Talk:You Really Got Me

Contradiction
The article says "as everyone involved in the July 1964 recording sessions for the track has always maintained" and "Talmy credits him (Page) for the rhythm guitar [9] and Lord for the solo" at the same time. --Scieberking (talk) 18:08, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * To put it simply, Lord and Page did not even know who Ray and Dave Davies were until a month or two after the sessions for YRGM - they were brought in for the LP sessions only, in late August/early September (see Hinman, Doug - p. 34). Therefore, the article is probably incorrect. - I.M.S. (talk) 18:20, 17 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info. So are you trying to say that Jon Lord too didn't play keyboards on YRGM? --Scieberking (talk) 19:35, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Sure! And to answer your other question, Hinman lists Arthur Greenslade on piano. Here is the complete personnel, per Doug Hinman:


 * Ray Davies: lead vocal, harmonica
 * Dave Davies: lead guitar, backing vocal
 * Pete Quaife: bass guitar, backing vocal
 * Bobby Graham: drums
 * Unknown rhythm guitar player [not Page]
 * Arthur Greenslade on piano
 * Mick Avory on tambourine

Recorded IBC studios, central London: mid-July 1964, 1-track to 1-track mono. Produced by Shel Talmy, Engineered by Glyn Johns. - I.M.S. (talk) 01:08, 20 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks again I.M.S., but I've always thought that most musicians agree it was Jon Lord on the keyboards. I remember reading a Ray Davies interview where he acknowledges Jon's contribution. Will try to provide you the link. Best Regards. --Scieberking (talk) 10:18, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Cover Versions
Why isn't Oingo Boingos cover version of this song mentioned in here? They did do one on the Only A Lad album and it is worth mentioning in this article —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.16.45.234 (talk) 16:14, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Cover versions - citation dead, replaced, moved here
About it getting airplay with "Eruption": "http://forum.guitarherogame.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=6745, retrieved 2009-01-29." 1) Not at web.archive.org or Webcitation 2) it was a forum, anyways WP:RS 3) forums moved 4) forum search won't allow search for "you really got me", and "Eruption". Search for Eruption produced no relevant entry for claim in article. Citation replaced. --Lexein (talk) 03:42, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

jimmy page on kink's' 'you really got me'
i have a 1970 creem magazine where jimmy page talks about his early session work including 'them' the 'who' and of course the 'kinks' ..he simply says he played on them....i have several other interviews stating the same..and of course in 1969 at the whisky in l.a. when led zeppelin played..jimmy page told me in person..just listen to 'choker' or 'snakedrive' with eric lapton...same years...same tones.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.102.21.35 (talk) 23:16, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Bold, revert, now discuss
In this series of edits, material was boldly moved out of the Van Halen section into a Trivia section, then inline citations were removed, and some text formatting was broken. I'm reverting. Please note that explicit trivia sections or lists are generally deprecated, in favor of prose in context. The history of the use of the Van Halen version serves to illustrate its ongoing, reliably sourced, impact in popular culture, and can't simply be unilaterally declared "trivia." If there are issues with any particular item, or its sourcing, or the prose, please discuss here first, per WP:Bold, revert, discuss. --Lexein (talk) 13:32, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

December 2012
In the 2008 film, "It Might Get Loud", Page is explicitly asked if he ever did any work for the Kinks. His answer, " Yeah, I did some Kinks stuff." So if he didn't do the solo on "You Really Got Me", what the heck did he do? Ppynenburg (talk) 06:36, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * (moved comment to date order). Good question. --Lexein (talk) 19:20, 4 January 2012 (UTC)
 * He did "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" and "I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain" on the band's 1st album. Beatleswhobeachboys (talk) 21:19, 17 April 2015 (UTC)

Heavy metal?
The song predates the cultural origins (late 1960's to early 1970's) of heavy metal, consequently making the song an antecedent. The sources provided in the text state that the track was nothing more than an influence for what was to be later known as heavy metal; with its influence on punk rock also being noted. If "You Really Got Me" is metal, then we might as well say Link Way's instrumentals and the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" are also heavy metal seeing as there are equal amounts of sources stating each acts influence on the genre. Rvd4life (talk) 01:53, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * It could be classified as proto-metal and proto-punk. Ledheadtilldeath (talk) 00:30, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Album track
The Wikipedia standard is that a non-album single retains non-album status when it is incorporated into a compilation album, but that it is an album single when it is incorporated into a studio album. Does not matter how it was released originally. The current infobox is misleading, so let's see if we can get some consensus on this. YouCanDoBetter (talk) 19:33, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Please include a link to the Wikipedia standard you are referring to. "Does not matter how it was released originally" is contradicted by Template:Infobox song: "If the song was first released on an album, enter the name of the album and link... If the song was originally released as a single well in advance of the album, |album= should not be used, since it is not from the album, but later added to one". —Ojorojo (talk) 13:56, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm not placing a vote either way, but I will note that songs like "Ticket to Ride" by The Beatles or "I Can See for Miles" by The Who, released before their respective albums by larger margins than "You Really Got Me", are considered album tracks. Many, many album tracks are released as lead singles, one or two or even several months before the album. The Wikipedia precedent seems to be for songs released one or more years before being placed on an album. But it's up to the community. SweetTaylorJames (talk) 19:14, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 * I appreciate your point, but don't think it's analogous. Help! is a soundtrack album and The Who Sell Out is a concept album: the songs were created more as a body of work to be released together. Kinks (You Really Me in the US) is the Kinks debut album and, at the time (1964), record companies often collected songs from various recording sessions to release as an album after a new artist had a successful single (Them's "Gloria"/"Baby, Please Don't Go" → The Angry Young Them/Them 6 mos later; Yardbirds "For Your Love" → For Your Love after 4 mos). From what I saw during the review, "You Really Got Me" was not considered as a lead single or that an album featuring it was even contemplated (about a half of its songs are covers and used some studio (non-group) musicians for recording). I'll go with the consensus, but think "from the album" (current infobox wording) means more than "on the album". —Ojorojo (talk) 17:46, 25 November 2020 (UTC)

Missing personnel
GA missing personnel? Strange. Hey User:Tkbrett since you're a Kinks guy now you think we could fix this? – zmbro (talk) (cont) 01:05, 11 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks zim. Since WikiProject Songs doesn't have a specific style guide, I guess it's not necessarily required, but like you I like to include one if reliable sourcing is available. There unfortunately aren't many sources for this band, though Doug Hinman does provide a complete personnel listing, so I've added his.  Tkbrett  (✉) 02:21, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

linking of Van Halens self titled
the link regarding Van Halens self titled links you towards the band rather than the album, idk if thats intentional though 120.18.1.1 (talk) 07:25, 19 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Fixed. Thank you for pointing this out. Jean-de-Nivelle (talk) 08:40, 19 February 2024 (UTC)