My mum knew my dad as a clown, he was a massive man that laughed all the time. He died in 1992. She followed him this year, they’re finally together. Death of a clown, I’m a clown reborn. Love you mum and dad.
Strangers. . . IMO, fits snuggly in to one of the top songs of earths' collection. . . not a numbers guy, or critic, but the Kinks' "Strangers" needs to be up there phenominal piece..
memories of 1970 motorbiking down to cornwall with my now late friend on the back,called at a pub in plymouth seeking a room for the night,,this classic was banging out on the jukebox. i was 18yrs
Mal Barker I can relate. Honestly, there'd barely be a single song you could play me from this era that wouldn't evoke something in me - some poignancy, some loss, some fluttering memory of a place or a friend or a lover. Gone. I WANT IT ALL BACK AGAIN! - So this is aging, eh?
Ged Maybury Me too, bruh. Me too. It chokes me up & makes my heart ache for the old days of 50 years ago.@ ged,your words are touching & well constructed. Thank you...
@@robbieclark7828 Good question. It feels like it should be a genre, but i can only actually think of that Everley Brothers' song Cathy's Clown, another favourite... not sure whether or not he was alcoholic though. And I'm thinking too of the Doors' Strange Days, but maybe only because it had clowns (IIRC?) or circus performers on the album cover...
Absolutely nothing whatsoever underrated about the Kinks - each one of the four were/are little diamonds, as Tommy Docherty would have said at the time if he had had any interest in pop music.
I'm in my mid 50s and I think the Kinks were totally massively underrated, as in the rolling stones, huge, stadium fillers, their music was boring shit, ask a 20 year old today if theyve heard of mick jagger, they'll probably say yes, ask if they've heard of Ray Davies, no chance, a much much better song writer, hence very underated!
@@TrickyRic58 do you honestly think the Kinks aren't underated mate? They are massively underated, the pub band that was the rolling stones over shadowed a by far more talented band in the Kinks
Another great song from the summer of love ,l remember sitting in the back of my dad's black ford pop on holiday in Bournemouth that year ,radio Caroline on the Motorola radio,seeing lots of old 1950s cars hand painted pink and psycadelic colours ,and teenage flower children in kaftans and belll bottoms ,the girls in mini dresses and some in ponchows ,and of course ,the smell of Joss sticks. What a song ,what a year .
Now I know you won't believe this but it's true. Back in the mid sixties I used to listen to Radio Caroline too, on my portable short wave Radio (even had A.M., no F.M. back then) So your saying, so what ,big deal. Yeah big deal cause I lived in Boston, Massachusetts, New England in the U.S.of A. Got to be at least 3,000 miles ( 5,000 klicks}.
j,ai 73 ans , et oui !!!! cette musique est tjs aussi sublime tant de bons souvenirs !!! j,ai beau écouter ce qui passe aujourd,hui ; rien n'égale ce son
@@aldoushuxley5953 It depends on what you like musically. Beach Boys, traveling Wilburys, Neil Young, The Dave Clark Five, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (one of the greatest vocal bands), Eagles, Creedance Clear Water revival, Kansas, Cream and many many more.
@@aldoushuxley5953 'Errors of My Ways' etc., by Wishbone Ash may be a candidate ... Stay free, A H. R 😎 PS. When is your next book coming out? 💚 czcams.com/video/NAdY1y1KgIw/video.html
@@RHR-221b Thank you both for the recommendations! To be honest, I kind of spend my days doing mescalin now. After faking my death in the 60s, I build up a bad habit... I was a fool after all. Soma is great!
This was Dave's first solo song but the Kinks backed him on it. He didn't get the solo recognition he deserved until years later. Most of his solo stuff is available now in some format. Rock on Mr. Dave 🖖👽
Goodness, it's 2021 and am hearing this for the first time in approx. 35 years. Still sounds magnificent as it did way back in 1967 - was 15 and what a time to be a teenager. If i had a time machine, would i return to those days? you bet i would!!
Save me a seat Steve.....always said if I could re live any time of my life it would be the sixties..the music,the fashions,the overall feel good time...oh take me back..please
I think of the Kinks as the best band after the Beatles, and this song was one of their very best, bloody brilliant track! We used to listen to it on a Dansette record player with the volume turned up full, and get our heads as close to the speaker panel on the front of the record player as possible. I still listen to this song today and still get the same powerful feeling of awe as I did when it was first released.
