The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of former members of the band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunions for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, "The Archway EP", in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club. Dalton and Gosling both retired from The Kast Off Kinks in 2008, but Dalton does still appear with the band. The first bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife, played at various shows with the band before his death in 2010. The Kinks' drummer from 1984 to
Starstruck (The Kinks song) Starstruck (The Kinks song) "Starstruck" is a track and single from the Kinks's 1968 album, "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society." The song is about getting absorbed by the culture and straying from your family. "Starstruck" was the first U.S. single pulled from "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society", but besides hitting #13 in The Netherlands, it did not chart. The track was also released as a single in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and in Australia. However, in the Australian version of the single, "Starstruck" was switched with its B-side, "Picture Book" as the A-side. A promotional