A Well Respected Man

Infobox Single
Name = A Well Respected Man


Caption =
Artist = The Kinks
from Album =
B-side = Milk Cow Blues (Ray Davies)
Released = March 1966 (UK) [http://kinks.it.rit.edu/discography/showrelease.php?release=56 A Well Respected Man] at kinks.it.rit.edu, retrieved June 23, 2008.]
Format = 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Recorded = Late July/Early August 1965
Genre = Rock
Length = 02:45
Label = Pye Records 7N 17100
Producer = Shel Talmy
Certification =
Chart position = US #13, AUS #18, BEL #20, NL #8, SWE #3 [http://kinks.it.rit.edu/charts.html Chart positions] , at kinks.it.rit.edu, retrieved June 23, 2008.]
Last single = "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion"
(1966)
This single = "A Well Respected Man
(1966)
Next single = "Sunny Afternoon"
(1966)
Misc =

"A Well Respected Man" is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1966 (see 1966 in music). It reached #13 on the US charts. Musically, it and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" marked the beginning of an expansion in the Kinks' inspirations, drawing much from British music hall traditions, as well as from American rhythm and blues. It was one of three Kinks songs included on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll along with "You Really Got Me" and "Lola".

Davies composed the song based on a negative experience with upper class guests at a luxury resort where he was staying in 1965. He crafted the song to mock what he perceived as their condescension and self-satisfaction.

In Popular Culture

* The song was featured in the 2007 film "Juno" and its award-winning soundtrack.
* The song can be heard during the end credits of the 2004 film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers".

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