The Kinks' Sunny Afternoon: The Political Truth You Might Have Missed

In 1966, Ray Davies knocked The Beatles off the #1 chart. And he did it while running a fever. From his couch. In one take. And he hated it. It SOUNDS like a lazy summer vibe, but it's actually quite political. The narrator is a wealthy aristocrat who's been stripped of his mansion and his yacht by the taxman. This is rooted in reality: Harold Wilson's Labour government was levying crushing taxes on high earners in Britain. And The Kinks had just become high earners... #thekinks #raydavies #britishinvasion #60srock