I’d like to think so, and perhaps with Colby’s version on hand in the studio in 1964 he wouldn’t have had to go to such lengths to achieve his “You Really Got Me” signal chain.

And for four years, that is exactly what she did, documenting the band led by Ray and Dave Davies as they played “Lola,” “Come Dancing” and “You Really Got Me” to arena crowds.

If You Really Got Me is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of The Kinks then fear not, you aren’t alone. Their 1964 hit defined an era with that ‘slashed speaker’ sound ...

including Best New Musical__ Sunny Afternoon tells the story of the rise to stardom of The Kinks through their own prolific catalog of chart-topping songs including “You Really Got Me ...

According to a comment on X by Steven Van Zandt of the E Street Band and Little Steven’s Underground Garage, “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks was “the beginning of the modern Hard Rock ...

Steve Wright in the Afternoon - Ray Davies: "I wrote Sunny Afternoon for my Dad to sing, but he preferred You Really Got Me" - BBC Sounds From : Steve Wright in the Afternoon ...