Rock Title Songs: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy

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Rerun? Oh, no. Completely different song from yesterday’s with the same (almost) title. Yes, different songs can have the same title. In fact, I have three songs on my iPod named “Country Boy,” and another three named “Dreams.” So baby dry your eyes, here you go again, and there’s a road up ahead! Here’s today’s song. A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy - The Kinks And, since this predates the Bad Company song by over a year, you just take a peek at Paul Rodgers and think, “Hmm, did this inspire you?” The songs have little in common other than the title (and the bands are both British). The Bad Company song is a celebration, while this song is more of a lament. At the time, the Kinks were oozing band members. Two of them quit during the recording of the album. Ray and Dave Davies, the brothers who have a contentious history themselves, mourned the death of Elvis (“the King is dead, rock is done”) and the possible end of their own band. They were determined to at least finish the album. The album was finished, and it kick-started a revival in the Kinks’ career, with their biggest successes in the offing with Low Budget and State of Confusion. The Kinks are just a rock ‘n’ roll memory now, but oh what a career they had. A Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Written by Ray Davies Recorded by the Kinks From Misfits, 1978 He plays records day and night: