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- Victoria_(song) abstract ""Victoria" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks. It is the opening track on the band's 1969 concept album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).In the satirical style that Ray Davies had become known for, the lyrics juxtapose the grim realities of life in Britain during the 19th century ("Sex was bad, and obscene / And the rich were so mean") with the paternalist aspirations of the British Empire in the Victorian age ("From the West to the East / From the rich to the poor / Victoria loved them all"), and expresses the simple adulation of queen and country by the downtrodden working class ("Though I am poor, I am free / When I grow I shall fight / For this land I shall die").The music starts with a simple electric blues guitar riff carried through each verse and chorus, while the "Land of hope and gloria" bridge builds to an exultant climax of brass in a patriotic manner, played by a group not generally known for being anywhere near that patriotic. The play-out features brass as well as heavy rock guitar and raucous background vocals from Dave Davies.".
- Victoria_(song) album Arthur_(Or_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_British_Empire).
- Victoria_(song) bSide ""Brainwashed" (USA)".
- Victoria_(song) bSide ""Mr. Churchill Says" (R. Davies) (UK)".
- Victoria_(song) format Gramophone_record.
- Victoria_(song) genre Folk_rock.
- Victoria_(song) genre Rock_music.
- Victoria_(song) musicalArtist The_Kinks.
- Victoria_(song) musicalBand The_Kinks.
- Victoria_(song) previousWork Shangri-La_(The_Kinks_song).
- Victoria_(song) producer Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) recordLabel Pye_Records.
- Victoria_(song) releaseDate "1969-10-15".
- Victoria_(song) releaseDate "1969-12-12".
- Victoria_(song) subsequentWork Lola_(song).
- Victoria_(song) wikiPageExternalLink raydavies.3.forumer.com.
- Victoria_(song) wikiPageExternalLink www.raydavies.info.
- Victoria_(song) wikiPageExternalLink RayDaviesForum.
- Victoria_(song) wikiPageID "12382083".
- Victoria_(song) wikiPageRevisionID "602243640".
- Victoria_(song) writer Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) artist The_Kinks.
- Victoria_(song) bSide ""Brainwashed"".
- Victoria_(song) bSide ""Mr. Churchill Says"".
- Victoria_(song) cover "Victoria cover.jpg".
- Victoria_(song) format "7".
- Victoria_(song) fromAlbum Arthur_(Or_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_British_Empire).
- Victoria_(song) genre Folk_rock.
- Victoria_(song) genre Rock_music.
- Victoria_(song) hasPhotoCollection Victoria_(song).
- Victoria_(song) label "Pye 7N 17865".
- Victoria_(song) label "Reprise 0863".
- Victoria_(song) lastSingle ""Shangri-La"".
- Victoria_(song) name "Victoria".
- Victoria_(song) nextSingle ""Lola"".
- Victoria_(song) producer Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) recorded "May–June 1969 at Pye Studios , London".
- Victoria_(song) released "1969-10-15".
- Victoria_(song) released "1969-12-12".
- Victoria_(song) thisSingle ""Victoria"".
- Victoria_(song) wordnet_type synset-phonograph_record-noun-1.
- Victoria_(song) writer Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:1969_singles.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:Pye_Records_singles.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:Queen_Victoria.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:Song_recordings_produced_by_Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:Songs_written_by_Ray_Davies.
- Victoria_(song) subject Category:The_Kinks_songs.
- Victoria_(song) type 1969Singles.
- Victoria_(song) type Artifact100021939.
- Victoria_(song) type Instrumentality103575240.
- Victoria_(song) type Medium106254669.
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- Victoria_(song) type MusicalWork.
- Victoria_(song) type Single.
- Victoria_(song) type Work.
- Victoria_(song) type CreativeWork.
- Victoria_(song) type InformationEntity.
- Victoria_(song) comment ""Victoria" is a song written by Ray Davies of The Kinks.".
- Victoria_(song) label "Victoria (chanson)".
- Victoria_(song) label "Victoria (singolo)".
- Victoria_(song) label "Victoria (song)".
- Victoria_(song) sameAs Victoria_(chanson).
- Victoria_(song) sameAs Victoria_(singolo).
- Victoria_(song) sameAs m.02w23ny.
- Victoria_(song) sameAs Q3043292.
- Victoria_(song) sameAs Q3043292.
- Victoria_(song) sameAs Victoria_(song).
- Victoria_(song) wasDerivedFrom Victoria_(song)?oldid=602243640.
- Victoria_(song) homepage www.raydavies.info.
- Victoria_(song) isPrimaryTopicOf Victoria_(song).
- Victoria_(song) name "Victoria".