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“You Really Got Me” is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. It was released as the group’s third single, in August 1964, and reached Number 1 on the UK singles chart the following month, staying there for two weeks. It was the group’s breakthrough hit, and established them as one of the top British Invasion acts in the United States, reaching Number 7 there later in the year. It was later included on the Kinks’ debut album, The Kinks.
“You Really Got Me” was the first hit song built around power chords (parallel 5ths and octaves) , and was heavily influential on later rock and roll musicians, particularly in the heavy metal genre. One critic wrote that it is, “the track which invented heavy metal”[1] while critic Denise Sullivan of Allmusic writes, “‘You Really Got Me’ remains a blueprint song in the hard rock and heavy metal arsenal.”
The Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 82 on their list of list of the 500 greatest songs of all time and at number 4 on their list of the The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. In early 2005, the song was voted the best British song of the 1955-1965 decade in a BBC radio poll. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In 2004 the song managed to be voted into the bottom end of the Kerrang! Rock 100 best music videos of all time, by readers of the magazine and viewers of the TV station. This can be considered surprising as the magazine has never mentioned the band], the magazine concentrates on heavy metal rock acts, grunge or emo genres.
“You Really Got Me” was the first hit song built around power chords (parallel 5ths and octaves) , and was heavily influential on later rock and roll musicians, particularly in the heavy metal genre. One critic wrote that it is, “the track which invented heavy metal”[1] while critic Denise Sullivan of Allmusic writes, “‘You Really Got Me’ remains a blueprint song in the hard rock and heavy metal arsenal.”
The Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 82 on their list of list of the 500 greatest songs of all time and at number 4 on their list of the The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. In early 2005, the song was voted the best British song of the 1955-1965 decade in a BBC radio poll. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. In 2004 the song managed to be voted into the bottom end of the Kerrang! Rock 100 best music videos of all time, by readers of the magazine and viewers of the TV station. This can be considered surprising as the magazine has never mentioned the band], the magazine concentrates on heavy metal rock acts, grunge or emo genres.
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bandfan76 wrote:
Groovy.
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Turner_Ound wrote:
u really got me!!! wow! what a song
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ersantalat wrote:
ohh ohh good one
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celiofaris wrote:
ja conheço essa banda muito boa
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n3oS7oRm wrote:
It's got me!
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todthemod wrote:
And shows the clear influence of Shel Talmy who started doing similar stuff with the Who shortly afterwards: short, catchy, killer chords, teen orientated anthems
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henriette77 wrote:
yeah .. when music was music - my time
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affectionately4 wrote:
sfhkdsfgzereedkfdksfdfjsdjdfdg - aaaaaaaaamaaaaaaazing. have no words .... and this song .. fuckin catchy. oh damn, this is great !
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traubster wrote:
kINKS!
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filamentnovice wrote:
<3333333333333333333333
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subpar35 wrote:
This rocks!
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Dora117 wrote:
You got me going you really got me now
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obmuj wrote:
Gooooooooooood
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Vempyr wrote:
Grooovey!
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anca2004 wrote:
!!!
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StarryStarr wrote:
Amazing
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RadyFahmy wrote:
Great version! Kick-start my heart!
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lauraweaver wrote:
kickass track
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tblundell wrote:
great fuzz on the guitar
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Banache wrote:
you really got me, you really got me!!!!!!!
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