🎵 The Kinks - Come Dancing REACTION

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  @mvellis3863 · 3 years ago

  An iconic band with a huge discography spanning decades. Ray Davies is genius songwriter and musician and his bother Dave Davies is a criminally underrated guitarist.

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  @randytorres8211 · 3 years ago

  Ray Davies wrote this nostalgic song about his older sisters, who loved to dance. The song describes how guys would take them out dancing, only to be frustrated at the end of the night when all they would get for their efforts (and money) was a kiss on the cheek.<br><br>Davies had six older sisters (and one younger brother: his Kinks bandmate Dave). For years, Ray said that the specific sister this song is about was Gwen, who was the sixth sister and seven years older than him (this fits the timeline, as a young Ray would have seen Gwen going out dancing and then sending off her dates). He later claimed that the sister in the song was Rene, who was 18 years older. According to Davies, Rene married a Canadian soldier and moved with him to Canada. He says is was an abusive and unhappy marriage, and Rene would often return to the childhood home in Muswell Hill for visits.<br><br>One of these visits took place in 1957 when Ray turned 13. For his birthday, Rene bought him his first guitar: a Spanish guitar he wanted. That night, she went dancing at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. Rene had rheumatic fever when she was young, and her heart was weak. That night, she suffered a heart attack and died at the ballroom. Twenty-five years later, Ray wrote this song to memorialize her and remember her love of dancing.<br>(Songfacts.com)

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  @MrRedjack12 · 3 years ago

  this song was written by Ray Davies. it was dedicated to his sister who was born with a heart defect that with any prolonged activities would cause her to have a heart attack. one day &nbsp;she got dressed and went to go dancing at the local dance hall knowing that this would cause a strain on her heart. she died on the dance floor getting a chance to do the one thing she loved.

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  @olddrummerguy · 3 years ago

  The Kinks are the band that the Stones and Beatles went to see when they wanted to have a good time.

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• BR

  @brentlund2272 · 3 years ago

  GOD &nbsp;BLESS &nbsp;THE &nbsp;KINKS &nbsp; and &nbsp;GOD &nbsp;BLESS &nbsp;THE &nbsp;KING &nbsp; !

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  @TheJohnnywbred · 3 years ago

  Such a creative under appreciated band ❤️

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• LE

  @lefty5757 · 3 years ago

  My favorite Kinks song.

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  @darrenangyal7190 · 3 years ago

  Listen to catch me I&apos;m falling, written in the late 70&apos;s very relatable today by the kinks

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  @elizabethfranco1284 · 3 years ago

  Ray and Dave Davies were the two youngest in their family following about 6 older sisters. While this honors all of his sisters it particularly focuses on Renee whom he was closest in age to. In the last verse he hints that the sister in present day now waits for her own daughter to come home as her mother did for her. However this wasn’t the case, this is symbolized as the young woman is dancing in a halo light or ghost light. In reality Renee who was visiting from Canada gave her then 13 year old brother Ray his first guitar as a birthday gift. That evening because of a weakened heart condition from a childhood illness ,she suffered a heart attack and sadly died. This song is a memorial to her.

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  @MyCosmosphere · 3 years ago

  Kinks are one of my all time favorites, They have a million good songs.

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• ME

  @messyfilms6325 · 3 years ago

  The kinks are EASILY my favorite British Invasion band. Forget the Beatles and Rolling Stones, the kinks are king.

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  @Brandi6666 · 3 years ago

  I’d pick the kinks over the stones anyday. Very talented interesting songs🤘❤️

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