I remember it coming out. It was a totally new sound. There were a number of those magic moments back then with new bands emerging with powerful new sounds – The Who, Smallfaces, Them, Animals etc. The Kinks sound really stood out. That guitar riff was very different. It had an immediate impact.
I remember getting a similar feeling when I first heard Jimi Hendrix’s Hey Joe and then Elvis Costello’s Watching the Detectives.
The Making and Influence of “You Really Got Me”
