The Kinks Shangri La ( Music Video with lyrics) 1969

The Kinks ShangriLa (Music Video with lyrics) 1969 Artist : The Kinks Song : ShangriLa Album : Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 1969 ShangriLa is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. The song appeared on the 1969 concept album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). The song s inspiration can be traced back to when the band visited the Davies brothers sister, Rose, and her family in Australia, the designed community that the family lived in serving as the initial lyrical inspiration. The song s highly ironic lyrics comment on British class society while portraying Arthur, the album s illfated protagonist, and his empty life in the suburbs. The musical aspects of the song both reflect and comment on the mood of the lyrics. ShangriLa was released as the second single from Arthur in the United Kingdom, backed with This Man He Weeps The single was a commercial failure, not reaching the charts in any countries besides the Netherlands. The mem