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

When I saw Yo La Tengo do The Sounds of Science last night, the guy who was opening, Chris Cummings (local), did an excellent "Too Much on My Mind."

Ready for more....

Listening to Arthur - which alternates with Village Green as my favourite Kinks album - and found this on the Wikipedia page:

Reprise Records, The Kinks' US label, devised an elaborate, multi-levelled promotional campaign for Arthur in early 1969. The most famous branch of the programme involved a promo package entitled God Save The Kinks. The set featured various items, including a consumer's guide to the band's albums, a bag of "grass" from the "Daviesland village green", and an LP entitled Then, Now and Inbetween.[19] The set was accompanied by a positive letter from Hal Halverstadt of creative services at Warner/Reprise, part of which read, "... [We are led] to believe that The Kinks may not have had it at all ... The Kinks are to be supported, encouraged, cheered. And saved."[19] The campaign was officially launched on 3 July, at a meeting between Ray Davies and Reprise executives in Burbank, California.[26] Reprise considered seeding false stories in the press to create an "outlaw" image for the group as part of the campaign, including pieces about marijuana possession and income tax evasion.[27] Ray called the idea "mad", and the programme was dropped. Several pieces, however, were used in the press kit for Arthur's release, with titles like "English Pop Group Arrested on Rape Rap".[27]

Phony "rape rap" tops the list of promotional strategies you don't see any more.

Not looking at a summary yet. But is it just me or are there very few songs placing from Something Else?

Three so far: Death of a Clown, Love Me Til the Sun Shines and Two Sisters. Waterloo Sunset and David Watts are guaranteed too so it's likely to be the same amount as Face to Face in the end.

is there a Spotify playlist for this yet? just heard 'This Time Tomorrow' for the first time ever; brilliant that one.

by the way is Davies *in favour of* a 'Village Green Preservation Society' or is he taking the piss a bit? i'm sure the answer is well known/obvious amongst Kinks fans but i'm never sure.

It was the "god save Donald Duck" line that gave me pause (being an american construction)

Haven't been around so much recently, so I'm just playing catch up. So far, eight of mine have appeared: 'Animal Farm' (my #3), 'This Time Tomorrow' (#5), 'Strangers' (#9), 'Celluloid Heroes' (#10), 'Rosie Won't You Please Come Home' (#11), 'Party Line' (#12), 'Too Much On My Mind' (#14) and '20th Century Man' (#15). Still waiting to see if much of my selections for my Top 10 will appear!

Re: 'This Time Tomorrow' / 'Strangers'

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

― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, April 20, 2012 6:21 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yup! Well, I think they are, anyway. 'Picture Book' had absolutely no chance of making it onto my ballot.

If My Number One Selection, [xxxxx], Does Not Chart...

I will be having a word.

If My Number One Selection, [xxxxx], Does Not Chart...

I will be having a word.

― Mark G, Monday, April 23, 2012 2:29 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

The very same!! If there's any song that's left on my ballot that is certain to chart, it's my #1.

I'm not saying "Certain", obv. That's the thing.

Previously on Your Kinks Kountdown:

50. "Do It Again"
49. "Yes Sir, No Sir"
48. "Love Me Til The Sun Shines"
47. "She's Got Everything"
46. "Apeman"
45. "Two Sisters"
44. "I Need You"
43. "Where Have All The Good Times Gone"
42. "God's Children"
41. "Rose Won't You Please Come Home"
40. "Stop Your Sobbing"
39. "The Way Love Used To Be"
38. "20th Century Man"
37. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
36. "Party Line"
35. "Death of A Clown"
34. "Fancy"
33. "People Take Pictures of Each Other"
32. "Too Much On My Mind"
31. "Better Things"
30. "This Is Where I Belong"
29. "Celluloid Heroes"
28. "Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"
27. "Come Dancing"
26. "Mindless Child of Motherhood"
25. "Animal Farm"
24. "Sweet Lady Genevieve"
23. "A Well-Respected Man"
22. "Yil The End of The Day"
21. "Picture Book"
20. "This Time Tomorrow"
19. "Strangers"
18. "Oklahoma USA"
17. "Do You Remember Walter?"
16. "See My Friends"
15. "The Village Green Preservation Society"
14. "Autumn Almanac"
13. ? (Stay Tuned)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_comnmI6_FcM/RySCeLqshQI/AAAAAAAAAOI/cgAVMu6VsAQ/s400/thekinks.jpg

13. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"
Non-LP Single, 1966/The Great Lost Kinks Album, 1973
330 Points (14 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/RCmnnCXfzbk
On "The Sopranos": http://youtu.be/-yMEi0I3eNo
Chocolate Watchband cover: http://youtu.be/txeeFNoix8Q

wow that's pretty high for a glka song

that has got to be the earliest pic of a flying V I've ever seen

They've been around since the late 50s. Albert King was one of its first adopters.

http://ring.cdandlp.com/capricordes/photo_grande/114752126.jpg

12. "Dead End Street"
Non-LP Single, 1966/The Kink Kronikles, 1972
366 Points (15 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/yK8Bk__ENKU
Promo Film: http://youtu.be/i0WPC-N3UYE
Live in '84: http://youtu.be/j4S0PLriI2Y
Ray solo in '94 on "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" (!?!?): http://youtu.be/DnomicEZXlY

x-post: Lonnie Mack too.

xpost:

wow that's pretty high for a glka song

― iatee, Monday, April 23, 2012 4:55 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Admittedly, this is probably the best known song that made it onto that collection. Probably even better known than 'Plastic Man', which I'm sure was a single.

GLKA?

great lost kinks album

Ah! "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" was a b-side. "Plastic Man", a (not very good) single

So happy Dead End Street made it! I was worried slightly it wouldn't.

I prefer the b-side! "Big Black Smoke"

I almost prefer House in the Country myself... amazing that Ray could churn out b-sides and cast-offs that would have made lesser bands' entire careers.

(feel like somebody must have already said that lol)

Not Session Man though. That would be pushing it.

that song is so weird, can't imagine that Nicky Hopkins was flattered

What does he care, he got paid for it

http://www.magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Kinksvillagegreen550.jpg

11. "Big Sky"
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968
406 Points (17 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/wiyrFSSG5_g
Live in '70 (audio-only): http://youtu.be/iOJzAUAIQcQ
Yo La Tengo live cover: http://youtu.be/7To2V2S2AbY

YES!!! :D

'Big Sky' was my #6, and one of my all-time favourite Kinks songs. I'm absolutely thrilled to see it charted so highly.

I posted this on the noms thread, but this heavy live version bears repeating:
http://youtu.be/iOJzAUAIQcQ

http://ring.cdandlp.com/rockinronnie/photo_grande/114825221.jpg

10. "All Day and All of The Night"
Kinks-Size, 1965
434 Points (17 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/mMWNwHof0kc
Mimed on "Hullaballo", intro by Annette Funicello: http://youtu.be/FvLqQ3EueFU
One For The Road version: http://youtu.be/Rkad60aHA28
Legos: http://youtu.be/SEm3qDxm8jo

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3435/3385495281_46eb1422c6_z.jpg

9. "David Watts"
Something Else by The Kinks, 1967
462 Points (20 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/WhElCQLpCPo
The Jam cover on "Top of The Pops": http://youtu.be/4l9J9kx6cYA

Oh Germans.

have a feeling David Wadds exam performance was less memorable

AD/AN top ten, phew
said it before, will say it again: that song is super tuff

David Watts and Two Sisters would top my ballot. Something Else is the only Kinks album I love.

http://991.com/NewGallery/The-Kinks-Sunny-Afternoon--120896.jpg

8. "Sunny Afternoon"
Face To Face, 1966
473 Points (20 Votes, 2 #1's)

The Track: http://youtu.be/pIKsHh3BFPI
Promo Film: http://youtu.be/1h1oRP7FfBw
Mimed on TV: http://youtu.be/uMpkY0P_JGs
Live in '70 (incomplete): http://youtu.be/biDwCS_h6Xw

xp actually no, Days would top my ballot. that song is something else.

That's a fancy Buick.

tbh I thought fatigue would've left "Lola" out of the top ten, but I'd be wrong.

yeah seen pics of that car before. amazing.

gotta say all the images on this poll are delightful. nicely done, c grisso!

who's ready to interpret the politics of Sunny Afternoon?

tbh I thought fatigue would've left "Lola" out of the top ten, but I'd be wrong.

― Johnny Fever, Monday, April 23, 2012 6:03 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah, I was thinking this. It could easily place at any position between now and #1. I really hope my #1 is #1, though, because it truly deserves to be.

http://ring.cdandlp.com/kawa84/photo_grande/114701997.jpg

7. "Tired of Waiting For You"
Kinda Kinks, 1965
513 Points (21 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/QkBvsBpgGbo
Mimed on "Shindig!": http://youtu.be/ffDhEdCELT0
Live in '69 (audio only): http://youtu.be/TrquunhEQzU

that seems a bit high imho