Ray Davies didn't originally want the Kinks to release “Waterloo Sunset” because he wanted to keep the classic song for his family. Released in 1967, the track has achieved wide acclaim over the years ...

On May 5, 1967, The Kinks released their classic song “Waterloo Sunset” as a single in the U.K. The Ray Davies-penned tune was a major hit in the band’s home country, peaking at No. 2 on the singles ...

Perhaps one of life’s greatest ironies is just how connected we are in our mutual feelings of loneliness. Indeed, feeling like no one understands us is paradoxically the one thing we can all relate to ...

A 1967 song that quietly captured a fleeting moment between two strangers would go on to be ranked among the greatest songs of all time—despite never becoming a hit in the United States. Written by ...

IT was the perfect pop song; three minutes of sheer musical genius which is still regarded by many as the apogee of the swinging sixties single. Quite simply, nothing better ever revolved around a ...

The 1960s were an incredibly formative decade for rock music, with bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones completely morphing the genre from its rock-and-roll roots into something much more ...

Ray Davies of the Kinks literally dreamed up one of his band's biggest hits, 'Waterloo Sunset' from 1967's 'Something Else by the Kinks' album. In fact, the singer says he simply "woke up and it was ...

David Bowie once shared the single by The Kinks that he thought was "timeless", naming Ray Davies as one of our leading ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Waterloo Sunset joins a long list of Kinks compilations: there have been over 30 over the decades. A two-CD ...