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21. "Picture Book"The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968279 Points (13 Votes)
Mimed on TV in '69: http://youtu.be/4BGjaL5329QHP commercial: http://youtu.be/TOnif6BC0kcGreen Day "Warning" music video: http://youtu.be/eebfMFzJHNs
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Green Day... why?
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:04 (twelve years ago) link
listen to the riff.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:06 (twelve years ago) link
Hearing that in the HP ad was pretty disconcerting. It was like my cat had run away and appeared in a commercial months later.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9rQKX6cLKd8/RYZxMJVr-zI/AAAAAAAAAPE/89NJltWR25w/s400/vincentyeo_88-img600x442-1094665886the_kinks_mirabelle_mag1970.jpg
20. "This Time Tomorrow"Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, 1970281 Points (12 Points)
The Track: http://youtu.be/ONd4qSs5B5k
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
^^I saved you guys from a Ray w/The Mumfords clip this time
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
nice! didn't think this would place
― iatee, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:08 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I don't really hear it. similar tempo/drum part but it's in a different key and the melody is totally different, the rhythm pattern is different...? eh whatever.
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
Back-to-back Wes from the same movie!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Dave_Davies_1971.jpg
19. "Srangers"Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One281 Points (13 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/omd1IwCNJj4Norah Jones live cover (audio only): http://youtu.be/DugdwGyw9OE
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
another great song, dave davies' best
― iatee, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
There go my #2 and #4
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
Strangers was towards the bottom of my ballot. love it tho
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
Wait, both of these songs are better than "Picture Book"?
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
My favorite song on Lola.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
statistically speaking, it appears so
― iatee, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
I think so
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:23 (twelve years ago) link
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18. "Oklahoma USA"Muswell Hillbillies, 1971282 Points (13 Votes)
The Track: http://youtu.be/hQcf6qRMZMoRay solo live: http://youtu.be/YKWckkQ1GbQ
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
whoa, is "See My Friends" not gonna place?
― Euler, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
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17. "Do You Remember Walter?"The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968286 Points (12 Votes)
The Track: http://youtu.be/cA5bcZeGqwE
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
wow, "Walter" at only 17. kinda shocked!
― Euler, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
We remember him, but not as fondly as he would like to think we do.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
"golden age" period stuff is getting the shaft imho
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
well there are only so many spots
― iatee, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
I think vgps prob had a lot of vote splitting
Don't Worry, Euler:
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16. "See My Friends"Kinkdom, 1965305 Points (11 Votes)
The Track: http://youtu.be/ZCSzxkbMri8Mimed on TV: http://youtu.be/S2Al7u0cKRkMimed on "Shindig!": http://youtu.be/HueiKoc1jmU
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
I have to say, Kinkdom is doing pretty well for a long OOP cash-in album.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
fabulous; the song that opened my mind to the genius of this band. They were soooo ahead of the curve, so many times; still can't believe this song came out in 65.
― Euler, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
their first gay subtext song...?
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
is it? ha, i have no idea what that song is about. but i love it. voted it pretty high I think. mission of burma did a cool version of this back in the 80s. can't find it on youtube tho.
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
no one left to love'cept my friends
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
richard thompson's recent-ish version is pretty ace toohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7EdYT7_eUthough i wish there was a fairport version, i can kind of hear it in my head.
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
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15. "The Village Green Preservation Society"The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968321 Points (14 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/zL9tyzE83ncLive on TV in '73: http://youtu.be/e3nvJ2hmaUI
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
I like that Richard Thompson version! Thanks tyler.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
VGPS just squeaked onto my ballot.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's pretty nice, part of the 1000 Years of Music set I think. xp
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:08 (twelve years ago) link
Geez, I was sure this would finish in the top ten. What popular songs from Village Green are left?
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think any others will make it
― iatee, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'll close today w/the one that gave us a thread title:
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14. "Autumn Almanac"Non-LP Single, 1967/The Kink Kronikles, 1972321 Points (12 Votes, 2 #1's)
Mimed on Top of The Pops: http://youtu.be/p_u0gn1I8xQ
Baker's dozen on Monday to close!
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 20 April 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
I'm hoping for Big Sky.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 20 April 2012 19:12 (twelve years ago) link
Autumn Almanac is so great. the chord structure is stunningly weird and complex, but it sounds so effortlessly catchy.
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 19:19 (twelve years ago) link
really marveled at its construction when I sat down to learn to play it
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 19:20 (twelve years ago) link
for reasons lost in the mists of time, my kids always sing this as My Automatic Cat
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 20 April 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
What weird results. There are about 8 ringers left, but as for the rest, I have no idea.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
Catching up...
Always liked the lyrics on "VGPS" more than the music.
"See My Friends" was my #2 for no other reason than I find it seductive as hell. Maybe it's the gay subtext.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:49 (twelve years ago) link
"Autumn Almanac" surprised me most in relistening. Must have just blended in with stuff like "Mr. Pleasant" and "Wonderboy" too much for me in the past, but considering it on its own, I finally realized exactly how good a single it was. Had it number four when I thought originally that it would be in my bottom ten.
― timellison, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:51 (twelve years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 20 April 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
I always thought Big Sky was the one people would vote for from VGPS, so curious to see if it's upcoming.
― dlp9001, Friday, 20 April 2012 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
If Mr. Pleasant finishes ahead of Sweet Lady Genevieve and Animal Farm I will barf.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 20 April 2012 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
I'm getting the distinct impression everyone likes different things about that record. There's at least a quarter of it I have no use for, to be honest, and I don't really rate it any higher than Something Else or Face to Face, which have similar hit-to-miss ratios. For some reason VGPS seems to hang together a bit more stylistically and thematically than the other two... my favorite songs on it aside from the title track are All of My Friends Were There and Sitting by the Riverside. Starstruck, Picture Book, Walter are all aces too
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 20 April 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
big sky was my highest VGPS vote.
― tylerw, Friday, 20 April 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link