My point is that the thread asked who should be given a knighthood. I believe they are given out to freely and should only be given for exceptional deeds over a long period of time. I do not consider Ray Davies meets this criteria, in fact I think very few do. I think the music industry has...
As they say everyman to his own but I can still see no reason why Ray Davies should even be considered for a knighthood you might as well give one to the singer at The United Services Club tomorrow.
I know them from the 60s as played by the Kinks but the way it was stated I expecetd him to have written classic songs for other artists like Lennon and McCartney