When it comes to under-the-radar Kinks ballads, this tune has to rank high on the list. Beautifully arranged and performed with a great lyric, this is a Kinks gem through and through.Help support Kinks and Beats with a one time or recurring contribution of $5. Every contribution helps ensure that this podcast can continue to be produced until we run out of songs to talk about. Please visit Hero Habit for more details.★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

What Is Life was George Harrison's second top 10 hit in less than a year following The Beatles break up and it's pop perfection from start to finish.Help support Kinks and Beats with a one time or recurring contribution of $5. Every contribution helps ensure that this podcast can continue to be produced until we run out of songs to talk about. Please visit Hero Habit for more details.★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Nobody can blend vaudeville and rock or homage and indictment quite like Ray Davies and on Denmark Street, The Kinks hit all of those points effortlessly. Help support Kinks and Beats with a one time or recurring contribution of $5. Every contribution helps ensure that this podcast can continue to be produced until we run out of songs to talk about. Please visit Hero Habit for more details.★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This Dave Davies masterpiece is as close to a perfect song as anyone has ever written and much of its beauty lies in its simplicity.Help support Kinks and Beats with a one time or recurring contribution of $5. Every contribution helps ensure that this podcast can continue to be produced until we run out of songs to talk about. Please visit Hero Habit for more details.★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

If you can't picture Ray Davies singing this on a cloudy day on the beach with a cigar hanging from his mouth, maybe you're not listening to music the same way as the rest of us.Join our Facebook group and chat with other fans of rock's two greatest bands! And follow us on Twitter, too!★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

Another of Paul's solo efforts within the Beatles is a simple folk song recorded on the same sessions as an abandoned Harrison track, an abandoned McCartney track, and one of the worst tracks on The White Album.Join our Facebook group and chat with other fans of rock's two greatest bands! And follow us on Twitter, too!★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

The first Kinks song to feature a solo Dave Davies writing credit is a fun country ditty with a deceptively unique structure.Join our Facebook group and chat with other fans of rock's two greatest bands! And follow us on Twitter, too!★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe

This rocker hearkens back to McCartney's days with Wings and is a highlight of his more recent output.Join our Facebook group and chat with other fans of rock's two greatest bands! And follow us on Twitter, too!★ Support this podcast ★ Get full access to Hero Habit at herohabit.substack.com/subscribe