@@Coldcasereview Ugh. So cringe. Everyone of you demented fools are the same, with your silly little narcissistic delusions. You're all so special and above the 'herd' who prefer the Beatles. Not you tho, you're tasted are far more refined then than the dumb masses who don't understand that the Kinks were 'far superior'. Ya dick.
It's funny how music gets imprinted on you when young. I only discovered what this song was in my teens after knowing (and loving) it as a kid when my parents played it. It's still a stunning song.
Me too, as a little girl. My older sister's boyfriend gave me a tape of Kinks songs to play in my very first cassette player when I was 8. This was my favorite.
So lovely....thanks Ray & Dave for so many happy days.....days we'll remember all our lives. You'll live forever...as long as people listen to real music.!
Heard this as a kid, always thought that this one and Suzzanas still alive are two of the saddest songs ever written. Yet cheerfull in an iconic British way
I love the sciffil feel to this song it feels like it was done out side of a London tube station! I keep feeling l should throw a Pound in to the hat!!!great song!
Simply a great song. I have seen The Kinks at least 15 times in my life & it has always amazed me why they never played this song at any of the concerts I have seen. This is just a personal thought about my favorite group.
Respectfully disagree, Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks in that order, remember the sixties well and this is just my opinion but maybe just not as well remembered as the other big bands.
@@johnfisher697 Weren't they more popular in Europe and the rest of the world than in the USA, 'cause they were denied making concert tours there and were therefore more or less neglected?
@@Muziekgenot Perhaps I was a little dismissive of the original comment made by Paul Needs, they were a great band and Ray Davies a very underrated composer. For commercial success you need to be popular in America, perhaps they never had the impact of the other three bands, My own feeling is they were too "English" and did not connect with the American mind set at that time. I don't know if they were denied touring, perhaps Drugs were involved (the usual excuse at that time ).. The thing with a band like the Kinks is they will still have a hard core of fans who will stick with them forever and still see them in concert if they still play of course.
Hermosa canción.. me recuerda cuando era muy chiquita y mi vecino la escuchaba a todo volumen. Siempre la escuchaba en mi cabeza hasta que un día pude encontrarla. Muchas gracias por subirla. Saludos!!
fijn nummerke ken da al meer dan 25jaar,toen ik mijn pa zijn platen van cafe de piraat,st truiden had bijgehouden,mooie ontdekking op toen mijn 17levensjaar...
oh yeah, I was 17 ,making my first travel from germany to cambridge as an exchangepupil - at this time it wasn"t allowed to visit pubs before 18 (?), but there played the music 😕😤! it was such a pitie...😢😢😢
This one always makes me think of Chippewa Lake Park here in Ohio, Medina county. Dead & gone now, a little piece of my youth, from 1878 to 1978. Indeed the " death of a clown". The old mystic fortune teller machine fallen apart & dead on the floor of the old arcade. I kept the fortune tickets from that machine for years. Maybe still? So I, in my advancing years, understand the words to this folk-style song.
Melvin Martin Seems right. A fitting farewell to another traveler who did it all, laughed and loved, and watched his era slowly get trampled in the detritus of history. Do we all feel this? Do we all go like this? I never understood 'old people' when I was 18, or even 28. Fook!
+Ged Maybury Neither did I at that age, but I was fascinated by their "real life" stories. Won't someone help me to break up this crowd? Let's all drink to the death of a clown, nobody needs fortunes told, anymore...:( And yeah, I did it all, and seeing what life was in my youth getting trampled in the detritus of modern history.
Ged Maybury I remember telling someone I didn't want to live to 30. I was 19 at the time. I came close to fulfilling my wish several time. That was 42 years ago. At least we have these great memories to help up "time travel" back to the days of our youth :-)
Hi, Aime Kelly. From the viewpoint of 19, 30 seemed impossibly far away. you'd be *old*! Quite understandable!! Are you glad you didn't 'fulfill that wish'?
My mum knew my dad as a clown, he was a massive man that laughed all the time. He died in 1992. She followed him this year, they’re finally together. Death of a clown, I’m a clown reborn. Love you mum and dad.
