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[UK 7inch 1967.] [LYRICS] :: (Ray Davies) 3:15 (original length) Dirty old river, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night People so busy, makes me feel dizzy Taxi light shines so bright But I don't need no friends As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise Every day I look at the world from my window But chilly, chilly is the evening time Waterloo sunset's fine Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station Every Friday night But I am so lazy, don't want to wander I stay at home at night But I don't feel afraid As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise Every day I look at the world from my window But chilly, chilly is the evening time Waterloo sunset's fine Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground But Terry and Julie cross over the river Where they feel safe and sound And the don't need no friends As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset They are in paradise Waterloo sunset's fine. [Lep Version] :: 3:38. Joe Elliott: vocals. Phil: guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals. Viv: guitar, backing vocals. Sav: bass, backing vocals. Rick: drums. The band tried out 2 other Kinks tracks before this: You Really Got Me & All Day and All of The Night. The version on Yeah! will be a remixed version of the one included on the Best Of. [UK Release] :: May 5th 1967 on Pye Records backed by 'Act Nice And Gentle'. [UK Chart Position] :: 2 (May 1967). The song was about two lovers meeting outside Waterloo Station in London". Taken from the 1967 album "Something Else". The Kinks were formed in London in 1963 by Ray Davies (main songwriter/lead vocals/rhythm guitar), his brother Dave Davies (lead guitar/vocals/songwriting), Pete Quaife (bass guitar/vocals), Mick Avory (drums). They had their first big hit (their best known song) with their 3rd single "You Really Got Me" which reached Number One. Later covered by Van Halen. They had many UK hits in the 60s such as 'All Day and All of the Night' and 'Tired of Waiting for You' and then 'Waterloo Sunset' in 1967 by which time John Dalton had become their bass player. Joe Elliott played this song on UK Radio 1 when he hosted the morning show in July 1992, mentioning it as one of his childhood favourites. Ray Davies has recently guested at 2 Bon Jovi gigs in London. The second one I went to in Hyde Park (Dry County Fan Site Link) in 2003 when they played The Kinks song "Lola" together. Joe played this song acoustically on his own at a US show on the 'Hysteria' tour in 1987/88 when Rick's drums briefly broke down. Ray played live for the first time since being shot in the leg in New Orleans in January 2004. He played Waterloo Sunset during the show: [ London Sep 28th Review ] Other bands/artists to cover this song in the past include The Fastbacks, Caterina Valente, David Bowie (an extra track on the Japanese version of his Sep 2003 album 'Reality'), Barb Jungr (Nov 2003 on album of the same name), Heatmiser, Cathy Dennis (#11 in the UK 1996), David Essex (1993), Greg Kihn (1996), Mike Vickers (1968), Olsen Brothers (2002), Ray Davies sang a duet with Blur's Damon Albarn for the album 'This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks' which also had various artists covering Kinks' songs. Useful External Link :: [ The Kinks.com ]

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