The Kinks - Apeman (Official Audio)

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  • @l3rianaluv
    @l3rianaluv 8 років тому +615

    My favorite man in the entire world loved this band, and acted like a crazy man everytime he played this in his car, while I laughed hysterically.. forever planted in my heart. will forever love this band. RIP dad.

    • @goodguy5595
      @goodguy5595 5 років тому +8

      I used to sing when I get home you make it all worth wild from The Kinks soap opera album to my wife if you never heard that you got to hear it

    • @eminmuhammed8485
      @eminmuhammed8485 5 років тому +5

      Oof.. rip

    • @jasonwatson4475
      @jasonwatson4475 4 роки тому +1

      X

    • @bills1157
      @bills1157 3 роки тому +10

      Fkn made me cry.

    • @cwt2266
      @cwt2266 3 роки тому +3

      My dad loved this song too 💗 RIP

  • @paradoxus6098
    @paradoxus6098 2 роки тому +494

    It’s utterly baffling how relevant this song feels right now

  • @Frankmt215
    @Frankmt215 2 роки тому +247

    “I don’t feel safe in this world no more,
    I don’t wanna die in a nuclear war,
    I wanna sail away to a distant shore…
    and make like an ape man!”
    Talk about timeless, how I feel these words more today than ever!

  • @raajpratap
    @raajpratap 4 роки тому +1029

    Everyone discovers "The kinks" at some point of their life and feel good about it.

    • @jcorkable
      @jcorkable 3 роки тому +25

      Sadly, some poor souls never do...

    • @thebonzabrothers5324
      @thebonzabrothers5324 3 роки тому +3

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    • @armandobabolo6916
      @armandobabolo6916 3 роки тому +16

      You hit the nail mate

    • @universallyspeaking556tikt7
      @universallyspeaking556tikt7 3 роки тому +16

      I think listening to music like this matures your thinking to a certain degree

    • @neffetSnnamremmiZ
      @neffetSnnamremmiZ 3 роки тому +8

      ..for sure everyone who really loves music and art and the apemen 😉

  • @MerkinMuffly
    @MerkinMuffly 3 роки тому +175

    Of all the British Invasion bands the Kinks were the most British and stayed true to their roots unlike most of the other bands. It may have hurt their popularity in the US but not to this guy.

    • @flyingphobiahelp
      @flyingphobiahelp Рік тому +3

      The Who too

    • @BrianLarin
      @BrianLarin 11 місяців тому

      The other English bands were no talent sell outs.

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 20 днів тому

      If The Kinks had not been banned from America for 4 years Ray Davies probably wouldn't have stayed so British and written The Village Green, that REM went looking for, but they were and he did.

  • @janicesmith5974
    @janicesmith5974 6 років тому +301

    I’ll be your Tarzan, you’ll be my Jane
    I’ll keep you warm, you’ll keep me sane.
    That’s beautiful. 🥰

  • @kevinphyland9791
    @kevinphyland9791 10 років тому +638

    40 years or more onwards...and the lyrics seem even more relevant...a band totally ahead of their time. Kudos.

    • @Toopixelated
      @Toopixelated 10 років тому +3

      100% true hahah

    • @ag9652
      @ag9652 7 років тому +13

      Kevin Phyland it's making up for the fact that today's artists can't make relevent music for today so the kinks did it for them

    • @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257
      @googleplussuxheavilyperfum5257 7 років тому +3

      If it seemed even more relevant 3 years ago it's really kicking ass in the relevancy department these days.

    • @ag9652
      @ag9652 7 років тому +1

      googleplus suxheavilyperfumedballs absolutely

    • @valkor73
      @valkor73 7 років тому

      47 yrs

  • @cerasuolo23
    @cerasuolo23 Рік тому +51

    These guys don't get the recognition they more than deserve

    • @terencemeikle534
      @terencemeikle534 Рік тому +8

      They sure don't, and I'm pretty pissed off about it. Tell you what, though: I don't think Ray gives a hoot. He knows he's produced a body of brilliant work, deeply influential within the industry, and appreciated by those who really know quality when they hear it.

