The Kinks su bili engleski beat sastav, kojeg su osnovala braća Ray i Dave Davies 1964 u Muswell Hillu u sjevernom Londonu. Bili su jedan od najutjecajnijih sastava "britanske invazije"




Historija sastava

Kinksi su prvi put skrenuli pažnju na sebe 1964. svojim trećim singlom koji je postao njihov prvi hit '"You Really Got Me'", kompozicija Raya Daviesa.[2][3] Ta jednostavna pjesma odsvirana snažnim power riffom na gitarama, postala je ubrzo veliki svjetski hit [1][3], koji je snažno uticao na sve kasnije rock muzičare, pogotovo na heavy metalce. Američki muzikolog Robert Walser napisao je da je ta pjesma "definirala heavy metal". Magazin Rolling Stone smjestio ju je na četvrto mjesto svoje liste "100 najvećih gitarističkih pjesama svih vremena".

Orginalna postava ovog sastava iz 1964. bila je:
Ray Davies: vokal, ritam gitara, orgulje, Dave Davies: solo gitara, vokal, Pete Quaife: vokal, bas gitara, i Mick Avory na bubnjevima.

Nakon odlaska Petea Quaifa 1969., sastav je mijenjao basiste i orguljaše, a nakon svađe sa Mickom Avoryem u sastavu su ostala jedino braća Davies koja su nastavila djelovati do konačnog prekida sredinom devedesetih



Zanimljivosti

Njihov veliki obožavatelj, Pete Townshend iz sastava The Who, rekao je za Kinkse za History of Rock 'n' Roll: Kinksi su bili najengleskiji sastav, a ja sam uvijek mislio da će Ray Davies postati veliki pjesnik . On je uveo novu vrst poetike, koja je jako utjecala na moje početke.



Diskografija

Kinksi su za 30 godina svog postojanja, od 1964. - 1996. objavili 25 studijskih albuma i skoro četrdeset hit singl ploča

Live albumi

1968. – Live at Kelvin Hall (Objavljeno u SAD-u kao The Live Kinks 1967) #162 u SAD-u
1971. – Percy (Soundtrack) (nije objavljeno u SAD-u)
1980. – One for the Road #14 u SAD-u
1986. – Come Dancing with the Kinks
1988. – Live: The Road
1994. – To the Bone

Thank you for the days,
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me.
I'm thinking of the days,
I won't forget a single day, believe me.

I bless the light,
I bless the light that lights on you believe me.
And though you're gone,
You're with me every single day, believe me.

Days I'll remember all my life,
Days when you can't see wrong from right.
You took my life,
But then I knew that very soon you'd leave me,
But it's all right,
Now I'm not frightened of this world, believe me.

I wish today could be tomorrow,
The night is dark,
It just brings sorrow, let it wait.

Thank you for the days,
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me.
I'm thinking of the days,
I won't forget a single day, believe me.

Days I'll remember all my life,
Days when you can't see wrong from right.
You took my life,
But then I knew that very soon you'd leave me,
But it's all right,
Now I'm not frightened of this world, believe me.
Days.

Thank you for the days,
Those endless days, those sacred days you gave me.
I'm thinking of the days,
I won't forget a single day, believe me.

I bless the light,
I bless the light that shines on you believe me.
And though you're gone,
You're with me every single day, believe me.
Days.

Woke up this morning, started to sneeze
I had a cigarette and a cup of tea
I looked in the mirror what did I see
A nine stone weakling with knobbly knees
I did my knees bend press ups touch my toes
I had another sneeze and I blew my nose
I looked in the mirror at my pigeon chest
I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed
Surely there must be a way
For me to change the shape I'm in
Dissatisfied is what I am
I want to be a better man

Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
I want to be like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman

Woke up this morning, what did I see
A big black cloud hanging over me
I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
The news was so bad that I fell out of bed
There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike
Got to be a Superman to survive
Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills
I'm such a wreck but I'm staying alive

[Look in the paper, what do I see,
Robbery, violence, insanity.]

Hey girl we've got to get out of this place
There's got to be something better than this
I need you, but I hate to see you this way
If I were Superman then we'd fly away
I'd really like to change the world
And save it from the mess it's in
I'm too weak, I'm so thin
I'd like to fly but I can't even swim

Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman wish I could fly like Superman
Superman Superman I want to be like Superman
Superman Superman I want to fly like Superman