OH HAPPY DAYS….THE KINKS…O/T

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap Have just finished watching “Imagine” on BBC1 profiling the life of Ray Davies the songwriter and lead singer of the great 60`s band…The Kinks.
They were so very far ahead of their time,and along with the Beatles,Stones and the Who were every teenagers idols.What truly great times they were for our generation.The Kinks music was unique,and Ray Davies was an exceptional writer and artist.
His many songs have become classics and will live on forever.If only we could bring back those days when our green and pleasant land was a place to be proud of.
“Lola”….”Waterloo Sunset”….”Taxman taken all my dough” ……To sing just a few…..Genius or what?~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

[TF_JohnH]

Will have to check it out on Iplayer as I missed it. First single I bought back in the early 60s when I was only 8, “you really got me”.
As you say Mick they were well ahead of their time, the music in fact still stands up today.
Definate trail blazers and rightly regarded as one of the best.

[TF_Paddy]

I remember Ray Davies and Daman Albarn doing Waterloo Sunset on Jools Holland’s New Years Hoot show a few years ago. I love the Kinks original version and there take on it was superb. Lyrically, the Kinks are up there for me.

[TF_toplights]

“HERSHAM BOYS”Hersham Boys,Lace up boots and corduroys.~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

“Oh yea….You really got me now….You got me so i cant sleep at night…….OH YEA…….

Malcome….Had my first knee trembler at Walton hop.And then the real McCoy under a coat in the Jazz Cellar watching the Stones…..”Jumping Jack flash is a gas gas gas”. ~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh

[TF_bremesParticipant]

@MICK THE BOOKIE wrote:

“Oh yea….You really got me now….You got me so i cant sleep at night…….OH YEA…….

Malcome….Had my first knee trembler at Walton hop.And then the real McCoy under a coat in the Jazz Cellar watching the Stones…..”Jumping Jack flash is a gas gas gas”. ~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh

Mick are you sure it was’nt “little red rooster”,& then she sang “its all over now” :):)

[TF_toplights]

Eel Pie Island,bloody hell it was the Stones for me as well.You could stick old Mick(Jagger) to the window glass in them days,he had to make a quick gettaway once or twice.He’s never realy left home though ,has he.Still love his music f@ck the Beetles.

[TF_lloydy1970]

wasn’t born till 70 but the four groups named were awesome

[TF_proper tidal boy]

moth classic era RICHMOND was the place to live, the crawdaddy, small cafe down sandycombe where the animals, kinks played strumming , la berge on hill rise for bookies beta blockers blues dexxys and mandies, stones in station hotel rod stewart busking on richmond station and sleeping on the gravestones at chalkers corner great times for my youth plus some good tunes

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

Cheeky Petes…Community Centre…..”Lets get ready to rumble”.
Brian..Do you remember the Ivy Shop next to La Berge?….The most expensive cloth and shoe shop around at the time.All the top designer gear on display.A pair of socks was a weeks wages.Mind you…whilst one of you was buying a pair your other mates were getting a polo shirt and a jumper free gratis..lol.
I first saw the Yardbirds at the Crawdaddy,and a bird i pulled went home with Jeff Beck….I was gutted,and left the gaff stoned.Ended up in a cell at Twickenham police station with a mate.

[TF_herbie]

mick i was lucky enough to be brought up in stockport in the early 60s when all the top groups played at the odeon. best group i ever saw was “the who”. They were awesome. you could,nt hear either the stones or the beetles because of screaming kids. freddie and the dreamers were top class as was the dave clarke five. bloody hell mick how the yanks hated us. all they had was some fat geezer eating hamburgers.lol they envied us so much they gave us the first ever music virus and called it the monkee,s…. what shite.~sick

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

Herbie…..”HOW DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO TO ME?”……”GOT A FEELING”…boom boom….I`M GLAD ALL OVER…..Brilliant stuff.
Did you ever see Gene Vincent or Billy J Kramer…..”LISTEN DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?”

[TF_herbie]

billy j krammer. bloody hell mick thats a long time ago. he was on at the odeon the week before the beatles first show.1964 i think mick. we had loads of tallent shows around the north west in them days. lots of scouse groups and the one i remember most was in manc which the SMALL FACES won. i thought they were rubbish at the time ~sick how wrong i was. i went to my first live show at adswood school in stockport playing was billy fury backed up by a new group called the merseybeats i think. cost me five bob (25p) to get in that was 2 weeks pocket money or no park drive for a fortnight unless the old man was stupid enough to leave his lying about.

[TF_howsmicha]

What a great thread. I well remember all of the groups mentioned and realise in retrospect what a great era for pop music were the sixties and seventies.My particular favourits song is Days by that fabulous writer Ray Davies lead singer and song-writer of the Kinks. Thanks again lads for jolting my memories of some great times.

[TF_herbie]

bookie a mate of mine from st johns wood , john collins used to dance on stage early rolling stones. he used to get us loads of stuff that would be worth a fortune now. including a certain ladies knickers. i remember my mum threw them away calling me a pervert. silly cow~sick

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

Herbie….Were they Marianne Faithfulls knickers?…Mars bar and pills comes to mind…lol.
My brother,who as you know was a singer in the 60`s(Top 10 best…but other songs in the 20`s)had a birthday party at our house in Walton(Marquees in the garden).Most of the bands were there.Adam faith was s***ing Marianne at the time,and all hell let loose later in the evening when he caught her in the garden with one of the Three Pennies(Juliet fame).
I remember the night so well cause a mate of mine who stayed over saw Lulu`s ginger m**** when she was taking a shower.
THE SIXTIES?……..Where did they go….lol.~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh ~shh

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