Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Hating The Kinks, Just For A Day



At 2:47 A.M., I was shocked out of my sleep by something that sounded like a gun shot. After a minute or two of remaining frozen in one position, I got up and turned on a light. Not sure what I was looking for or what I would find, I slowly came out of my sleep, which by the way, never comes easy for me. It is now 2:55 and I see a piece of artwork had dropped off the wall like a sack of cement. Mystery solved, except that for the next 2 hours, I lied awake in bed, wired, with this fucking song playing over and over and over in my head.

(It could have been worse. It could have been that keyboard lick from "Come Dancing.")

18 comments:

steve simels said...

I have never understood why so many people, including Kinks fans --hell, particularly Kinks fans -- dislike this song.

There, I've said it.

Sal Nunziato said...

I absolutely do NOT hate this song. I just didn't need it in my head from 3-5 AM. It could have been "Waterloo Sunset," I still would have preferred sleeping.

Ken D said...

Was that an actual video? Just random clips thrown together? Could they have tried any less? Super-awful.

Meanwhile, Sal, for the remainder of the day, maybe you should just work on the "Take a Nap" mix...

Anonymous said...

Wow, that piece of artwork must have been as heavy as a jar of peanut butter to make that type of noise Sal.
I know you're a big fan of the Kinks from shopping at your store but what are your top five Kinks songs?




Ryland Elliott Andreu

Sal Nunziato said...

Hmmm...

1. Waterloo Sunset

2. Days
3. Better Things
4. Nothing In This World Could Stop Me Worrying 'Bout That Girl

5. 50 others

Anonymous said...

Time for a Kinks Weekend mix!

Steve Simels said...

I thought I was the only other person who loved
Sal's number 4 choice.

Great song .....

Noam Sane said...

1. Picture Book
2. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
3. Til The End of the Day
4. Autumn Almanac
5. People Take Pictures of Each Other

cooljerk said...

hey sal...coincidence...waterloo sunset is MY favorite kinks song, too...i'm not going to give you my top five (i'm only saying that i really like "who'll be the next in line")...steven

Anonymous said...

Milk Cow Blues
Victoria
Big Black Smoke
Waterloo Sunset
51 others!!!!! (top that Sal)

ROTP(lumber)

Anonymous said...

Sal, do you know "Mindless Child Of Motherhood" ? It's a great b-side from the late sixties.

Ryland Elliott Andreu

cooljerk said...

does anyone else see the resemblance between ray davies and soupy sales?...if you removed the audio from the "superman" vid and substituted "the mouse", you would see it right away...

Sal Nunziato said...

Yes Ryland, it was included in both stereo & mono versions on the reissue of "Arthur." Good Dave track.

Troy said...

Love the Kinks!

1. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
2. Catch Me Now I'm Falling
3. Misfits
4. You Really Got Me
5. Better Things

Anonymous said...

too hard to pick just 5, so howzabout my favorite of each decade

60's- Waterloo Sunset
70's- No More Looking Back
80's-Better Things
90's-Scattered
2000's- Over My Head (Ray Solo)

Sal Nunziato said...

How great is "Scattered?"

Sal Nunziato said...

How great is "Scattered?"

misospecial said...

Fancy
Shangri-La
David Watts
Victoria
and of course Lola, which i think is in its way as much of a shot across the bow as good vibrations...

and yes, 50 others