The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio)

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Originally released as a single on 3rd June 1966, it stayed at number one on the UK singles chart for two weeks, and peaked at No.14 in the US. The track features on the bands fourth studio album Face To Face, released in October 1966.
Face To Face was a major artistic breakthrough for Kinks’ songwriter Ray Davies, the LP represents the first full flowering of Davies’ use of narrative, observation, and wry social commentary in his songs. It heralded The Kinks’ move away from the hard-driving rock and roll style of 1964-65, which had catapulted the group to international stardom. It was the first Kinks album consisting entirely of Ray Davies compositions, and was their first album recorded over several months, rather than in one concentrated session
Lyrics:
The tax man's taken all my dough,
And left me in my stately home,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
And I can't sail my yacht,
He's taken everything I've got,
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze.
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime
My girlfriend's run off with my car,
And gone back to her ma and pa,
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I'm sitting here,
Sipping at my ice cold beer,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime
Ah, save me, save me, save me from this squeeze.
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Live this life of luxury,
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
In the summertime
In the summertime
In the summertime

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@ernst2225 3 жыл бұрын

When the Kinks sang this song, I lived with my parents in a four-family tenement house.There was a pretty girl living below us and I was in the school choir.I used to sing this song for fun when I went down to the basement to get coals for our furnace. At one point she opened the door and asked me if we could go for a walk and if I could sing the KINKS song to her again.I was happy but I didn't sing the song to her; I didn't get around to it.Today at over 70 years old I am still learning to play the guitar and I think back to that girl and the time when the Kinks, the girl and I were young.

@alessandropolicarpo 3 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful memory, Ernst! A hug from Brazil. :)

@drowningfish8047 3 жыл бұрын

sus link

@ernst2225 3 жыл бұрын

@@drowningfish8047 If you write a little more, I'll do a 30° - bow. Thank you !

@ernst2225 3 жыл бұрын

@@toddblanksI agree with you, memories of something beautiful can hurt, although that is a contradiction!!!! Often it is the youth that one remembers positively. The sky was open and you yourself were open to everything and you just have such feelings in your youth and later you remember these past times. It's terrible when you didn't have such a beautiful, exciting, wonderful youth.Time can't be turned back.When you're young, everything you live is normal, you don't realise during youth that life is something special.Of course, you get youth for free, you don't have to do anything for it.You only realise the value of our music of that time much later, when this music belongs to "your" long history and then comes the pain of loss.What also hurts me is the brutal present when I see icons of POP ageing. I saw Ray and Dave Davies as they look today.Actually I didn't want that.I wanted to remember them as they look on old record covers.For me the defining years are the 60's when the Kinks and other groups started, for you, it's the '80s. Everyone becomes a grandfather or grandmother one day and that is always connected with nostalgia and, at worst, with the death of the idols. I'm happy that there is always music that moves me like back then, that I find beautiful, like the Kinks a long time ago. The music of the Kinks will always be current.

@bomajk5489 3 жыл бұрын

@@ernst2225 I'll be 24 soon. It's kind of rude to be asking this question since you are over 70, but I just wanted your advice. How did you feel at 24? Can you remember? Are you still considered young at that age? What do you think of that from this current perspective you have, having lived a long and, I would say, a good life? :)

@lynnecater9989 8 ай бұрын

I will be 80 yrs old next year and it reminds me of when I was young. Thank you for bringing back happy memories.

@NOOBsoldier2517 7 ай бұрын

where are ur kids homeboy?

@colincolin5696 5 ай бұрын

@@NOOBsoldier2517weirdo

@tinahorkan 4 ай бұрын

Me too, I remember dancing in front of them at a small gig in Swansea!

@OURNOTEBOOKLOVE1144 4 ай бұрын

Hope you're still with us 😊 friend 😊💯🌹🙏☮️

@moonbeamchaos 4 ай бұрын

You’re not far ahead of us - keep on having fun. “They” can’t take our music away from us!

@peternissen9760 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago, I was in the ICU at a hospital suffering from Encephalitis and was in a coma. On day 10 my family was advised to say goodbye as my life expectancy was estimated at 2 hours. Wrong - I lived. On day 11 my son visited and played "Sunny Afternoon" to me as he knew I loved this Kinks classic and thought I would recognize it and the familiarity might wake me up. I started to move my eyes and lips and the Nurse who sat by my bed called the Doctor. By the time the Doctor arrived, I had opened my eyes and the next day I was in a Ward watching football on the TV. Thanks to The Kinks. My son and I always will remember and love "Sunny Afternoon".

