Muswell Hillbilly

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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, the Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, British music hall, folk and country. Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) remained members throughout the group's 32-year run. Original members Pete Quaife (bass guitar, vocals) and Mick Avory (drums and percussion) were replaced by John Dalton in 1969 and Bob Henrit in 1984, respectively. Dalton was in turn replaced by Jim Rodford in 1978. Keyboardist Nicky Hopkins accomp… more »

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1971

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Well I said goodbye to Rosie Rooke this morning, 
I'm gonna miss her bloodshot alcoholic eyes, 
She wore her Sunday hat so she'd impress me, 
I'm gonna carry her memory 'til the day I die. 

They'll move me up to Muswell Hill tomorrow, 
Photographs and souvenirs are all I've got, 
They're gonna try and make me change my way of living, 
But they'll never make me something that I'm not. 

Cause I'm a Muswell Hillbilly boy, 
But my heart lies in old West Virginia, 
Never seen New Orleans, Oklahoma, Tennessee, 
Still I dream of the Black Hills that I ain't never seen. 

They're putting us in little boxes, 
No character just uniformity, 
They're trying to build a computerized community, 
But they'll never make a zombie out of me. 

They'll try and make me study elocution, 
Because they say my accent isn't right, 
They can clear the slums as part of their solution, 
But they're never gonna kill my cockney pride. 

Cause I'm a Muswell Hillbilly boy, 
But my heart lies in Old West Virginia, 
Though my hills are not green, 
I have seen them in my dreams, 
Take me back to those Black Hills, 
That I have never seen.

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