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One of the best pop songs ever written

Waterloo sunset is all about where Waterloo bridge is situated in London where the Kinks come from.... they are so London.... Waterloo bridge stretches over the river Thames right on the bend in the river and you can see all the sights of London from this bridge and the sun sets naturally along the river .... This is pure magic from Ray Davies , the Kinks frontman is a pure songwriting genius and all us old London Mods adore him.

The Kinks are so underrated.

As a Londoner living abroad (Norway) I put this on and I drift back there in an instance and I become homesick. It conjures up everything I love about my hometown. A beautiful melancholic refrain. Forget the Beatles and The Stones... for me it's always been The Kinks.

I live in London and when you're walking by the Thames and the sun is setting and you are by Waterloo Bridge holding hands....its stunning as well as melancholic 🤗

OMG, what a fun surprise. I had forgotten all about this song. Haven't heard it in SO many years. Love the Kinks.

Ray Davies wrote so many songs capturing slices of British life that Pete Townshend of the Who nominated Davies for poet laureate.

The Kinks is the most underrated band people know of. Innovators of proto-punk rock, but Ray Davies is one of the greatest songwriters in rock and roll. I recommend checking out the songs "The Village Green Preservation Society", "Victoria", "Celluloid Heroes", "This Time Tomorrow", "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" (Live from One For The Road), "Better Things", "20th Century Man", and "Misfits".

Love this wonderful anthem to my London, is a fave, love the Kinks ⭐

The Kinks were an iconic 60's London band they had three # 1 records in the UK between 1964 and 1966, this track just missed out on the #1 spot but hit #2 in 1967. The lead singer Ray Davies had a successful solo career releasing his last album "Americana" in 2017. For me "Sunny Afternoon" was the most memorable it was released in 1966 the year and the summer that we won the soccer World Cup.

One of the most beautiful songs in rock history

Oh my goodness, this is my FAVORITE Kinks song!! I sing this one a lot. My dogs love it, or so they tell me... They may just be trying to spare my feelings. Who knows. 😂 Anyway, I’m so glad you did this one! I agree - it’s so beautiful. I listen to it on loop quite often. You’re right about that Beatles sound. Ray Davies said he was inspired by Merseybeat when he wrote it. Merseybeat basically refers to bands from Liverpool of that era, like the Beatles. In fact the song was originally titled “Liverpool Sunset”!

Ray Davies, is a lovely guy. Lives only a few miles from me. Seen him loads of times, extremely friendly, and nice. And yes the Kinks were great! This song is superb, I love it to pieces.

The Kinks have many awesome tunes - they sometimes get forgotten about today, but they were right up there with the Beatles and Stones during the British invasion of the 60s and then reinvented themselves as a big Arena Rock band in the 70s to early 80s.

Hey Jayvee - here's some more Kinks you might find interesting "Apeman"... Powerman" & "Sunny Aftermoon" ( STUDIO STEREO Ver). Stay Well Bro... : )

Makes you want to visit London.

Dont believe I've ever heard this but I like it and it does have that Beatles vibe. Its beautiful.

Always surprised by your choices! 'Juke Box Music', 'All Day and All of the Night' and 'You Really Got Me'.......many other greats.

Try "Victoria" by the Kinks.

Ray Davies is a genius and his brother Dave invented the heavy metal riff with 'You Really Got Me'. Great reaction mate!

this is such a great song, so glad you reacted to it! as far as kinks go, i'd love to see what you think of picture book, sunny afternoon, or oklahoma usa. ❤️

I think he's singing about the view from Waterloo Bridge in central London, overlooking the Thames River. Ray Davies , the Kinks' main writer and singer also has had a solo career in his later years. His song "Imaginary Man" is outstanding, and is also the name of a documentary about him.

Love your smile right away. This is one of the best songs ever written.

Village Green Preservation Society is a doozy. The most middle England song ever. Love to see you review it.