@withabeat6584 2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to remember to try that next time I am suffering from encephalitis.

@ancientmariner3077 2 жыл бұрын

Great story. Stay safe... !

@chanisealexis8400 2 жыл бұрын

Sons 💗

@NK-ox9uo 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Great story❤️

@goldensloth7 2 жыл бұрын

damn!

@BobBrophy78 Жыл бұрын

Probably the most underrated band in history. The amount of talent and creativity alone, just outstanding.

@caraculo1077 Жыл бұрын

Better than the Stones and the beatles for surr.

@daliaburgoin2308 Жыл бұрын

They had soooo many hits. Ppl remember the hits but not the band name as much

@mcdeadsquirrel Жыл бұрын

Spot on!!!! I can't even add more to your great comet....!!!

@SundaeExpress Жыл бұрын

@@caraculo1077 *sure And no, they weren't.

@SundaeExpress Жыл бұрын

They're highly revered and critically acclaimed and have sold millions of records and won tonnes of awards. Explain to us again how they're underrated? 🤔

@samizdat_ 5 жыл бұрын

The Kinks deserved just as much fame as the Beatles imo. They are highly underrated

@sadie3665 5 жыл бұрын

Anirban Ganguly so true they are so underrated

@hd4t6 5 жыл бұрын

simmer down,,,,,

@shailesdahal8742 5 жыл бұрын

So true

@IAmGrafX 5 жыл бұрын

Indeed, they sure did!

@ethereal_winterly 4 жыл бұрын

@ Even more true

@bronwynkirwan2368 3 жыл бұрын

If your listening to this is 2021 your an absolute legend:)

@deadly_danegaming5610 3 жыл бұрын

hopefully 2121

@roberthuber3518 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@TrySomethingDifferent. 3 жыл бұрын

Finally someone agrees

@jbliv831 3 жыл бұрын

It's a constant thing, but thank you!

@jdcompany2019 3 жыл бұрын

Then i am

@user-kx6fw2zi1c 3 ай бұрын

I'm listening to this in 2024, brilliant tune.

@user-fl5vv1sp4f 3 ай бұрын

Great harmonies that's the kinks for you

@ZER0-- 5 күн бұрын

I'm listening to this in the afternoon... (It's sunny.)

@ianthomas2289 3 жыл бұрын

Most underated band of all time. A statement, not a question.

@gobblelevclass3nuclearsubm393 3 жыл бұрын

way better than the beatles who were forced into front of audiences

@rodsimmons9337 3 жыл бұрын

Saw them in concert. 👍👍👍

@KateBates22zabu 2 жыл бұрын

@Dan Dugan nice

@craigstevens9351 2 жыл бұрын

@@gobblelevclass3nuclearsubm393 riigghhht. or audiences just loved the beatles way more. beatles sold what, 10xs the amount of albums?

@maurom9654 2 жыл бұрын

No doubt

@philjames6206 4 жыл бұрын

The Kinks, Small Faces, Beatles, Stones, Who. That will do for me. Ray Davies genius.

@cubsdude7460 4 жыл бұрын

I thought Faces was a straight up rock band also

@10mel210399 4 жыл бұрын

Add The Doors, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and you have the greatest Bands of all time

@jlaurence3519 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot Leapy Lee!

@valg4510 4 жыл бұрын

Beach Boys? Queen? Nirvana?

@drewgab3172 4 жыл бұрын

@@valg4510 Those are from different eras and genres, especially Nirvana :|

@marcuslin8816 4 ай бұрын

I am listening to this now in 2024. Beautiful as always.

@user-nd7of2mk4j 22 күн бұрын

As a 14 year old in 2024 I used to listen to this song with my dad when I was younger it’s older than both of us combined, but still is a fantastic song that I’ve been playing on repeat for the last few days.

@odoyipper3839 7 жыл бұрын

My favorite Kinks song. There's nothing like it. And Ray is an underrated genius. I saw him twice solo in a small club and he didn't disappoint. A brush with greatness!

@caralynbryan323 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen ray also.brilliant

@DrBitchcraft. 5 жыл бұрын

my favorite song from them is "This time tomorrow" but love this one too.

@minxkitten1 5 жыл бұрын

You are so right.. Brilliant writing...

