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The inspiration behind the Kinks' "Come Dancing" is as tragic as it is personal. In 1957, Ray and Dave Davies' older sister Rene died of a heart attack she suffered while out dancing at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. She was 31 years old. Over 20 years later, Ray used "Come Dancing" to tell a fictional story of a local dance hall where the narrator's sister used to go, It shuts down for good, replaced with a parking lot.

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