"Deacon Blues" started playing on the internal turntable as soon as I saw your title. And I hadn't heard that Hollies song for decades now. It's quite good.

Ray Davies can't be accused of rosy optimism, but he penned this call to action to losers: https://youtu.be/6fcMsLnYXXU

More typical Davies bleak introspection: https://youtu.be/yu5YGgeD6zA

And not just the darkest Kinks song, but maybe the darkest song of all time: https://youtu.be/5pPTRHdmYIc