The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset: The Day Ray Davies Wrote His Masterpiece

Ray Davies of The Kinks held onto a melody for years before waking up one morning with the completed song at his fingertips. This is the basis for “Waterloo Sunset” from 1967, one of The Kinks’ most beloved songs. For this story we go back to the beginning, because “Waterloo Sunset” is about the formative years of Ray, the loss of his sister on his birthday, the place he healed after almost dying himself, where he went to college, and where his parents told him the future was possible.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Story of Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks
1:14 The Guitar and the Ballroom
3:36 The Four Year Exile
7:13 Ten Hours in a Basement
9:42 Who Are Terry And Julie?
11:38 The Dirty Ol’ River Keeps Rolling

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