With a pair of unsuccessful singles under their belt and the label breathing down their necks for a hit, the Kinks entered the studio in the summer of 1964 knowing they needed to make their next ...
The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” is known as a classic rock song, but it didn’t start off that way. “You Really Got Me” was written by Kinks singer and ...
In a battle of two titans of British rock, Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' faces off against the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' in round two of Ultimate Classic Rock's March Riff Madness. Last week, we ...
If You Really Got Me is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of The Kinks then fear not, you aren’t alone. Their 1964 hit defined an era with that ‘slashed speaker’ sound, ...
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Ray Davies on the origins of the Kinks' “You Really Got Me” — and what guitarists get wrong about serving the song
For a song that’s two minutes and change in length, “You Really Got Me” has kept guitarists entertained for decades with stories about its creation and recording. The 1964 Kinks classic rose to the ...
Madrid, Aug 25 (EFE).Madrid, Aug 25 (EFE). — The first punk guitar that Marky Ramone remembers hearing was in 1964, exactly 10 years before the founding of the Ramones, with “You Really Got Me” by the ...
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