The loveliest pop tune ever? Pretty much.
Of all the fantastic songs Ray Davies turned out during the mid 1960s, this is his masterpiece--better than anything he did then or since.
Leading in with brother Dave's descending line on electric guitar followed by a bed of strummed acoustic guitars and wife Rasa's lovely backing vocals, it's an absolutely gorgeous piece of music.
It sounds like a love song, but isn't. The narrator is a loner, stay-at-home guy who finds peace of mind observing the crowds around Waterloo Station and the sunset overhead. Released at the height of the Swinging London period, the song manages to freeze a special moment permanently in time.
Available: on Something Else by the Kinks.
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