He's such a darling man. I'm so happy I got to see him in concert a couple of years ago. He's a genius.
@Arturo-sm1tb
5 ай бұрын
Genius, but a real dckhead to his brother.
@LeeB9999
11 жыл бұрын
We're divorced at the moment. I like the look Dave gives after that is said by Ray.
@ianng5098
2 жыл бұрын
uh what a gorgeous man
@julenepegher6999
Жыл бұрын
I think so too
@keithford1115
7 жыл бұрын
I have followed the kinks all my life they were one of the best groups ever.
@BartowWing
11 жыл бұрын
Ray Davies (and his brother actually) are a legend.
@maxbobness
10 жыл бұрын
0:44 - "we're divorced at the moment." Ah yes, the story of the Kinks right there in a nutshell.
@swirlingfudge
8 жыл бұрын
Wit breaking through for the only time in this interview
@burnleyvest5807
5 жыл бұрын
Love how Dave waits for the camera light, then mouths "a**hole" at his brother.
@mauricioamaro5698
3 жыл бұрын
Such an intelligent and sensitive artist, such blunt and shallow interviewers...
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
Classic sibling rivalry
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
Ray probably meant "estranged"
@v1m
7 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful, smart, relaxed interview. Not particularly deep, but neither shallow nor canned in the know-nothing, PR-shaped style of 2017. You can sense what was still operating in parts of American media at that time: curiosity about the world, a wish to connect, a spiritual generosity. Most strikingly of all Douglas listens, perhaps the last of his talk show kind to do. Ray is open and very appealing.
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
there was generally more of that on US talk shows in the '70s than the 60s is my recall amen re: Mike Douglas's interview style
@lucyfoster4082
9 ай бұрын
Yeah Ray wasn’t making it particularly interesting but Mike kept up a nice tone.
@lucyfoster4082
9 ай бұрын
*easy on him, not interesting. Sorry brain fart
@divingduck1970
9 жыл бұрын
Ray sitting next to Tony Bennett. Great.
@ClaudiaGonzalezKinkyFloyd
11 жыл бұрын
Poor Ray, he seems so uncomfortable and bored.... I love this man though, forever and ever
@tammykumdumpster407
3 жыл бұрын
Compared to performing for him the interview was extremely boring indeed
@fishhookism
3 жыл бұрын
I don't blame him.
@joeybenoit6269
Жыл бұрын
What a f****** legend! Even with the problems with his brother! Ray is a true musicians musician!
@askox
14 жыл бұрын
I love how truthfully he is and always has been :)
@3ld919
4 жыл бұрын
Thank God that little local station asked him to write a rock opera. Arguably out of all their stellar music "Arthur" is their best.
@williamberry2351
3 жыл бұрын
Arthur is one of the finest from Britain’s finest band
@Tomtomlatomate
7 жыл бұрын
cutest smile of rock and roll (along with Paul Simonon's:p)
@Poshnoodles
5 жыл бұрын
What about Roger Daltrey's smile?
@honeycatacomb1191
5 жыл бұрын
You have a thing for boys with big gaps between their teeth huh?
@Shadobanned4life
6 жыл бұрын
Mr Davies is a very humble gentleman.Today's self-obsessed 'stars' should take a cue from Mr Davies.
@Fitzroyfallz
4 жыл бұрын
Harry Canary oh yes, because rock and roll stars are known for their humility...
@crisp9929
4 жыл бұрын
@@Fitzroyfallz Yeah lmao... honestly it seems like some of the modern artists are more humble sometimes. Of course, Ray is an exception. Very humble.
@GlennWW
2 жыл бұрын
@@crisp9929 He's not humble as far as Dave is concerned though! Quite the primadonna
@Urlocallordandsavior
2 жыл бұрын
You sound like the Rick Beato sort of geezers.
@bluebellbeatnik4945
11 ай бұрын
humble???
@doctorfuse007
13 жыл бұрын
Holy awkward, Bat-Kids! You can cut the tension in the air with a coke-encrusted razor blade. But the looks of understanding between Davies and Bennett is priceless. A bond that cuts through generations. Priceless clip.
@mriamright1740
Жыл бұрын
Ray Davies was not on cocaine
@CarlBowlby
3 жыл бұрын
I WANT to spend my life living in a rock and roll fantasy!
@tankhalffull
13 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas was just fantastic.., he welcomed such a diverse collection of performers to his show... from Tom Waits to The Kinks
@just4music687
5 жыл бұрын
Geez Ray was gorgeous.