Ah Bless You X ❤
That truly touches my heart men
God bless you
♥️
An itty bitty tear just let Down.Lost my dad 91
...feel with u......🤗
sowas kommt nie wieder...was für Texte, was für Melodien❤
Another brilliant song from the best band ever.
@SundaeExpress Well, it's still a great song.☺️
@@SundaeRoast It's a Dave Davies solo performed by The Kinks.
All clowns ❤❤
Right on point :)
one of the bands that made the sixties the greatest times of our lives
he said ONE OF. Which means multiple.
@@jerrysmith2354 Yes...correct....One of...The Bee Gees, too 😉
@3 1 / 0 3 Are you aware that the Beatles weren't the only band in the 1960's?
Dave Davies. Stay free.. 🍻 😎 🤡
👍👍👍👍👍❤️
The thing I love the most about the Kinks is they were old when they were young. Very cool.
Let's here it for Dave Davies!!!
Strangers. . . IMO, fits snuggly in to one of the top songs of earths' collection. . . not a numbers guy, or critic, but the Kinks' "Strangers" needs to be up there phenominal piece..
Dave "Death of a Clown" Davies!
Dave Davis
Team Dave all the way 🖖👽✨💖🐒🎾
The Kinks can sound like The Beatles, the who, Bob dylan, the band, and even some new wave types like the talking heads.
Dave Davies . all the way
It's tempting to think that many of those artists you listed sound like The Kinks.
They all sound like the kinks
Don't forget, they can say one syllable and you understand the entire word
Come dancing 💃 Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🏜
It's been so so many years since I've heard this record, still frickn' amazing !!
🎈
memories of 1970 motorbiking down to cornwall with my now late friend on the back,called at a pub in plymouth seeking a room for the night,,this classic was banging out on the jukebox. i was 18yrs
Mal Barker I can relate. Honestly, there'd barely be a single song you could play me from this era that wouldn't evoke something in me - some poignancy, some loss, some fluttering memory of a place or a friend or a lover. Gone.
I WANT IT ALL BACK AGAIN!
- So this is aging, eh?
Ged Maybury Me too, bruh. Me too. It chokes me up & makes my heart ache for the old days of 50 years ago.@ ged,your words are touching & well constructed. Thank you...
My pleasure, good sir. (I am a professional writer, does it show?)
I'm a wannabe author myself with 2 books on kindle...
+Ged Maybury it doesn't, really.
I love The Kinks. Such a beautiful and powerful song.
The best alcoholic clown song I've ever heard.
THE MAN What's the second best?
Yeahhhh
This should have been played at "Gacy's" Execution.
Its in my top 3
@@robbieclark7828 Good question. It feels like it should be a genre, but i can only actually think of that Everley Brothers' song Cathy's Clown, another favourite... not sure whether or not he was alcoholic though.
And I'm thinking too of the Doors' Strange Days, but maybe only because it had clowns (IIRC?) or circus performers on the album cover...
This is perfect theme music for Keith Moon.!
"The lions they won't bite and the tigers won't roar". This had me in absolute tears upon listening for the first time.
The kinks to me have got to be one of the top ten bands of all time, up there with the Beatles for me ✊
indeed!
The best underrated band ever!
They sound fuckin' great..from Alcohol to the stranger or Apeman.
Not underrated-- not by a long shot
Absolutely nothing whatsoever underrated about the Kinks - each one of the four were/are little diamonds, as Tommy Docherty would have said at the time if he had had any interest in pop music.
I'm in my mid 50s and I think the Kinks were totally massively underrated, as in the rolling stones, huge, stadium fillers, their music was boring shit, ask a 20 year old today if theyve heard of mick jagger, they'll probably say yes, ask if they've heard of Ray Davies, no chance, a much much better song writer, hence very underated!
@@TrickyRic58 do you honestly think the Kinks aren't underated mate? They are massively underated, the pub band that was the rolling stones over shadowed a by far more talented band in the Kinks
I love this song since 1967... I was 7... 👍✌️😎🇺🇲🖖
That's the happiest sad song I've heard. Excellent!
I love the falsetto backing vocal melodies. Hauntingly beautiful.
@guru-in-drag 😎
Hi Eric, great comment.
@@theovanbrederode6181 you put it splendid,, thanks
I wish I could like your comment more than once
Agree!! Great song, beautiful background backing!!
👍👍👍🤡
Sure Bowie was inspired by that song for his Hunky Dory stuff. One of my all time fav, beautiful song.
