The Kinks – Top Of The Pops (Guitar)
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As recorded by The Kinks
(From the 1970 Album "LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE")
[Intro]
(Drum roll)
"Yes, it's number one - it's Top of the Pops!"
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[Verse 1]
A G E G I've just come in at Number 25 A G E G I'm oh so happy, so glad to be alive A G E A And everybody says it's gonna get to the top E Life is so easy when your record's hot
[Verse 2]
A G E G Go tell my mama and my sister too A G E G To press my trousers and polish my shoes A G E G I might even end up a rock-and-roll god A E It might turn into a steady job
[Bridge]
D C G D My agent said to me: "Son, I always told you so"
[Verse 3]
A G E G Now my record's number 11 on the BBC A G E G And number seven on the N.M.E A G E G Now the Melody Maker want to interview me D And ask my politics and theories of religion
(Simulated interview session)
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"I'd like to ask you a little bit about your influences in your career so far...""...ok man, now stand over there, I wanna nice shot of you all, alright...alright, Shot of a lifetime..."
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
A G E G Now my record's up to number 3 A G E G And a woman recognized me and started to scream A G E G This all seems like a crazy dream D I've been invited to a dinner with a prominent queen
[Bridge]
D C G D And now I've got friends that I never knew I had before
[Guitar Solo]
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[Verse 5]
A G E G It's strange how people want you when your record's high A G E G 'Cos when it drops down they just pass you by A G E G Now my agent just called me on the telephone and said: E N.C. A D A D "Son your record's just got to Number One D And do you know what this means? D A This means you can earn some real money"