In the footage below, the kinks roll through a total of seven songs. But back then you didnt hear much rock music on film soundtracks. If you really got me didnt sell, there was a good chance their record label would have dropped them, but the song gave them the hit they were looking for. Then it is transposed to a, and the tension builds up. The musical explores not just the creation of iconic kinks hits like you really got me, all day and all of the night, tired of waiting for you and lola, but also the. London an account of the friction between ray and dave davies, the brothers who formed seminal. The first single by the kinks was a shot heard round the world over time becoming one of the most influential rock n roll songs to emerge from the british invasion in the early 1960s. And, in an odd way, van halen essentially secured partial ownership of the song.
Chopped by samuel blake lewis little edit of quadrophenia to the tune of you really got me going by the kinks produced by the salty look production co. The kinks the inside story dave davies gives a unique insight into the kinks on record, on film and. To explain why and how this song works would be against its very nature. It was later included on the kinks debut album, kinks. Please select the type of project you need a license for from the list below. You really got me is a critical part of van halens radio and live repertoireperhaps the one song that the band has performed the most. Titled you really got me after the bands best known song, the biopic will feature clouds of sils marias johnny flynn and prides george. Mar 27, 2012 bbc films backs julien temples you really got me, being produced by recorded picture co. The story of how two brothers, ray and dave davies, formed the rock band, the kinks, in north london during the early 1960s. Julien temple to direct upcoming biopic entitled you really got me. You really got me 2001 victoria died in 1901 and is still alive today tv movie documentary performer. The musical film, you really got me, will be directed by julien temple and star george mckay, the acclaimed young british actor, and johnny flynn as dave and ray davies respectively. You really got me is a rock song written by ray davies and performed by his band, the kinks. Julien temple to direct kinks biopic you really got me.
Kinks biopic you really got me announced the telegraph. Originally, the group considered the composition to be a tribute to the likes of muddy waters and big bill broonzie. And thats a shame, because the kinks are a band ripe for an indepth, exhaustive. You really got me reached number one within a month of its release. Dave davies on the link between the kinks and van halen. The story of how two brothers, ray and dave davies, formed the rock band, the kinks, in north.
Every van halen fan knows why the kinks are landmark in the vh legacy. And thats a shame, because the kinks are a band ripe for an indepth, exhaustive documentary. You really got me and all day and all of the night. I was in 1967 and you really got me was the big british invasion sound. Oct 06, 2007 the first time i recall hearing a kinks song in a movie was wim wenders american friend with dennis hopper.
You really got me box set the kinks actor, dave davies actor rated. Story of brit pop kings the kinks to hit the big screen. The song, originally performed in a more bluesoriented style, was inspired by artists such as lead belly and big bill broonzy. You really got me was written by ray davies, the kinks vocalist and main songwriter, sometime between 9 and 12 march 1964. The song, originally performed in a more bluesoriented style, was inspired. From the beatles and john lennon to bob dylan and aretha franklin.
Titled you really got me after the bands best known song, the biopic will feature clouds of sils maria s johnny flynn and prides george mackay as ray and dave davies, the original. At the time, it was likened to a play on the ambiguous louie louie, another classic from the era. Nov 19, 20 every van halen fan knows why the kinks are landmark in the vh legacy. You really got me was later included on the kinks debut album, kinks. The story of the kinks, entire sections of narration are lifted verbatim from all music guides entry for the band. If you really got me didnt sell, there was a good chance their record label would have dropped them, but the song gave them the hit they were. The first time i recall hearing a kinks song in a movie was wim wenders american friend with dennis hopper. Lola is the bestknown track from this album, and this live reading was a minor hit single. The kinks you really got me live on top of the pops, 1994 concert film lyrics. Feb 03, 2020 the kinks performed at beat club in bremen, germany on april 12, 1972 in support of muswell hillbillies. Apr 07, 2011 music, film, tv and political news coverage. Julien temple to direct kinks biopic you really got me this article is more than 4 years old oscarwinning producer jeremy thomas has secured the rights to hits such as waterloo sunset, sunny.
