"Do You Remember Walter?" | ||||
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Song by the Kinks | ||||
from the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society | ||||
Released | 22 November 1968 | |||
Recorded | July 1968 | |||
Studio | Pye, London | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | Pye | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
The Kinks US chronology | ||||
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Official audio | ||||
"Do You Remember Walter" on YouTube |
"Do You Remember Walter?" (also spelled "Do You Remember Walter")[a] is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their sixth studio album, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). Written and sung by Ray Davies, the song was recorded in July 1968. The song's narrator describes an experience of running into old friend, only to find that the two no longer have anything to talk about. The song was directly inspired by a similar experience of Davies. As one of several character studies to appear on Village Green, the song is often characterised by commentators as central to the album's themes of nostalgia and loss. Retrospective commentators have described it as one of Davies's best compositions.
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