Dead End Street (song)

"Dead End Street"
West German picture sleeve
Single by the Kinks
B-side"Big Black Smoke"
Released18 November 1966 (1966-11-18)
Recorded21 October 1966[1]
StudioPye, London
Genre
Length3:20
Label
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Shel Talmy
The Kinks UK singles chronology
"Sunny Afternoon"
(1966) 		"Dead End Street"
(1966) 		"Waterloo Sunset"
(1967)
The Kinks US singles chronology
"Sunny Afternoon"
(1966) 		"Dead End Street"
(1966) 		"Mister Pleasant"
(1967)

"Dead End Street" is a song by the British band the Kinks from 1966, written by main songwriter Ray Davies. Like many other songs written by Davies, it is to some degree influenced by British Music Hall. The bass playing was partly inspired by the "twangy" sound of Duane Eddy's guitar.[4] It was originally released as a non-album single, but has since been included as one of several bonus tracks from the Face to Face CD. The song, like many others by the group, deals with the poverty and misery found in the lower classes of English society.

  1. ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 91, 93.
  2. ^ Bennett 1997, p. 23.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. The Kinks - The Kink Kronikles (1972) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Davies, Dave (1996). Kink: An Autobiography. Hyperion. p. 98. ISBN 0-7868-6149-5.