You Really Got Me Lyrics
Girl, you really got me goin'
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
[Chorus]
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
[Verse 2]
See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
[Chorus]
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
(Fuck off!) Oh no!
[Verse 2]
See, don't ever set me free
I always want to be by your side
Girl, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
[Chorus]
Yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I don't know what I'm doin', now
Oh yeah, you really got me now
You got me so I can't sleep at night
You really got me
You really got me
You really got me
About
“You Really Got Me” is one of The Kinks‘ signature songs, and has been included in the band’s live act since its inception, and has continued to be played in Ray Davies and Dave Davies’ solo shows. The single was, ironically, the third single from the band’s first album, Kinks, after the Little Richard cover “Long Tall Sally” and a Ray Davies original, “You Still Want Me.”
As the story goes, Pete Townshend was very taken with “You Really Got Me”, and recorded a song with his band, then called The High Numbers, called “I Can’t Explain”, and played it through the telephone for Shel Talmy, who produced the song. He agreed to produce the band’s next record, which ended up being The Who’s first album, My Generation.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Dave Davies about the distinct harsh riff sound he achieved by a razor on the speaker –
The song came out of a working-class environment. People fighting for something.
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