Here's how the top 20 should've looked fwiw (my ballot)
Mindless Child of Motherhood - 40Dead End Street - 36You Really Got Me - 33Picture Book - 30A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy - 28I'm Not Like Everybody Else - 26Strangers - 25Set Me Free - 24Dedicated Follower of Fashion - 23Come Dancing - 22Holiday in Waikiki - 21Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl - 20Tired of Waiting for You - 19Waterloo Sunset - 18God's Children - 17Fancy - 16Better Things - 15(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - 14Till the End of the Day - 13Lola - 12
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
Victoria takes the "Hey Bulldog" award for this ballot
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:56 (twelve years ago) link
Boo. I purposely didn't vote for it, so it wouldn't get #1. #ILMPollFail
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 23 April 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
1. Days (#5)2. Top Of The Pops (did not place)3. Animal Farm (#25) 4. Shangri-La (#4)5. This Time Tomorrow (#20)6. Big Sky (#11)7. Village Green (did not place)8. Get Back In Line (did not place)9. Strangers (#19)10. Celluloid Heroes (#29)11. Rosie Won't You Please Come Home (#41)12. Party Line (#36)13. Victoria (#2)14. Too Much On My Mind (#32)15. 20th Century Man (#38)16. You Still Want Me (did not place)17. Rats (did not place)18. Brainwashed (did not place)19. Some Mothers Son (did not place)20. The World Keeps Going Round (did not place)
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
VictoriaYou Really Got MeAll Day And All Of The NightSleepwalkerFather ChristmasBetter ThingsDaysWaterloo SunsetOklahoma U.S.A.Do It AgainI'm Not Like Everybody ElseI Go To SleepStop Your SobbingLow BudgetA Rock 'N' Roll FantasyLiving On A Thin LineLolaLife On The RoadComplicated LIfeSunny Afternoon
― Poor Turrican (some dude), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Difficult to argue with top 5, but I'd rate quite a few songs above Lola and David Watts myself.
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
1. Rosemary Rose2. Sweet Lady Genevieve3. Better Things4. David Watts5. Return to Waterloo6. Do You Remember Walter?7. Waterloo Sunset8. God's Children9. Victoria10. Oklahoma USA11. Strangers12. A Well Respected Man13. People Take Pictures of Each Other14. Shangri La15. Ev'ry Body's Gonna Be Happy16. The Village Green Preservation Society17. This Time Tomorrow18. I'm On an Island19. Tired of Waiting For You20. Australia
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
wait walter didn't place?
Victoria was my #1, also first heard it on The Ultimate Collection
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
1. Waterloo Sunset (#1)2. All Day and All of the Night (#10)3. I'm Not Like Everybody Else (#13)4. See My Friend (#16)5. Do You Remember Walter? (#17)6. You Really Got Me (#3)7. Full Moon (did not place)8. Too Much On My Mind (#32)9. Oklahoma USA (#18)10. Shangri-La (#4)11. Picture Book (#21)12. Big Sky (#11)13. Strangers (#19)14. Set Me Free (did not place)15. Johnny Thunder (did not place)16. Rosie Won’t You Please Come Home (#41)17. Juke Box Music (did not place)18. Fancy (#34)19. Uncle Son (did not place)20. War Is Over (did not place)
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
My ballot. Bold ones did not place.
1. Sweet Lady Genevieve2. Animal Farm3. Victoria4. Lola5. Oklahoma U.S.A.6. A Well Respected Man7. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy8. Juke Box Music9. King Kong10. The Village Green Preservation Society11. No More Looking Back12. This Time Tomorrow13. You Really Got Me14. Shangri-la15. Big Sky16. This Man He Weeps Tonight17. Waterloo Sunset18. Starstruck19. Come Dancing20. This Is Where I Belong
― kornrulez6969, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
Songs of mine that didn't place:When I See That Girl Of Mine - 12Polly - 14(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - 18
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
Mine:
1. Big Sky2. Autumn Almanac3. Creeping Jean4. Celluloid Heroes5. Nothin in this world...6. Wonderboy7. Sweet Lady Genevieve8. Picture Book9. Arthur10. Death of A Clown11. Sunny Afternoon12. People Tale Pictures of Each Other13. Fancy14. Strangers15. Party Line16. She's Got Everything17. 20th Century Man18. Mirror of Love19. Good Day20. All She Wrote
Thanks to Everyone who voted, thought about voting, or wanted to vote! Thanks to everyone who followed the threads! Thanks for all the kind words! I had so much fun putting this together!
