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Line 1: {{Use British English}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox single \| Name = Drivin' Line 29 ⟶ 31: ==Background== "Drivin'," on ~~May~~ 1, May 1969, was one of the first two tracks to be worked on by The Kinks (the other being its B-side, "Mindless Child of Motherhood"). In ''[[Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)]]'', Drivin' shows the protagonist, Arthur Morgan, convincing his wife, Rose, to forget all of her problems (and the upheaval going on in the world) and take a drive. However, within the context of the concept album, the song offers only a brief respite from the prevailing anxieties.<ref name=kitts/> According to critic [[Johnny Rogan]] and author Thomas Kitts, "Drivin'" is based on real experiences from Ray Davies' childhood when his family drove from London to the country.<ref name=rogan>{{cite book\|title=The Complete Guide to the Music of the Kinks\|author=[[Johnny Rogan\|Rogan, J.]]\|pages=70-71\|year=1998\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|isbn=0711963142}}</ref><ref name=kitts>{{cite book\|title=Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else\|author=Kitts, T.M.\|pages=135-137\|year=2008\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=041597769X}}</ref>

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