The Kinks - People Take Pictures of Each Other (Official Audio)

So nostalgic and true to life. Brilliant lyrics and music.

People take pictures of the Summer,
Just in case someone thought they had missed it,
And to proved that it really existed.
Fathers take pictures of the mothers,
And the sisters take pictures of brothers,
Just to show that they love one another.

You can't picture love that you took from me,
When we were young and the world was free.
Pictures of things as they used to be,
Don't show me no more, please.

People take pictures of each other,
Just to prove that they really existed,
Just to prove that they really existed.
People take pictures of each other,
and the moment can last them for ever,
Of the time when they mattered to someone.

People take pictures of the Summer,
Just in case someone thought they had missed it,
Just to proved that it really existed.
People take pictures of each other,
Of a moment that lasts them for ever,
and the time when they mattered to someone.
Picture of me when I was just three,
Sat with my ma by the old oak tree.
Oh how I love things as they used to be,
Don't show me no more, please.

Just shows that nothing’s changed except for the technology getting better

not enough people know how good the kinks really are. Great stuff

Deceptively simple song...

I wish this album would never end. I want to live in it.

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This should be called “Picture Book 2”

BRILLIANT!

This song talks about the fear of being forgotten.

Man, I really love this band.

A perfect example of how influential Ray Davies and the Kinks were for a lot of future bands. This song sounds exactly as it had been done by The Sparks

ive had this song stuck in my head for thee months but couldnt remember any of the lyrics or what it was

stewie?

It's amazing! It seems to describe the present days!

Now I see where 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn' came from now! Hahahah

damn, ray, you a real one for this

Try also the Kinks' God's Children

Such an incredible album.

People take pictures of the Summer,
Just in case someone thought they had missed it,

And to proved that it really existed.
Fathers take pictures of the mothers,
And the sisters take pictures of brothers,
Just to show that they love one another.

You can't picture love that you took from me,
When we were young and the world was free.
Pictures of things as they used to be,
Don't show me no more, please.

People take pictures of each other,
Just to prove that they really existed,
and the moment can last them for ever,
Of the time when they mattered to someone.

Just to proved that it really existed.
People take pictures of each other,
Of a moment that lasts them for ever,
and the time when they mattered to someone.
Picture of me when I was just three,
Sat with my ma by the old oak tree.
Oh how I love things as they used to be,
Don't show me no more, please.

More strikingly true than ever, in this age of FACEBOOK. People take pictures of what they are drinking or eating - and think everyone wants to know and see. Unbelievable.

Did Ray Davies predict the future or was he just paying attention?

this song sounds like a mixed manic episode lmao, the euphoria n deep sadness both bursting out of ur skin

This song is very relevant in the Insta-generation.

rollicking great fun, the entire album

Bloody hell. This guy can write a song about anything and make it work! If that’s not song writing genius, I don’t know what is!

My favourite british band

Lovely song 😎❤

VGPS is the best Kinks album!

Excelente disco de los Kinks....muy disfrutable!!!..se hace entretenido y grato a la escucha completo....es variado, ritmico y tiene excelentes melodias las canciones que te entran....muy recomendable 100% a mi me encantó!!..gracias!!!!

This is such a great song.

Is this album the first Sparks album?

I love you guys

Willy wonka meets Celia Cruz

Love ❤️

A prophetic song! This is the signature tune for all those sad, hollow narcissists who can't let five minutes go past without pulling out their phones to take a selfie for their IG or Facebook accounts.

Just so utterly brilliant. Ray Davies at his absolute pinnacle here. The lyrics appear so simple if you read them plainly yet they are so profoundly meaningful and melancholic. A true genius.

This album is unbeatable and prescient. All involved at the top of their art/craft

As a long life fan of pop music, Beatles, Stones, Zep, Sabbath etc, in my humble opinion "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society" is the greatest album ever recorded!!!

There's no other band like the Kinks. I sure hope they'll be remembered by future generations.

Indeed.

I can see where Sparks got their early vibe.

Kinks❤️

It seems highly unlikely, but in the same year this album came out, during the flight of Apollo 9, during a joint space walk, while taking pictures of Rusty Schweikart taking pictures of him taking pictures of Rusty Schweikart, Dave Scott's wry comment that it was "people taking pictures of people taking pictures" makes you think he might have heard this song. What would the squarest of American astronauts (which Dave Scott likely was) be doing listening to the Kinks? But who knows?

don't comment no more please

These songs... He writes so poignantly about anything, and the melodies just go where they want to go. Pfew. Masterclass!

Wonderful Memories written by Robert Hawthorn and Bernie Marsden arrangement credits given to members of Alaska. It was only released as a 7"and 12" single in the uk and was not on our second album The Pack.👍

he would've loved Instagram

1968 is the renaissance era of our time the high water mark if you think about that year it was a gold rush for music 1968

"Don't show me no more, please....."