http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Kinks_Lola_Uk_Cover.jpg
6. "Lola"Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, 1970/One For The Road, 1980521 Points (24 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/nVXmMMSo47sMimed on "Top of The Pops": http://youtu.be/Ixqbc7X2NQYOne For The Road version: http://youtu.be/C__CgQlaykILive in '81: http://youtu.be/fS_HcghIZCsRaincoats cover: http://youtu.be/QufDdHzWhgw
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, and there's 'Lola'!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
That "One For The Road" video is missing the intro, where they start the song and then Ray says "We're not going to play that one tonight." I remember as an eleven or twelve-year-old feeling like that was the end of the world, like the band was refusing to play THE BEST SONG OF ALL TIME. And then this utter relief when he decided it would be ok if we'd just sing along...
― dlp9001, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub0nykvHRuc
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
We're not going to play that one tonight. So here's....Ducks on the Wall!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xSDJJl2DHE
― dlp9001, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
Shit, I meant to post the Legos onehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMpDHEVaI1k
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.dangerousminds.net/images/uploads/kinksDaysEPportugal_thumb.jpg
5. "Days"Non-LP Single, 1968/The Kink Kronikles, 1972568 Points (20 Votes, 5 #1's)
The Track: http://youtu.be/2-P3HQHwKZwMimed on TV: http://youtu.be/MzpShIhvrjULive in the 80s(?): http://youtu.be/9-2WMdr9-lYRay w/choir at Glastonbury 2010: http://youtu.be/wcZNOdXcUSY
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, too low
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
Man, that Glastonbury performance. Just days of Pete Quaife died. Days and See My Friends were utterly devastating.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:48 (twelve years ago) link
Also, I was tired and hungover and my wife and one of my closest friends have both said this would be played at their funeral so I was having problems holding it together.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
The first thing from my ballot to chart since 'Big Sky' all the way down there at #11.
This was my #1, and I can't help but get the feeling that it has been robbed. Just knowing that 'Waterloo Sunset' will chart higher than this is enough to make me have a massive fucking sulk.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
― dlp9001, Monday, April 23, 2012 2:42 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
iirc, Ray milked that schtick for the better part of a decade. Or he'd start "Lola," but then they'd play "Apeman" instead or something.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
Waterloo Sunset = better song, so it's not worth sulking over.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:54 (twelve years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Sk9DUGAupG0/TCJdhkrggKI/AAAAAAAAD_Y/OKCGGpkrb_o/s1600/101669kinks2_edited.jpg
4. "Shangri-La"Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire, 1969620 Points (22 Votes, 2 #1's)
The Track: http://youtu.be/08aNFX1Rx8IRay solo in 2007: http://youtu.be/06oipehWqUg
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
xpost:
― Johnny Fever, Monday, April 23, 2012 6:54 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I completely disagree. 'Waterloo Sunset' has always been one of those songs that, for me, goes in the 'I like it, it's okay, I see what the fuss is about but it doesn't have the same level of impact for me as it does for others' pile. Whereas 'Days' is a song that, as someone rightly said above, really is something else. 'Waterloo Sunset' didn't make my ballot.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:00 (twelve years ago) link
Is there a reason this is so high? ie, is there any context that people would have heard it outside of the Arthur album?
