Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (Live 1973) “Waterloo Sunset” is a song by English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single on 5 May 1967 and featured on the album Something Else by the Kinks later that year. Written and produced by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, “Waterloo Sunset” is one of the band’s best-known and most acclaimed songs, and was ranked number 14 on the 2021 edition of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. It was also their first single that was available in true stere

Waterloo Sunset is one of the most beloved and critically acclaimed songs in British rock history. It marked a sharp departure from The Kinks' earlier R&B/Hard Rock hits, showcasing the band's shift towards narrative songwriting, which was highly poetic and focused on English society. The song is about a lonely narrator looking out their window and watching the young couple, Terry and Julie, meeting at Waterloo Station as the sun sets over the River Thames. The combination of its gentle, melanch

"Waterloo Sunset" by the Kinks is a song that helped spark Colin's love for music. Watch a special acoustic performance of the track from his new album, 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself' "'Waterloo Sunset' is brilliance on so many levels. It stalks the boards of vaudeville halls of Britain, it talks of the exquisite beauty of home. It introduces us to Terry and Julie, two people who remain in our eternal consciousness. A sublime melody, one of the greatest guitar lines ever, a perfect p

On May 5, 1967, ‘Waterloo Sunset’, one of The Kinks most iconic and enduring classics was born. Considered one of the defining songs of the 60s, it was once called "the most beautiful song in the English language" by critic Robert Christgau. ‘Waterloo Sunset’ has inspired countless covers, rumours about the identity of Terry and Julie, and "sha la la" singalongs. In honour of the single’s 55th anniversary, a limited 6 track, 12” single on lemon yellow vinyl featuring the original artwork from th