@colefreeman4093 4 жыл бұрын

ODO Yipper this really influenced the gorillas. The vocals on this song and feel good inc are super similar

@BrianCarnevaleB26 4 жыл бұрын

the best thing about Florida, endless sunny afternoons! #norain #sunnyday

@hobochurch3496 23 күн бұрын

It seemed to me that the Summer of 1966 would never end. I was fifteen and surfing and hanging out on Galveston's 37th Street Beach on the Gulf Coast of Texas. I can distinctly remember thinking "I need to REMEMBER this--because life will never be this sweet again in my life." 1966 was a great year for me. It was like all the stars aligned to create the perfect time to be a teenager. I sure miss it.

@gavinator8018 2 жыл бұрын

Good music never dies, good people do.

@marcok.6734 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏

@anothertime1282 Жыл бұрын

And they live on in the music, so everything is fine.

@richardharrison1855 11 ай бұрын

stuff your cheap comments...pretty vacant

@ZER0-- 5 күн бұрын

@@richardharrison1855 Sex pistols?

@drrobert4062 2 жыл бұрын

This Era of music was easily the best. We are lucky to be able to have the opportunity to listen to great songs like this, among others! Great jam!

@andari7467 Жыл бұрын

Dude.....u must be high....

@tommyboytomtom6848 Жыл бұрын

THIS SONG SOUNDS LIKE MY LIFE KINDA FUNNY BUT TRUE IN THE SUMMER TIME WOW TRIPPY KOOL OLD SCHOOL

@Onward_and_Rword Жыл бұрын

u would say that if u weren't around for the 1600s music scene

@davidtriton1666 Жыл бұрын

U 2

@BrooklynXpat Ай бұрын

When this was released in 1966, we were at the mercy of great DJs pumping classics like this through our transistor radios. Find a spot we thought no one could see us and pass a joint, hoping for a good track. The Kinks always put a smile on my face.

@patriciagough8385 Жыл бұрын

Their music is timeless. This was one of my first albums purchased when I was in the 7th grade. I still have it and I’m going on 72 years old. Still love their music ❤

@USCG.Brennan Жыл бұрын

ME too on that!!

@mbear709 Жыл бұрын

@ 65 I am still rocking to great ol music like this.

@amrhu5563 11 ай бұрын

@@mbear709 im 20 and rocking

@lilmembrane5207 11 ай бұрын

This is amazing

@captainkeyboard1007 11 ай бұрын

I was in the fifth grade, but I am 70 years old in this year, 2023.

@user-vu9vw2vd1f Ай бұрын

Ray Davies and the Kinks Legends absolute legends

@bookwormsbloomsday1698 Ай бұрын

The Kinks I remember....back starting in 1963 in London.....never forgotten.....was 81 Friday last....live now in Dublin Ireland....

@holmeed 5 жыл бұрын

'My girlfriend's run off with my car, And gone back to her ma and pa, Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty' best lyrics ever lmao.

@joshk2181 5 жыл бұрын

truly

@TehGoldd 5 жыл бұрын

Now I'm sitting here

@tdsims1963 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't it? This song is such a classic. I never tire of listening to it.

@jamesheyworth3566 5 жыл бұрын

holmeed , I'm happy with folk with their Stones and their Beatles but the Kinks are mine.

@chemcokeith6533 4 жыл бұрын

absolutely

@davidr1620 4 жыл бұрын

This song has aged very well. Even many great songs of this era don’t sound quite as good as they once did.

@marcgonzalez5256 4 жыл бұрын

Best songs of 60 aged well thab a lot of hits of 00s

@ldg8640 3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@mikefitton3724 3 жыл бұрын

Ear wax?

@samparker266 3 жыл бұрын

Timeless

@sdgakatbk 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. And early Kinks still sound good.

@jamesbueker11 Ай бұрын

God Save the Kinks. Immortality is theirs. They will be the headliners in Heaven

@mikewilshire6444 2 ай бұрын

Everything about this tune, from lyrics to musicianship to harmonies and arrangement is distinctive and superb.

@AkiraShu 5 ай бұрын

If your listening to this in 2024, you’re a legend

@tinahorkan 4 ай бұрын

I’m a legend for sure!

@lauramarsh5658 4 ай бұрын

Listening as I read your reply!

