Who'll Be the Next in Line
The Kinks
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Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line for heartache? Who'll make the same mistakes I made over you? Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line? For you? Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next to watch your love fade? All your affections finally fade away. There'll be no use in sighing. Who'll be the next in line? For you? One day you'll find out when I'm gone, I was the best one you had, I was the one who gave you love. Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line for heartaches? Who'll make the same mistakes I made over you? There'll be no use in sighing. Who'll be the next in line? For you? One day you'll find out when I'm gone, I was the best one you had, I was the one who gave you love. Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line for heartaches? Who'll make the same mistakes I made over you? Who'll be the next in line? Who'll be the next in line? For you? For you?
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Written by: RAYMOND DOUGLAS DAVIES
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14 facts about this song
Band Creation"Who'll Be the Next in Line" is a song by The Kinks, an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964.
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Released yearThe song "Who'll Be the Next in Line" was released in the year 1965.
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B-side SongIt was originally a B-side to the song "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" in the United Kingdom.
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A-side in USAInterestingly, in the United States, "Who'll Be the Next in Line" was released as the A-side and charted at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Song WritersThe song was written by Ray Davies, the lead vocalist and main songwriter for The Kinks.
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Notable Cover"Who'll Be The Next In Line" was covered by French rock singer Eddy Mitchell in 1965 under the title "Qui Aura Ma Peau".
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Album PresenceIn some reissue packages, this song is included as part of the Kinkdom album.
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Indie Rock Band’s CoverThe song was also covered by American indie rock band, Queens of the Stone Age, in 2010.
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Unique SoundThe song has a unique, haunting harmonica sound provided by the band's drummer, Mick Avory.
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Influence FactorThis song is a striking example of Ray Davies’s ability to observe and translate human emotions into song, an ability that would make The Kinks one of the most influential bands of the British Invasion.
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Ranked in the Top 500Rolling Stone Magazine would later place the Kinks/ Ray Davies at number 65 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock and Roll Artists of All Time," further earning the band's contribution to rock and roll with the song “Who'll Be The Next In Line.”
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Re-issuedThe song was re-issued by Reprise Records in the USA in 1966.
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Featured in Compilation Album"Who'll Be the Next in Line" was included in the band's second US compilation album, Kinks-Size.
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Juvenile ThemeThe song deals with a somewhat juvenile theme of casual relationships and dating, fitting perfectly with the youth-oriented rock and roll culture of the 1960s.
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