    • @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq
      @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq 7 місяців тому

      They do get it.

    • @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq
      @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq 7 місяців тому

      That's why they wrote and sang it

    • @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq
      @FranciscoFrancisco-xv2nq 7 місяців тому

      ​@terencemeikle534 don't be mad. All same in the end

    • @WilliamJangel
      @WilliamJangel 7 місяців тому

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  • @toxicwhitemale9728
    @toxicwhitemale9728 6 років тому +325

    Most under-rated song the Kinks ever recorded.

  • @bluesriot2
    @bluesriot2 2 роки тому +69

    if this came out yesterday, it'd be more on point than 99% of what's happening musically today , it's still completely relevant

  • @raydargis
    @raydargis 8 років тому +81

    The Kinks are one of the greatest bands ever to come out of the U.K

  • @Ciclopea2
    @Ciclopea2 8 років тому +540

    Can't believe it's from 1970, sounds so fresh

    • @LuchaLibertaria
      @LuchaLibertaria 7 років тому +12

      Production is very good

    • @yodachef
      @yodachef 7 років тому +32

      great music is truly timeless

    • @seatspud
      @seatspud 7 років тому +23

      And strangely timely, too. Especially now.

    • @loopi222
      @loopi222 7 років тому +7

      Solid state is still trying to catch up to these vacuum tube recordings

    • @mainsmain
      @mainsmain 6 років тому +2

      Nah,it isnt compressed so it doesnt soynd fresh

  • @hararmbe1017
    @hararmbe1017 2 роки тому +64

    Hands down the best lyrics on a song EVER.

  • @colleengoodman3821
    @colleengoodman3821 4 роки тому +72

    They must have been psychic. This song is more relevant today. As a child I always loved it.

    • @matthewgayford252
      @matthewgayford252 3 роки тому +6

      Not psychic. Just historically literate and able to observe and analyse trends. The Kinks were special, and that makes them great, but it also says something sad about art and humanity.

    • @CapnMoarGain
      @CapnMoarGain 5 місяців тому +1

      This song hits so hard right now

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 Місяць тому +1

      @@CapnMoarGain It hit me hard 47 years ago when I listened to my husband's albums, and today it still lifts my spirits a little--in 2025, God only knows. (The unintended slapstick of the video cheers me up--Ray opening his arms and the band members backing away from him, except for new band member "John the Baptist" in the ape suit, who appears to be the only one who has been given a script! Most likely drunk, he picks Ray up and I don't think that was planned!)

    • @CapnMoarGain
      @CapnMoarGain Місяць тому +1

      @mollyhall2954 This song has become timeless... The true test of anything.

    • @CapnMoarGain
      @CapnMoarGain 29 днів тому +1

      @mollyhall2954 it's the lyrics for me. The bravado vs the disparity...

  • @EJT9000
    @EJT9000 3 роки тому +91

    Not once in my life have I ever heard this played on a radio station. Most underrated album I can think of.

    • @rippi37
      @rippi37 2 роки тому +4

      It was played all the time here in Aus

    • @matthewmoran4158
      @matthewmoran4158 2 роки тому +4

      Years ago there were fortunately a few D.J.s on the late great WBCN Boston that played this semi-regularly.

    • @caseysmith544
      @caseysmith544 2 роки тому +1

      On the old WOLX in Madison Wisconsin during the 1990's it was played at night on some odd times or during a top 100 songs of 1970 when they did pick a year for the music to do for a day. This was before WOLX became a computer picking the songs with the former DJ using their dead/retired voices (they retired in 2000's sometime with the famous male passing away) to pitch the songs all but the newer stuff from the 1990's that is a younger guy who sounded like he is somewhere in his 40's at the oldest and even he sounded prerecorded from a different crappy station that used to do 1980 to now music until 2000 when it moved to 1990 to now as soon as the ball dropped and is as of 2010's gone when I was back stopping through on vacation.

