Tag: The Kinks

Monkey (and a few Ape) songs

source This post is all Max’ fault.  Today he posted on The Beatles’ tune Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except me and My Monkey.  I immediately thought of a couple more songs with monkey in the title and thought yes, I want to make a playlist.  Thanks to Max, Jim, Liam, and Graham for their…

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#MMB August songs — “Picture Book,” by The Kinks

Here we are in August and I’ve already found several songs containing it. It remains to be seen how many will be checked off by others before the month is over.   The one I went with today is The Kinks, with “Picture Book.” With Kinks songs, you really can’t go wrong. They are up there…

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Holiday Season Playlist 2024

I’ve taken some songs off and added a few more to the holiday spotify playlist.  Have been listening to it on repeat to try and conjure some season’s spirit. 

#SLS — “Death of a Clown” by (Dave Davies of) The Kinks

Dave Davies of The Kinks “Death of a Clown” is a song by Dave Davies, member of British rock group the Kinks, released as his debut solo single in 1967. Side B was, “Love Me Till The Sun Shines.” The song was co-written with his brother, Ray Davies, who contributed the 5-bar “La la la”…

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