100% agreed. Can totally hear that
Another great song from the summer of love ,l remember sitting in the back of my dad's black ford pop on holiday in Bournemouth that year ,radio Caroline on the Motorola radio,seeing lots of old 1950s cars hand painted pink and psycadelic colours ,and teenage flower children in kaftans and belll bottoms ,the girls in mini dresses and some in ponchows ,and of course ,the smell of Joss sticks. What a song ,what a year .
Now I know you won't believe this but it's true. Back in the mid sixties I used to listen to Radio Caroline too, on my portable short wave Radio (even had A.M., no F.M. back then) So your saying, so what ,big deal. Yeah big deal cause I lived in Boston, Massachusetts, New England in the U.S.of A. Got to be at least 3,000 miles ( 5,000 klicks}.
Brilliant song.
I want this song in my funeral !!!!!
Good idea!!
Better to die a clown, than live without laughter...........
Mine too
@@yukimaruzam X
Im leaving this planet, corona and dickhead politicians can go fuck themselves..too old and too tired...Tiochfaidh ar la.....
j,ai 73 ans , et oui !!!! cette musique est tjs aussi sublime
tant de bons souvenirs !!!
j,ai beau écouter ce qui passe aujourd,hui ; rien n'égale ce son
The Kinks has since the 60’s been an important band for me. Great respect for Ray Daves. - john coolman
The Kinks , one of my favourite songs by them...............its British social history wrapped up in beautiful music.A band without peers.
Probably the best song by the Kinks, ever
I know it's easy to say stuff is "influential"
But man you can literally hear the seeds of Bowie, Gabriel-era Genesis, Gentle Giant etc in this.
Maybe!!!!
Dave has such a unique voice, as does Ray.
I believe Dave's voice can do a mean falsetto :-D
To be honest, I thought this was a Bob Dylan song..
haha i see what i did there
feelin again 1969 whenn I was in Sutton to learn English!, now 64 but still feelin 19. carlos Belgium.
But your English still sucks mate..
chicchitammuottocifa It’s not that bad.
@@chicchitammuottocifa you know that guys like you where there for thread like a dog
@@jimvollmongo5188 What are you trying to type mate?
When I get older losing my hair many years from now... 😉
They don't make 'em like this anymore! They were the band that started my interests in hard rock, blues, metal! Thanks guys.
What Others Bands can you recommend? Just found the kinks
@@aldoushuxley5953
It depends on what you like musically. Beach Boys, traveling Wilburys, Neil Young, The Dave Clark Five, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (one of the greatest vocal bands), Eagles, Creedance Clear Water revival, Kansas, Cream and many many more.
@@aldoushuxley5953 'Errors of My Ways' etc., by Wishbone Ash may be a candidate ... Stay free, A H. R 😎 PS. When is your next book coming out? 💚 czcams.com/video/NAdY1y1KgIw/video.html
@@RHR-221b Thank you both for the recommendations!
To be honest, I kind of spend my days doing mescalin now.
After faking my death in the 60s, I build up a bad habit...
I was a fool after all. Soma is great!
@@aldoushuxley5953 .. and good reputation. Stoic Ecstasy. As always, stay free ... Stay A H. R 💀 PS. [Insert your text here]
Just like 'lola' the lyrics are brilliant.
Still a great song after all this years...
The mark of quality
This was Dave's first solo song but the Kinks backed him on it. He didn't get the solo recognition he deserved until years later. Most of his solo stuff is available now in some format. Rock on Mr. Dave 🖖👽
The Sound of Flowers Generation
Goodness, it's 2021 and am hearing this for the first time in approx. 35 years. Still sounds magnificent as it did way back in 1967 - was 15 and what a time to be a teenager. If i had a time machine, would i return to those days? you bet i would!!
73 i was ther in this jears. We love every thing.
Let me know when you're going I'll come with you 👍
Can i come too please
@@jomorrison8320 Of course you can Jo
Save me a seat Steve.....always said if I could re live any time of my life it would be the sixties..the music,the fashions,the overall feel good time...oh take me back..please
Der Song läuft auf meiner Beerdigung
One of many fantastic songs by the Kinks
One of the best songs by the kinks.
Love the Kinks. One of my favorite albums," Muswell Hillbillies".
Have a cuppa of tea!!