Working my very first job when this was released. I used to walk across Waterloo Bridge every morning to work and back again in the evening to catch my train at Waterloo Station. Love this song. So many memories sparked.

The Kinks were pioneers of a new kind of sound. On You Really Got Me, they used razor blades to ad distortion to their amplifiers. You should definitely check out Tired of Waiting For You, Sunny Afternoon, Man About Town, and Apeman.

Sunny Afternoon is my absolute favourite song by The Kinks, do try that one.

This is one of all the all-time classics! Waterloo is in central London. There's Waterloo Station and, beside it, Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames (pronounced "Tems" 😉)

I think this is the best song they ever recorded and one of the best in all of pop. It's much loved, some have even said it should be the British national anthem. I love the descending bass, the guitar melody, the singing, the lyrics. Delve deep into the lyrics, they're like the surface of the river the singer is gazing at. He doesn't need no friends and he's not afraid but is this true? Is he in denial? Ray Davies had a mental breakdown back in the '60s, too much stress having to write all their songs, being newly married, banned from touring the States, flagging record sales. They should have been huge; having a better producer would have helped and a reliable manager.

The most beautiful love song and it’s for a city. It’s absolutely glorious

Thank you so much for shining a light on this beautiful song.

Wow, Waterloo sunset by the Kinks.One of my all-time favorites.About time you react to that.a great song you're gonna love it!

What I really love about "Waterloo Sunset" is that it sounds like the place it's written about. I've always thought the way the harmonies "drift" was evocative of the bustle of that part of London, or a cold evening breeze, and it perfectly encapsulates the feeling and the strange tranquility of being alone in a crowd. It's probably pop music's greatest ode to loneliness and solitude.

love this! I was singing along! Just found your channel. It's great! Love your reactions and enthusiasm for the music I've known all my life. I'm nearly 77 and I'm still enjoying my music and your channel

My favourite pop song of all time. A masterpiece of the genre and so evocative of England and the sixties.

A great song. Poignant yet strangely simple and direct, with an underlying note of love for a city and era that it and the band that performed it embody perhaps more effortlessly than any others. It speaks of ordinary people living unremarkable, even uninteresting lives but who can still radiate an ingrained contentment. People who like most of us, may often derive an inchoate sense of security, a reassuring impression of familiarity and 'belonging' from their home neighbourhood's endlessly repeated daily sights, sounds and routines. Things that mark THEIR own daily experiences while still presenting them with beauty on occasion.

Thanks so much for reviewing the Kinks - one of my favorite bands of the 1960's. I just love and appreciate your reactions. Keep up the great work! More great Kinks: 'You Really Got Me' and "All Day and All of The Night".

God, I wish I could experience hearing this song for the first time again. Timeless and beautiful

A beautiful song about the greatest city on Earth. Waterloo is the largest station in London, and the sunset over the Thames on Waterloo bridge with the city skyline around you is one of the most amazing things in the world

Kinks are by far my favorite band. Sunny Afternoon might be my favorite song by them

Always thought the Kinks were way ahead of their time. Could imagine this being in the music charts now

I adore this song,and I love the Kinks.I was a High School girl,in Wellingborough,England,when this came out,in 1967.I’m 70,now😯.

Days is one of my favourites.

Love The Kinks. One of my favourite all-time bands.

Waterloo Sunset is about a bridge across the Thames River which is flows through the middle of London. It's right next to Waterloo Station, one of the major commuter hubs, and where thousands of people traveling to and from work in the city change trains, The Thames can be very beautiful and you can walk across the bridge and get a great view up and down the river. I was in London once walking across the bridge and thinking about this song, and a musician friend who was with me started whistling the tune without saying a word.

Ray Davies an actual underrated legend in songwriting. Stories in every song genius.

I would be so pleased if you reacted to "You Really Got Me", and "All Day And All Of The Night", where Dave Davies apparently cut his speaker with a razor blade to get that distorted sound.

The Kinks song Do It Again is a major hidden gem. They have so many good songs .

I love your reaction to this song!!!! You are rocking this.

