Susannah's Still Alive

"Susannah's Still Alive"
Single by Dave Davies with The Kinks
B-side	"Funny Face"
Released	24 November 1967
Format	7" single
Genre	Pop
Length	2:22
Label	Pye Records
Songwriter(s)	Dave Davies
Producer(s)	Ray Davies
Dave Davies with The Kinks singles chronology
"Death of a Clown" (1967) "Susannah's Still Alive" (1967) "Lincoln County" (1968)
"Death of a Clown" (1967) "Susannah's Still Alive" (1967) "Lincoln County" (1968)

"Susannah's Still Alive" is a song by the British rock group The Kinks, composed and sung by their guitarist Dave Davies. It was one of the few Kinks songs that was written by Dave, the brother of lead singer and songwriter Ray Davies. The single was credited solely to Dave Davies and featured all of The Kinks as his backing band. It was a hit (peaking at #20 in the UK)^[1] but it did not live up to the expectations of Davies' last single "Death of a Clown", which was a Top 5 hit.^[1] It failed to chart in the US, but was a significant success in Europe, reaching #10 in the Netherlands, #27 in Germany, #18 in Belgium and #18 in Sweden.^[1] Although it was never featured on an LP, its B-side "Funny Face" was included on The Kinks' 1967 album Something Else by The Kinks.

Although all original UK singles used the spelling Suzanah, in many other countries and on later compilation albums Suzannah or Susannah was used.

Track listing

1. "Susannah's Still Alive"
2. "Funny Face"

Lineup

• Dave Davies - double-tracked lead vocal, guitars
• Ray Davies - piano, harmonica
• Pete Quaife - bass guitar
• Mick Avory - drums

Cardiacs version

"Susannah's Still Alive" is the fourth single and only cover version ever recorded by Cardiacs. As well as being released as a single, the track was also on the Kinks tribute album, Shangri-La - A Tribute to The Kinks.

References

External links

• Dave Davies Official Site