NEW * Dedicated Follower Of Fashion - The Kinks 4K {Stereo} 1966

1966......#36 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #59 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #4 UK Singles Chart, #11 Canada, #36 Australia, #1 New Zealand, #11 Germany
Original video edited and AI remastered with HQ stereo sound.
"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is a 1966 song by British band the Kinks. It lampoons the contemporary British fashion scene and mod culture in general. Originally released as a single, it has been included on many of the band's later albums.
Musically, it and "A Well Respected Man" marked the beginning of an expansion in the Kinks' inspirations, drawing as much from British music hall traditions as from American rhythm and blues, the inspiration for breakthrough Kinks songs like "You Really Got Me". While it was quite scornful toward them, many of the fashionistas the song mocks would later take its title to heart.
The British record-buying public enjoyed the jab at "the whole Carnabetian army" enough to put the song into the top five, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart. It became their first top five single since "Tired of Waiting for You", which reached number one in early 1965. It reached the top of the charts in The Netherlands and New Zealand. In the US, however, it barely managed to crack the Top Forty, peaking at #36. The lyrics won Davies an Ivor Novello Award for songwriting in 1966.
Despite the praise for the song, Kinks guitarist Dave Davies described the song as "terrible", saying, "[it was] the one Kink record I haven't got."
Billboard said the song had a "clever, music-hall melody and lyric in the bag of [the Kinks] smash 'A Well Respected Man.'"

[smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

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[sandtalanders]

KINKS love love them!! This isn't my favorite, but talented group. The kinks and the Zombies always had interesting songs. Thank you! 😊🎤🎶🎸💕❤

[julenepegher]

I’m a dedicated follower of the Kinks❤love this one !

[alexanderjames]

Beautiful... before it was ruined, you can read between the lines.

[williammitchell]

Excellent Footage Of Carnaby St 🌹😂🤣😂👌🍺 Go On Ray n Dave💯👌🍺

[robertorick]

At 1:58, I see a copy of The Supremes's album "The Supremes A' Go-Go" on the desktop. That proves what music those British mods were listening to in the store at the time.

[TheRunner]

Great song from a great band with a coloured video and stereo sound. What else? Thanks Sammy.

[nothingbutoldies]

A really great song by this fab band - and it's a joy to watch the video! Many thanks Sammy, have a good start to a happy new week! Cheers, E.H.

[orionhellscream]

Thanks Smurfs you guys are great for Youtube!

[lupodelupis]

Haha Another great piece of satire of mr. Ray Davies!

[DamienMcGuinness]

They seek him here, they seek him there
His clothes are loud, but never square
It will make or break him so he's got to buy the best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

[Verse 2]
And when he does his little rounds
'Round the boutiques of London Town
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

[Chorus]
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at
And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight
He feels a dedicated follower of fashion

[Chorus]
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
There's one thing that he loves, and that is flattery
One week he's in polka dots, the next week he's in stripe
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

[Verse 3]
They seek him here, they seek him there
In Regent Street and Leicester Square
Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on
Each one a dedicated follower of fashion

[Chorus]
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
His world is built 'round discotheques and parties
This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion

[Chorus]
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
Oh yes he is (Oh yes he is)
He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly
In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be
'Cause he's a dedicated follower of fashion
He's a dedicated follower of fashion
He's a dedicated follower of fashion

[BillODriscoll-jove]

Brilliant song from the kinks
Released back in '66
February or March 1966
The kinks
The beatles
The rolling stones
The animals
The hollies
All bands of the 60s always had "the" in their band name

[jacob]

Very good matching the stereo to this HQ video Sammy.

[christineanne]

great stuff Sammy. love it! cheers. jane and brian.

[MSCJC]

Another great one Sammy, should have charted higher here. Thanks!

[minimaxi]

They seek Mary Quant here, they seek her there, Her clothes are round but never square,
It will make or break her so she's got to buy the best cause she's a dedicated follower of fashion,
And when she does her little rounds round the boutiques of London town
Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends cause she's a dedicated follower of fashion,
Oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is,
She thinks she is a flower to be looked at and when she pulls her frilly nylon pants right up tight.
She feels a dedicated follower of fashion,
Oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is,
There's one thing that she loves and that is flattery, one week she's in polka dots the next week she's in stripes,
Cause she's a dedicated follower of fashion,
They seek Mary Quant here, they seek her there in Regent Street and Leicester Square,
Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on, each one a dedicated follower of fashion,
Oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is,
Her world is built round discotheques and parties, this pleasure seeking individual always looks her best,
Cause she's a dedicated follower of fashion,
Oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is, oh yes she is,
She flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly, in matters of the cloth she's as fickle as can be,
Cause she's a dedicated follower of fashion, she's a dedicated follower of fashion,
She's a dedicated follower of fashion.