Kooks - Victoria, Background Information
February 17, 2009
The Kinks were formed in 1963 and named after their unconventional dress sense (leather capes, boots, top hats…kinky); they were to make eccentricity a central part of their far-reaching charm. The band’s debut number one hit ‘You Really Got Me’ was in its day the loudest, heaviest record ever made. However, this artful noise was not to mark out the band’s sound - pure pop with lush harmonies would become their calling card, on classic tracks such as ‘All Day and All of the Night’ and ‘Waterloo Sunset’.
The Kooks are a British guitar band, formed in Brighton in 2004. They took their name from the David Bowie song. They have released two studio albums; their 2006 debut Inside/Out peaked at number two on the UK album chart, and their 2008 follow up Konk reached number one.
The Heroes track list in full:
1. Beck (Bob Dylan - “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat”)
2. The Kooks (The Kinks – “Victoria”)
3. The Hold Steady (Bruce Springsteen – “Atlantic City”)
4. Hot Chip (Joy Division – “Transmission”)
5. Lily Allen feat. Mick Jones (The Clash – “Straight To Hell”)
6. Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones – “Sheena Is A Punk Rocker”)
7. Franz Ferdinand (Blondie – “Call Me”)
8. Duffy (Paul McCartney – “Live And Let Die”)
9. Estelle (Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”)
10. Rufus Wainwright (Brian Wilson –“ Wonderful & Song For Children”)
11. Scissor Sisters (Roxy Music – “Do The Strand”)
12. Peaches (Iggy Pop – “Search And Destroy”)
13. Adam Cohen (Leonard Cohen – “Take This Waltz”)
14. Elbow (U2 – “Running To Stand Still”)
15. The Like (Elvis Costello – “You Belong To Me”)
16. TV On The Radio (David Bowie – “Heroes”)
