This Strange Effect
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"This Strange Effect" is a song
Song
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 written
Songwriter
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 by Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Ray Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...

 of The Kinks
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...

 and released first by Dave Berry
Dave Berry (musician)
Not to be confused with English 1960s singer Mike Berry.Dave Berry is a British pop singer and former teen idol of the 1960s...

 in July 1965. The single was released in the United States in September 1965. It reached #1 in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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 and Belgium
Belgium
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 and No.37 on the UK singles chart.

A studio
Recording studio
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 recording
Sound recording and reproduction
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 was never officially released by The Kinks, but live recordings exist. An in-studio BBC recording by the Kinks from August 1965 was released in 2001 on The Songs We Sang for Auntie - BBC Sessions 1964-1977.

Former Rolling Stones bassist
Bassist
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, Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings...

, covered
Cover version
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 the track for his 1992 album
Album
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 Stuff. This version can also be found on A Stone Alone: The Solo Anthology 1974-2002.
Belgian
Belgium
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 band
Band (music)
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, Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic are a Belgian rock/pop group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre, but rather encompass alternative, electronica, electropop, rock, and mixture of others...

, covered the song in 1998 for their album, Blue Wonder Power Milk
Blue Wonder Power Milk
Blue Wonder Power Milk is the second album by the Belgian band Hooverphonic, the first one featuring lead singer Geike Arnaert. The singles released from this album are "This Strange Effect", "Lung", "Club Montepulciano" and "Eden"....

. Their version of "This Strange Effect" was released as a single and was featured in the American television advertisement for the Motorola SLVR.
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