‘You Got Me’ — The Kinks
“You Really Got Me,” was written for the third single of Ray Davies for The Kinks, rose to No. 1 in the single chart of 1964 in the UK. It had peaked at No. 7 in the US. 17-year-old guitarist Dave Davies from the band used a razor on his amp’s speaker cone to create the iconic sound on the riff at the center of the album, according to Rolling Stone. “The song emerged from a set of the working class,” he said. “What people are fighting for.”
‘You Got Me’ — The Kinks
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