@silviabolivar 4 ай бұрын

Yes, I am

@deniseschug-lattwein9 3 ай бұрын

The kinks are the best❤

@user-fl5vv1sp4f 3 ай бұрын

Thank you

@cachaco1956 4 жыл бұрын

I was almost 10yrs old when this was first released and, unlike me, it has never got old. I LOVE it!

@ML-dy8sh 3 жыл бұрын

Love ur attitude. amazing. you go girl.

@hughjarse3808 3 жыл бұрын

I`m the same .Born in `57. Where did the time go? Better days , then , with a lot less than weve got now. Good luck and good health .

@royshalom7675 3 жыл бұрын

I am currently 14 years old.

@colmanarchant6189 3 жыл бұрын

I was 16 and met my one and only love sitting outside on a big lawn with her.

@hinatashoyo2425 3 жыл бұрын

@@royshalom7675 same nice music taste 🤭

3 жыл бұрын

This band was so underrated in the mid-to-late 60's.

@NachtSchreck13 3 жыл бұрын

Ummm they had 12 consecutive top 10 hit singles in the mid-60's. I'd say they were pretty popular.

3 жыл бұрын

@@NachtSchreck13 I'm talking about 1966-1968 (roughly). Their best albums weren't selling well. Of course, it didn't help that they couldn't tour in the U.S.

@anneoliver8890 Жыл бұрын

I love this song! I was living in Norwalk, Connecticut when I first heard this song. The song is just as fresh today 2023, January 02 as it was then. Good music develops a NEVER ending longevity.

@captainkeyboard1007 11 ай бұрын

I am in Brooklyn, New York at where I grew on to this music [as a Black male], and I enjoy it on KZfaq, as I am 70 years old.

@michaelb.w.nelson2084 3 жыл бұрын

I never understood why the kinks had lesser fame than the beatles or the stones. They deserve still more attention!!!

@kramalerav Жыл бұрын

Some believe the Kinks may have missed their window of opportunity to be a huge act in the midst of the British Invasion because of that Dave Davies-Mick Avory tussle that sent the latter to jail for a brief spell. The band at the time had difficulty obtaining a work visa for a U.S. tour because of that. By the time they could tour the States a couple years later, it was too late what with psychedelic rock being the latest craze in pop.

@noikloi Жыл бұрын

They remind me of the Beatles alot honestly

@vowelsounds6312 Жыл бұрын

Timing and management. Look what happened to the Fab Four after Epstein killed himself… accidentally.

@jnstonbely5215 Жыл бұрын

@@noikloi I’ll put Ray Davies up against George Harrison, John Lennon, & Paul McCartney, any day as equal if not better, at least in many of his outstanding lyrics and musical compositions ! WITHOUT A DOUBT !

@MisterM4n Жыл бұрын

Mumble rappers are the same and generally have bigger fame than singers or bands who actually sound good, but we won't let that stop us

@bridgettstephens5582 Жыл бұрын

This song takes me back to my teen years; getting stoned at the beach and mellowing out for hours in the sun. Oh the days before all this adult responsibility; how I miss my youth😪

@chrisvesy7245 5 ай бұрын

I'm retired now...back to the Beach playing the same music I played before I entered the work world! ...(I just don't jump off the high rocks anymore or drink cheap wine...🍷

@John-wd8be 7 ай бұрын

Everybody listening to this in CURRENT YEAR are legends

@troblesomegentleman4438 5 ай бұрын

And most important. Listening in a sunny afternoon

@user-mg6fq1kf5b 9 ай бұрын

Hope you heard this dad didn't know that was your favourite song miss you dad ❤

@ThePowerpointMaster 4 жыл бұрын

The Kinks are one of those bands that could have come out in the 90s or even today and still get big.

@sdgakatbk 3 жыл бұрын

I think that's probably true. I also think they are later bands that could go back in time and make it big.

@Boilingfrogg 2 жыл бұрын

So true.

@Talisman09 2 жыл бұрын

All you can really try to measure this by is musical ability. Their music would not be the same if they were born at a later time (and still all somehow met up with one another, lol). And as for contemporary artists going back in time and still being successful..that's even trickier to speculate about - who would their influences be? It would be impossible for them to have the exact same catologue of songs

@ThePowerpointMaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@Talisman09 I mean they could have written some of their songs at any time and still get big: Wicked Annabella, You Really Got Me, Sitting By The Riverside, Picture Book... etc

@Talisman09 2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePowerpointMaster I love those songs but they sound like their era. If they were released today they would be called 60s throwback songs, and the market just wouldn't be anywhere near as big for them. Have you heard what most of the kids are listening to today?

