Waterloo Sunset

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI

Chord file

Lyrics:

Dirty old river, must you keep rolling
Flowing into the night
People so busy, makes me feel dizzy
Taxi light shines so bright
But I don't need no friends
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station
Every Friday night
But I am so lazy, don't want to wander
I stay at home at night
But I don't feel afraid
As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset
I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my window
But chilly, chilly is the evening time
Waterloo sunset's fine

Millions of people swarming like flies 'round Waterloo underground
But Terry and Julie cross over the river
Where they feel safe and sound
And they don't need no friends
As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset
They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset's fine

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix (3:17), recorded Apr 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

mono mix (3:14), recorded Apr 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

stereo mix, session excerpt - backing track: take 2 (3:48), recorded Apr 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

mono mix, BBC recording (2:16), recorded 1 Jul, 1968 at BBC Piccadilly Studio 1, London

live, stereo mix (2:59), recorded 24 Dec, 1977 at Rainbow Theatre, London

stereo mix, by David Essex, recorded 1993

stereo mix, recorded Apr 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London

stereo mix, BBC recording, recorded 7 Oct, 1994 at Maida Vale Studios, London

live, stereo mix, by Ray Davies and Damon Albarn, recorded 13 Mar, 1995 at Channel 4 TV Studios, London

stereo mix, by Jim Smart (drums by L. Kingsbury), recorded 1997

stereo mix, Karaoke instrumental by unknown musicians, recorded around 1999

stereo mix, by The Fastbacks, recorded 2001 at Egg Studios, Seattle, Washington

stereo mix, by Clingon, recorded 2002

stereo mix, by Monti Beton, recorded 2002

stereo mix, by The Kinky2, recorded 2002 at The Suite, Holland

stereo mix, as "Sonnenuntergang" by G. Danzer, recorded 2004

stereo mix, by Peter Bruntnell, recorded 2005

stereo mix, Ray with the Crouch End Festival Chorus (3:35), recorded Spring 2009 at Air Studios & Konk Studios, London

stereo mix, by The Kast Off Kinks (3:41), recorded 18-19 Feb 2013 at Roundel Studios, Horton Kirby, Kent

stereo mix, by the Sunny Afternoon original London cast (3:20), recorded Aug-Sep 2014 at Konk Studios, North London

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