3 Good Kinks Songs

Life can be rough. I recently remembered the classic song Better Things, which you can hear and read the wonderful lyrics for at the same time at this Youtube posting. Ray Davies is a great lyricist and composer. He has a strong sensitive side too. I think he grew particularly melancholy in his later years, although it came through in some early songs too. "And those who are successful, be always on your guard. Success walks hand in hand with failure along Hollywood Boulevard." Click here to see a nice slide show accompanied by Celluloid Heroes and see if you are not moved. Dancing is clearly a palpable memory and reality and also a powerful metaphor for life for Davies, as evidenced by (click for music videos) Come Dancing and - from the same period - Don't Forget To Dance.