@Foxtrot760 8 жыл бұрын

"Blazing on a sunny afternoon."

@Snodog622 8 жыл бұрын

+Foxtrot760 Always fun

@goblin1474 8 жыл бұрын

I heard Lazing

@Foxtrot760 8 жыл бұрын

Do you know what blazing is?

@goblin1474 8 жыл бұрын

Foxtrot760 Yea and it makes sense in the song, but I've always heard the word lazing

@yoboimichproductionsinc.2948 8 жыл бұрын

It's lazing bro

@danielmontanes5382 3 күн бұрын

Geniales . Tengo 74 años . Estaba en el Liceo cuando un compañero cuyo padre fue asignado a una mision en Londres me envio por correo un simple que contenia Two sisters y Waterloo sunset . Con otro amigo nos quedamos extasiados al escucharlos y llevamos los discos a Radio Sarandi . Maravillados los gravaron y los pasaron durante meses. Me considero introductor sin querer de los Kinks en Uruguay. Que sonido .que tiempos

@JAYPCARS 2 жыл бұрын

56 years on and this song still rings true.

@mitchellgonsch1686 4 жыл бұрын

"telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty...now I'm sitting here, sipping at my ice cold beer" fuckin love it lol

@joeyoung1498 5 жыл бұрын

I'm 6 month old 300 pound midget and I love this song in like 2018 and whatnot!!

@AnnebelBuntOnline 5 жыл бұрын

Joe Young it's even in your name

@rhysowens1 5 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday

@Bruh-ii4lf 5 жыл бұрын

I love this comment 😂

@kingsizehomer 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Young you fat fucking midget

@jerboa4090 4 жыл бұрын

Your a obese midget holy shit

@musiccollector Жыл бұрын

Their best song, hands down. Puts me in a summer mood.

@genobutler2711 Жыл бұрын

Waterloo Sunset beats it imo

@liamyoung1299 Жыл бұрын

So many to choose from ...

@greghatton1787 11 ай бұрын

Apeman s pretty damn rad

@richardharrison1855 11 ай бұрын

Pure bullshit. Waterloo sunset pisses all over this

@MegGus23 7 ай бұрын

I see you on the dark side of the moon

@leviticus9278 9 ай бұрын

2023 and still loving the kinks

@andrewmarcellis2007 9 ай бұрын

Hey you should look up a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Kinks

@Nomoya86 5 ай бұрын

2024 here! ❤🎉

@ravenhill_firelord_1968 Жыл бұрын

if only i could go back to the old times, i hate it now.

@robertthacher2660 Жыл бұрын

The superb Kinks who make quirky, funny songs did not dissapoint with this 1966 song. I had the record as a kid!

@JorgeAlbertoVenturaSuare-ft1bs 8 күн бұрын

Great band !!! Greetings from the Canary Islands.

@patrickmcauley3212 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re watching this in 2022 you have exceptional taste in music

@colinjennings3661 4 жыл бұрын

Just an absolute classic . Perfect song in every possible way.

@nickagriesti6708 4 жыл бұрын

They are arguing that they shouldn't have to put effort into the relationships they themselves choose to cultivate. Perfect? Sure, if you're a self asshole or a Boomer.

@bostrickland4970 4 жыл бұрын

So true even in 2020

@bobtaylor170 3 жыл бұрын

@@nickagriesti6708 , it's satire. You can read what Ray Davies says about it in the Wikipedia entry about the song.

@nickagriesti6708 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobtaylor170 there is a difference between satire and flippant framings of gender relations. This is the latter.

@nickagriesti6708 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobtaylor170 it's a tone running through the entirety of Boomer culture. None of you seem capable of respecting the nature of relationships. All you do is joke about how your husbands are worthless losers that you can't use, or how your wives are nagging harpies who won't let you do whatever the fuck you want. No wonder 50 percent of your marriages have failed. You're a bunch of selfhish, self-centered shitbags.

@virginiawiseman665 7 жыл бұрын

My daughter is 23..and was raised on 60's music...The Kinks are her favorite band from that time

@dontworrybehappy4423 7 жыл бұрын

Virginia Wiseman no one cares

@owen9057 7 жыл бұрын

i care

@flatearth317 6 жыл бұрын

I care also. My kids and grand kids also know and appreciate the 60's music. As well as their own stuff.

