Berkeley Mews

"Berkeley Mews"
B-side label of UK single
Single by the Kinks
A-side"Lola"
Released12 June 1970 (1970-06-12)
RecordedEarly 1968[a]
StudioPye, London
GenreNovelty song
Length2:25
LabelPye
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Ray Davies
The Kinks UK singles chronology
"Victoria"
(1969)
"Lola" / "Berkeley Mews"
(1970)
"Apeman"
(1970)
Single mix
"Berkeley Mews" on YouTube

"Berkeley Mews" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released on a non-album single in June 1970, as the B-side to "Lola". Written and sung by bandleader Ray Davies, the song was recorded in early 1968 during the sessions for The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). The title references a small street in London, while the lyrics recount a one-night stand. Influenced by the music of the 1940s, the song employs a heavier production than was typical for the band's 1968 work.

  1. ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 111, 142.
  2. ^ Miller 2003, p. 110n35.


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