🎵 You Really Got Me // by The Kinks

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You Really Got Me

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Kinks October 2, 1964 📍 IBC Studios, London, England 👁 34,828
🎧 1,293,467 listeners ▶ 6,719,590 plays IMUDB Ranking 9.3/10 Based on how many times this track has been played on Last.fm — not a critic score.
You Really Got Me
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About this song (Last.fm)
"You Really Got Me" is a rock song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. According to the You Really Got Me Songfacts, after writing it, Ray played the song for Dave on piano, and Dave tried it on guitar. Their first version was 6-minutes long. When the Kinks heard this first version they hated the results. It was produced by Shel Talmy, their manager at the time, and Ray Davies thought it came out clean and sterile, when he wanted it to capture the energy of their live shows. Read more on Last.fm.

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Lyrics · Genius ↗
45 Contributors You Really Got Me Lyrics “You Really Got Me” is one of The Kinks‘ signature songs, and has been included in the band’s live act since its inception, and has continued to be played in Ray Davies and Dave Davies’ solo shows. The… Read More  [Verse 1] Girl, you really got me goin' You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night [Chorus] Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me [Verse 2] See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night [Chorus] Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me (Fuck off!) Oh no [Guitar Solo] [Verse 2] See, don't ever set me free I always wanna be by your side Girl, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night [Chorus] Yeah, you really got me now You got me so I don't know what I'm doin' now Oh yeah, you really got me now You got me so I can't sleep at night You really got me You really got me You really got me
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