'(c)1966 Words & Music by Raymond Douglas Davies Guitar Arr. stagwolf ~~~~~~~~~~~~ They seek him here, they seek him there, his clothes are loud, but never square; It will make or break him so he\'s got to buy the best, \'cos he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion. And when he does his little rounds, \'round the boutiques of London Town; Eagerly pursuing all the latest fads and trends \'cos he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is) He thinks he is a flower to be looked at And when he pulls his frilly nylon panties right up tight, he feels a dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is) There\'s one thing that he loves and that is flattery, One week he\'s in polka-dots, the next week he is in stripes, \'Cos he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion. They seek him here, they seek him there, in Regent Street and Leicester Square; Everywhere the Carnabetian army marches on each one an dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is) His world is built \'round discotheques and parties, This pleasure-seeking individual always looks his best, \'Cos he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion. Oh yes he is (oh yes he is), oh yes he is (oh yes he is) He flits from shop to shop just like a butterfly, In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be, \'Cos he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion, He\'s a dedicated follower of fashion, he\'s a dedicated follower of fashion. ~~~ Written by Ray Davies • Copyright © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Abkco Music, Inc ~~~ Ray Davies claimed that the song was inspired by a fight he had with a fashion designer at a party. I got pissed off with [a fashion designer at a party] always going on about fashion. I was just saying you don\'t have to be anything; you decide what you want to be and you just walk down the street and if you\'re good the world will change as you walk past. I just wanted it to be the individual who created his own fashion. ... [It was] a terrible brawl. I kicked him, and I kicked his girlfriend up the arse. [Ray Davies Davies claims he wrote the song in one sitting, typing the lyrics out on a typewriter, with no later revision. It was performed with Davies mostly accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, with the rest of the band joining in on the \"It will make or break him so he\'s got to buy the best \'cause...\" and echoing the \"Oh yes he is\" lines in the refrain. The song contains two lines from the 1905 English adventure novel The Scarlet Pimpernel; \"they seek him here, they seek him there\". The band attempted recording the song a number of times, playing with the arrangement, lyric diction, and guitar sounds. Davies was never totally satisfied with the release version, and was angered that the song\'s production and release were rushed by Kinks managers and Pye Records. Specifically, he attempted multiple openings. That guitar clanging at the beginning, we did it over and over, changed guitars, tried it with a piano. Ray was after a sound and he didn\'t get it. When he realized he wasn\'t getting it, he took the tape, rolled it across the floor and set fire to it. The next day we started again and he settled for that. But I know he wasn\'t happy with the final result. [Pete Quaife At least two of the alternate versions are available as bonus CD tracks and as bootleg recordings. [wiki'
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