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Till the End of the Day
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Wikipedia article
"'Till the End of the Day'" is a song by the Kinks, written by Ray Davies and released as a single in 1965 and later on their album 'The Kink Kontroversy'. It centres on a power chord, like many of the group's early hits, and was similarly successful, reaching number eight in the United Kingdom[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/kinks/ The Kinks in the UK Charts], The Official Charts. Retrieved 3 August 2011. and number 50 in the United States, spending eight weeks or more in each chart.[ "Till the End of the Day" chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
Background
Davies recalled of the process of writing the song,
Of the song's meaning, Davies said, "That song was about freedom, in the sense that someone's been a slave or locked up in prison. Its a song about escaping something. I didn't know it was about my state of mind."
'Billboard' described the song as a "rockin' dance beat wailer with up-beat lyric." 'Cash Box' described the single as a "rollicking, fast-moving, bluesy romancer about a fella who is especially hung-up on his gal."
Cover versions
A cover version by Big Star appeared on the CD release of 'Third/Sister Lovers'. Alex Chilton, the singer for Big Star, would eventually record the song with Davies 30 years later for Davies' album 'See My Friends'.
The song was covered by Japanese band Shonen Knife and is one of four songs on the CD single "Brown Mushrooms And Other Delights" from their Rock Animals album released in 1993.
Ty Segall's band, Fuzz, covered the song on their 2013 debut album.
Former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley recorded a cover of the song on his solo covers album: Origins, Vol. 1, released in April 2016.
Personnel
According to band researcher Doug Hinman:
'The Kinks'
*Ray Davies lead vocal, electric guitar
*Dave Davies backing vocal, electric guitar
*Pete Quaife backing vocal, bass
*Mick Avory tambourine
'Additional musicians'
*Clem Cattini drums
*Rasa Davies backing vocal
*Nicky Hopkins piano
Charts
References
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Category:The Kinks songs
Category:1965 singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Shel Talmy
Category:Songs written by Ray Davies
Category:Pye Records singles
Category:1965 songs
Category:Number-one singles in Sweden
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