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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]

"Celluloid Heroes"
Single by The Kinks
from the album Everybody's in Show-Biz
B-side"Hot Potatoes"
Released24 November 1972
RecordedMay–June 1972
StudioMorgan Studios, Willesden, London
GenreSoft rock
Length6:19
LabelRCA 2299
Songwriter(s)Ray Davies
Producer(s)Ray Davies
The Kinks singles chronology
"Supersonic Rocket Ship"
(1972)
"Celluloid Heroes"
(1972)
"Sitting In The Midday Sun"
(1973)

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).


Release and reception


The track was released as the second single from the album. In the UK, the single features the full album version which runs to over six minutes, but the US single used a more corporate-radio-friendly edit which is almost two minutes shorter. Although their previous single had been a top 20 hit on the UK singles chart, "Celluloid Heroes" failed to chart.

The song appears on the band's live album One for the Road (1980) and was re-recorded for the 2009 album The Kinks Choral Collection. The song was also the title track of a 1976 collection featuring material originally released while recording for the RCA label, The Kinks' Greatest: Celluloid Heroes.


List of actors mentioned in the lyrics



Cover versions



References


  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. "Gezien op NPORadio2.nl: Celluloid Heroes - The Kinks". Nporadio2.nl. Retrieved 10 October 2018.



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