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The Kinks
Sunny Afternoon
Face to Face track 13
Intro (Outro)
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Verse
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Chorus
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Alternate 1st bar for intro
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Structure
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system of a dow Rhythm Player |
#1 by system of a down at May 10, 2006 at 1:33 AM EST |
| Why no comments on "Sunny Afternoon"? It's a classic! there doesn't seem to be much love in general for the kinks on this site, based on the low number of comments. More people should be listening to the kinks! This song is a perfect example of why - lashing out at the tax system while telling the story of a man who refuses to give up his luxuries, despite his lack of money. | |
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Tom Wanna Be |
#2 by Tom Miller at Jun 20, 2006 at 2:04 AM EST |
| This song was written and performed in Britain when the country was in economic decline and the Government taxed rich people more heavily to help cope. This is The Kinks' protest. The tax man's taken all my dough, [They have no money left] And left me in my stately home, [demonstrating that he is rich, a sense of irony as the taxman didn't take his home] Lazing on a sunny afternoon, [he really doesn't care] And i can't sail my yacht, [another demonstration that he is rich and has been taxed] He's taken everything i've got, All I've got's this sunny afternoon. [He is still happy regardless, he can make do with simple pleasures] Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze. ['this squeeze' is the increase in tax price] I got a big fat mama trying to break me. ['big fat mamma' that's the government, a body with weight and authority that's meant to care about its people 'mamma'.] And i love to live so pleasantly, [he can still live in pleasure regardless] Live this life of luxury, [he doesn't need luxury to live in luxury, he has happiness] Lazing on a sunny afternoon. In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime My girlfriend's run off with my car, [Gold-diggers take all they can as economic decline escalates] and gone back to her ma and pa, telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty. [people lie to keep the money they have] Now i'm sitting here, Sipping at my ice cold beer, [yet another image of complete apathy] Lazing on a sunny afternoon. Help me, Help me, Help me sail away, [he wants to go somewhere else. Note: 'sail' a very luxurious way to travel] Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay. [he is being discriminated against, just wants to live life well] 'Cause i love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. Ah, save me, save me, same me from this squeeze. I got a big fat mama trying to break me. And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime So, there you have it. A song about sudden poverty, it shows that the rich shouldn't bother, there's nothing much they can do against a 'big fat mamma', they should just contine to live in peace with what they have left. Even peace is a luxury. | |
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Keaton Wanna Be |
#3 by Keaton Lane at Nov 11, 2006 at 12:45 PM EST |
| plus, odds are he's got no training to support himself any other way, i.e. getting a job. lol. poor helpless aristocrat | |
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Jason Wanna Be |
#4 by Jason Stender at Mar 30, 2007 at 1:47 AM EST |
| Haha, I always thought the line that said, "sipping on my ice cold beer" was, "sipping on my high school beer." lol I always wondered what that was... | |
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Jordan Rhythm Player |
#5 by Jordan at Sep 10, 2007 at 5:47 AM EST |
| First poster is right... Why do the Kinks get such little love on this site? I'd say the Beatles are overall a better band but come on the Kinks rock! | |