    • @Nightwish1773
      @Nightwish1773 2 роки тому +2

      Wrong 104.3 in NYC PLAYED IT !

    • @torgo367
      @torgo367 2 роки тому +2

      KSHE 95 in St. Louis, MO played it last night, and it was the first time I ever heard the song. That brought me here! Loved it!

  • @lilmissrockchick4962
    @lilmissrockchick4962 4 роки тому +108

    There is something I've always loved about the Kinks, their songs tell a story

    • @nonsuch
      @nonsuch 3 роки тому +7

      Listen to the whole Kinks album "The Village Green Preservation Society"... it will blow your mind.

    • @eargasm1072
      @eargasm1072 2 роки тому +2

      Hey Lil Miss Cutie...I sing and play guitar in a rock band. Holler!

  • @CockneyRebel1979
    @CockneyRebel1979 4 роки тому +129

    "I don't feel safe in this world no more!
    "- never have I related so bloody strongly to a song-lyric!

    • @ToCarlosWebos
      @ToCarlosWebos 4 роки тому +2

      I feel the same and it's a song from 1970! Exciting knowing people back then feel like that too

    • @CockneyRebel1979
      @CockneyRebel1979 3 роки тому +12

      @@ToCarlosWebos Exactly! Which tells you and me that we've learned sod-all in the past fifty bloody years, mate!

    • @pontiuspilot9301
      @pontiuspilot9301 10 місяців тому +1

      Feb 2024! Macron has just suggested sending EU troops to Ukraine!! Insanity! And you don't believe we're on the eve of destruction! Strange days indeed mama! Give Peace and Chance!

  • @brandonmolenaar6005
    @brandonmolenaar6005 4 роки тому +85

    In retrospect. I think The Kinks might just be the most underrated band of all time.

    • @rippi37
      @rippi37 2 роки тому +1

      Wrong !! Never were ...never will be...they were huge at the time ...still are. How is that "underrated"?

    • @jezza1953
      @jezza1953 2 роки тому +1

      they are i,ve followed them since 1964 when i was 11 years old

    • @rippi37
      @rippi37 2 роки тому +1

      @@jezza1953 Aahhh , no they aren't ..Never were ....still not underrated today . Where do you get this stuff ? I too have followed them from day 1...they were huge and still are!

    • @cman101892
      @cman101892 2 роки тому +2

      They are most certainly not huge now and perhaps were big for a time but never get spoken of in a manner that people speak of the Stones or the Beatles or Zeppelin. Definitely underrated not appreciated as broadly as they should. The lyrics in this song are revealing too. Hearing these lyrics so long after they were written it’s spooky how relevant and how well it has aged.

    • @rippi37
      @rippi37 2 роки тому

      @@cman101892 I don't know where you get your 'facts'.....they were HUGE for YEARS and YEARS ....if you know anything about them , you will know how 'famous' they were and are. Beatles spoke VERY highly of them , especially Ray....your comment almost contradicts itself.......wtf

  • @53leeann
    @53leeann Рік тому +22

    My husband passed away Oct. 6th, 2023 and The Kinks was his all time favorite band. As our daughter and myself watched the Old Dads movie the ending song was Apeman. He turned 41 the year she was born. But I looked at her and said I think your dad is trying to tell us something, he's ok and trying to let us know that.

    • @wolfpack4100
      @wolfpack4100 3 місяці тому +1

      That movie brought me to this song

    • @Doomcustomfigs
      @Doomcustomfigs Місяць тому +1

      He was indeed telling you both something 😊

  • @barbaragottlock230
    @barbaragottlock230 Рік тому +30

    Brilliant! Ray Davies was (is) one of rock's greatest songwriters ever.

  • @santiago8566
    @santiago8566 8 років тому +111

    The Last Man On Earth

  • @sonjaschuurman1451
    @sonjaschuurman1451 9 місяців тому +9

    Saw the Kinks in the 70's at Maple Leaf Gardens - rowdiest concert ever.