@toniigx8
4 жыл бұрын
i second this
@daysjours
4 жыл бұрын
@@toniigx8 I saw him up close and personal many times and he was knee-knocking gorgeous.
@toniigx8
4 жыл бұрын
daysjours omg lucky!!! i have always wanted to see ray in person, at least i’ve seen dave live before!
@daysjours
4 жыл бұрын
@@toniigx8 Yes, I was very lucky -- he sort of took me under his wing let me travel to a show with him and let me stand on the side of the stage at one concert. Special times! I was star struck and pinching myself :-)
@toniigx8
4 жыл бұрын
daysjours holy shit ... that’s amazing !!
@sharonra2000
13 жыл бұрын
he is just so sweet. so humble and just a bit shy. would i love to meet you ray davies,,,,,,,,,maybe one day hopefully.
@apexjoe4769
3 жыл бұрын
That would have been perfect Ray Davies interview had this showed them performing "Celluloid Heroes"
@sceneofthecrash99
6 жыл бұрын
His smiiiile is sooo cuute.
@katebadley5464
3 жыл бұрын
I love how he continues to turn towards Tony in his attempts to chat him up. Musicians love to talk shop with other musicians. ❤️
@aracelireyes4187
11 жыл бұрын
He's so beyond all the cameras and unnecessary bull. I can really relate to him because he knows exactly what he's thinking but i feel like he doesn't think others would dig or get it.
@777RockNRollin
4 жыл бұрын
Ray is the all time KING OF ROCK !!
@lucasoheyze4597
6 ай бұрын
Don't be daft
@user-xc9kj5jv3g
6 ай бұрын
He is unique as the Kinks@@lucasoheyze4597
@MermaidPrincess9
13 жыл бұрын
Ray Davies was a Beautiful English Boy when i first met him in 69.. HE walked up to me after the show, i was so flattered to ask me the most important question to any englishman, "Excuse me Luv, Do you know where the nearest Pub is? i was only to happy to oblige.. So thats when my love affair with Ray Davies began and it continued all through the Kinks years and beyond to his Solo career.. where i met him once again but this time we talked about how his sisters name is Rosie and thats my name.
@just4music687
4 жыл бұрын
"Most of the time when you perform the kids scream through most of what you're doing." Ray: "Not really." Oh yeah I did, well after this interview...at 17 during the Give the People What They Want tour. Met Ray backstage; he signed my arm and I xeroxed it in school the next day. xoxo
@david_4739
13 күн бұрын
Smart man Ray, like a lot of extremely talented artists, not everything they create is a winner, but a few are absolute gold.
@raw12377
Ай бұрын
That was 4 days before I was born😳 I absolutely love The Kinks. So underrated when you consider how big The Beatles,The Rolling Stones & The Who all became…& The Kinks, imo, are at the very very least on par with all their peer’s. For me The Kinks had more variety in their locker than any of the others. You can listen to 5 Kinks songs & if you didn’t know,you’d swear that they were all from different bands. For me I can hear The Beatles, I can hear The Who, The Rolling Stones, The Doors & even Bob Dylan all in one Kinks album. I love the fact that Ray, largely shunned the limelight, it adds mystique to them that the others didn’t have. A wonderfully talented band, with some incredible stories, lots of controversies, but also such a fun band. Absolute legends
@jolinkarlsson8569
4 ай бұрын
Ray is the cutest introvert 💖🥺❣️
@kmac3215
6 жыл бұрын
Ray is such a Ray.
@tarnsand
6 жыл бұрын
Ray seems shy therefore nervous..resorting to joking self put downs. Mike Douglas was a huge supporter of young talent and overall genuinely nice man. It's hard to interview someone who either hates interviews or is very shy/ nervous.
@Issaaay260
2 жыл бұрын
❤️ Ray Davies....
@paschkefan
12 жыл бұрын
This would have been better if they let Dave come down for part of the interview. Then Ray and him could have fought it out.
@2792revs
4 жыл бұрын
After watching "Johnny Rotten" interviews Ray seems like a fine English man. Love his style!
@weallshineon704
13 жыл бұрын
I love Mick Jagger but I think Ray (and Dave!) are much prettier than him. heh.
@drstrangelov3
3 жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ, Dave was the better looking one
@drstrangelov3
3 жыл бұрын
Kristina Dospoy idk for me Ray is SO sweet and pretty
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
@@drstrangelov3 I admit Ray did have nice hair, but I don't like his teeth. Dave had really nice teeth and a better face.