@kateeigs6457 5 жыл бұрын

@William Fairfield not really lol. I know a couple of girls who like the new stuff and all the old stuff. No one really makes fun of you, only if its country music, I guess.

@motnosniv 5 жыл бұрын

Well done Virginia

@user-kx6fw2zi1c 2 ай бұрын

2024 and I am still listening

@RobertoZadik-en8zc 7 ай бұрын

Elegant, ironic and melancholic eternal Song. One of the half 60s Masterpiece from a fantastic english band, Ray Davies was an Amazing poet and Singer..Oh wow

@mikehersh6192 7 ай бұрын

Still 🎹🎵🎼

@ianaldridge1702 3 жыл бұрын

Kinks never got the credit they deserved.Stones and Beatles were great but kinks wrote great songs.Any comments folks.

@qwertyuioph 3 жыл бұрын

beach boys

@vireshpatel9029 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they go under the radar, unfortunately, people automatically think: Uk music in the 60s?.. stones and beetles

@rosyclouds9132 2 жыл бұрын

Not really the Stones, the Beatles is just in fact the most influential band of all time and even accomplished the impossible, but don't get me wrong, the Kinks is a very good band too...

@valdirbergamobergamo5396 Жыл бұрын

Even today I cannot believe why Kinks did not become so famous and powerful as Rolling Stones and Beatles. They lived in the same epoch and had the same powerful energy. What a talent!

@leotimm6633 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@worldorthoorthopaedicsurge6147 Жыл бұрын

Probably to do with management, remember the brilliant manager the Beatles had?

@valdirbergamobergamo5396 Жыл бұрын

@@worldorthoorthopaedicsurge6147 Brian Epstein. Not so intelligent, he committed suicide in their apogee. Better luck was reserved to Col. Parker, that made the truckdriver Elvis Presley the king of Rocn.n.roll. So smart a guy, he knew how to dissipate and survive the British Invasion. One thing is sure: after Epstein's death and the inauguration of Apple, things darkened. They needed Brian E., they lost their financial control. So, it came Yoko Ono and... Kinks manouvered much farther than they.

@jamescrow9854 6 күн бұрын

Happy Birthday wishes today Ray ! Thanks for your music & fashion.

@joejames18 Жыл бұрын

It's 2023 and I'm still rocking to this song!

@stevelarge 3 жыл бұрын

I was 14 the following month, when of course England would win the World Cup. Am not English, so could not really celebrate as others did. However being a teenager during the 1960s was, and still is, something to celebrate. At this time, I began to notice girls and what a combination - girls on a sunny afternoons in the summer time listening to, Kinks, Beatles, Who, Beach Boys, Stones, Sandy, Lulu, Dusty, Cher - Now where's that time machine???

@leegiannangelo6073 4 ай бұрын

It just jumped into my head as I woke up...at 7 AM...after not hearing it since it was released and I was a kid. 72 yrs now. It's in my Playlist now. Lol. Great lyrics....Fun to hear.

@Lilaeth Жыл бұрын

Mum and Dad loved this song, even though they were the rock n roll generation. Still remember Dad chortling when it came on the radio. Miss you Dad!

@delagezzy1093 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from argentina, its the beast sad song of all time

@martinedagnicourt1624 4 жыл бұрын

I was 13 years old !!! I loved so much.....I am 66 and I love so much !!!!!

@afrmalatesta5196 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@earthling148 Жыл бұрын

Grew up with Kinks, think they're so underated. I'm guilty I appreciate them now more than ever

@jstitt13 8 ай бұрын

The kinks are very underrated.

@jordancressley7385 3 ай бұрын

The kinks are so underrated! I wish more people liked them

@reubenwilliams4081 2 жыл бұрын

"telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty..." - gold!

@robertthacher-ro6bh Жыл бұрын

What a tremendous song from 66. Wonderful lyrics and a well played! Ray Davies was a genius!

@richardyoung7415 Жыл бұрын

12.00 MID-DAY 7th JUNE 2023 AND STILL LISTENING TO THIS MASTERPIECE FROM THE KINKS. PEACE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 🙏✌️😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@dixieanderson2276 Жыл бұрын

65 years and still a rock n rolla - this makes me smile!

@hugswims Жыл бұрын

Listening to it now on June 23rd 2023. It’s a gloomy, rainy day so this brightens it a bit!

