If we do a kinks show, were the kinks, ray davies told rolling stone in november 2014. Ray davies, one of the uks finest songwriters, releases see my friends, an album of classic kinks songs turned into unique collaborations. Oct 27, 2010 ray davies talks to us about the collaborations on see my friends and the recording process. The complexity of his vision as a songwriter and the torrent of. Dead end street bass dick nolan drums damon wilson guitar bill shanley piano ben waters vocals amy macdonald. Watch the kinks ray and dave davies reunite onstage. Following on from 2009s the kinks choral collection, on which ray davies rearranged his back catalogue with the crouch end festival chorus, see my friends finds him sifting through his songbook. Ray davies contributed vocals and lyrics to the song graceville ill take you there on bill shanleys new solo album, midnight mission, in stores today. See my friends, see my friends layin across the river see my friends, see my friends layin across the river she is gone she is gone and n. Dec 19, 2015 if we do a kinks show, were the kinks, ray davies told rolling stone in november 2014. The song incorporates a droneeffect on the electric guitar, reminiscent of the indian sitar and tambura although writer jonathan bellman sees it as the first western rock song to integrate indian raga sounds released four. The trouble with see my friends is the inability to listen to the remainder of its material with a fresh ear. I simplify this repeated idea by just indicating the important changes. This is a rerelease of a formerly outofprint title, capturing ray davies entire musicspokenword show back in the late90s.
I n the past five years, ray davies has released two adventurous solo records. See my friends, an album by ray davies on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. According to the see my friends songfacts, the song was written by the groups singer and guitarist, ray davieswhile traveling in india. Certainly, ray davies influence is so pervasive he could rope in a number of heavy hitters from a number of different generations. As their impact on the american market lessened after a disastrous tour in 1965, the kinks became more idiosyncratically english, with social. See my friends bass rob pope drums, percussion jim eno keyboards eric harvey vocals, guitar britt daniel. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. See my friends, see my friends, layin cross the river, see my friends, see my friends, layin cross the river, she is gone, she is gone and now theres no one left cept my friends, layin cross the river, she just went, she just went, went across the river. Apr 11, 2011 i n the past five years, ray davies has released two adventurous solo records. A tribute album starring the man of honor himself, who also curated the whole affair, see my friends is a bit of a curious creature. The most glaring flaw to which nearly every number on see my friends falls victim is the albums seeming complete disregard for the kinks as a band.
Ltd the verse basically repeats the following chords eb ebsus4 with the melody notes g ab bb ab g. Metallica backs the legend on a rip through you really got me, while. Neben vielen anderen kunstlern lud ray davies fur sein album see my friends auch amy macdonald zu sich ins studio ein. Usa today bestselling cozy mystery author rae davies author. Collected 2009 waterloo sunset the very best of the kinks and ray davies 2012 uk no. What fires me up is something new, says davies, 66. Ray davies, one of the uks finest songwriters, releases see my friends, an album of classic kinks songs turned into unique. Ray davies born june 21, 1944 at fortis green, london, full name raymond douglas davies is an influential english rock musician, best known as lead singersongwriter for the kinks one of the most influential, prolific and longlived british invasion bands which he led with his younger brother, dave davies.
This track is taken from 2009s the kinks choral collection by ray davies and the crouch end festival chorus. The story of the 1968 album the kinks are the village green preservation society. Blues and suchray davies 69th birthday internet archive. But for his latest, see my friends, he focuses on his past. Bar code 6 02527 52942 7 is wrong for this universal. Oct 28, 2007 with crouch end festival chorus, ray davies. Ray davies all day and all of the night,destroyer with billy corgan. Nov 01, 2010 like 2009s kinks choral collection im not sure how essential ray davies collaboration with other artists, see my friends, is to diehard kinks fans. Nov 10, 2010 the most glaring flaw to which nearly every number on see my friends falls victim is the albums seeming complete disregard for the kinks as a band. Ray stands on the right of the stage and dave stands on the left. And it pertains to ray davies collaborative remakes album, see my friends, in that the assembly of duet partners is unreal.