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 29 днів тому

      And most fun concerts in the 70s!

  • @harvesterofsorrow6760
    @harvesterofsorrow6760 6 років тому +72

    Ray Davies, songwriting genius

  • @PatrickPierceBateman
    @PatrickPierceBateman 4 роки тому +744

    Fun drinking game: Scroll down through the comments on Kinks songs and take a drink every time you see the word "underrated".

    • @ThePowerpointMaster
      @ThePowerpointMaster 4 роки тому +9

      HAHAHA

    • @Relapsation
      @Relapsation 4 роки тому +14

      off one track alone you would get proper shitfaced

    • @telegramsam24
      @telegramsam24 4 роки тому +27

      one of the most overrated comments I've ever seen. :-)

    • @moonrock5324
      @moonrock5324 4 роки тому +17

      I did and i just got back from the hospital

    • @fg3901
      @fg3901 4 роки тому +10

      I pissed myself the last time we played...

  • @wacokid6588
    @wacokid6588 10 років тому +63

    A few thumbs down tells me there are a handful of us that fell out of the tree and might be afraid to climb back up and give it another try. We'll be up here swinging.

  • @davidben-sun1040
    @davidben-sun1040 6 років тому +124

    I was gonna say they don't make 'em like this any more, then I realized, they didn't make 'em like like this back then either.

    • @williamrickards123
      @williamrickards123 4 роки тому +3

      Different vibe but for lyrical genius like this, listen to Ren -Money Game Part 1 and 2, Kate Tempest - Europe is Lost
      Societally relevent lyrics

    • @williamrickards123
      @williamrickards123 4 роки тому +2

      @Wesley Winston Of course I say so, music is completely subjective. One person's genius will be another person's dumbass 😂 have a good day dude

    • @friedlemons5201
      @friedlemons5201 4 роки тому +2

      they did, songs were actually unique back then. Don't get me wrong, some people still make genuinely good music today but even those get overshadowed by an endless flood of crap

  • @lemonybiscuits4824
    @lemonybiscuits4824 10 років тому +26

    'I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane.'

  • @afauxican_american
    @afauxican_american 7 років тому +261

    I don't wanna die in a nuclear war. I wanna sail away to distant shore.
    Live like an Apeman.

  • @grokeffer6226
    @grokeffer6226 5 років тому +17

    The Kinks have always been one of the best.

  • @timbuckxxi9690
    @timbuckxxi9690 Рік тому +5

    Was lucky to see Ray Davies & the KINKS once in Detroit..That was a great night.

  • @monicasynnott9555
    @monicasynnott9555 9 років тому +69

    One of their best simply brilliant

  • @AllusernamesgoneFUCK
    @AllusernamesgoneFUCK 8 років тому +212

    We need this song to be played, it's a reminder of our heritage

    • @leonablackwell4907
      @leonablackwell4907 6 років тому +1

      Troll

    • @realspecialweek
      @realspecialweek 6 років тому +5

      What? Do you people think that evolution, a scientifically proven theory is false? What even ever man. If any one's the troll here it's you lot lol.

    • @gary6754
      @gary6754 6 років тому +4

      evolution is not science

    • @ajricherson1099
      @ajricherson1099 6 років тому

      The Slendcrafter * _its_ _a_ _joke_ *

    • @Ryukuss
      @Ryukuss 6 років тому +3

      We are not apemen

  • @maryfreebed9886
    @maryfreebed9886 10 місяців тому +3

    As I sit here basking in golden sunshine, listening to this song, and using both my hands and feet to peel myself a fourth banana, I can sincerely believe that truer words have scarcely been sung or spoken.

    • @eoin1350
      @eoin1350 10 місяців тому +1

      ok I just shot hot coffee out of my nose, Thanks. =)

  • @boatvox
    @boatvox 2 роки тому +25

    Utterly perfect. The Kinks STILL surprise and amaze me. Timeless, beautiful, human. Plus, they rock like a house on fire, and make me smile all day.

