Better than Lindsey Lohan's Right Breast

Better than Lindsay Lohan’s right Breast July 2006

I love Ray Davies
and the way he can weave a phrase
with an haunting, unforgettable melody
and turn his songs
into conversational antidotes
that he shares with his fans
He’s not preachy
He relates
He advises.
Like a friend
He’s amazing!
So, after what seemed like a long hiatus
a time during which his band The Kinks
seemed to be removed from serious consideration
as the true architects of modern rock
(The Kinks NEVER get the credit they deserve!)
Ray was back with a solo album
“Other People’s Lives”
An album at first I thought was just familiar
and glad for that
but I soon discovered it was much more
It is a solid effort – some thoughtful and reflective songs,
many with the type of melodies that has been Ray’s trademark.
Ray is perhaps one of a handful
of truly great singer songwriters of the day
(You have got to listen to “Is there Life After Breakfast?"
Ray writes:
“lift yourself out of the doldrums
make yourself a cup of tea
drag your emotions out of the gutter
don’t wallow in self-pity
when you wake up out of a luster
thinking life has passed you by
give yourself a kick in the backside
jump out of bed and punch the sky…”)
So, not expecting Ray to be rightfully hailed
as the returning long-lost poet laureate of the rock genre
I was still hoping he would receive a“Welcome Back” deserving of his accomplishments
He received some good ink
But nothing like he deserved
Cover of the Rolling Stone? Forget it!
(they probably never even had the Kinks on the cover)
Sure, there was a brief story
Every publication acknowledged his return
But none made the occasion as special as his album
And when you think about it –
A great artist under-appreciated and almost ignored -
It’s just all very Kinks-like ...




But, what does any of this have to do with Lindsay Lohan’s breast?
Well, Vanity Fair magazine may have done the biggest disservice to Ray
They provided a few very flattering lines about Ray,
But only saw fit to include a 2-and-a-half-inch by 2-and-a-half-inch photo of Ray
In all, that’s about the same space they gave to Lindsay Lohan’s right breast
On the issue’s cover (not a bad looking breast... but it's no Ray Davies song!)

Klassic Kinks!(God Save the Kinks!)