RAY DAVIES - Thanksgiving Day (V2 72862) USA 5-track mini CD (Kinks)
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“Thanksgiving Day” is a song released by Davies on a 2005 EP and eventually included on his 2006 solo album Other People’s Lives. The former Kinks frontman decides to inspect the holiday from the inside out, eschewing any concerns about turkey or cranberry sauce and concentrating on its impact on the lives of the Americans celebrating it.

In an interview with VH1 around the time of the song’s release, Davies spoke about what he perceived as a peculiarly powerful attachment between Americans and the holiday. “I think it’s the one time where I’ve seen the Americans genuinely emotional,” he said. And Davies captures those emotions with all the tenderness and insight that he brought to the tale of Terry and Julie and their “Waterloo Sunset” way back when.

“Thanksgiving Day” features a very American musical setting, as some bouncy horns and a jaunty rhythm conjures the classic Muscle Shoals style. After asking the listener if he or she is headed to a Thanksgiving celebration, Davies tells three distinct tales with amazing economy of how others approach the day. In just a few lines, he sketches out a grieving widower, a lonely spinster, and a man at a truck