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

Was going to mention that RDD was a sorta Tory Anarchist upthread

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35. "Death of A Clown"
Dave Davies Solo Single/Something Else by The Kinks, 1967
154 Points (8 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/nvYiUydIDAs
To The Bone version: http://youtu.be/ZVN0vw6UsOU

Good song.

Party Line is a metaphor for the spread of communism

Communist Party Line

http://www.memoire60-70.be/Images/Chronique_1966_1972/Kinks_Regina_01.jpg

34. "Fancy"
Face To Face, 1966
161 Points (9 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/k_meqar1M3c
Live '69: http://youtu.be/_EQ8x_-b8IE

They played this live?! (rushes to grab headphones)

Aaaaaaaaalwaaaaaaaays

Blimey that looks a bit fascist rally! (xxp)

too much plaid for fascists imo
(now someone will post an image of fascists in uniform plaid won't they?)

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2557/4198203515_ea893790f4_z.jpg

33. "People Take Pictures of Each Other"
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968
168 Points (9 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/sqGOOmR0krY

Bit Fiddler on the Roof that track. This is a good thing imo.

Live version of "Fancy" is pretty cool. Would've been interesting to hear the Kinks develop more along those lines, but their pit orchestra days put an end to that.

tyler I read the Giant Jam Sandwich a ton as a kid, awesome book

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32. "Too Much On My Mind"
Face To Face, 1966
172 Points (7 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/aOSe53DzLP4

Was she? Not sure about that. Lithuanian certainly

over the course of arguing about that song previously I remember finding a newsclipping of Ray and Rasa's wedding that noted that she was Jewish. can't seem to find it now tho :(

http://991.com/newGallery/The-Kinks-Better-Things-Dbl-53728.jpg

31. "Better Things"
Give The People What They Want, 1981
182 Points (8 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/cXioctDPGn0
Bouncing Souls cover: http://youtu.be/MjIU0fw0i3s

this is why I was arguing for fewer voters, surely a hardcore fan voterbase would have that top 15

We had a party line when I was a kid so the song brings up good memories. It was always weird to pick up the phone and here your neighbors talking. Whenever my mom need to call anyone she would put me on the line so I could be all cute and say, "I wanna call my Nana." Nobody wants to disappoint a pre-schooler so they'd wrap up their conversation.

I consider myself a pretty hardcore Kinks fan and didn't vote for anything post-1972 except for Come Dancing.

so nyah

which song you talking about iatee?

it seems p obv to me that that is one of the best songs ray davies has ever written

better things!

Really? I always thought it was a bit shit. Good lyrics, crap melody and music.

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if it makes you feel better iatee, I abstained in order not to simply reinforce the F2F-Muswell canon (the only era I know)

i had better things on my ballot originally, but it got the boot! it's a good late-period tune, but not top 20 for me.

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30. "This Is Where I Belong"
Non-LP Single, 1967/The Kink Kronikles, 1972
190 Points (8 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/0woPvO8qAgs

Same here. I like it, but I think it seems better than it is after trudging through the crapulence of Give The People What They Want.

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lol, now it's my turn (re: where i belong): surely a hardcore fan voterbase would have that top 15

crap melody and music

Really? Better Things has always struck me as one of Ray's most melodic melodies.

"This Is Where I Belong" is my #1

But wait, now that I think about it, Better Things sounds a lot like a Pretenders-style song. I could totally hear Chrissie Hynde singing it...which may be why EZ hates it.

This Is Where I Belong came really close to making my ballot. Hurt deep to cut it.

it's weird, i think the first version of that i heard was at a frank black concert (1994-ish?) and i was blown away, just like "FRANK BLACK HAS WRITTEN HIS BEST SONG EVER" and then found it was a cover, ha.

But wait, now that I think about it, Better Things sounds a lot like a Pretenders-style song. I could totally hear Chrissie Hynde singing it...which may be why EZ hates it.

― Johnny Fever

I hadn't cottoned to that either! I betcha that's at least part of my problem with it.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3005/3008954455_77b4e7951f_z.jpg

29. "Celluloid Heroes"
Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972/One For The Road, 1980
200 Points (9 Votes)

The Track: http://youtu.be/rTJVclgwS5g
Old Grey Whistle Test, 1977 : http://youtu.be/eSR7nfn-acs
One For The Road version: http://youtu.be/u555wjy4uQI

Better Things intro and guitar tone definitely Pretenders-ish. But I love it. Was a mixtape/mix-disc favorite for years, it's a good way to sign off. I like the lyrics -- "hoping all the verses rhyme/and the very best of choruses, too" -- and then the rush of the chorus totally delivers, "it's really good to see you rocking out and having fun..."

"This Is Where I Belong" top 5 for me, love that song. I think it transcends whatever place it came from to include anyone who is glad to belong anywhere.

this is why I was arguing for fewer voters, surely a hardcore fan voterbase would have that top 15

So strongly, strongly disagree with this.

the first part or the second

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28. "Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"
Kinda Kinks, 1965/Rushmore OST, 1998
208 Points (9 Votes, 1 #1)

The Track: http://youtu.be/hj9671V_UxA
Rushmore pool party scene: http://youtu.be/Fn68zL6nukk
Mark Lanegan cover: http://youtu.be/qz0So4RMsxY

Ooh! I was worried this one wouldn't make it. (And again, I forgot it was used in a Wes Anderson film.)

So strongly, strongly disagree with this.
ha, i disagree too, but "this is where i belong" so low! kind of thought that would be a Sway-like song for this poll.

wow you guys REALLY like some late period stuff

xxxp

Love Better Things and Celluloid Heroes, although the lyrics of the latter are pretty klutzy. There's a Fountains of Wayne cover of Better Things which underlines what a perfect power-pop record it is.

Dedicated Follower is the first Kinks song I remember hearing as a kid. Now it always reminds me of this clip, starting at 2:55:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qud3CzBToss&feature=watch_response

my dad would always cite "Dedicated Follower" when discussing fashion-plate students of his

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27. "Come Dancing"
State of Confusion, 1983
217 Points (11 Votes)

Music Video: http://youtu.be/gs2kFrGluKs
Top of The Pops: http://youtu.be/z-RT6ZA6lEE
"Extended Version": http://youtu.be/kwCuTzNcolg

I considered voting for this in 'best song' and 'worst song' but I did neither

this was probably higher on my ballot than it should be tbh

27 seems about right.