YOU REALLY GOT ME NOW
YOU GOT ME
SO I CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
The Kinks
were an
English rock band
formed in London
in 1962.
The band's original
line-up comprised
brothers
Ray Davies
(lead vocals, rhythm guitar)
and
Dave Davies
(lead guitar, vocals),
Pete Quaife
(bass),
and
Mick Avory
(drums, percussion).
Emerging during the height
of British rhythm and blues
and Merseybeat,
their breakthrough
third single,
the Ray Davies-penned
"You Really Got Me"
(1964),
became an international hit,
topping the charts
in the United Kingdom
and reaching the
Top 10
in the United States.
Other early hits included
"All Day and All of the Night"
(1964),
"Tired of Waiting for You",
"Set Me Free",
"See My Friends",
and
"Till the End of the Day"
(all 1965).
They were part of
the British
Invasion of America
until several problems
during their
1965 American tour
led to them
being banned
from touring there
for a number of years.
The Kinks' music drew from
a wide range of influences,
including American R&B
and
rock and roll initially,
and later adopting
British music hall,
folk,
and country.
Beginning with the
late 1965
Kwyet Kinks EP,
the band gained a
reputation for reflecting
English culture
and lifestyle,
fuelled by
Ray Davies's
observational
and satirical lyricism
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