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:01 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for both, but Days felt more obligatory whereas Waterloo Sunset is just a sublime example of 1967 rock craftsmanship.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
YES! 'Shangri-La'! I was giving up all hope of this song appearing... turns out my #4 is also ILM's #4. For me, this is the absolute highlight of the 'Arthur' album. I'm unsure as to whether it's better than 'Days', but at the same time I'm very happy that this song has placed so high.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, I misremembered...I actually didn't vote for Days. No shame in my game, though.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, April 23, 2012 7:01 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, it's featured on CD 2 of 'The Ultimate Collection', which was a Best Of that came out in 2002.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
Reverse "Waterloo" and "Days" in the above, and that's exactly how I feel. "Days" didn't make my ballot.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:06 (twelve years ago) link
Waterloo Sunset was my #1 and Days my #2. I've always thought of them his two emotional heavy-hitters - big-hearted songs from a not naturally big-hearted man - so I'm kind of surprised anyone would love one and be lukewarm on the other.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
The Ultimate Collection is my main exposure to the band and i had never had any idea that "Shangri-La" was thought of as a standout or notable song
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
the idea that ppl only vote for songs they consider sufficiently 'notable' is rather baffling. i put 'shangri-la' at the top of my list bcz it is basically the most moving song i've ever heard.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
http://991.com/newGallery/The-Kinks-You-Really-Got-Me-65697.jpg
3. "You Really Got Me"The Kinks, 1964690 Points (25 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/dk3Ei_yoI4cNME Pollwinners live in 1965 (includes #7 as well): http://youtu.be/Ln3OVpOmIgIOld Grey Whistle Test, 1977: http://youtu.be/IxIzM0oEtwIOne For The Road version: http://youtu.be/b7SiM6Q2g2EVan Halen mimed cover on German TV, 1980: http://youtu.be/QezSujQwrGk
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
could victoria take it? prob not right
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
jesus that's not what i was saying at all, just that i knew it neither as a hit i'd encountered out in the world, nor a title i'd heard referenced by fans a lot but hadn't heard on the radio (like, say, "Waterloo Sunset"), nor as a song i naturally gravitated to as a favorite (xpost)
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:15 (twelve years ago) link
Victoria finishing 1 would be an upset. I'm thrilled it's this high...unless it's shut out.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
I really can't believe "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is gonna win this whole shebang! WAU ILM I LOVE YOU
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
Re: Shangri-La: it's a nice touch that their best single, all about reaching the top and not getting any higher, didn't chart. I had it at #1 and didn't rank Waterloo at all...
― dlp9001, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:17 (twelve years ago) link
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, April 23, 2012 7:09 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I guess I can see why it would be quite surprising when you put it like that. For me, all it pretty much boils down to is that 'Days' is a song that has always meant a hell of a lot to me, whereas 'Waterloo Sunset' has never meant anything to me. I do wish that 'Waterloo Sunset' had the same level of impact on me as it seems to for others, but it just doesn't.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
http://ring.cdandlp.com/capricordes/photo_grande/114752142.jpg
2. "Victoria"Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire, 1969833 Points (33 Votes, 3 #1's)
The Track: http://youtu.be/TraFxjPyDnsLive on Tv, '73(?): http://youtu.be/6VzsQoR806cLive '79: http://youtu.be/wa9XsYi7SRsThe Fall cover, music video: http://youtu.be/i4VdcMXVO_g
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:25 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, 33 votes!
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
'Shangri-La' definitely deserves to be as high as it is.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:26 (twelve years ago) link
'Victoria' at #2!?? Now there's an unexpected surprise! I love this song to bits, and I had a feeling it would chart but I never would have expected it to come this high in a million years! This was my #13.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
The B-side of it is probably my least favourite song on 'Arthur', though.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
"Victoria" was my #1 -- that WAS the song that The Ultimate Collection made me a huge fan of
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:29 (twelve years ago) link
if you wanna hear a shameless "Victoria" homage, check out Ted Leo's "Army Bound"
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
1. "Ducks On The Wall"Soap Opera, 1975(40 Votes, 40 #1's)
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:30 (twelve years ago) link
Victoria = another song sung in a "funny accent" (not sure which one)
xp
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:32 (twelve years ago) link
I think you people need to go back and listen to King Kong again.
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
where the fuck is Most Exclusive Residence for Sale?
― Iago Galdston, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
WRONG!
http://hollywoodagogo.com/28%20HS%20and%20Kinks%20at%20the%20Civic%20copy.jpg
1. "Out of The Wardrobe"Misfits, 19781001 Points (40 Votes, 10 #1's)
The Track: http://youtu.be/OwVw6x7lzGYLena Dunham is not a flirty txter: http://youtu.be/uVIpV0oWDl0
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
Victoria perhaps helped to number two by ILM's large number of fans of The Fall?
― deploying a sewer otter unit (askance johnson), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:36 (twelve years ago) link
dying at "Lena Dunham is not a flirty txter"
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
kornrulez otm. "King Kong" was robbed (as was "Full Moon," but I can't blame even the most ardent Kinks fans for not venturing into the murky swamps of Arista).
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
I thought about voting for king kong, then didn't
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:42 (twelve years ago) link
Not much longer before we can make fun of each other's ballots.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
Yay, my number 1 was number2!
I got the 7" at a jumble sale in 1973 or so, and it's still great.
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link
On closer examination, I didn't vote for "King Kong" either. Shutting up now.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:43 (twelve years ago) link