As a mother of two boys, who are now grown, I could look at them for hours and hours the way most Art Lovers do. And I never get tired of listening to this beautiful song.
@onlinelondon
4 жыл бұрын
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@campcounts
7 ай бұрын
Wow! I forgot I made this comment. I almost made myself cry, thinking about how much I love my boys, reading my own comment. They’re grown now and doing great. But I wasn’t lying when I said I never get tired of this beautiful song. Because here I am again.
@cod8140
Ай бұрын
Thank GOD for the Kinks
@rockwitch1
9 жыл бұрын
Ray has a way with words, you can hear the emotion he feels and also look at Dave that song hits home for him as well.
@spunky3183
Ай бұрын
Dave looks embarrassed because they are doing a song about a paedophile.
@mrbrymo
14 жыл бұрын
Knowing that background has transformed this from a creepy song to a tragically sad song.
@MsSmitty9
4 жыл бұрын
I have to add that this Band was forgotten for awhile. In my eyes they were rite there with The Beatles, The Stones and The Who. The Davies Brothers were just unbelievable. Ray with his song writing and stage presence and Dave with his unbelievable Guitar playing ( He could play and Jam with anyone) he was just not in the spotlight like Keith Richards and Pete Townsend. I saw the Kinks in the 70s and Eighties. Stones too. Dave Davies was more than a guitar player he was a phenomenal Performer. Period.
@jasperlufkin
4 жыл бұрын
I like Dave too, he reminds me of Mick Taylor sometimes...I wish I could find some extended Kinks jams...don't know if they exist, but they should.
@MsSmitty9
4 жыл бұрын
Jasper Lufkin I listen to one for the road all the time. They were at there best playing live. I saw them Right around the time that album came out. I was lucky enough to take some primitive pictures of them with a cheap camera back in the day which I still have.
@getmeouttatennessee4473
Жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. They were criminally underrated and appreciated. I was lucky enough to see them in the very early 80s. I was right against the stage and Ray's stage presence was electric. If you've ever been in a room with him and thousands of fans at the moment they started playing "Lola," you know you've lived. He owns a crowd.
@Cadfael007
7 жыл бұрын
Ray had a bad cold - but the Kinks decided to perform! One of their best concerts ever! This gig made me believe that some of the "old" rock bands are not old fashioned at all! Next literature nobel price to Ray Davis! Their lyrics are amazing!
@desjarda
7 жыл бұрын
Ray thinking about his 2 daughters here... great song!
@jenah35
11 жыл бұрын
I consider my late grandfather an Art Lover because he would sit and watch me for hours dancing to Shaun Cassidy and whatever else I put on. He was a Art Lover not a pervert. I totally understand and love this song.. I know tha tthis song had something to do with the loss of his child he had with Crissy Hine(sp?) I( lovingly think of my grandpa when I hear this song. Thank you for putting it on here.
@funeguy2
12 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking....
@tedheavy3441
7 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite Kinks song. Davies is a genius.
@arneemilbredland2339
2 жыл бұрын
I believe Ray Davies is the only musician who could write and record this song. A true masterpiece.
@campcounts
8 жыл бұрын
And I never tire of listening to Ray Davies sexy accent!
@jon7777ck
8 жыл бұрын
I heard the words come out of Ray Davies' himself's mouth a long long time ago, on a talk show, it is about a divorced father who sees his daughter in the park .
@lesliem3864
11 жыл бұрын
Ray Davies is such a great song writer.
@duppykitoon
8 жыл бұрын
Genius.
@floydfan7511
9 күн бұрын
Man when I first heard this song I was like "err what the fuck" but knowing it's meaning has genuinely made it one of my favourite tunes, can't stop playing it 😢
@tedheavy3441
5 жыл бұрын
When you understand the meaning behind this song it's crushingly sad.
@onlinelondon
4 жыл бұрын
Yes it is!! - only weeks ago a father, old as he was then, hanged himself, being totally sabotasged from seeing his daughter. You can google it adding dailymail to search - its horrible, www.cd-ania.com
@michaelj.r457
3 ай бұрын
I just read about how Davies has had to fight the misconception of the song, with some people thinking it is about a creepy child stalker. It really says how cynical most people are. If you want a good song about a child stalker, Randy Newman's In Germany Before The War will fit the bill. Fun fact: Bruce Springsteen loves the song and he got the song's meaning right away.
@alexizbickirealestate2484
5 жыл бұрын
im teared up....
@Haaaayley
3 жыл бұрын
This song makes people talk and speculate and it’s a great example of how Ray is a genius for his songwriting skills. But I do believe that if you deem this song as inappropriate then you need to have a word with yourself.
