Song
« You Really Got Me » is a song by the English group « The Kinks ». This song was released in 1964, it was a great success. This song is about the feelings of a man who fell in love with a girl and can't get her out of his head and heart! ( hence the title « You Really Got me »).
Group
The Kinks was a band gathering Ray Davie (guitar) Dave and Ray (singer), Pete Quaife (bass) and Mick Avary (drums). The 4 musicians were brothers and friends, that's one of the reasons why they decided to work on this album. Actually, this song was a hit!
If we had to define this type of music, we could say that it was more or less Pop-rock music and this very song gives the mood of the time.
The kinks' next album was more theatrical but it was also a success. Obviously, this band drew their inspiration from other groups of their time, such as The Beatles, The rolling stones or The Who among others
Times
Don't forget that at that time (end of the year 65), the group was considered to be one of the best British groups of the decade. They were considered as one of the most influential groups of the time.
To make it short, You Really Got Me is on song which really belonged to the 60s and we must admit that it is still a hit nowadays!
Come on... listen to it and enjoy!
We do hope that this article was not too boring and that from now on you are DEFINITELY a great fan of The Kinks!
And don't 4get: UK ROCKS! That's for sure.
TAYLAN, KEMO AND MUSTAPHA BOUZEROURA