Desc: Ray Davies: The World from My Window: Directed by Matthew Longfellow. With Ray Davies, Keith Altham, Deke Arlon, David Bowie. Ray Davies, the cornerstone of the Kinks, is one of his country's greatest songwriters. Over four decades he has provided a feast for all comers, regardless of social station, from the simple urgency of 'You Really Got Me' to the detached melancholy of "Come Dancing' .