@mikelaparicio3158
9 жыл бұрын
not agree with cato, this song is deeply sad, about a father who has been separated from his daughter, I THINK RAY IS A UNDERRATED GENIUS.
@tuttt99
6 жыл бұрын
I always thought of this song as one from a father to a lost daughter
@alandonkin
5 жыл бұрын
Exactly. What makes it so poignant is that onlookers assume that he is a pervert. That last line gives me the chills because the hurt and loss of the man are so palpable.
@robmccluskey6906
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing underrated about Ray.
@alandonkin
5 жыл бұрын
@@robmccluskey6906 Not among us at any rate!
@WELLRESPECTEDAPE
5 жыл бұрын
Sir Ray is not under rated by anyone.
@Nigelxman
14 жыл бұрын
@kymmiesmommy Extremely well said kymmiesmoomy. I'm not even a parent but I came from a broken home and it's hard for me to listen to this song without getting a lump in my heart. I think it's a really beautiful song. Cheers
@kevin104z
12 жыл бұрын
u r correct!!great song...
@naomi369
Жыл бұрын
He is the one of greatest songwriter😢❤
@JB-ti7bl
7 ай бұрын
Love this album so so much.
@jakeyccc5788
3 жыл бұрын
Never heard this live beautiful
@jboyer1435
3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@jhf201
13 жыл бұрын
Interesting that in the live version he sings "...just a substitute for what THEY'VE taken from me." In the studio version, it's "what's BEEN TAKEN from me." This version makes it sound like the state took the kids or something.
@stevenshepa9015
3 жыл бұрын
I think he's referring to the judge lawyer,court,exwife when he says they.
@williamedwards7010
3 жыл бұрын
beutiful song unique style a ray davies song love it
@nobodyin67
11 жыл бұрын
Great and beautiful song.
@MsSmitty9
4 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the Kinks do this song around this time in the Old Boston Garden ( God I Miss that Place ) and Instead of singing “ come to Daddy “ Ray sang “ Come to Ray “ anyone who was anyone knew what he was saying.
@rhsilverberg
2 жыл бұрын
My brother and I were at that show (he lived in Boston, me in New York) and I remember that "Come to Ray" moment. I lost it just now listening to this beautiful song, maybe my favorite (along with "Better Things") track off that album. Don't recall them ever playing it live again after that tour.
@vanstan7929
11 ай бұрын
Only two out of four of his kids call him ‘Dad’ (the younger two) he said the older two call him Ray.
@tessdevlaming9159
Жыл бұрын
best nummer evermayde..
@richalderson6069
3 жыл бұрын
Ray was quite brave to write this song when it could easily be misinterpreted as a creepy pedo song. That's what's great about his writing, it's un-self conscious and honest about everyday concerns and issues that face everyone.
@terryallen9546
Жыл бұрын
Such a sad song: "Sunday afternoon there's something special It's just like another world Jogging in the park is my excuse To look at all the little girls I'm not a flasher in a rain coat, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm not gonna snatch you from your mother, I'm an art lover Come to daddy, Ah, come to daddy, Come to daddy Pretty little legs, I want to draw them, Like a Degas ballerina Pure white skin, like porcelain, She's a work of art and I should know I'm an art lover Come to daddy, And I'll give you some spangles Little girl don't notice me Watching as she innocently plays She can't see me staring at her Because I'm always wearing shades She feeds the ducks, looks at the flowers I follow her around for hours and hours I'd take her home, but that could never be, She's just a substitute For what's been taken from me Ah, come to daddy, come on Sunday afternoon can't last forever, Wish I could take you home So, come on, give us a smile Before you vanish out of view I've learned to appreciate you The way art lovers do, And I only want to look at you
@PRINCIPALBROKER
14 жыл бұрын
Great song about a father divorced from his children.
@onlinelondon
11 жыл бұрын
1:04 his voice is breaking of emotion here......no wonder!!!!!
@arq.pedrouriah1244
4 жыл бұрын
Los kinks los más grandes entre los grandes...
@ulliroyal
12 жыл бұрын
"I'm not a dirty old man" but I consider old. So for me what was taken from him was his youth.
@tessdevlaming9159
Жыл бұрын
❤
@tessdevlaming9159
Жыл бұрын
i hope you have contact with all your kids... this song will help, one of the best .....