  • @hillbilly5643
    @hillbilly5643 6 років тому +56

    Only Ray Davies could write such a song and make it work.
    Great Kinks song!

  • @danielcraft3727
    @danielcraft3727 Рік тому +6

    I was living in Joshua Tree Forest as an Apeman Man. But now all around me are the City Lights of the AirBnbers Man. They are so sophisticated and educated man. Vroom vroom the motor traffic man.

  • @anunknowngoogleuser6739
    @anunknowngoogleuser6739 8 років тому +64

    Lyrics are even more relevant today.. Great song!

  • @smudge7057
    @smudge7057 7 років тому +15

    This is honestly my favorite song of all time.

  • @777RockNRollin
    @777RockNRollin 3 роки тому +33

    Just when you thought the Kinks were the greatest band on Earth because they put out three incredible albums in a row,... they then go and put out the GREATEST ALBUM EVER !! 1970 ! No other band can touch this !!

    • @BlondieGrrl65
      @BlondieGrrl65 3 роки тому +1

      As great as they are, I think Led Zeppelin is better.

    • @jackcooper3307
      @jackcooper3307 2 роки тому

      Led Zeppelin

    • @Camcolito
      @Camcolito Рік тому

      The Doors

    • @lucyfoster4082
      @lucyfoster4082 Рік тому

      @@Camcolito The Doors plagerized the Kinks. (Hello I Love You is the riff from All Day And All Of The Night).

    • @Camcolito
      @Camcolito Рік тому

      @@lucyfoster4082 Just because they sound similar doesn't mean there is any plagiarism, there are only so many simple riffs out there. And The Doors are still better.

  • @stevemckeehan2040
    @stevemckeehan2040 Рік тому +4

    I wish they would play this song on the radio today. It would beat the crap out of most of the other songs...The Calypso beat is awesome!

  • @danielmenefee1943
    @danielmenefee1943 4 роки тому +19

    1964 Rocked the House, nobody had ever played hard guitar like the kinks, what fabulous guitar licks!

    • @outdoorvision4806
      @outdoorvision4806 3 роки тому

      That piano tho!

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 29 днів тому

      Listen to Dave Davies' solo albums, too.

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 20 днів тому

      @@outdoorvision4806 "John the Baptist" on the organ! Wearing the head of the ape costume!

  • @SeanOSullivan-dz5sn
    @SeanOSullivan-dz5sn Рік тому +2

    Ray Davies as a lyricist is top echelon. Hell he's just fabulous as a musician, and an artist. Long live the Kinks. When the time is right, I'm going to attempt to get my daughter's to be third generation admirers's of his musical artistry,

  • @colonelclaw
    @colonelclaw 9 років тому +42

    A relatively unknown Kinks track, but an absolute gem. Just about perfect!

    • @wesleyharding6076
      @wesleyharding6076 5 років тому +14

      A relatively unknown Kinks track? It got to number 5 in the UK charts in 1970! Number 8 in Germany. Number 14 in the Netherlands. Number 12 in South Africa. It only got to number 45 in the USA, bloody typical! Relatively unknown? On Jupiter perhaps! Do your research man!

    • @josemeda4592
      @josemeda4592 2 роки тому +1

      @@wesleyharding6076 LOL 😂

  • @janemyers1936
    @janemyers1936 4 роки тому +13

    Evolution. First time I heard this particular song by the Kinks.

  • @ernst2225
    @ernst2225 4 роки тому +16

    In 1970 I had just come of age, which was still 21 years ago. A single cost 5 DM. My band were the Kinks and they were never boring in their titles. Every production was really different from the previous ones i appreciated that about the Kinks. They could sing anyway. Once my wife and i were in London after many years we wanted to go to the department shop Harrods. We wanted to buy something - just for fun - and what did we buy "a CD of the Kinks with all their hits". The bag from Harrods was kept like a treasure. I still have the CD today - the
    bag disappeared.