Love The Kinks. How about Living On a Thin Line, Sunny Afternoon, Come Dancing, I’m Not Like Everybody Else.....😊✌🏻

I'm glad you're exploring all kinds of music. I never know what to expect, but the choices are always good! :)

I also love their "Don't Forget to Dance".

Waterloo is a district of London which includes Waterloo Bridge overlooking the Thames which is the dirty old river mentioned at the beginning of the song. The characters of Terry and Julie mentioned in the song referred to British actors Terence Stamp and Julie Christie who were very popular in 1967 the Year the song was released.

I love this song, and working in London so close to Waterloo station, it makes it all that more personal to me ☺️

This is just the most perfect "pop" song ever written. Ray Davies is a genius.

You really got me now.

The song, written and sung by Ray Davies, who is a Londoner. Waterloo is of course in London, and the two characters in the song, Terry, is Terence Stamp; and Julie is, Julie Christie "cross over" the River Thames. Both were very big in the 1960s. Ray Davies is probably one of the most underrated song writers. He can create an instant atmosphere with his music. Brilliant.

The Kinks are AWESOME!!!!

Fave Kinks song!!

How to make a 66 year old Man nearly cry. I was born and brought up " safe and sound"very near Waterloo SOUTH EAST of THe great River Thames. I only moved 11 miles to The S E London Suburbs 37 years ago in 1983 and love it but I STILL miss that fabulous old London area every day ! :)

I watched your face when the harmonies came in and it was just pure bliss, my freind....

With the right management Kinks could have been the biggest band in the world 😎

The Kinks have so many great songs: "All Day and All of the Night" and "You Really Got Me" are rock history highlights. "Sunny Afternoon" and "Lazy Old Sun" are more tunes to chill to. "Death of a Clown" is as quaint as it sounds. "Come Dancing" is a later hit, kind of like "Touch of Grey" for the Dead.

Jayvee, this song is beautiful and, your response does it justice. Thank you. I commuted through Waterloo when Ray Davies wrote this epic, so you could say I get it.

This was from the 60`s, The Kinks were one of the great British bands of the time. If you liked this Sunny Afternoon should be next. Waterloo is in London by the way. Not to be confused by the Waterloo that Abba sang about.

A perfect, perfect, perfect pop song. And, it’s perfect.

Please do "Celluloid Heroes" by The Kinks.

Very cool old song from the kinks. Would like to hear jukebox music from them!

This one and their song Scattered are my two favorite Kinks songs. They had a lot of wonderful songs, (I really like Rock and Roll Fantasy, too) but Waterloo Sunset is my favorite Kinks song.

I really like this, and this is the first time I'm hearing it, too.

One of their best, along with Hollywood Boulevard. Waterloo is London's busiest railway station and its underground (subway in the US) station referred to in the song is the second busiest. Waterloo Bridge ("Terry and Julie cross over the river") is one of the many bridges over the Thames in the central parts of London.

Jay, you asked where Waterloo is and what the Sunset was like, so, as someone who was born at the Elephant and Castle and lived at Waterloo for 17 years, let me tell you. Waterloo is in South East London (SE1), just south of the river (Thames). It was a combination of Industrial, Commercial and low end Council accommodation. We lived on the 3rd and 4th floors, your 4th and 5th, of a block of flats, (Apartment building). If I got locked out, which happened on a regular basis, I would climb up and over the flat roof and drop down onto a ledge outside my bedroom window! There wasn't a Sunset to speak of due to the quantity, proliferation and height of the surrounding buildings, unless you were on the roof! I have painted in Oils, the memory of the view over London from the roof, which included Waterloo Station (1884), the Shell Centre, Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower), BT Tower, Oxo Tower, Old Scotland Yard, right across to the east to Saint Paul's cathedral. Don't get me wrong, the painting isn't exactly a Ygartua and some artistic licence has been used....but it does show the sunset.

love this song, when you said you have to run this all the way back it made my day

It’s always been one of my favorite Kinks tunes. Just listen over and over again.

