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Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks
Along with The Beatles, the Stones and the Who, the Kinks were one of the archetypal “Swinging London” bands - and after nearly 40 years, ‘Waterloo Sunset’ remains their finest achievement.
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Composer
Ray Davies
Genre
Pop
Released
1967
UK Chart
Position
2
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