I think of the Kinks as the best band after the Beatles, and this song was one of their very best, bloody brilliant track! We used to listen to it on a Dansette record player with the volume turned up full, and get our heads as close to the speaker panel on the front of the record player as possible. I still listen to this song today and still get the same powerful feeling of awe as I did when it was first released.
🌻
There is a remote possibility there were better than the Bateless, who squabbled all the way to 1970.
Much better than the Beatles. Much more English.
@@Coldcasereview Ugh. So cringe. Everyone of you demented fools are the same, with your silly little narcissistic delusions. You're all so special and above the 'herd' who prefer the Beatles. Not you tho, you're tasted are far more refined then than the dumb masses who don't understand that the Kinks were 'far superior'. Ya dick.
I've always placed them at nr.2, right behind The Stones.
Good song..
fucking great song
It's funny how music gets imprinted on you when young. I only discovered what this song was in my teens after knowing (and loving) it as a kid when my parents played it. It's still a stunning song.
How i love this song. It is part of my memories and makes me happy,Thanks to all who feel the same.
You're welcome!
My words, thank you !!
Great song always loved them, my son thinks they're great too he's 44
Yes brings back memories of my youth always loved the kinks music.
🥳
My mum loved this and says I used to sing it when I was a little boy, deeply steeped in The Kinks....x
Me too, as a little girl. My older sister's boyfriend gave me a tape of Kinks songs to play in my very first cassette player when I was 8. This was my favorite.
Classic!! The Sixties, if you were there no explanation is necessary. If you weren't there, no explanation will do........
My first Single-Record in 1967. I am 69 and I can remember like this time. It was great!
I have the 45 too!
Kinks should have dedicated this song top Keith Moon. It fits perfectly.
So lovely....thanks Ray & Dave for so many happy days.....days we'll remember all our lives.
You'll live forever...as long as people listen to real music.!
Heard this as a kid, always thought that this one and Suzzanas still alive are two of the saddest songs ever written. Yet cheerfull in an iconic British way
Dave always wrote the best Kinks songs imo.
it would be physically impossible for a song to be more awesome than this one ,...
Ein absoluter Hammer.
I love the sciffil feel to this song it feels like it was done out side of a London tube station! I keep feeling l should throw a Pound in to the hat!!!great song!
Superba melodie!❤
Formidable souvenir de ces messieurs au Théâtre 140 à Bruxelles.
Un grand partage avec leur public.
Inoubliable .
A FAB TIME FOR ALL OF US AND WHAT A TIME THIS WAS, NEVER TO BE REPEATED
Never heard this before today. Such a well recorded, well sung record.
The Kinks waren een van de enige echte supergroepen. De Davies broers waren excellente composers. Geniën.
marcel bryssinckx .wow best comment ever! And in German too!
@@commonsensibility2051 Dutch, not German.
@@KingHayabusa384 Nederlands
vrais a 100 pourcent
@@commonsensibility2051 haha fuck off
I want this played at my funeral.
My mum's too ✌️♥️✌️♥️✌️
you wont hear it, you'll be upstairs or downstairs ...yes, there is an after life !
Me encanta esta canción. God save The Kinks!!!
Simply a great song. I have seen The Kinks at least 15 times in my life & it has always amazed me why they never played this song at any of the concerts I have seen. This is just a personal thought about my favorite group.
I’ve listened to the kinks for years ... but I raise a special toast now to Cool Rick and Dennis. And my man from HR.
Pretty Good
Incredibly under-rated, even to this day - both as a band and especially Ray Davies as a songwriter. Never attained the status they truly deserved.
Respectfully disagree, Beatles, Stones, Who, Kinks in that order, remember the sixties well and this is just my opinion but maybe just not as well remembered as the other big bands.
@@johnfisher697 Weren't they more popular in Europe and the rest of the world than in the USA, 'cause they were denied making concert tours there and were therefore more or less neglected?
@@Muziekgenot Perhaps I was a little dismissive of the original comment made by Paul Needs, they were a great band and Ray Davies a very underrated composer.
For commercial success you need to be popular in America, perhaps they never had the impact of the other three bands,
My own feeling is they were too "English" and did not connect with the American mind set at that time.
I don't know if they were denied touring, perhaps Drugs were involved (the usual excuse at that time )..