Now, to find a place to collapse...
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
thanks dude, this was great
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
David WattsDo You Remember WalterWaterloo SunsetLolaYou Really Got MeSee My FriendsAfternoon TeaDedicated Follower Of FashionAll Day & All of the NightStop Your SobbingDeath of a ClownVictoriaLove Me Till The Sun ShinesOklahoma U.S.A.FancyTill the End of the DaySunny AfternoonCome DancingShangri-LaAll Of My Friends Were There
― Euler, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:29 (twelve years ago) link
that is a hell of a top 5. what an incredible band.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
my lists:
1. Shangri-La2. The Village Green Preservation Society3. Some Mother's Son4. Arthur5. Waterloo Sunset6. I'm Not Like Everybody Else7. End of the Season8. Party Line9. You Really Got Me10. Two Sisters11. I'm On An Island12. The World Keeps Going Round13. Ring the Bells14. Victoria15. When I See That Girl of Mine16. Lola17. Do You Remember Walter? 18. Animal Farm19. Autumn Almanac20. Milk Cow Blues
Best Album:
1. Arthur2. The Kink Kontroversy3. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society4. Face To Face5. Kinda Kinks
Tracks:1. Ring the Bells2. Tired of Waiting3. Too Much on My Mind4. Victoria5. Do You Remember Walter6. Days7. Shangri-La8. Sweet Lady Genevieve9. Waterloo Sunset10. Lola11. Love Me Till the Sun Shines12. Oklahoma U.S.A.13. Village Green14. David Watts15. People Take Pictures of Each Other16. Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl17. Lazy Old Sun18. This Time Tomorrow19. Yes Sir, No Sir20. Come Dancing
Album:1. Arthur2. Face to Face3. Village Green Preservation Society4. Kink Kontroversy5. Something Else
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
i voted strategically, but failed in the case of my #1
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
An appropriately MOR ballot:
1. Shangri-La, #52. See My Friends, #163. Wonderboy4. Autumn Almanac, #145. Picture Book, #216. Animal Farm, #257. Tired of Waiting for You, #78. I'm Not Like Everybody Else, #139. Celluloid Heroes, #2910. Days, #511. Arthur12. Dead End Street, #1213. David Watts, #914. Sunny Afternoon, #815. Starstruck16. Victoria, #217. People Take Pictures of Each Other, #3318. This Is Where I Belong, #3019. King Kong 20. Susannah's Still Alive
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
which song had the most #1s as a percentage of its total votes? (=the passion index)
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
xpost:
'Ring The Bells' is one of those songs I wish I could have found space for. One of my highlights of The Kink Kontroversy.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
if i had to vote again i'd probably put god's children, holiday in waikiki, mr. churchill says, some mother's son, etc. on my ballot instead of some other tunes. oh well.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks for doing this. Quite fun.
My Ballot, bold not placing:
DaysShangri-LaBig SkyComplicated LifeMindless Child Of MotherhoodWaterloo SunsetWhen I Turn Out The Living Room LightDo It AgainCelluloid HeroesParty LineLolaOklahoma U.S.A.AustraliaThis Time TomorrowThe Way Love Used To BeHolidayMr. ReporterDeath Of A Clown Come DancingThe Village Green Preservation Society
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
so many freakin' great tunes to choose from i could easily do another 20. TKAtVGPS was my #1 record but i could only get one track on my tracks list. kinda thought "last of the steam powered trains" might place, but when a band is this sublime who cares really
― epigram addict (outdoor_miner), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
Would def be interested in seeing the full tabulation list when you can get around to it, C Grisso.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
Great poll! I've been following along way in the background due to work stress and personal stress. Thanks for running this one, CGrisso!
