The Kinks Black Messiah

From the ablum Misfits (1978) I found that review on Amazon that, in my opinion, sums it up pretty clearly: Black Messiah is Ray s response to living next to some extremely hostile Rastafarians, it s honest in a manner that is lacking in today s world of political correctness and the song should resonate with anyone that s ever been treated poorly based on their skin color. And if you never have been then how can you honestly empathize with those who have This song represent the kind of outsider and individualistic perspective that makes Ray Davies a unique and important writer and shouldn t be dismissed out of hand simply because they dare to address sensitive issues in an honest manner that may deviate from what is considered acceptable in these Black Messiah Lyrics Everybody got the right to speak their mind So don t shoot me for saying mine Everybody talking about racial equality Cos everybody s equal in the good L