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THE KINKS - LIVE SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE 1973 (320kbs-m4a/67mb/29mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th December 2024
The Kinks at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in 1973.
The Kinks - Victoria
The Kinks - Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues
The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
The Kinks - Lola
The Kinks - Holiday
The Kinks - Good Golly Miss Molly
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
THE KINKS IN SESSION (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 5th September 2024
A belated 80th birthday tribute to Ray Davies - The Kinks in session for the BBC from 1964-1972.
The Kinks - Cadillac (Saturday Club Session, 7 Sept 1964)
The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues #1 (Saturday Club Session, 4 Sep 1965)
The Kinks - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Top Gear Session, 8 Jan 1964)
The Kinks - You Really Got Me (Saturday Club Session, 7 Sept 1964)
The Kinks - Ev'rybody's Gonna be Happy (Saturday Club, 20 Apr 1965)
The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night (Top Gear Session, 8 Jan 1964)
The Kinks - Till The End Of The Day (Saturday Club Session, 18 Dec 1965)
The Kinks - Tired Of Waiting For You (Saturday Club, 20 Apr 1965)
The Kinks - A Well Respected Man (Saturday Club Session, 18 Dec 1965)
The Kinks - This Strange Effect (BBC Light Programme Session, 6 Aug 1965)
The Kinks - Where Have All The Good Times Gone? (Saturday Club Session, 18 Dec 1965)
The Kinks - See My Friends (BBC Light Programme Session, 6 Aug 1965)
The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Top Gear Session, 25 Oct 1967)
The Kinks - Death Of A Clown (Saturday Club Session, 4 Aug 1967)
The Kinks - David Watts (Top Gear Session, 25 Oct 1967)
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (Radio 1 Top Gear, 1 Jul 1968)
The Kinks - Harry Rag (Top Gear Session, 25 Oct 1967)
The Kinks - Love Me Till The Sun Shines (Saturday Club Session, 9 Jul 1968)
The Kinks - Susannah's Still Alive (Top Gear Session, 25 Oct 1967)
The Kinks - Good Luck Charm (Saturday Club Session, 4 Aug 1967)
The Kinks - Days (Top Gear Session, 1 Jul 1968)
The Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society (Saturday Club Session, 30 Nov 1968)
The Kinks - Monica (Saturday Club Session, 9 Jul 1968)
The Kinks - Where Did The Spring Go? (Live at The Riverside Studios, 28 Jan 1969)
The Kinks - Skin And Bone (Radio 1 Session, 5 May 1972)
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 24 - 1. WATERLOO SUNSET (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 5th July 2022
Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks was released in 1967.
Soul Music hears the poignant, thoughtful and life-changing memories of those who love it.
Childhood holidays were an escape from bullying for John Harvey. He describes the unforgettable moment when he heard Waterloo Sunset for the first time, on the radio, in 1967. Getting to know the music of The Kinks, and finding out about the character of its lead singer, Ray Davies, shaped and coloured his life from then on.
Allison Moore Adams is an American who married Vernon, a Brit. Waterloo Sunset was sung at his bedside following a terrible road accident. The painting used to illustrate this edition of Soul Music is of Vernon and Allison on Waterloo Bridge. It's by Allison's friend, Isabelle Logie, who also sang to Vernon in hospital.
Christopher Young used to work in mental health. For him, the lyrics of Waterloo Sunset symbolise the isolation that many people feel.
Professor Allan Moore, a musicologist, discusses why this beautiful pop song works so well.
Producer: Karen Gregor
First brodacast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 28 - 9. DAYS (320kbs-m4a/63mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 15th January 2020
“It’s a goodbye song, but it’s also an inspirational song, It could also mean a new beginning" - Ray Davies
Written by Ray Davies and released by the Kinks in 1968 'Days' had a very different sound to the rest of their repertoire. Sorrowful but uplifting it's been embraced by listeners across the world who have found solace and hope in it's lyrics.
Having been covered by numerous artists (most notably Kirsty MacColl), it speaks to people of all generations and captures moments in their lives.
For Sim Wood it's an anthem to great friendships and discovery whilst for actor Gabriel Vick it's a song that has journeyed with him from a place of fond memories to heartfelt remembrance. John Slater, who was born the same year that it was released, has his own celebratory take on 'Days' and for Laura and John Mapes it's the song that gave them the words they so needed to express.
Produced By Nicola Humphries
With contributions from rock critic and writer Barry Miles
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THE KINKS - LIVE RAINBOW THEATRE 1977 (320kbs-m4a/128mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 24th March 2018
The Kinks - Sleepwalker
The Kinks - Life On the Road
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks - All Day And All Of The Night
The Kinks - Slum Kids
The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes
The Kinks - Get Back In Line
The Kinks - The Hard Way
The Kinks - Lola
The Kinks - Alcohol
The Kinks - Skin And Bone
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
The Kinks - Juke Box Music