Bbc films backs julien temples you really got me, being produced by recorded picture co. The kinks apeman promo film full length by whiterose63. You really got me you really got me you really got me, oh no see, dont ever set me free i always wanna be by your side girl, you really got me now you got me so i cant sleep at night yeah, you really got me now you got me so i dont know what im doin, now oh yeah, you really got me now you got me so i cant sleep at night you really got me. Kinks you really got me dvd, 2008, 3disc set for sale. The songs very basic structure, distorted guitar riff and rays primal delivery of a lyric about carnal desire spiced with sexual confusion and frustration became stylistic touchstones for much of an. American rock band van halen adapted the song for their 1978 selftitled debut album. Girl, you really got me goin you got me so i dont know what im doin now yeah, you really got me now you got me so i cant sleep at night. The hard way, low budget, a raw, strippeddown wish i could fly like superman, celluloid heroes, and you really got me are the other standouts. The hard way, low budget, a raw, strippeddown wish i could fly like superman, celluloid heroes, and you really got me are. Sunny afternoon brings the kinks to film dark horizons. The kinks performed at beat club in bremen, germany on april 12, 1972 in support of muswell hillbillies. The first song that you really got me helped inspire was the whos i cant explain, which pete townshend freely admits. Before releasing it, they put out two singles that flopped.
Those chords, the riff, and the sentiment you really got me are basically all you need to understand its essence. Victoria uncredited 2000 daria tv series performer 1 episode. Vinyl 7 the kinks you really got me 1964, vinyl discogs. The song was used on the soundtrack for the early ron howard film night shift. Licensing information for you really got me by the kinks. May 18, 2015 julien temple to direct kinks biopic you really got me this article is more than 4 years old oscarwinning producer jeremy thomas has secured the rights to hits such as waterloo sunset, sunny.
Julien temple to direct kinks biopic you really got me film. You really got me is a song written by ray davies for english rock band the kinks. Not only was the final version the blueprint for the kinks early sound, but scores of groups usedthe heavy, power chords as a foundation. Julien temple to direct kinks biopic you really got me film the.
I first heard the kinks at the age of 11 listening to radio caroline on a crystal radio set beneath my bedclothes. You really got me is one of the connecting rods between the older electric blues camshaft with its shuffling. The kinks you really got me video quadrophenia hq hd. Incidentally, whats going on with the movie based on the kinks, you really got me. I spoke to julien temple, director five or six months ago, and he. The kinks burst forth, though, from the more basic rocknroll sound into something almost completely free form. New originals ride into the london docklands for the city pride ride out along with pictures from the new originals midweek ri. Long tall sally was released in february 1964, but despite the publicity efforts of the bands managers, the single. He would continue to occasionally substitute for avory in the studio and play on several of the kinks early singles, including the early hits you really got me, all day and all of the night and tired of waiting for you. This gives you the right to use the song for tv, film, commercials and other audiovideo projects. They use too much on my mind from face to face as a theme song. The kinks biopic you really got me announced at cannes film festival, starring george mckay, johnny flynn and juno temple. Its very clear that he could have sang you really got me in unison to the chachachachacha. Dec 20, 2010 i first heard the kinks at the age of 11 listening to radio caroline on a crystal radio set beneath my bedclothes.
Finally, it is transposed to d, and the tension boils over, climaxing in you really got me. Bald headed delilah, cadillac great songs on that vinyl album. Dave davies on the link between the kinks and van halen van. Even with a pair of triedandtrue chuck berry numbers, ray davies title song and a handful of other notables announced the emergence of a confident and original voice. Created on the piano in the front room of the davies home, the song was stylistically very different from the finished product, being much lighter and somewhat jazzoriented. According to the you really got me songfacts, after writing it, ray played the song for dave on piano, and dave tried it on guitar. You really got me the kinks alvin and the chipmunks video game you really got me is a song originally performed by the kinks that is covered by the chipmunks, featuring honor society, in the second cgiliveaction film, alvin and the chipmunks. You really got me alvin and the chipmunks wiki fandom. You really got me is one of the kinks signature songs, and has been included in the bands live act since its inception, and has continued to be played in ray davies and dave davies. It was august 1964, and the rabiddog riffs of you really got me came. In the uk, the kinks had 17 top 20 singles including you really got me, dedicated follower of fashion, waterloo sunset and lola and five.