@helencampbell4900
3 жыл бұрын
@@drstrangelov3 I agree. I preferred Ray. His face is stronger than Dave's.
@jimkeogh8552
Жыл бұрын
Mike: the reason your audience screamed during Bay City Rollers was self preservation. People don't scream during the Kinks' shows is because the music is actually worth listening to.
@fenderstratguy
2 жыл бұрын
I never saw Freddy Mercury live, but of the many many front men I have seen, the top 3 were probably Mick Jagger, Ray Davies and Noddy Holder of Slade. Every one of those guys could wrap the audience around his little finger. They could make them laugh, cry, clap, stomp, or sit up and beg, at will.
@JoanOkoye
14 жыл бұрын
he's amazing.
@ACNC1
3 жыл бұрын
Glad that Granada got a shout.out.
@AnthropoidOne
5 жыл бұрын
I was too musically ignorant to be into the Kinks in 1977. All I listened to was Billboard Top 40
@caveatemp
2 жыл бұрын
"Do you know Rogers and Hammerstein?" Did you even listen to their album Muswell Hillbilly? "Oklahoma USA, with Shirley Jones and Gordon McRae"
@mahajohn
12 жыл бұрын
What a scintillating, well-informed interviewer. Jeezopeezy!
@plasteredbastard
3 жыл бұрын
Ray getting thru the promo rounds is not unlike you vigorously rubbing a cheese grater on the back of your calf.
@NewEnglanderfrvr
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, so young.
@charold3
3 жыл бұрын
Ray Davies and Tony Bennett!
@AnwarTheBoss
12 жыл бұрын
aaah quiet with british accent
@kinksboss1
12 жыл бұрын
Amazing that 35 years later Ray Davies and Tony Bennett would be performing on the stage again, at Clive Davis pre-Grammy party on the night Whitney Houston died
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
cool
@mustlovepretzels
6 жыл бұрын
In 1994 Moog Konttinen recorded a Finnish version of The Kinks album "Soap Opera" that translates to "Saippuaoopera".
@kristinadospoy7347
Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday, Dave!
@bettyweiss3712
6 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@scottyslack7999
10 жыл бұрын
a brilliant songsmith. love the Mick Jagger impression he sneaks in at 2:04
@andrewmoonbeam321
2 жыл бұрын
Well caught!
@brandnutopian
12 жыл бұрын
I wish Tony Bennett were doing the interview. It's obvious that Ray would rather talk to him anyway.
@martinbench3657
Жыл бұрын
The Kinks with Tony Bennett , God bless Mike Douglas
@TheGodParticle
11 жыл бұрын
Cheers bro..
@freyasangria
12 жыл бұрын
great English nose. i could look up his nostril
@barrycross2585
3 жыл бұрын
My previous comment regarding the shows host is for a number of reasons. His show is totally unknown over this side of the pond, and didn’t appear to know that much about Ray Davies as a guest. Show hosts are supposed to be prepared with some kind of background info, and he appeared particularly clueless of this bloke he was supposed to be interviewing. The question about his brother was particularly lame, especially as he Dave Davies was sitting right along there. The two Davies brothers should have been interviewed together.
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
or he did it to see that the other brother got a mention, but yes, w/o knowing their history
@dixgun
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting interview. Great look, too. Mike Douglas, as has been pointed out, really kept things calm in his conversations. Is that Tony Bennett next to Ray?
@Jonathan-mt9up
8 жыл бұрын
Haha, Dave seems to mouth "a**hole" to his brother after Ray says "we're divorced at the moment."
@rockisheaven
7 жыл бұрын
He was trying to disguise it, but yeah, that absolutely is what he was saying. :P My heart belongs to Dave, but I love them both!
@tarnsand
6 жыл бұрын
Jon The feelings of sadness by fans seems to be magnified when band mates especially brothers do not get along. Even more tragic never do seem to reconcile. It was rampant in 60's Brit bands..I'm guessing very young talent sudden success dodgey managers/ less earnings than anticipated. I think The Tremeloes may be one of few bands remained close over the decades even if tbey didn't always tour together. And of course Rolling Stones.
@thomaspick4123
5 жыл бұрын
How Dave could sit through those slights is unbelievable. Dave would have been justified in smacking Ray in the kisser. Dave and others band members contributed a lot to the sound. They got no credit and were basically salaried side men. No wonder they broke up. I love the Kinks and their music. This clip shows what an asshole Ray could be.