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 4 роки тому +2

      You make a good point. The Kinks could sing any way, and make many different kinds of music, and do them well. Cheers!

    • @ernst2225
      @ernst2225 4 роки тому +2

      @@hugejohnson5011 I adored the Kinks and their music when I was young. They were the top - they were creative.
      If you want to hear a special song (in black and white pictures) that inspired me like the Kinks did back then, type it into UA-cam:
      Jos Jaivas Mira Ninita ( Video Oficial ).
      This Chilean group is very creative. I made a film about Chile and listened to a lot of Chilean music.This track starts very flashy and changes during the song.South Americans are very spirited and I love that.Don't be put off by the singer's looks!

    • @hugejohnson5011
      @hugejohnson5011 4 роки тому +1

      @@ernst2225 Thank you. I listened, and I like it. I do not understand the Spanish language so much, but I still like what they were doing. As far as the hairstyles, they were but a product of their era! Interesting enough band that I want to seek more of their recordings. Thanks again!

  • @judypennell1213
    @judypennell1213 3 роки тому +22

    I LOVE THEIR UNIQUE MUSICAL TALENT... LONG LIVE THE KINKS ✌👍 ❤❤❤

    • @JW4REnvironment
      @JW4REnvironment 2 роки тому

      Can’t agree more! Stupendous talent!

    • @tommyboytomtom6848
      @tommyboytomtom6848 Рік тому

      THAT'S A FACKED F...... TRIPPY KOOL I KINDA WANNA BE A APE MAN KNOT

  • @cherokeegamer1
    @cherokeegamer1 8 років тому +846

    Kinks were very underestimated

    • @barrybaker429
      @barrybaker429 8 років тому +40

      +Kim Tindell most underappreciated Rock band of all time ,imo,,,Great talented band,,,,,their arrangements were right up there with yes.even the Beatles!

    • @barrybaker429
      @barrybaker429 8 років тому +11

      Your Friends were Correct in their mentioning,,,,,Those bands Created so much Great Rythme and melody,and some of them are still out there playing their Hearts out,,,
      I went thru the 60s very Young and Im thankful I did and my ears were open as well as my Heart.

    • @wahoofan5375
      @wahoofan5375 8 років тому +10

      Probably had more influence on rock n roll than the Beatles and Stones.

    • @mattjames5694
      @mattjames5694 8 років тому +6

      Why do people underestimate The Beatles? They are, after all, The Beatles.

    • @toxicgraphix
      @toxicgraphix 8 років тому +5

      +Matt James OK, you're right Ok, we all float on, the the Beatles are great, but not underrated at all, just maybe even a tad overrated ... if fact the Beatles had way more to do with the fall of the U.S.S.R. than any snot nosed altzimer president Reold Reagain., also known as "Ron of old Rayguns" who takes all the credit.....
      but as the Beat-Tells were very famous, and loved by everyone in all the great halls of the egg men,. the Kinks were the working class misfits that are pure genius!

  • @ReyaitheShadowWolf
    @ReyaitheShadowWolf Рік тому +5

    This song makes me irrationally happy.
    I get the lyrics and all, but all I can imagine is a dapper orangutan in a suit and top hat with a cane.

  • @scootscoot3874
    @scootscoot3874 4 роки тому +313

    This is the song equivalent of “fuck it, return to monke”

  • @jamesroof6150
    @jamesroof6150 2 роки тому +6

    Timeless. Kinks live forever!

  • @Whitman1819
    @Whitman1819 7 років тому +14

    A timeless song of relevance..... both in sound and lyrically... I love it.

  • @carriegiliberti1658
    @carriegiliberti1658 Рік тому +2

    I dedicate this song to my only son who moved to Maui two years ago, bravely! He's working hard and living his 20's on a beautiful island. I wish I had been more brave when I was younger so proud of him!

