You Really Got Me

It's Episode 152 and we're finally gettin' to "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks (1:06). Knife, amp, and THEE garage rock riff!  But is it FUZZ? Is the song's repetitiveness a representation of obsessive thoughts of lust? Is it choral music? Yep Yep Yep! In 1966, The 13th Floor Elevators got the song  and made it long (1:01:24). There's solos, acoustic jug, and the bassist adds another Kinks riff to the mix ... Remember Van Halen? In 1978, they were just beginning their climb to the heights of rock stardom, so they started with a real rockin' tune (1:24:40). Love it or hate it, this one has a lot of hair on its chest - or is that just David Lee Roth? Two years later, Silicon Teens took the song in a new wave direction (1:57:26). It's the fourth song, so we don't really end up talking about the version, but listen for the crucial digressions. Oh yeeeeahh!!