, he operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of *SWINGING LONDON: Carnaby Street.
British fashion designer Michael CHIPS created the kipper-tie and dressed rock idols as David Bowie and Mick Jagger, in the mid 60s he opened his boutique in Picadilly, *MR. FISH by Clifford Street.
Perhaps the *MR. CHOW of the song may be related to Michael Chow, son of Chinese Peking Opera Grand Master, Zhou Xinfang, opened the first *MR. CHOW bistro in Knightsbridge, London on February 14, 1968, since Davies is a fan of chinesse food.
The name *BAN THE BOMB (1950s) may not be known but 90% of people will be aware that it is a symbol for peace and anti-war.
2)
Suddenly, The Tramp is sentimentally taken by his deep nostalgic memories so he starts to mix names of fictonal characters of drama and cinema as if they were real ones.
*Arthur SEATON is a young 21 years old buddy working in a working man's club of Nottingham and enjoying a night out with Brenda, the wife of a colleague at work, as portrayed in the first novel by British author *Alan SILLITOE. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (adapted by the author into a 1960 film starring Albert Finney).
*Charlie BUBBLES is a British film of 1967 starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. The film made great play of its Manchester setting, contrasting the return of its eponymous lead character, played by Finney to his home city after achieving success as a writer in London.
Young *Jimmy PORTER is the main character in "Look Back in Anger", a theater play by John OSBORNE from 1956, which eventually was filmed in 1958 by actor Richard Burton.
Famous as The TEDDY BOYS, The ROCKERS and THE MODS years later, were in Literature *The ANGRY YOUNG MEN: a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leading members included Davie's names sung in "Where Are They Now?" in the role of The Tramp:
*Stan BARSTOW, *John OSBORNE, *Keith WATERHOUSE & *SILLITOE.
(This song is written almost in the same vein of "Hollywood Boulevard" by Mr. Ray Davies.)
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Where Are They Now? Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by roberto111 | SongMeanings
of The Kinks (somehow a slow-sad balance/contrast with other theme of Davies in rockey uptempo "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?").
1)
The list of names he recalls in the beginning are real cultural references which belonged to the SWINGING LONDON (a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in the 1960s):
*Ossie CLARK was a fashion designer of that time, as *Mary QUANT (London, Feb. 11 -1934) inventor of the mini-skirt.
*Christine Margaret KEELER (22 February 1942) is an English former model and showgirl...that in December 1963 was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
*John STEPHEN (August 28, 1934 – February 1, 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, he operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of *SWINGING LONDON: Carnaby Street.
British fashion designer Michael CHIPS created the kipper-tie and dressed rock idols as David Bowie and Mick Jagger, in the mid 60s he opened his boutique in Picadilly, *MR. FISH by Clifford Street.
Perhaps the *MR. CHOW of the song may be related to Michael Chow, son of Chinese Peking Opera Grand Master, Zhou Xinfang, opened the first *MR. CHOW bistro in Knightsbridge, London on February 14, 1968, since Davies is a fan of chinesse food.
The name *BAN THE BOMB (1950s) may not be known but 90% of people will be aware that it is a symbol for peace and anti-war.
2)
Suddenly, The Tramp is sentimentally taken by his deep nostalgic memories so he starts to mix names of fictonal characters of drama and cinema as if they were real ones.
*Arthur SEATON is a young 21 years old buddy working in a working man's club of Nottingham and enjoying a night out with Brenda, the wife of a colleague at work, as portrayed in the first novel by British author *Alan SILLITOE. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (adapted by the author into a 1960 film starring Albert Finney).
*Charlie BUBBLES is a British film of 1967 starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. The film made great play of its Manchester setting, contrasting the return of its eponymous lead character, played by Finney to his home city after achieving success as a writer in London.
Young *Jimmy PORTER is the main character in "Look Back in Anger", a theater play by John OSBORNE from 1956, which eventually was filmed in 1958 by actor Richard Burton.
Famous as The TEDDY BOYS, The ROCKERS and THE MODS years later, were in Literature *The ANGRY YOUNG MEN: a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leading members included Davie's names sung in "Where Are They Now?" in the role of The Tramp:
*Stan BARSTOW, *John OSBORNE, *Keith WATERHOUSE & *SILLITOE.
(This song is written almost in the same vein of "Hollywood Boulevard" by Mr. Ray Davies.)
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A splendid song of nostalgia sung by "The Tramp" (Ray Davies) in rockoperetta <Preservation Act 1> of The Kinks (somehow a slow-sad balance/contrast with other theme of Davies in rockey uptempo "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?").
1)
The list of names he recalls in the beginning are real cultural references which belonged to the SWINGING LONDON (a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in the 1960s):
Ossie CLARK was a fashion designer of that time, as Mary QUANT (London, Feb. 11 -1934) inventor of the mini-skirt.