    • @kenmurray1600
      @kenmurray1600 Рік тому

      hi . i hope your son is safe and secure after all the fires and everything which has seemed to affect the people of hawaii. god bless.

  • @clath2823
    @clath2823 4 роки тому +7

    Love the ivory towards the end. Just crushing it.

  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish Рік тому +25

    I love this song because it's got a goofy tone but a really deep meaning

  • @stewartberger7734
    @stewartberger7734 6 місяців тому +1

    What a great ,great song....I haven't heard it in 50 years. Can't get it out of my head now

  • @georgias.1300
    @georgias.1300 9 років тому +16

    The piano absolutely makes this song. Especially at around 2:50

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 29 днів тому

      That's "John the Baptist" who is in the gorilla suit in the video and had to wear the head of the costume on stage! lol Ray and Dave hired one nephew to make sure he made it to the stage on time--Phil Palmer, author of "Session Man."

  • @stevecarroll7412
    @stevecarroll7412 4 роки тому +19

    Makes me want to swing in the nearest tree every time I hear this song ✈

  • @privatejets9992
    @privatejets9992 3 роки тому +5

    Rocks @ # 1 band by far; it isn't even close; IT IS THE KINKS !!

  • @danmc3463
    @danmc3463 2 роки тому +5

    This song will always be relevant as long as humans are around that is.

  • @SlipHammer
    @SlipHammer 8 років тому +12

    love that damn piano

  • @dylandavies8106
    @dylandavies8106 6 років тому +6

    Love it. It takes my tinnitus away

  • @leesverder2019
    @leesverder2019 3 роки тому +5

    What a beautiful song.

  • @aprilhawkins6406
    @aprilhawkins6406 6 років тому +27

    so progressive and ahead of their time. love 'em!

  • @lookanabeauti9386
    @lookanabeauti9386 2 роки тому +8

    I can't stop singing this song, its embedded itself in my brain.

  • @scottp5048
    @scottp5048 Рік тому +2

    I'm an ape man that remembers when this first came out. Some Hella partying always seemed to be entwined with playing this.🎉

  • @joannryan3180
    @joannryan3180 7 років тому +24

    This song is still so relevant today!! Its such a crazy world... becoming an apeman... or apewoman seems like a good idea 💡

  • @brianfitzgerald6393
    @brianfitzgerald6393 4 роки тому +6

    Love the kinks. They were as great as all of the greats.

  • @jeffs1546
    @jeffs1546 6 років тому +11

    In my college anthropology class my teacher mentioned this song; I looked it up that day and it's been a favorite since.

  • @ulrichwill496
    @ulrichwill496 3 роки тому +3

    Unglaublich, ich liebe das!! ❤️❤️

  • @miralcleariel8426
    @miralcleariel8426 3 роки тому +6

    The are amazing at recycling their riffs, with their tongues firmly in their cheeks. Brilliant geniuses.

  • @satisfiedscones586
    @satisfiedscones586 6 років тому +14

    Just discovered this song yesterday and this song is probably one of my favorites now. One of the reasons i love this is because it reminds me of my grandfather, i love him and i hope to see him again someday.

  • @terencemeikle534
    @terencemeikle534 2 роки тому +13

    This gem was released on the cusp of the Kinks' deep dive into prolonged obscurity, the era of Ray's Theatrical projects that the public simply didn't dig. A pity, because some great music is right there waiting to be re-discovered in their '70s output. 👏🏿

  • @ifoughtthelaw1000
    @ifoughtthelaw1000 7 років тому +62

    I feel like he's saying fucking up my eyes bc it really doesn't sound like fogging

    • @Con-Man1993
      @Con-Man1993 3 роки тому +5

      It also sounds like he says "Shit in the trees" instead of "sit".

    • @watts111
      @watts111 3 роки тому +5

      He is saying that!

    • @stefanschleps8758
      @stefanschleps8758 3 роки тому +3

      Thats cause he is. Go see a concert by a great band. Just like an Apeman.

