Celluloid Heroes

Celluloid Heroes is a song by the Kinks, text and music were provided by Ray Davies. The title was first published on the Kinks album Everybody's on August 25, 1972 in Show- Biz. On November 24, 1972, the title with the Hot Potatoes B-side was taken as a single release on the market.

The text

The text refers to the lives of some famous actor of the 20th century, including Greta Garbo, Rudolph Valentino, Bela Lugosi, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, George Sanders and Mickey Rooney. The Performer " converts " virtually the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame along and reminds us of the fate of these stars. The central theme is the inhumane way in which the Hollywood industry builds their stars and they break at the fame during her film image lives on unchanged.

" " Celluloid Heroes "used the lives and loves of the classic Hollywood stars as a microcosm of everyone 's shattered dreams and fantasies. "

Recording

The recordings for Celluloid Heroes took place from May to June 1972 in the " Morgan Studios " in London. In addition to the Kinks - Ray Davies (vocals, guitar ), Dave Davies ( guitar, backing vocals ), John Dalton (bass) and Mick Avory (drums) - Dave Rowberry was involved as an organist. Produced the song by Ray Davies. As a sound engineer Mike Bobak was responsible.

Reception

Although the title was not a hit in the original sense and could not place in the charts, but he was played by various album oriented rock radio stations in the U.S. during the 1970s to the 1980s, steadily. Celluloid Heroes Kinks considered by supporters because of the high quality of melody and lyrics as one of the best titles of the group. On the authority of Ray Davies The work was the best ballad of the Kinks.

"It was probably our biggest non- hit hit. "

At the time of publication Celluloid Heroes was with six minutes of playing time one of the longest Kinks songs that most other barely exceeded the four- minute mark. The song was part of the standard repertoire in concerts of the Kinks until its dissolution in 1996.

1976 was the song as a template for the title of a compilation that had the well-known pieces of the Kinks time when RCA label to the content. It read The Kinks ' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes.