TheUglylucy4's video: Stop Your Sobbing

"Stop Your Sobbing" was written by Ray Davies and is the thirteenth track off of The Kinks 1964 debut LP...Kinks. The album contained the song "You Really Got Me" which put the band on the charts for the first time. "Stop Your Sobbing" was quickly released in order to capitalize on the success of "You Really Got Me". "Stop Your Sobbing" tells the story of a man who is getting frustrated with his girlfriend's crying all the time. Davies wrote the ballad about a former girlfriend who, fearing that fame would change him, broke down in tears upon seeing how popular he had become. The song has the singer annoyed that his girlfriend cries too much, and he wants her to stop. But the singer's pleas fail and by the end of the song he remains frustrated at the unresolved situation. Davies biographer Thomas Kitts suggests that the song may have been inspired by Davies having recently broken up with an old girlfriend. In 1980, The Pretenders released their version of "Stop Your Sobbing" on their self-titled debut album. The recording of this cover of the song led to the relationship between Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde, which eventually resulted in the birth of their child. "Stop Your Sobbing" basically sends the message that I love you, but WTF...stop complaining. In other words, man up and I'll come back to you. Pretty simple stuff.