1. Just consider, momentarily, the far less talented bassists, drummers, and ex–New Kids on the Block–ers this means have beaten the man who wrote ‘‘You Really Got Me ‘‘ and ‘‘Lola‘‘ to the punch.

2. "They came through the back entrance as the front was cordoned off by police because it was so crowded." After a few drinks, the 24–year–old Prince and 21–year–old Holly Branson took to the dancefloor to The Kinks’ track You Really Got Me.

3. Lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies said that The Kinks are close to reforming for a reunion tour next year The band, whose hits include You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset, were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 by Pete Townsend, who urged them to reunite.

4. You Really Got Me is my idea of a blues song, but it became very English because I discovered what lyrics are." His new single, The Tourist, is certainly not a blues song, and has no echoes of jazz, but it‘s still something of an unlikely and timely New Orleans classic.

5. William treated friends to the club’s 100 Treasure Chest cocktails – a potent combination of brandy and peach liqueur topped with a bottle of champagne and served in a wooden chest – followed by at least ten bottles of Dom Peri gnon Rosé at 240 a bottle, about five rounds of tequila shots and more cocktails, including Coconut Grenades, a frozen passion fruit and coconut cocktail. ‘He arrived with his best friend Guy Pelly,’ said one party–goer. ‘They came through the back entrance as the front was cordoned off by police because it was so crowded.’ After a few drinks, the 24–year–old Prince and 21–year–old Holly Branson took to the dancefloor to The Kinks’ track You Really Got Me. ‘They were clearly very close and getting along like a house on fire,’ said one onlooker. ‘At one stage they were poking their tongues out at each other. ‘Towards the end of the evening, though, he was sitting with a pretty blonde who had joined his table.