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
@@tarnsand The Zombies too are still close
@duffbaker9554
2 жыл бұрын
@@kristinadospoy7347 Just two of them are.
@hattyhat13
12 жыл бұрын
dave is fricken hot.
@artnardone
6 жыл бұрын
Wow Tony Bennet 41 tears ago ! he was 50.
@PAULLONDEN
11 жыл бұрын
Love Mike's toupée.......first thought he hired it from Terry Wogan...
@AnimalsMatterMorally
4 жыл бұрын
Back when talk show interviews weren't just advertorials for famous people to push their latest project
@Rascarrr
3 жыл бұрын
yeah Ray was totally not there to promote the Sleepwalker lp. Oh wait....
@suepoch3931
4 жыл бұрын
TFS!! 👍👍👍👍👍🇺🇸
@Issaaay260
2 жыл бұрын
Oh how I love that man. And I'm not talking about Merv Griffin.
@jeffreystrain6031
2 жыл бұрын
I think his name is pronounced Davis.
@DrTomoculus
Жыл бұрын
In England it's pronounced this way, in America it's always been like Mike Douglas says it. (I've lived in both countries.)
@tinamarie3696
9 жыл бұрын
I don't get why Dave is in the background and not in the Interview. I love Dave! he's hotter than Mick Jagger & Ray!
@389383
7 жыл бұрын
His would have been a livelier interview.
@missmusic6760
6 жыл бұрын
Tina Marie well I think Ray is pretty attractive 😝😂😂
@artprince9163
3 жыл бұрын
Ray is the genius writer and voice of the Kinks. Dave is a great player but the kinks are who they are essentially because of Ray.
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
@@389383 He would've belted Ray in the face
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
@@missmusic6760 no, I think Dave was more attractive.
@lawsonj39
5 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas obviously has no idea who he's talking to.
@blakehavard
3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. Where is the band performance?
@tilesetter1953
6 жыл бұрын
The girl is actress Julie McWhirter.
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
thank you
@LeonTrotsky6782
3 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the delightful woman on the show? Lovely interview. Always loved Ray & Dave.
@danhermon4922
Жыл бұрын
Julie McWhirter
@DrTomoculus
Жыл бұрын
4:40 says Julie liked a bit of Ray.
@thenowchurch6419
Жыл бұрын
Interesting choice of example of current music at the time. The Bay City Rollers? Nobody remembers them. Pure cheese.
@gjmaztr7
6 жыл бұрын
I hope one day Chrissie Hynde and Ray Davies daughter will resurrect a music career and create memorable music like her folks,,,since talent is in the Blood, at The same time Chrissie daughter with Simple Minds exFrontman might also write and sings songs too.
@jimmypage2138
11 жыл бұрын
Who's the girl on the left?
@julenepegher6999
Жыл бұрын
No, Ray you are prettier than him💋
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
a lot of comments here bring to mind that great Allman Brothers line from One Way Out "talking 'bout stuff that they don't know' ironically nailing Mike Douglas for that very thing, but stating reasons for it that are definitely NOT what Mike Douglas was about, as some folk have pointed out.
@Betoven81
11 жыл бұрын
Please...pleeease I want to go on a YT clip where I don't have to see those people's names.
@what5927
3 жыл бұрын
Whose names?
@TheGodParticle
11 жыл бұрын
whos the blonde on the left?
@derkhippensteel1393
9 жыл бұрын
Julie McWhirter?
@friendlier
11 жыл бұрын
It's 1977 and Mike thinks that teenyboppers are still screaming at the Kinks? I agree with ksmontanaro below that Tony Bennett would have been a better choice for interviewer.
@ksmontanaro
11 жыл бұрын
This host seems like a nice guy, but it would have been great if Tony did the interview instead.
@DrTomoculus
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Strawberry milkshakes Ray. You Sherbet playboy you. 4:40 says someone's very into you.
@comic4relief
6 жыл бұрын
Who was the gal to the other side of Mike? She likes Ray.
@MrMike2008a
5 жыл бұрын
There was a comedic actress, Julie McWhirter, who did impressions. She did a lot of commercials, and starred in a kids show "Whacko" along with Charles "Roger Rabbit" Fleischer and Bo Kaprell. She resembles her strongly.
@dramamine6199
3 жыл бұрын
you can hear dave around 3:33 respond to the question 😭poor guy, left out
@MeatMachineii
12 жыл бұрын
4:29 to 5.19
@michaeldubin3638
8 жыл бұрын
Read Daves book. He wrote a lot, but didn't get credit. Dave was /is fun , Ray is all ego...