  • @glyncurtis1612
    @glyncurtis1612 3 роки тому +6

    Best band ever ❤

  • @evelinekettle1150
    @evelinekettle1150 2 роки тому +2

    Very pertinent song in present days.!

  • @rengo2599
    @rengo2599 8 років тому +17

    man this song is just something....

  • @jameswandall2431
    @jameswandall2431 4 роки тому +7

    Great opening song to " Club Paradise"( Robin Williams)
    Jimmy Cliff did a great job with this

  • @viksox13
    @viksox13 4 роки тому +10

    the song is even more relevant today

  • @eddieeberth3658
    @eddieeberth3658 Рік тому +1

    I'm blessed who have just discovered the kinks. This song is my anthem 🤘

  • @josephlemko3027
    @josephlemko3027 4 роки тому +15

    Some of Ray Davies best satirical lyrics. This song always makes me smile.🤗

    • @JW4REnvironment
      @JW4REnvironment 2 роки тому

      But all too real as far as political leaders not keeping their peoples safe-currently related to the climate emergency…

    • @Camcolito
      @Camcolito Рік тому

      @@JW4REnvironment I think nuclear war is a more pressing concern.

  • @stixkid9811
    @stixkid9811 5 років тому +1

    Ridiculously good song.

  • @lukekelly2892
    @lukekelly2892 10 років тому +27

    thank you...brilliant!!! i am an Apeman

  • @kanyenixon2968
    @kanyenixon2968 4 роки тому +1

    thank you will forte

  • @tylerthompson1842
    @tylerthompson1842 Рік тому +3

    Ray and Dave singing together with their sibling harmonies is the Kinks sound. This song is so fun lol

  • @tomgore9696
    @tomgore9696 Рік тому +2

    I get silly and happy singing this little song. Love the Kinks!

  • @ernest1588
    @ernest1588 Рік тому +5

    I'm an Old Dad and thats why I'm here

  • @andyeaston8391
    @andyeaston8391 Рік тому +2

    Ray Davies, you make me smile and think... always!

  • @roryramby522
    @roryramby522 2 роки тому +3

    I've been listening to the Kinks for 25 yrs. This is still one of my favorite songs. I own a Dobro because of this band😂❤️

  • @joelcampbell1491
    @joelcampbell1491 Рік тому +1

    Prophetic

  • @damonbervoets1435
    @damonbervoets1435 6 років тому +16

    I love this song, its different from the norm, catchy and peaceful, and it makes me feel good. So much more interesting then modern day stuff. I picture an apeman living in paradise with no technology, yet very happy.

  • @ECT52
    @ECT52 7 років тому +1

    stop saying they are underestimated... pleah!! they are rock and roll hall of fame chart masters that have kicked butt for years!!

  • @dh3666
    @dh3666 2 роки тому +6

    It’s hard to believe how diverse and lengthy the kinks discography is it has something for everybody regardless of taste

  • @davidhersey238
    @davidhersey238 3 місяці тому +1

    seeing them live at the Hollywood Paladium was the best concert I have ever been to by far and I have seen some great bands (i'm 60yr old man)

  • @scaredypicker
    @scaredypicker 9 років тому +8

    I could listen to this on a loop until the end of time

  • @snowyowl5356
    @snowyowl5356 4 роки тому +1

    The Kinks = Rock n Roll plain and simple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @maximuskhan2100
    @maximuskhan2100 3 роки тому +4

    This is my favorite Kinks album. Village Green is right behind it.

  • @deanodog3667
    @deanodog3667 2 роки тому +1

    How apt !!

  • @The3sw
    @The3sw 10 років тому +6

    Magic band, one of the all time greats for sure!

  • @rdanielson0607
    @rdanielson0607 5 років тому +2

    this song is so right get away from all of the congestion and go in the jungle and chill out thank you to the band the kinks for the great songs

  • @depdep1927
    @depdep1927 Рік тому +5

    if not for Bill Burr i would not have discovered this gem