Nobody Gives

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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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2006

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I can't understand why everybody's quarreling, 
Nobody gives in case they lose face, 
And everybody's guilty and everybody's innocent, 
And the fact of it is nobody gives any more. 
It's the same throughout all history, 
Nobody gives unless they receive, 
And nobody trusts or is willing to believe 
And nobody gives or is willing to concede. 
Back in nineteen hundred and twenty-five 
There were thousands of people struggling to survive. 
There was hunger, unemployment and poverty, 
Then in 1926 they decided to be free 
So they all went on strike and 
The workers told the unions, who blamed it on the government, 
The politicians blamed it on the strikers and the militants, 
Everybody's guilty and everybody's innocent, 
But the fact of it is nobody gives any more. 
Back in nineteen hundred and thirty-nine 
There were scores of German military waiting in a line, 
And the Fatherland wanted what the world wouldn't give, 
And then Hitler decided he could take what was his, 
So they all went to war and said 
Kill all the left-wing intellectuals, 
Annihilate the Jews and wipe out their race, 
Eliminate the weak because they're ineffectual, 
And the fact of it is nobody gives any more. 
I'm only sitting here watching it all go on 
And listening to both sides. 
Yeah, why can't we talk it out, 
Why can't we sort it out, 
We'll work it out if we try. 
Why can't we sit down and work out a compromise, 
Why not negotiate and try to be civilised? 
I'll tell you why, because nobody gives a damn. 
Nobody listens and no one will understand. 
Yet I'm wondering, sitting here wondering, 
And listening to both sides. 
Why can't we work it out? 
Why can't we sort it out? 
We'll work it out if we try. 
Why can't we sit down and work out a compromise, 
Why not negotiate and try to be civilized? 
I'll tell you why, because nobody gives a damn. 
Nobody listens and no one will understand. 
Yet, I'm wondering, sitting here wondering, 
Yet I'm wondering, sitting here wondering 
Listening to both sides. 
Nobody gives, nobody gives, nobody gives. 
The workers told the unions who blamed it on the government, 
The politicians blamed it on the strikers and the militants, 
Everybody's guilty and everybody's innocent. 
Nobody gives. Nobody gives a damn any more. 
The politicians, unions, workers and the militants, 
The fact of it is nobody gives any more.

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