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"Come Dancing"State of Confusion, 19837 Points (3 Votes, 2 #1's)
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Weird. Had no idea that song was hated by Kinks fans at all. Always thought it was widely seen as a resounding return to form.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
well, 3 votes. and one of 'em is me, who just came out as a non-fan.
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:35 (1 year ago) Permalink
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"Black Messiah"Misfits, 19789 Points (3 Votes, 3 #1's)
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was 8 when Come Dancing came out, but I thought it was great if not a little confusing thanks to the video, which I watched over and over and over while we were on vacation because I had MTV for the first time in my short life. Had nfi what a Pally was, that's for sure.
I didn't know anyone hated it either.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
some people need to listen to 'art lover'
― iatee, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
And that's it for today.
Will be back to begin the "Top 50" Rollout tomorrow.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha, no, I wasn't saying "Grr, you're not a fan if you don't like this." I'm just surprised is all.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
idg hating "Come Dancing", at least not enough to give it a hate vote.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Come Dancing" is great. video with the old cleaning ladies dancing with mops = A+
― Jilly Boel and the Eltones (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
I didn't vote for hated songs because I don't hate any enough to put my loathing on record.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
i remember first hearing it while watching a block of random videos on MTV2 or VH1 Classic like 15 years ago and just being horrified by it
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
I DO get hating "Destroyer"...can totally understand that impulse. I don't though.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
People, what is wrong with Come Dancing? It's a great song. How can it get more hate than Rock n' Roll Cities?
― kornrulez6969, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
it's way more famous obviously, for one
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
I didn't vote for any hated tracks. There's a whole gob of shit on things like Soap Opera or Think Visual, but I don't guess I honestly hate any of it. Even the more famous tracks that can be overplayed are still underplayed by virtue of them being Kinks songs.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
I mainly voted for hated tracks because of "Black Messiah." Has Ray ever been called out on that song's racism?
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'd say 95% of Ray's whole repertoire is sung from a character pov, so "Black Messiah" is a slippery one.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I hate "Harry Rag", even tried to sell Something Else once because of it before a friend kindly intervened
― Euler, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Harry Rag is so weird. never heard this euphemism for weed anywhere else.
― Jilly Boel and the Eltones (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:25 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
doesn't Harry Rag = Fag = Cigarette?
― rob, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 23:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
yah I always thought it was about cigs, lyrics definitely imply hardcore addiction
"Village Green" is easily my least favorite of the 1966-1971 Kinks albums. It sounds like de-clawed Kinks to me.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:16 (Yesterday)
I agree with this challop.
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 01:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha! i put come dancing on my best-tracks ballot! oh well.
i voted for arthur as the best kinks album.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 01:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
also tbqh i'm pretty sure ray davies is a racist.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 01:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
he's an asshole, anyway. he just got the holy spirit for a few years there.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 01:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Harry Rag" almost made my top 20.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 01:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'll save my defense of "Destroyer" for whenever it shows up in the top 50 (I'm assuming it will?). But I think it's a pretty great song for a lot of reasons.
― something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 02:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Harry Rag did make my top 20. Always loved it. Had no idea anyone would dislike it. Sorta Threepenny Opera-ish.
― bendy, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Surprised someone else besides me voted for "Naggin' Woman". But Lazy Lester didn't sing the original, although it's probably him playing harp on Jimmy Anderson's Excello 45 from 1962, which is pretty great....here.
― ρεμπετις, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also, it's hard to argue that the any of the albums outside of the span from Face to Face -> Muswell Hillbillies are better than those inside the span. It's more about the order one would rank them. The order we got for top four would be the order you'd get if the sample size was 50 or 1000, though.
― bendy, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
― Jilly Boel and the Eltones (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Well, firstly, it's not a euphemism for weed. It's also cockney rhyming slang, so it's pretty exclusive to one part of the UK. 'Harry Rag' = fag, and fag = British slang for 'cigarette', except in the North-East. It's just a song about smoking cigarettes, really.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 07:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Anyhow, no surprise to see which Kinks album topped the 'best album' poll. My #1 (Lola Vs Powerman And The Moneygoround) was 6th, and 'Come Dancing' also made my "worst tracks" ballot. Never liked it. That keyboard lick is pure cheese.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 07:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's the last verse that saves it, and also that Its The Kinks! In the Charts! Yay!
(although the next single "Don't forget to dance" seemed a lazy)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 09:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
You all know that the Davies' sister died at a local dance when Ray was 13, right?
― Three Word Username, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 09:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
:-(
i'd say kink kronikles might be better than lola (the LP).
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 10:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Clive Davis didn't want it released as a single in the US, but Ray convinced him. Turned out to be their biggest hit since "Tired of Waiting for You" (same peak, #6).
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ok I didn't think I had a least favorite Kinks song, but that's it -- "Tired of Waiting" is so boring!
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:29 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm not a fan of "Tired Of Waiting For You", but I do love that it takes him three tries to get that whole line out. He's too tired to just sing it all at once.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
I had no idea! this does sorta change the tone of the song
― iatee, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 13:41 (1 year ago) Permalink
Okay, I just sent out belated confirmations to all voters whom I received ballots from. Check the account you sent from to make sure you got one.
Now give me a few minutes and I'll begin the tracks rollout.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Excellent.
― timellison, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
50. "Do It Again"Word of Mouth, 1984100 Points (5 Votes)
Music Video: http://youtu.be/wEw0ZYlpYXE
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, that was an excellent single. Maybe my favorite from that era.
― timellison, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
49. "Yes Sir, No Sir"Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire, 1969101 Points (5 Votes)
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
the track: http://youtu.be/ECq1njEC1Gs
Yaaay -- I think Arthur would make a good small town musical production, esp this song.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:15 (1 year ago) Permalink
Arthur!
― rob, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
i had a hard time voting for Arthur songs, even tho it might be my favorite kinks album! just kind of think of it as one big (awesome) song.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
i love how super theatrical yes sir, no sir is
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
48. "Love Me Till The Sun Shines"Dave Davies Solo Single/Something Else By The Kinks, 1967104 Points (5 Votes)
BBC Version: http://youtu.be/KUBSZJCASdQLyres cover: http://youtu.be/4n-yU3XEFeY
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm with tyler - I had surprisingly few tracks from Arthur despite my love for the record.
Voted for "Do It Again" though. Made my top 10.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah, just saw that it was more than $100! maybe it'll come down. looks niiiiiice.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
hmmmm is that ... is that a thing?
Is it weird that I read that in a Dave Chappelle voice?
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
yes.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Way cheaper here: http://www.deepdiscount.com/cd/kinks-at-the-bbc-import/
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
hot damn tamale.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 25 April 2012 16:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
when are we doing The Who. Did I miss it?
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
The Who will be #24, and will be run by Tarfumes.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:36 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just seen the timing thread, and notice The Cure and Kate Bush are upcoming. Must find out how to vote, some spreadsheet malarkey iirc. Is there an idiot's guide?
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Thursday, 26 April 2012 22:36 (1 year ago) Permalink