50+ Music<p>"A Well Respected Man" is a song by the British band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theKinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theKinks</span></a>, written by the group's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leadSinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadSinger</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rhythmGuitarist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhythmGuitarist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RayDavies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RayDavies</span></a>, and originally released in the United Kingdom on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KwyetKinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KwyetKinks</span></a> in September 1965. It was also released as a single in the US and Continental Europe. Written as a satire on the British upper class, the song was inspired by Ray Davies's interest in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/musicHall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicHall</span></a> and scorn for wealthy tourists he encountered on a 1965 vacation. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/N8LFXEfbxdw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/N8LFXEfbxdw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>