THE KINKS You Really Got Me ( Lyrical Music Video)

You Really Got Me is a song written byRAY DAVIES for EnglishRockbandTHE KINKS. The song, originally performed in a more Blues oriented style, was inspired by artists such asLEAD BELLYandL BIG BILL BROONZY. Two versions of the song were recorded, with the second performance being used for the final single. You Really Got Me was built aroundpower chords(perfect fifthsand octaves) and heavily influenced later Rock musicians, particularly in the genres ofHeavy MetalandPink Rock. Built around a guitar riff played byDAVE DAVIES, the song lyrics were described by Dave as a love song for street You Really Got Me was released in the UK on 4 August 1964 byPye Records as the group s third single, and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart the next month, remaining for two weeks. It was released in the US a month later on 2 September byReprise Records. The song became the group s breakthrough hit; it established them as one of the topBrit br, br,