The thing with a band like the Kinks is they will still have a hard core of fans who will stick with them forever and still see them in concert if they still play of course.
Great great tune
I never heard this song until now and I’m 65. The lyrics are just perfect.
What a band, and Ray and Dave are still with us.
“The old fortune teller lies dead on the floor.
Nobody needs fortunes told anymore.”
Absolutely brilliant.x
Another happy birthday to dave
thanks elvis! 💖😄
@@Dave_Davies 🍻😎
The single It's my own until today, with so many nice memories....still great song.
Rasa Davies on the ethereal female background voice. Happy Birthday today(February 3) to Dave Davies. Cheers!
Ta.
❤ this song!
Remember, late at night under the pillow, with a very smal radio, hoping that your parents dont get you, we were so happy, yeah this was life
the best Song
Greetings from Germany. May Clown Rest in Peace !
That was the best Song
Great song good old days .songs today could learn from the past how to sing
Simple but powerful. I love It and The Kinks!
Love love love
simply beatiful...
Love this song, remember it from primary school, great song by Dave Davies, happy memories !!
Me too. Dalmuir Primary.
Hermosa canción.. me recuerda cuando era muy chiquita y mi vecino la escuchaba a todo volumen. Siempre la escuchaba en mi cabeza hasta que un día pude encontrarla. Muchas gracias por subirla. Saludos!!
beat me to it
Está y las demas canciones de este álbum som muy buenas
Mit diesen Song genoss ichmein ersten Bier Bier
Yo la tengo por un chabon que se llama omar shane el la hacia en español
legendary song. many thanks for sharing ! 🌷
Cooles lied einer meiner lieblings lieder👍!!
me too
Truly a great song
Brilliant song
Lovely "girlie" backing vocals Rasa Davies @0:40 & thereafter
My era, magic band ,keeps me feeling young.
great classic!!!
Born in1983 favourite band the kinks - still so relevant
Is this my favourite Kinks song........... Quite possibly. I love it!
Great song
fijn nummerke ken da al meer dan 25jaar,toen ik mijn pa zijn platen van cafe de piraat,st truiden had bijgehouden,mooie ontdekking op toen mijn 17levensjaar...
I love The Kinks.
oh yeah, I was 17 ,making my first travel from germany to cambridge as an exchangepupil - at this time it wasn"t allowed to visit pubs before 18 (?), but there played the music 😕😤! it was such a pitie...😢😢😢
Lovely song ❤
The start of this song I always think of "Joyful, joyful we adore thee"
God this brings back good time fun always love the Kinks
Ottima canzone ..bella anche la versione dei Nomadi!!!!
Molto bella anche la versione in italiano cantata dai "Nomadi" con la voce del grande Augusto Daolio
Beaucoup comme moi pensent que the Kinks sont un des meilleurs groupes musicaux des années 60's 💕 🎼👍🎸
oui je suis clairement d’accord c’est incroyable je peux les écouter en boucle toute une journée
This one always makes me think of Chippewa Lake Park here in Ohio, Medina county. Dead & gone now, a little piece of my youth, from 1878 to 1978. Indeed the " death of a clown". The old mystic fortune teller machine fallen apart & dead on the floor of the old arcade. I kept the fortune tickets from that machine for years. Maybe still? So I, in my advancing years, understand the words to this folk-style song.
unionrdr I want this song played at my funeral...
Melvin Martin Seems right. A fitting farewell to another traveler who did it all, laughed and loved, and watched his era slowly get trampled in the detritus of history.
Do we all feel this? Do we all go like this?
I never understood 'old people' when I was 18, or even 28. Fook!
+Ged Maybury Neither did I at that age, but I was fascinated by their "real life" stories. Won't someone help me to break up this crowd? Let's all drink to the death of a clown, nobody needs fortunes told, anymore...:( And yeah, I did it all, and seeing what life was in my youth getting trampled in the detritus of modern history.
Ged Maybury I remember telling someone I didn't want to live to 30. I was 19 at the time. I came close to fulfilling my wish several time. That was 42 years ago. At least we have these great memories to help up "time travel" back to the days of our youth :-)
Hi, Aime Kelly. From the viewpoint of 19, 30 seemed impossibly far away. you'd be *old*!
Quite understandable!!
Are you glad you didn't 'fulfill that wish'?
Great song, by a good band, I love the kinks