The Kinks Sunny Afternoon (music video)

Sunny Afternoon is a song by The Kinks, written by chief songwriter Ray Davies. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Its strong Music Hall flavour and lyrical focus was part of a stylistic departure for the band (begun with 1965 s A Well Respected Man ), who had risen to fame in 196465 with a series of harddriving, powerchord rock hits. The tax man s taken all my dough, And left me in my stately home, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And I can t sail my yacht, He s taken everything I ve got, All I ve got s this sunny afternoon. Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze. I got a big fat mama trying to break me. And I love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime My girlfriend s run off with my car, And gone b