Great list, but I have to make an addition.

A shame that while Gen X and later musicians were discovering the classic Kinks, both critics and artists ignored their post 70's output. Here's a late 80's anthem that always pumps me up: https://youtu.be/D9m4GpVj_Fg

One of Ray Davies' most optimistic songs. Of course he then undercuts it on U.K. Jive with the fatalistic "Loony Balloon". But that's Ray Davies for you.