Ray davies talks to us about the collaborations on see my friends and the recording process. Americana act 2, americana, see my friends, the kinks choral collection by ray davies and the crouch end festival chorus, the kinks choral collection by ray davies and the crouch end festival chorus special edition, singles. See my friends is a studio album released by ray davies with the collaboration of various other artists on 1 november 2010 in europe and in early 2011 in the. After all a lot of these songs have been covered over the past decades and i guess,as a ray davies fan, im always yearning for new material from a person who is undoubtably one of the finest. See my friends see my friends layin cross the river see my friends see my friends layin cross the river she is gone she is gone and now theres no one left. Released in july 1965, it reached number 10 on the uk singles chart. The album features new studio collaborations of ray davies compositions, which were originally recorded by his band the kinks the album was recorded in oslo, new york city, new jersey, chicago and london. Ray davies see my friends 2010mp3320kbshectorbusinspector today. See my friends is a song by the kinks, written by the groups singer and guitarist, ray davies. Ray davies video in the studio with amy macdonald see. Speaking with channel 4 news on monday, june 25, davies revealed that. Like 2009s kinks choral collection im not sure how essential ray davies collaboration with other artists, see my friends, is to diehard kinks fans. After all a lot of these songs have been covered over the past decades and i guess,as a ray davies fan, im always yearning for new material from a person who is undoubtably one of the finest songwriters this country has produced. The modern genius of raymond douglas davies til the end of the day fastball this is where i belong imaginary man ray davies working mans cafe writing the song ray davies the.
The kinks are reportedly reuniting, according to a new interview with frontman ray davies. Jackson browne and bruce springsteen sign up for duets. On this one of a kind album, ray collaborates with a formidable selection of artists on tracks from his incredible songwriting career, revisiting his back catalogue and crafting new versions of his. With mick avory, dave davies, ray davies, noel gallagher. Oct 22, 2010 see my friends sees ray davies return, once again, to some old kinks classics although this time hes drafted in some younger voices for help introduction although davies is still capable of writing atmospheric and memorable songs, as recent solo albums other peoples lives and working mans cafe attest, his last two releases have found. This time lucys friend, joe, owner of cuppa joes, gets some new competition and lucy sets out to help him recover his lost business. Beginning with you really got me and ending with sunny afternoon, all of the kinks essential garage rockers and british invasion singles are here all day and all of the night, till the end of the day, tired of waiting. Loose lips, book 5 in the dusty deals mystery series available now. Now shes gone, now shes gone, wish that id gone with her. See my friends, see my friends, playin across the river, see my friends, see my friends, playin across the river, she is gone, she is gone and now theres no one left cept my friends, playin across the river, she just went, she just went, went. The legendary ray davies pays tribute to his revered band the kinks on his new album, see my friends, with an allstar cast of collaborators including bruce springsteen, who duets with davies on the opening track, the kinks better things. Chronologically portrayed in a wonderfully entertaining manner starting from his adolescent years, this autobiography touches on family including brother dave and the interesting people that composes his musical life.
New ray davies solo album recorded with the jayhawks coming 42117 jayhawks live from the womens club official bootleg live cds back in print. Ray davies 06 lola with paloma faith see my friends album. See my friends is a studio album released by ray davies with the collaboration of various other artists on 1 november 2010 in europe and in early 2011 in the us. Ray davies featured on bill shanley album, midnight mission, available now. Ray davies 10 see my friends with spoon see my firends. See my friends sees ray davies return, once again, to some old kinks classics although this time hes drafted in some younger voices for help introduction although davies is still capable of writing atmospheric and memorable songs, as recent solo albums other peoples lives and working mans cafe attest, his last two releases have found. Ray davies working mans cafe deluxe edition 2008 rock.
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