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| "Celluloid Heroes" | ||||
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| Single by the Kinks | ||||
| from the album Everybody's in Show-Biz | ||||
| B-side | "Hot Potatoes" | |||
| Released | 24 November 1972 | |||
| Recorded | May–June 1972 | |||
| Studio | Morgan (London) | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 6:19 | |||
| Label | RCA 2299 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Davies | |||
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"Celluloid Heroes" is a song performed by the Kinks and written by their lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Ray Davies. It debuted on their 1972 album Everybody's in Show-Biz.[1]
The song names several famous actors of 20th century film, and also mentions Los Angeles's Hollywood Boulevard, alluding to its Hollywood Walk of Fame. The actors mentioned are Greta Garbo, Rudolph Valentino, Bela Lugosi, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, George Sanders, and Mickey Rooney, although the verse mentioning the latter three is omitted in some recorded versions of the song (e.g. on One for the Road).
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2011.