The Kinks song Paul McCartney wishes he had written in 1965

Paul McCartney has written some of the most famous songs in history, but there's one song released by the Kinks in 1965 that he admits he envies as a songwriter. The song is "Waterloo Sunset". Although the track was officially released in 1967, McCartney has stated several times that he considers Ray Davies' composition to be one of the most perfect ever written and that he would like to have been the author of the work. The song portrays a seemingly simple scene: a couple crossing London while the narrator observes the movement around Waterloo station. However, the sensitivity of the lyrics and the delicate melody turned the song into one of the greatest classics of British rock. McCartney has always highlighted Ray Davies' ability to find poetry in everyday situations. For him, few songs can convey so much emotion using such simple elements. "Waterloo Sunset" has become one of the Kinks' most celebrated works and frequently appears on lists of the greatest British songs of all time. The praise coming from one of the Beatles' main songwriters shows the enormous respect that Ray Davies earned among his contemporaries.