@noimieactub252
Жыл бұрын
Wow 😅
@tessdevlaming9159
Жыл бұрын
😘
@christennison560
4 жыл бұрын
Kinks and the rolling Stones number one and two number three the beatles
@briteness
12 жыл бұрын
This is an ambiguous song which intentionally leaves you wondering about the narrator and his motivations. People who read sexual innuendo into it are not misunderstanding it. The question is left open.
@paulrawes
5 жыл бұрын
No, it's about the custody of his daughter!
@brucebelvin2058
2 жыл бұрын
No. Only people like you see it this way. You like to find something bad in everything.
@spyaho
11 жыл бұрын
Right out of "Born Losers"!!
@LifeOnLahLahLand
12 жыл бұрын
type in Layeeefa Lover Of Arts
@artlover282
3 жыл бұрын
It's about his daughter with the lady on that episode of friends who sings and plays guitar better than phoebe.
@vanstan7929
11 ай бұрын
His first wife left with his first two daughters. Chrissie Hynde left with his this daughter. (And then he chose not to see the baby) His third wife moved to another country with his fourth daughter. The pattern here reflects worse on Ray. I hope he has repaired the relationships with his children. His daughter with Chrissie was pretty messed up in her twenties… just like dad was.
@francesedwards9854
Жыл бұрын
The meaning behind the lyrics is so sad
@CircunferenciaPunga
5 жыл бұрын
...like a Degas ballerina...
@lucyfoster4082
10 ай бұрын
Degas was a creep himself, for what it’s worth.
@nicknotmyname
4 жыл бұрын
Viva el Duque de Feria!!!!
@Rawrizar
13 жыл бұрын
I understand the view of the song, man losing his own daughter/similar. But certain aspects of this are just too unsettling: "Come to daddy", "jogging in the park is my excuse to look at all the little girls" (I know it says pretty in this version), "Come to daddy, I'll give you some candy," "I follow her around for hours". I feel like some of these lines could definitely be omitted without losing the meaning. I also want to say: Facial hair changes Rays looks DRASTICALLY!
@poolypiraterecords5740
2 жыл бұрын
You are a really shallow person!
@theScytheofGod
Жыл бұрын
Come to Daddy...
@sallystewart2246
8 жыл бұрын
I personally love the song, but it does make one wonder what possessed him when he wrote it, I wonder if the people who write about kids so much were molested themselves, can't stand anything that even hints at such a thought, or sympathizes for it, plz don't judge, I"m really not.
@matthewstetson711
8 жыл бұрын
He wrote this song while he was having custody issues with his ex. One line from the song says it all and that's "She's just a substitute for what they've taken from me..."
@hawkeye50
Жыл бұрын
I really want to love this song. So sad on the one hand. So disturbing on the other.
@davisquinn
13 жыл бұрын
A sad story about a father divorced from his kids crossed my mind too, but it may not be that innocent. You have to ask yourself why he's lost his kids. You could go either way, and on the creepy side, he molested his own daughter and now has rehabilitated himself somewhat ("I've learned to appreciate you the way art lovers do"). Ray Davies is a masterful lyricist in terms of his perfect ambiguity. "Lola" for instance never outright states Lola is a transvestite - it only hints.
@JonnyTheLeprechaun
6 жыл бұрын
it's a song. don't analyze it to death.
@JonnyTheLeprechaun
6 жыл бұрын
Oh good grief give it a rest.
@chadsjohnson4876
2 жыл бұрын
"Perfect ambiguity" I love that
@dawnrobbins5877
Жыл бұрын
"I'm a man, I'm a man, and so's Lola". He does more than hint. ✌️
@alabhaois
3 жыл бұрын
He's singing about his daughter with Chrissie Hynde
@kinksandlollipops8405
2 жыл бұрын
No he's not. Their daughter wasn't born until 1983
@mollyhall2954
2 жыл бұрын
@@kinksandlollipops8405 This song was written about Ray and Chrissie and their daughter. She left Ray & had a baby with a guy in her band, who left her to have a baby with someone else. I don't know how she got away with keeping Ray from having visitation with his daughter with her. He had equal custody with his first wife with his first two daughters.
@mikewalters1472
Жыл бұрын
..the Kinks are/ were? simply a great band...and Ray according to Pete Townsend is simply a musical genius!...I sgree
@beckacummings2241
5 жыл бұрын
Not sure how you can listen to the lyrics that are so clearly about a pedophile and call it a father's love. No, if he missed his kids and wrote about that he'd come up with something more like "Tears In Heaven". If this song is autobiographical, it speaks volumes about why he was not allowed near his own children!
@jameshadfiled1694
5 жыл бұрын
you are misinterpreting this and shows your ignorance.but it's ok to go through life thinking the worst of people, how sad for you.
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