The Kinks - Willesden Green video free download
Willesden Green - from the compilation album - The Kink Kronikles. Willesden Green is performed American Country & Western style. This is the first and only solo sung by John Dalton aka "Nobby" - bass player of The Kinks, in his Elvis-like voice, backed up by the Davies brothers. Listen for some great rolling guitar riffs by Dave Davies.
Produced by: Shel Talmy, Ray Davies
Release date: 25 Mar, 1972
stereo mix, recorded Oct 1970, mixed Nov 16-18, 1970 and Jan 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
Willesden Green
Written by: Ray Davies
Published by: Coronado Music
Well I tried to settle down Fulham Broadway
And I tried to make my home in Golders Green
But I gotta get that train
And go back home again
Oh how I miss the folks back home in Willesden Green You know, I tried, I really tried to settle in this big city
And I always thought I could make it all on my very own
But there's one thing that keeps calling me
To that little, that little semi-detached
That's the folks, yeah, the folks back home In Willesden Green
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Comments
9 years ago
WILLIAM TELL
I didn't know John Dalton was singing this either! Dalton was a relatively longtime bassist of the Kinks (1969-1976) but they never inducted him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with the other Kinks, despite the fact that he plays bass on some pretty key tracks like Victoria, Lola, Apeman, and he also played bass on Dead End Street back in 1966 substituting for Peter Quaife who had been injured in a car accident. They should correct Dalton's omission. 9 years ago
titostacos
Sounds like Ray shrieking at 1:45.10 years ago
Steve K
I grew up there and I miss the Spotted Dog. :) use to love that place. Use to also buy all my cassette tapes from that record shop on the high road right opposite walm Lane.10 years ago
Steve Sturges
If I remember rightly from this book on the Kinks I read years ago, Ray brought the song in and basically said'"John, this one has you written all over it".. It could have been a mild take the piss, as John was proper working class and had tattoos on his arms "depicting scenes of the Crucifixion" according to Ray...The deadpanned monologue is the middle to me, is legendary, "something keeps calling me, yeah, to that little semidetached" ... and considering all the places Ray writes about are not much more than a stone's throw from each other in North London the whole song is a bit of a wind up in general..10 years ago
nyg1954
nor did I.10 years ago
Rich Miller
*Willesden Green*The Kinks Krazy Kowboy song10 years ago
trfesok
Yes. Not one of my favorites.10 years ago
Catholic Buddha
I thought that too11 years ago
Donovan Fuller
I use to Willesden Green. I miss it like mad. There is no place like the Green. I love you Willesden Green. X11 years ago
cdl1952
Great song!!!Sounds like Bobby Bare's "Detroit City from 63. Love the Kinks!12 years ago
BerkeleyMews7
Happy Birthday, John Dalton (aka Nobby) May 21st! I posted this song for you! Enjoy! You sound great on this! Thanks for all your great music over the years!13 years ago
NikhilXLII
@cookmoore yup13 years ago
elirosen1391
I never knew it was John Dalton singing. Always assumed it was Ray.13 years ago
cookmoore
Gee wilikers, sounds like Jonny Cash. This is from the album, Percy?Related Videos
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