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JulienTemple

THE KINKS

“SEE MY FRIENDS” PYE, 1965

When I was at school people would say, “Are you a Stones fan or a Beatles fan?” And I’d say, “Fuck off, I’m a Kinks fan.” I used to watch Ray Davies walking around Highgate in tears, and I’d wonder why someone so brilliant and famous as Ray was walking around in tears. They’ve always been a mystery to me, and I think time is showing that they probably are the greatest of those big ’60s bands. This song has

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