Here's my ballot, straight up canon (except for high placement of "Animal Farm," I guess):
1. Animal Farm 2. Waterloo Sunset 3. Big Sky 4. David Watts 5. You Really Got Me 6. Oklahoma U.S.A. 7. Lola 8. Picture Book 9. Sunny Afternoon 10. Tired Of Waiting For You 11. A Well Respected Man 12. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion 13. All Of My Friends Were There 14. People Take Pictures of Each Other 15. I Go To Sleep 16. All Day And All Of The Night 17. Come Dancing 18. Victoria 19. Stop Your Sobbing 20. Death Of A Clown
ALBUMS:1. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society2. Something Else By the Kinks3. Face to Face4. Arthur5. Lola vs. Powerman
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
King Kong is probably the one that bugs me most for not making the top 20...
1. Shangri-La2. Celluloid Heroes (Live version from One For The Road)3. You Really Got Me4. Victoria5. David Watts6. Australia7. King Kong8. All Day and All of the Night9. Money Talks10. Big Sky11. He's Evil12. Rainy Day In June13. Wicked Annabella14. Demolition15. (A) Face In The Crowd16. Education17. No More Looking Back18. Low Budget19. Ducks On The Wall20. Father Christmas
― dlp9001, Monday, 23 April 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
. Sunny Afternoon #8 Shangri-La #4 Holiday in Waikiki This is where I belong #30 Deadend Street #12 Mr. Pleasant Get Back in Line A Well Respected Man #23 Alcohol (live version) Waterloo Sunset #1 Victoria #2 David Watts #9 Lola #6 Everybody's Gonna Be Happy You Really Got Me #3 See My Friends #16 Polly Mr. Reporter Susannah's Still Alive 20. King Kong
― the acquisition and practice of music is unfavourable to the health of (abanana), Monday, 23 April 2012 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
Thanks again for doing this poll, c. grisso. The only big surprise for me is that "Get Back In Line" and "Wonderboy" didn't place.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
here's my ballot, think most of 'em placed.
1. this is where i belong2. waterloo sunset3. see my friends4. days5. you really got me6. big sky7. tired of waiting for you8. come on now9. sunny afternoon10. til the end of the day11. village green12. victoria13. david watts14. picture book15. village green preservation16. lola17. oklahoma usa18. 20th century man19. i go to sleep20. sittin on my sofa
― tylerw, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
most of my ballot placed - I should have voted for Wonderboy. Bummed that A House in the Country, Little Miss Queen of Darkness, All of My Friends Were There, and Got to Be Free didn't place.
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:05 (twelve years ago) link
Here's mine, nothing surprising here I guess, did my part:
God's ChildrenLittle Miss Queen Of DarknessMindless Child Of MotherhoodThis Is Where I BelongAll Day And All Of The NightMr. Big ManYes Sir, No SirFancyI Need YouVictoriaJuke Box Music SleepwalkerDo You Remember WalterYoung And Innocent DaysDeath Of A ClownFunny FaceSee My FriendsI'm Not Like Everybody ElseLife On the RoadThere is No Life Without Love
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:07 (twelve years ago) link
1. Days2. God's Children3. Waterloo Sunset4. Autumn Almanac5. Shangri-la6. Dead End Street7. Do You Remember Walter?8. Victoria9. Two Sisters10. Till the End of the Day11. David Watts12. Village Green Preservation Society13. This Is Where I Belong14. Did You See His Name?15. She's Got Everything16. Tired of Waiting for You17. Afternoon Tea18. Funny Face19. Stop Your Sobbing20. Party Line
― timellison, Monday, 23 April 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
PS Thank you most sincerely for doing this!
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
I am :( at the lack of love for Sleepwalker. I have no idea why I love that album so much, I just do.