@swirlingfudge
8 жыл бұрын
I dunno man, I think it's there's a genuine awkwardness and shyness at play
@robbieclark7828
7 жыл бұрын
Michael Dubin Ray is ego and Dave is personality
@iadorenewyork1
5 жыл бұрын
The book is called X-Ray and it was written about 20 years ago. It has some great recollections.
@mightyhudson1193
11 жыл бұрын
looks like a young Haley Mills
@ndines6237
5 жыл бұрын
“Are you people much aware of people like Rogers and Hammerstein?” Well that was insulting.
@ericdailey8587
2 жыл бұрын
Ray wrote a song called Oklahoma U.S.A. (on the Muswell Hillbillies album) which references the Oklahoma! musical (the movie version) which Rogers & Hammerstein wrote. So, of course he was aware of that songwriting duo.
@SuperOlds88
Жыл бұрын
Tony Bennett looked old there and he is still alive in 2022.
@Frank_Nemo
Жыл бұрын
But not in the second part of 2023.
@lucyfoster4082
9 ай бұрын
Hi I’m writing you from late 2023 and Tony has sadly passed, but in the year prior to his passing it was so moving-he suffered from severe dementia and didn’t know much of what was going on around him, but he changed dramatically and could still sing as well as ever when he found himself on a stage.
@SuperOlds88
9 ай бұрын
@@lucyfoster4082 I saw an older gentleman that used to sing on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Boxcar Willie, great voice and they walked him out on stage and he looked like death but as soon as the music started he kicked into gear and sang almost as good as ever. Tony Bennett certainly had an unbelievable career.
@johnjarou2357
7 жыл бұрын
is that tony bennett on the right?
@donnamariedavidson5065
6 жыл бұрын
John Jarou yes! That is Tony Bennett 😉
@LEObondTraveller
Жыл бұрын
Whose the cutey on the left?
@davidjones998
3 жыл бұрын
gasp.
@mightyhudson1193
11 жыл бұрын
but she just opened her mouth and is American - not Haley
@ashleyburns6752
8 жыл бұрын
The interviewer blatently asked who his favorite non rock composer was to embarrass him, backfired.
@swirlingfudge
8 жыл бұрын
Disagree. I think it was just a question.
@JoeGarchar1960
8 жыл бұрын
To the contrary. If it wasn't for people like Mike Douglas, Dick Cavett and Dinah Shore, you would have seen very little of the rock talent on daytime or prime time television throughout the late 60's and 70's. I was 17 when this aired and remember waiting to see it. You had Rock Concert and Midnight Special, but other than magazines, albums and radio, you never saw your favorite rock acts other than in concert once a year, if you were lucky. Nothing like it is now. Mike had been doing this for many years and he wasn't trying to embarrass him, he brought many rock acts to his show for exposure when they had new releases..
@kimberlyhardin8034
5 жыл бұрын
You dont get it. They didnt have your way of thinking like you are doing back then. He wasnt tryin to embarrass him far from it. He was asking legit questions
@kristinadospoy7347
3 жыл бұрын
@@JoeGarchar1960 I was about a month and a half when that episode aired in '77.
@oughtssought1198
Жыл бұрын
@@JoeGarchar1960 amen. well said and needed saying.
@fazlurbaksh5969
3 жыл бұрын
I guess he made Mick Jagger's day by saying Mick is better looking than him.
@richardfox223
Ай бұрын
Toe-curling interview, not helped by sitting side-by-side, having to crane their necks. Interviewer badly prepared and condescending. Ray did well to keep it going.
@veribull
9 жыл бұрын
Pretty dumb and uninformed comments on this one geeze.. :/
@dboulos7
21 күн бұрын
I found him to be extremely awkward. Reasonable at times, but otherwise disconnected?
@choptop81
21 күн бұрын
That's just how he is. Probably has a little bit of the 'tism
@cliffmatthews6106
5 жыл бұрын
What a horrible man who’s asking the questions !
@artprince9163
3 жыл бұрын
Mike was a good guy. A minor league singer who had a syndicated talk show based in Philly. He had a lot of good rock acts on. Had a very early Bob Seger I believe
@bobtaylor170
3 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas was one of the finest talk show hosts in TV history. What, precisely, strikes you as horrible about him. Try to be coherent in your reply.
@nicholaskovacs207
3 жыл бұрын
Aaahhh yes i think his taking the piss out of mick jagger🤔🤔🤔lol i think its fair to say mick got hit with the ugly stick😣😣
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