There are so many great Kinks songs. Times I spent playing in the garden when I was a kid, this coming in on dad's CD player through the window. They never really made it internationally like the Beatles, but for me they were one of the key British bands of the sixties. Songs? Oooh, I'd go for 'This Time Tomorrow' which simply about travelling and has a great yearning feel, 'Powerman' as it kind of rocks, 'Victoria' for being the best song ever written about a monarch and 'You Really Got me Going' as it's pretty much the birth of metal. One thing about The Kinks is that they feel hugely comfortable in switching between rock, wistful ballards and novelty songs. They're pretty great. :)

One of my favorite love songs.

The Kinks are gold. The future will smile on them.

Javaughn, youu heard my request.Thank you thank you. This song is considered the most beautiful song ever written . I recently revisited the Kinks. The y were banned from America and didn't get beatle stutus but are every bit as worthy. The song Strangers is the most beautiful song too. Wes Anderson uses their music in all his movies. Their albums are great one after another. I coudlnt stop singing this song or get it out of my head for weeks. Love you so much.

I love this song and that city!

Can’t tell you how happy I am that you did this song! It’s probably my favorite by them. So laid back and uplifting. Harmonies take you away....And you’re so right about the Beatles vibe. Right out of the gate they talk about, “dirty old river....” that would be the Mersey that all British bands crossed to come to America. Ferry Cross the Mersey gives me that vibe every time. Loved seeing your face light up just like mine does every time I hear this song!

Yeah beach and sunset 🌅 and yes it does have a beatle vibe

Dirty old river is the Thames. Waterloo Sunset is the view from Waterloo Bridge, quintessential song about London, which Ray Davies obviously loves.

This is pretty Beatlesque. A British band from the '60s doing song with a great melody and the back up singers saying "la la la". This song is from '67 and "Lola" is from '70, so this is a little earlier, but not a whole lot. "Sunny Afternoon" would be a great song of theirs to do next.

*CONGRATS Jay* on 100k.!!!!! Watched just about ALL your reactions..! I *APPRECIATE* the respect & enthusiasm you show to these jewels...

Takes me back to my youth!😍

Another one i love from back in the day, great stuff, keep it up, wow wow wow 😊😊😊

I saw them live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and they performed the School Boys in Disgrace album. Amazing show!!

YOU introduced me to this song tonight!! Never heard it before, but I like! 🙌🏼 Nicely done, Jay! 😁 ❤️

You landed on a classic with this one! Here are a few other songs by The Kinks to check out: "A Well Respected Man", "I'm Not Like Everybody Else", "Where Have All The Good Times Gone", "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", "Destroyer", and "Come Dancing" among dozens of others.

Also love The Kinks - All Day and All of The Night and You Really Got Me

Surprised no one has mentioned my fav by the Kinks - A Well Respected Man

Time for you to dip into The Specials or The Skatalites

Love your smile!!! 💕😊👍

Great song by one of my favorite bands. I recommend “Victoria” or “Arthur” or “Shangri-la” from their album Arthur or The Rise and Fall of the British Empire.

Absolutely! This is prime British Invasion - when Beatles landed in the US.

All Day and All of the Night.

A Kinks songs that is definitely worth reacting to, especially right now with all that has been going on in the U.S. and the world over the last few months, is "20th Century Man". I think it fits chillingly perfectly in today's times and is now as relevant es ever. It's from their album "Muswell Hillbillies", which was called by many critics to be the best or one of the best albums of 1971, though, like many Kinks albums with similar reviews, flopped commercially, but is really good nonetheless!

@JayveeTV When it comes to The Kinks, I know what I'm talking about. Go for "Tired of Waiting for you" "Sunny Afternoon" "David Watts" or "Days", those songs are more accessible if you're not that familiar with their work.

'Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station every Friday night' is a reference to Terence Stamp and Julie Christie who were famous young actors in London in the 1960's and were going out together.