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
^ seconded. I struggled with whether or not to put "Life On The Road" on my ballot.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
SONGS:
1. No More Looking Back2. Tired of Waiting For You (#7)3 .Two Sisters (#45)4. Catch Me Now I’m Falling5 .Where Have All The Good Times Gone? (#43)6 .Lola (#6)7 .Days (#5)8 .Here Comes Yet Another Day9 .I’m Not Like Everybody Else (#13)10. Do It Again (#50)11. No Return12. 20th Century Man (#38)13. Father Christmas14. Everybody’s A Star (Starmaker)15. Celluloid Heroes (#29)16. Living On A Thin Line17. When I Turn Off the Living Room Light18. Full Moon19. Victoria (#2)20. Waterloo Sunset (#1)
ALBUMS:
1. Something Else2. Muswell Hillbillies3. Low Budget4. Face To Face5. The Great Lost Kinks Album
MOST HATED:
None
― Life Is Most Assuredly NOT a Long Song (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Monday, 23 April 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
Missed the end. Thanks to C. Grissom. Surprised by the complaints about "Tired of Waiting for You"'s high finish--easily one of the most beautiful pop songs ever for me.
1. “Where Have All the Good Times Gone” (40)2. “Tired of Waiting for You” (36)3. “Too Much on My Mind” (33)4. “See My Friends” (30)5. “Love Me Till the Sun Shines” (28)6. “Lola” (26)7. “Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl” (25)8. “Stop Your Sobbing” (24)9. “Afternoon Tea” (23)10. “Party Line” (22)
I think "Afternoon Tea" was my only non-finisher--wasn't sure if it was well regarded within the Kinks body of work or not.
― clemenza, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:08 (twelve years ago) link
for me the mind-blowing thing about Days is that here you have this bitter piece of shit (sorry) called Ray Davis who likes to make fun of all sorts of people and emotions singing about the attitude that is easiest to make fun of and dismiss (the you-left-me-but-it's-ok-cause-it-was-great-while-it-lasted attitude) and he plays it completely straight!
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
hah, just listening to "Do It Again" as I go over the few songs on the poll I didn't think I knew (i.e. "Sweet Lady Genevieve" & "Better Things", both great btw) & I know this song! this was a big single back in the day, & I sing it all the time around the house, but I had no idea it was a Kinks song. it's just a song I heard a lot as a kid. It's weird to me that the same band that created punk & then raga rock & then gorgeous pastoral pop, ends up making music that they blast on the Himalaya on the radio at the Florida State Fair in the mid 1980s, alongside Van Halen & the Tubes.
― Euler, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
xp or maybe it's about a loved one passing away and I'm totally off. as it's already been demonstrated, I don't understand this dude.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:37 (twelve years ago) link
I'm listening to "Days" off YouTube--I have Village Green, but (sorry) it just didn't ring a bell. Anyway, I love this user comment: "...makes me so proud to be British, and I'm a Jewish glass of water born on the moon."
― clemenza, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
its not on Village Green...?
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
xp Kind of sad to see Mick Avory in the video for "Do It Again" considering he'd been booted from the band during the Word of Mouth sessions and doesn't play on that song.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
"Days" was in the original track list for vgps, but was dropped.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
actually on original European release, not just track list. Later a single.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 23 April 2012 23:58 (twelve years ago) link
Okay, that would explain my confusion; the YouTube I was looking at identified it as VGPS, and I've got an old Canadian Phonodisc pressing. I'm going to be keeping an eye out for Kinks Kronikles (Christgau's jokey review sticks out in my mind), although I bet vinyl copies aren't cheap.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, "Days" was on the original Euro pressings of the album, which were mistakingly issued after the band pulled the tracklist, cutting it and "Mr. Songbird" in favor of five other songs, among them "Big Sky" and "Animal Farm".
Kink Kronikles probably shouldn't be that expensive on vinyl--I imagine it was in print from '72 to whenever Warners stopped doing vinyl (early '90s?). I picked one up a few years ago for about $8.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I used to have one that had plastic inner sleeves so I think it was in print for a long time.
― timellison, Tuesday, 24 April 2012 01:33 (twelve years ago) link