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Wednesday, 10 December 2014 18:42

The Kinks - From Muswell Hill to Village Green

© Words - Angeline Wilcox

There can’t be many pop songs that make reference to “my poor rheumatic back” or “tea and toasted, buttered currant buns”, but then again, there aren’t many pop groups like The Kinks. These lyrics from their delightfully quirky “Autumn Almanac”, released in 1967, typify the quintessentially English perspective, humour and appeal of the group that dominated the charts throughout the 1960s.

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Damon Albarn - A Musical Pioneer

When Blur first emerged, Damon Albarn seemed to me little more than a quirky songwriter among Britpop's grey and repetitious ranks. Over the years, however, my perception of him has changed considerably. Now, I rate him alongside Ray Davies and Elvis Costello as one of England's great, unpredictable songwriters.

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