"Long Tall Sally"  (R. Penniman w/ Johnson and Blackwell) 2:11 Originally released Feb/Mar 64 as Pye 7N 15611. Shel Talmy, producer. The Kinks: Dave Davies (vocal solo, guitar, harmonica solo), Ray Davies (guitar), Peter Quaife (bass), and Mick Avory (drums). Studio musicians include Bobby Graham (drums). The Kinks. 1988. You Really Got Me [15]. Santa Monica, CA: Rhino Records Inc. [Rhino R2 70315]. Originally released as Pye single 15611.

The Kinks' first single failed miserably (probably overwhelmed by the Beatles' version which appeared around the same time).

	Section	Time	Meas.	Description	Text
	Intro	0:00	4	guitar establishes accompanying figure	—
A	verse	0:	4	double-tracked solo voice (Ray)	a
	refrain	:	8	as above with second voice (Dave)	b
A	verse	:	4	as in verse above	c
	refrain	:	8	as in refrain above	b
B	chorus	:	12	responsorial organization of solo and chorus	d
	chorus	:	12	harmonica solo	—
A	verse	:	4	as in verses above	e
	refrain	:	8	as in refrain above	b
B	chorus	:	12/13	as in chorus above	d

Text
Gonna tell Aunt Mary about Uncle John, He says he got the blues but he has a lot of fun.	a
Oh baby, yeh, yeh, yeh, oh baby . . . , We're havin' some fun tonight . . . .	b
Well, Long Tall Sally has a lot on the ball And nobody cares if she's short and tall.	c
Having some fun tonight . . . , everything's all right.	d
Saw Uncle John with Long Tall Sally. He saw(r) Aunt Mary comin' so he ducked back in the alley.	e

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