Describe some musical elements of the Kinks' song "You Really Got Me".

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Tempo: 138 beats per minute, 4 beats per bar; Form: 4-bar introduction introduces 4 statements of a 1-bar riff that continues on 20-bar sections with a 10-bar instrumental between the second and third sections: Features: Even beat subdivisions, Strong backbeat in drums, tambourine on each beat, Guitar fuzztone created by cut speaker cone, Riff begins with a half-beat pickup, Abrupt key changes, riff changes pitch to fit, Accents on "really" and "me"; Lyrics: Singer is enraptured by his girlfriend; Charts: Pop, #7, British his, #1.

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Which of the following was NOT a well-known swingera bandleader?

a) Chick Webb b) Benny Goodman c) Charlie Christian d) Earl Hines

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