Waterloo Sunset
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"Waterloo Sunset" is a 1967 British pop song by The Kinks, widely regarded as one of Ray Davies' finest compositions and a classic of 1960s rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waterloo Sunset canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Something Else by The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Act Nice and Gentle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic of 1960s rock music
ⓘ
one of Ray Davies' finest compositions ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion | covered by many artists ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Waterloo Sunset (live performances by The Kinks) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
London life
ⓘ
romantic couple ⓘ solitude ⓘ urban observation ⓘ |
| hasMelodicStyle | melodic guitar arpeggios ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | no original 1967 promo film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
backing vocals by Dave Davies
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ lead vocals by Ray Davies ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Something Else by The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:15 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Waterloo Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waterloo, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRanking | frequently listed among the greatest songs of all time ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kinks discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Dave Davies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mick Avory NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Quaife NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Pye Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-05-05 ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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