"I go to BlackPOLL for my holidays,"-- ILM Artist Poll #17 -- The Kinks RESULTS THREAD

Sorry for the big image, but I think I'm in love with this ep sleeve (Also iatee right on one count):

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iZ511_Hex3s/TZoI12N512I/AAAAAAAACq8/rjT7jjizJnI/s1600/kinks%252520fr24160724.jpg

22. "Till The End of The Day"
The Kink Kontroversy, 1965
271 Points (14 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/BIc-RnqjwWA
Live on TV in '66: http://youtu.be/utiosGC7RKc
Alex Chilton & Yo La Tengo live cover from '07: http://youtu.be/YAQ8gqb3Zxk

"I'm on an island" is great

Sweet Lady Genevieve & Animal Farm were my 1 & 2 votes. I was hoping they'd both be higher.

http://images3.wax.fm/kinks_kinks_are_village_green_preservation_society-CLVLXPY298-1292249500.jpeg

21. "Picture Book"
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968
279 Points (13 Votes)

Mimed on TV in '69: http://youtu.be/4BGjaL5329Q
HP commercial: http://youtu.be/TOnif6BC0kc
Green Day "Warning" music video: http://youtu.be/eebfMFzJHNs

Green Day... why?

listen to the riff.

Hearing that in the HP ad was pretty disconcerting. It was like my cat had run away and appeared in a commercial months later.

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, 1970
281 Points (12 Points)

The Track: http://youtu.be/ONd4qSs5B5k

^^I saved you guys from a Ray w/The Mumfords clip this time

nice! didn't think this would place

listen to the riff.

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.

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 One
281 Points (13 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/omd1IwCNJj4
Norah Jones live cover (audio only): http://youtu.be/DugdwGyw9OE

another great song, dave davies' best

There go my #2 and #4

Strangers was towards the bottom of my ballot. love it tho

Wait, both of these songs are better than "Picture Book"?

My favorite song on Lola.

statistically speaking, it appears so

I think so

http://gallery.rgroden.com/graphics/00000001/OklahomaLRG.jpg

18. "Oklahoma USA"
Muswell Hillbillies, 1971
282 Points (13 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/hQcf6qRMZMo
Ray solo live: http://youtu.be/YKWckkQ1GbQ

whoa, is "See My Friends" not gonna place?

http://www2.sk-static.com/images/media/img/col6/20090802-190306-460012.jpg

17. "Do You Remember Walter?"
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968
286 Points (12 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/cA5bcZeGqwE

wow, "Walter" at only 17. kinda shocked!

We remember him, but not as fondly as he would like to think we do.

"golden age" period stuff is getting the shaft imho

well there are only so many spots

I think vgps prob had a lot of vote splitting

Don't Worry, Euler:

http://www.chartstats.com/images/artwork/2418.jpg

16. "See My Friends"
Kinkdom, 1965
305 Points (11 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/ZCSzxkbMri8
Mimed on TV: http://youtu.be/S2Al7u0cKRk
Mimed on "Shindig!": http://youtu.be/HueiKoc1jmU

I have to say, Kinkdom is doing pretty well for a long OOP cash-in album.

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.

their first gay subtext song...?

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.

no one left to love
'cept my friends

richard thompson's recent-ish version is pretty ace too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7EdYT7_eU
though i wish there was a fairport version, i can kind of hear it in my head.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CiE_xz40zik/St00qZyzOpI/AAAAAAAABC0/cfQaqJNwsAg/s400/Kinks_helmfrid-sofa3.jpg

15. "The Village Green Preservation Society"
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968
321 Points (14 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/zL9tyzE83nc
Live on TV in '73: http://youtu.be/e3nvJ2hmaUI

I like that Richard Thompson version! Thanks tyler.

VGPS just squeaked onto my ballot.

yeah it's pretty nice, part of the 1000 Years of Music set I think. xp

Geez, I was sure this would finish in the top ten. What popular songs from Village Green are left?

I don't think any others will make it

I'll close today w/the one that gave us a thread title:

http://images.45cat.com/the-kinks-autumn-almanac-1967-3.jpg

14. "Autumn Almanac"
Non-LP Single, 1967/The Kink Kronikles, 1972
321 Points (12 Votes, 2 #1's)

Mimed on Top of The Pops: http://youtu.be/p_u0gn1I8xQ

Baker's dozen on Monday to close!

I'm hoping for Big Sky.

Autumn Almanac is so great. the chord structure is stunningly weird and complex, but it sounds so effortlessly catchy.

really marveled at its construction when I sat down to learn to play it

for reasons lost in the mists of time, my kids always sing this as My Automatic Cat

What weird results. There are about 8 ringers left, but as for the rest, I have no idea.

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.

"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.

for reasons lost in the mists of time, my kids always sing this as My Automatic Cat

I always thought Big Sky was the one people would vote for from VGPS, so curious to see if it's upcoming.