The Kinks - Dandy

Although this song doesn't have a ton of lyrics and is quite short, ever since we read about Walter Benjamin's writings about Charles Baudelaire's ideas of the flaneur and the dandy, this song pops up into my head all of the time.
 

As more discussion about the flaneur/dandy arises, please check out the link to Taylor Davidson's blog page about the now Modern Flaneur...

http://taylordavidson.com/writing/2009/08/15/flaneur/

"The term flaneur may date back to another era, but it’s an idea and an action more relevant today than ever."

Just "Dandy"

Walter Benjamin introduces in his writings about a particular type of man called a dandy. To learn about the dandy, we must first understand the flaneur...

"Walter Benjamin adopted the concept of the urban observer both as an analytical tool and as a lifestyle. From his Marxist standpoint, Benjamin describes the flâneur as a product of modern life and the Industrial Revolution without precedent, a parallel to the advent of the tourist. His flâneur is an uninvolved but highly perceptive bourgeois dilettante. Benjamin became his own prime example, making social and aesthetic observations during long walks through Paris."

http://taylordavidson.com/writing/2009/08/15/flaneur/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Mii2GOwMA