Do It Again
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Davray Music, Ltd.
Lyrics:
Standing in the middle of nowhere,
Wondering how to begin.
Lost between tomorrow and yesterday,
Between now and then.
And now we're back where we started,
Here we go round again.
Day after day I get up and I say
I better do it again.
Where are all the people going?
Round and round till we reach the end.
One day leading to another,
Get up, go out, do it again.
Then it's back where you started,
Here we go round again.
Back where you started,
Come on do it again.
And you think today is going to be better,
Change the world and do it again.
Give it all up and start all over,
You say you will but you don't know when.
Then it's back where you started,
Here we go round again.
Day after day I get up and I say
Come on do it again.
The days go by and you wish you were a different guy,
Different friends and a new set of clothes.
You make alterations and affect a new pose,
A new house, a new car, a new job, a new nose.
But it's superficial and it's only skin deep,
Because the voices in your head keep shouting in your sleep.
Get back, get back.
Back where you started, here we go round again,
Back where you started, come on do it again.
Back where you started, here we go round again,
Day after day I get up and I say, do it again.
Do it again.
Day after day I get up and I say, come on do it again.
This song can be found on the following releases:
stereo mix (4:09), recorded Aug-Sep 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, LondonWord Of Mouth | 19 Nov, 1984 | UK | Arista 206 685 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Word Of Mouth | 19 Nov, 1984 | USA | Arista AL8-8264 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Word Of Mouth | Dec 1984 | Germany | Arista 610.302-222 | CD |
Do It Again | Jan 1985 | Germany | Arista 601 588 | 12" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Word Of Mouth | Feb 1985 | USA | Arista ARCD-8264 | CD |
Do It Again | 19 Apr, 1985 | UK | Arista ARIST 12617 | 12" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 | Jun 1986 | USA | Arista A2CD-8428 | CD |
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 | 1986 | Brazil | Arista/BMG (unknown) | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 | 2 Jun, 1986 | USA | Arista AL11-8428 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 | Oct 1986 | UK | Arista 302 778 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Word Of Mouth | 27 Apr, 1999 | USA | Konk/Velvel 63467-79732-2 | CD |
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 | 24 Oct, 2000 | USA | Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-79733 | CD |
The Ultimate Collection | 27 May, 2002 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group RTV0023 | 2 CD set |
Word Of Mouth | 24 Aug, 2004 | USA | Konk/Koch Records VEL-SC-79807 | SACD (hybrid) |
Greatest Hits 1970-1986 | 30 Oct, 2007 | USA | Konk/Velvel/Koch Records VEL-79822 | 3 CD set |
Picture Book | 8 Dec, 2008 | UK | Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 | Multi CD box set |
The Essential Kinks | 14 Oct 2014 | USA | RCA/Arista/Legacy (Sony Music) 88843066622 | 2 CD set |
stereo mix, shorter edit (3:58), recorded Aug-Sep 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Do It Again/Guilty | 4 Dec, 1984 | USA | Arista AS1 0309 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Do It Again/Guilty | 19 Apr, 1985 | UK | Arista ARIST 617 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Backtrackin' (The Definitive Double Album Collection) | 6 Dec, 1985 | UK | Starblend TRACK 1 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Backtrackin' - Volume Two | Jun 1986 | UK | Starblend CD TRACK 1/2 | CD |
live (Ray solo), stereo mix, recorded 25 Nov, 1993 at Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
To The Bone | 15 Oct, 1996 | USA | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 2 | 2 CD set |
To The Bone | 3 Mar, 1997 | UK | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 1 | 2 CD set |
live (with band), stereo mix, recorded 25 Nov, 1993 at Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
To The Bone | 15 Oct, 1996 | USA | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 2 | 2 CD set |
To The Bone | 3 Mar, 1997 | UK | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 1 | 2 CD set |
stereo mix, by Sismicos, recorded 1996
An Animal Kink - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1996 | Spain | Animal Records DLM 39676/95 | CD |
stereo mix, by The Collectors, recorded 2002
Kinky Boot | Mar 2002 | Japan | Victor Entertainment VICL-60847 | CD |
stereo mix, by Iridesense (3:17), recorded 2010 at Paradiddle Studios, Huntington, NY
The Kinks UnKovered | 22 Jun 2010 | USA | Paradiddle Records 8579670021049 | CD |
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