*Christine Margaret KEELER (22 February 1942) is an English former model and showgirl...that in December 1963 was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
John STEPHEN (August 28, 1934 – February 1, 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, he operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of SWINGING LONDON: Carnaby Street.
British fashion designer Michael CHIPS created the kipper-tie and dressed rock idols as David Bowie and Mick Jagger, in the mid 60s he opened his boutique in Picadilly, *MR. FISH by Clifford Street.
Perhaps the MR. CHOW of the song may be related to Michael Chow, son of Chinese Peking Opera Grand Master, Zhou Xinfang, opened the first MR. CHOW bistro in Knightsbridge, London on February 14, 1968, since Davies is a fan of chinesse food.
The name *BAN THE BOMB (1950s) may not be known but 90% of people will be aware that it is a symbol for peace and anti-war.
2)
Suddenly, The Tramp is sentimentally taken by his deep nostalgic memories so he starts to mix names of fictonal characters of drama and cinema as if they were real ones.
Arthur SEATON is a young 21 years old buddy working in a working man's club of Nottingham and enjoying a night out with Brenda, the wife of a colleague at work, as portrayed in the first novel by British author Alan SILLITOE. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (adapted by the author into a 1960 film starring Albert Finney).
*Charlie BUBBLES is a British film of 1967 starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. The film made great play of its Manchester setting, contrasting the return of its eponymous lead character, played by Finney to his home city after achieving success as a writer in London.
Young *Jimmy PORTER is the main character in "Look Back in Anger", a theater play by John OSBORNE from 1956, which eventually was filmed in 1958 by actor Richard Burton.
Famous as The TEDDY BOYS, The ROCKERS and THE MODS years later, were in Literature *The ANGRY YOUNG MEN: a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leading members included Davie's names sung in "Where Are They Now?" in the role of The Tramp:
Stan BARSTOW, John OSBORNE, Keith WATERHOUSE & SILLITOE.
(This song is written almost in the same vein of "Hollywood Boulevard" by Mr. Ray Davies.)
A splendid song of nostalgia sung by "The Tramp" (Ray Davies) in rockoperetta <Preservation Act 1> of The Kinks (somehow a slow-sad balance/contrast with other theme of Davies in rockey uptempo "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?").
1) The list of names he recalls in the beginning are real cultural references which belonged to the SWINGING LONDON (a catch-all term applied to the fashion and cultural scene that flourished in London in the 1960s):
Ossie CLARK was a fashion designer of that time, as Mary QUANT (London, Feb. 11 -1934) inventor of the mini-skirt.
*Christine Margaret KEELER (22 February 1942) is an English former model and showgirl...that in December 1963 was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
John STEPHEN (August 28, 1934 – February 1, 2004), dubbed by the media "The £1m Mod" and "The King Of Carnaby Street", was one of the most important fashion figures of the 1960s. By 1967, he operated a chain of 15 shops on the thoroughfare in central London which he and boyfriend Bill Franks made the epicentre of SWINGING LONDON: Carnaby Street.
British fashion designer Michael CHIPS created the kipper-tie and dressed rock idols as David Bowie and Mick Jagger, in the mid 60s he opened his boutique in Picadilly, *MR. FISH by Clifford Street.
Perhaps the MR. CHOW of the song may be related to Michael Chow, son of Chinese Peking Opera Grand Master, Zhou Xinfang, opened the first MR. CHOW bistro in Knightsbridge, London on February 14, 1968, since Davies is a fan of chinesse food.
The name *BAN THE BOMB (1950s) may not be known but 90% of people will be aware that it is a symbol for peace and anti-war.
2) Suddenly, The Tramp is sentimentally taken by his deep nostalgic memories so he starts to mix names of fictonal characters of drama and cinema as if they were real ones.
Arthur SEATON is a young 21 years old buddy working in a working man's club of Nottingham and enjoying a night out with Brenda, the wife of a colleague at work, as portrayed in the first novel by British author Alan SILLITOE. "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (adapted by the author into a 1960 film starring Albert Finney).
*Charlie BUBBLES is a British film of 1967 starring Billie Whitelaw and Albert Finney, and also featuring a young Liza Minnelli. The film made great play of its Manchester setting, contrasting the return of its eponymous lead character, played by Finney to his home city after achieving success as a writer in London.
Young *Jimmy PORTER is the main character in "Look Back in Anger", a theater play by John OSBORNE from 1956, which eventually was filmed in 1958 by actor Richard Burton.
Famous as The TEDDY BOYS, The ROCKERS and THE MODS years later, were in Literature *The ANGRY YOUNG MEN: a group of mostly working and middle class British playwrights and novelists who became prominent in the 1950s. The group's leading members included Davie's names sung in "Where Are They Now?" in the role of The Tramp:
Stan BARSTOW, John OSBORNE, Keith WATERHOUSE & SILLITOE.
(This song is written almost in the same vein of "Hollywood Boulevard" by Mr. Ray Davies.)
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