Let me start with a little personal note.
In the late 80's, I began dating an aspiring singer-songwriter who was part of a rotating ensemble of performers at a small basement nightclub up the street from my apartment. We'd met a few years earlier when she was working at a since-closed neighborhood bakery, but it took about 5 years before we'd start dating. It lasted 8 years before we split up and went our separate ways. Haven't heard from her in nearly 15 years, so suffice to say, she's moved on with her life, as I have.
The reason I bring this up is because one of the staples of her nightclub set list, before she formed a modestly successful band, was a cover of the Kinks' 1972 hit, "Celluloid Heroes", a reflective ballad celebrating Hollywood's past, enshrined on the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard.
Always have time for The Kinks!
ReplyDeleteDavies always had a flair for the past and what once was but can never be again. I never get to hear this song on the radio - at least not in these parts.
Ditto. You just have to tune in at the right time on a classic rock station that's willing to play it.
ReplyDeleteRay Davies would do another time trip 11 years later with the very pseudo-personal "Come Dancing". I think that'll be up soon.