I'm In Love With That Song: The Kinks - "Shangri-La"

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English - October 01, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 41.8 MB - ★★★★ - 240 ratings
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In the novel Lost Horizon, Shangri-La is the mystical, hidden paradise of legend. In the The Kinks song, it's the name given to the humble home of Arthur, the main character in Ray Davies' concept album/rock opera Arthur (Or The Decline and Fall of The British Empire). Written as the accompaniment for a TV movie that was never produced, Arthur still stands as one of The Kinks' best works, and "Shangri-La" is the stand-out track from this album.

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