@ThreeLittleBirds111 Жыл бұрын

This song just soothes the soul..The feeling it puts me into never gets old, My mind is the same, it's my body that is old, shrunk and painful ..but the music ....It's the magical fountain of youth....

@leotimm6633 Жыл бұрын

Early in morning, surprised O had a good night's sleep for once. Found myself humminghis tune out of recesses of my mind. As always, attributed it to Beatles. UTube set me straight. Thank you Kinks!

@theseustoo Жыл бұрын

Ah... memories! When you get to our age, it's probably all we have (that makes any sense, anyway!) :D

@islamurray2978 4 жыл бұрын

this song is so familiar and i don't know why. I feel like i've heard it many times before

@tiagofelix5092 4 жыл бұрын

It happens the same to me

@leeontos 4 жыл бұрын

Cause thousand bands copied this song

@umbrella6011 4 жыл бұрын

Dude SAME! But the thing is, I’VE NEVER HEARD IT BEFORE!

@whoever3342 4 жыл бұрын

If you listened to Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz, that's where you probably recognized the melody, also sounds like U2 Staring at The Sun

@priscillawilson2634 4 жыл бұрын

Ever turned on a radio or heard a boomer hum?

@theseustoo Жыл бұрын

This song takes me right back to the late sixties... Long live the Kinks! 😀

@susanrachel5583 15 күн бұрын

So glad I got to see the Kinks on their word mouth tour back in 1985 in Vancouver Canada before they split up , I was in JR High School and Twist Sister opened up for them and they where not famous yet ..Crazy times but we felt feee !!

@ianmorton4136 2 жыл бұрын

The Kinks deserved to be up there with the Beatles & the Rolling Stones

@pateypmusic9325 5 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, The Kinks were the first punk-rock band.

@jeffambrosia5678 4 жыл бұрын

Ray Davies once told John Lennon to fuck off backstage...that was the beginning of punk, bucking the pop star culture

@tonydimeo1882 4 жыл бұрын

patey p music If this is Punk I like punk. I can’t stand most punk music. I can actually understand the Kinks

@2009framat 4 жыл бұрын

"Punk" started long before that - just listen to some 1950s bands and singers or garage bands from the 1960s who are mostly forgotten now THE PHANTOM love me 1958 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/buCXpqyVssecoXU.html or The Trashmen - Surfin Bird - Bird is the Word (Rivingtons original) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b62TZ7SF1tnQfmg.html

@TheNathanX100 4 жыл бұрын

Jeff Ambrosia Ray Davies was a pop star, daft fucking tit.

@TheNathanX100 4 жыл бұрын

Glorified Truth Nothing wrong with it, pop is music, rock n roll is music, punk is music. Good music is good music and shit music is shit music, and the Kinks made good music, pop or not.

@vmbrown 3 жыл бұрын

The Kinks are the most underrated band in history and Ray Davies is a genius. This is a masterpiece of songwriting!

@MrGoldenthroat 3 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest songwriters in music history, Vincent, was named Michael Brown for the group THE LEFT BANKE -check them out!!

@bobradford2637 9 ай бұрын

As a 10 yr old when this song was introduced, I can honestly say that the Kinks were never underrated back then , not at all, they where very highly rated up there with the Searchers, Hollies ect and even the Beatles.

@user-kx6fw2zi1c Ай бұрын

Another 50yrs time, I'd still listen to this.

@user-iu9tv6xn3j 9 ай бұрын

ah sang this tae ma maw when she was very unwell, next day was a good day, tells ye all ye need tae know xxxxx

@gemma6166 9 ай бұрын

Take it your scottish spelling mum maw sorry for your loss

@rachgrant8640 3 жыл бұрын

one of those songs you think you don't know the lyrics then you realise you do. You've always known them - somehow.

@ethansewall1612 5 ай бұрын

when i was a sophomore at yale in 1962 i took a music theory class. all idid was to write out the music of this song. on paper.. great song

@charliedobbs4536 2 жыл бұрын

The Kinks, The Who, The Clash and Rancid. Music just keeps getting better. Thank you Lord.

@IsThisUsernameAvailable 11 ай бұрын

The Kinks never fail to disappoint! Love this band, and I hate that what they did for rock is basically never discussed

@juliakoltzoff6870 3 жыл бұрын

“ telling tales of drunkin- ness and cruelty” some of the greatest lyrics ever- this was my summer quarantine song.😜🤙🏝

@Sydney-Casket-Base 3 жыл бұрын

nice!

