# The 1967 song David Gilmour, David Bowie, and Pete Townshend called one of the greatest in pop music: “Timeless”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1967-song-david-gilmour-david-bowie-and-pete-townshend-called-one-of-the-greatest-in-pop-music-timeless/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T16:50:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/1967-song-david-gilmour-david-bowie-pete-townshend-called-greatest/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- “Waterloo Sunset” was released by the Kinks in 1967.
- Gilmour called it the perfect pop song.
- Bowie and Townshend also praised Ray Davies’s songwriting.

## Summary

Ray Davies’s songwriting, particularly the Kinks’ 1967 song “Waterloo Sunset”, is praised by musicians from very different parts of rock music. David Gilmour called it the perfect pop song, while David Bowie described it as deeply moving and “timeless”; Pete Townshend said Davies’s work was perfect in his eyes.

The article argues that Davies showed how pop could move beyond simple party music, using vivid, distinctly English settings and ambitious songwriting. It links his influence to the work of Pink Floyd, The Who and Bowie, and notes that Paul McCartney once wanted to see the Kinks perform while the Beatles were touring with them.

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