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}} "Low Budget" is the sixth track from The Kinks' album of the same name. It was written, produced and sung by Ray Davies. ==Background== "Low Budget" was recorded in January 1979.〔 It describes a man giving up his "expensive traits" in order to save money. Like many of the tracks on ''Low Budget'', it applies to the economic troubles occurring during the time that the album was released, such as strikes in Great Britain. However, AllMusic's Richard Gilliam claimed that the track's theme could "easily apply to just about any modern recession".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Low Budget - The Kinks | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic )〕 Although "Low Budget" refers to economic problems of the times in general, it also refers to some of Ray Davies' own personal concerns. In the song, Davies mocks his own fear of not having money and his frugality.〔〔〔 The song also references Davies' vanity.〔 The singer describes himself as once being well dressed and able to afford cigars, but now has to buy discount clothes and chew mints.〔 He describes himself as "a cut-price person in a low-budget land."〔 But despite being reduced to poverty, the singer expresses pride in his hair and his teeth.〔 Author Thomas Kitts notes that even the title, used in the refrain "I'm on a low budget" could refer to Davies keeping himself on a tight budget.〔 When asked which guitar performance he was most proud of, The Kinks' guitarist Dave Davies noted "Low Budget," as well as "You Really Got Me," as a favorite. He said of this: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Low Budget (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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