| "Victoria" (Ray Davies) [3:35] |
| Recorded 16 June 1969 at Pye Studios, London |
| Released 12 December 1969 as Pye 7N 17865; charts 10 January 1970; UK #33. |
| The Kinks: Ray Davies (vocal, guitar), Dave Davies (guitar, backing vocal), John Dalton (bass, backing vocals), Mick Avory (drums, tambourine), and studio musicians |
| Ray Davies, producer, with Lew Warburton, music director / arranger, and Andrew Hendriksen, balance engineer |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Text | |
| Long ago life was clean.
Sex was bad and obscene.
And the rich were so mean. Stately homes for the lords. Croquet lawns, village greens. Victoria was my queen. |
a |
| Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, -toria | b |
| I was born, lucky me.
In a land that I love.
Though I am poor, I am free. When I grow I shall fight. For this land I shall die. Let her sun never set. |
c |
| Land of hope and gloria.
Land of my Victoria.
Land of hope and gloria.
Land of my Victoria. Victoria, toria |
d |
| Canada to India.
Australia to Cornwall.
Singapore to Hong Kong. From the west to the east. From the rich to the poor. Victoria loved them all. |
e |
| Section | Meas | Time | Description | Text |
| intro | introduce verse melody, double-tracked guitar line | — | ||
| verse | verse composed of two three-part lines | a | ||
| refrain | group harmonies | b | ||
| verse | as above | c | ||
| refrain | as above | b | ||
| refrain | as above | b | ||
| chorus | change in underlying rhythm | d | ||
| verse | guitar solo | — | ||
| refrain | modified by expansion | b | ||
| verse | as above | e | ||
| refrain | as above | b | ||
| coda | refrain with expanded end | b |
| The Kinks | Schedule | Old Pros |
| 20-Apr-2012 | ||