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

I hope that was not the case Julia but if it was go to the police asap god bless try to stay safe

@Sydney-Casket-Base 3 жыл бұрын

@@andymatthews7617 thats just the lyrics.. i dont think she actually meant it.. idk

@andymatthews7617 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sydney-Casket-Base I hope not been to much bloody abuse during this lockdown

@Sydney-Casket-Base 3 жыл бұрын

@@andymatthews7617 thats true.. :(

@ironbark1100 Жыл бұрын

1967 , I was driving my pride & joy , a 1958 Mk 2 Ford Zodiac , this song was playing on the car stereo , when I wrote the car off ..! It was still playing with me sitting in the wreckage...So nostalgic...

@patrickwalker3568 Жыл бұрын

My favorite Kinks song!!! I'm Dingle.

@livelongandprosper70 2 жыл бұрын

You forget how great this song is until you hear it again 👌

@elizabethbarringer2791 2 жыл бұрын

I've never forgot how great this tune is

@travishanks4176 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, Ms Barringer. After 1st listen, it became 1 of my very favorite songs ever.

@LD-uq3fb 2 жыл бұрын

Ten of the Top 10 Kinks song in no particular order You Really got me Tired of waiting Thank you for the days Lola Til the end of the day Dedicated follower of fashion Set me free Waterloo Sunset Sunny Afternoon Well respected man At 18. years old I sang in a cover band ‘Terry Tritation’ that did many of the Kinks songs still love them 50 years on. Not many artists can claim the 10 songs listed. Quality that stands the test of time. Thank you Ray for the amazing lyrics & Dave for the truly unique guitar riffs that Hendrix would be proud of. Thank you for the days

@martinjackulik2819 2 жыл бұрын

Good list but mine would include "Strangers"

@almightyyt2101 23 күн бұрын

The Kinks, The Animals and The Rascals were my mothers favorites - miss her so much when I hear the old classics

@josephlemko3027 9 күн бұрын

One of the many great songs written by this exceptional singer/songwriter.❤😇✌️

@lars-olofbjorklund3116 10 ай бұрын

No doubt one of the best hits during 60's,!!

@user-tm2js2cb4h 10 ай бұрын

Love this tune. “Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty”!

@andrewmarcellis2007 9 ай бұрын

Hey you should look up a band called The Doublejumps if you like The Kinks

@user-tm2js2cb4h 9 ай бұрын

@@andrewmarcellis2007 Thanks, I’ll check them out.

@jloolj5130 Ай бұрын

What a sunny afternoon 2024 ❤

@speedyspeedgirl1778 2 жыл бұрын

Sippin on a cup of tea, listenin to The Kinks, feelin very British

@bernieparent8317 3 жыл бұрын

More and more people discovering the kinks every day, In my opinion their music is more enduring than the other bands of their era.

@petertimowreef9085 8 жыл бұрын

Gotta love all the pseudo-hipsters in the comments. "Oh my God I'm the only one on the entire planet who listens this, first time I heard it was during the Jurrasic period"

@seanyoung3605 8 жыл бұрын

hah! spot on, spot on

@JediDoc 8 жыл бұрын

I listened to it in the mesozoic age!

@mellowrockmusic 8 жыл бұрын

+Peter Timowreef fuck so are people who bitch about em

@petertimowreef9085 8 жыл бұрын

Chad Olmstead So you're bitching about people who are bitching. Solid plan there Chad.

@petertimowreef9085 8 жыл бұрын

***** But they don't admit to being hipsters. I guess hipsters in denial would've been a better term.

@jessicafitoo 4 ай бұрын

All the good music is in space.

@steved1077 19 күн бұрын

What a band! So under rated. Clever quirky cheeky and bloody brilliant

@chrisvesy7245 5 ай бұрын

I remember kicking it by the pool in ...67? 68? listening to this with my friends...the 60s were such a great time to grow up! Magical!!

@calebrush3833 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have a yacht or a stately home but I'm sitting on this sunny afternoon, lazing, sipping a cold one tapping my foot to Ray and the boys. Cheers.

@timhouston1638 4 жыл бұрын

Nice.

@captainkeyboard1007 11 ай бұрын

If the former AM and FM radio stations broadcasted the ways they did before, "Sunny Afternoon" could also have been played at some adult contemporary radio stations, as well as the top-charted ones, the radio stations would have raised their listening audiences with nice music all day long. I am lucky that I could get this music on KZfaq.