Fredag 5. maj 1967 må det have været fantastisk at være The Kinks-fan, komme hjem med bandets på den dag udsendte single ‘Waterloo Sunset’ og høre den første gang, anden gang, tredje gang. For sjældent har nogen britisk single vel lydt så fin og rørende som denne ufejlbarlige sang, sjældent har livet i London fået en større kærlighedserklæring…

Ray Davies: “Liverpool is my favourite city, and the song was originally called ‘Liverpool Sunset’. I was inspired by Merseybeat. I’d fallen in love with Liverpool by that point. On every tour, that was the best reception. We played The Cavern, all those old places, and I couldn’t get enough of it. I had a load of mates in bands up there, and that sound – not The Beatles but Merseybeat – that was unbelievable. It used to inspire me every time. So I wrote ‘Liverpool Sunset’. Later it got changed to ‘Waterloo Sunset’, but there’s still that play on words with Waterloo. London was home, I’d grown up there, but I like to think I could be an adopted Scouser. My heart is definitely there.”