What's your favorite song by The Kinks?
Answer either or both:
- What's the best song by The Kinks, and why?
- What's your favorite song by The Kinks, and why?
Include a link so people can listen, ideally from Youtube. (Unless someone got there first for your chosen song, in which case you don't need to repeat the link.)
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M$10 Answers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syqQdfWO6KY
I would have been tempted to go with "Picture Book," but ever since it was used in that crappy commercial (I think it was for HP), I just don't like it as much...Hearing the hook too many times in a short period of time just kind of killed it.
I also like this song's ambiguity. Are they mocking small-town life, or celebrating it? Both?
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M$I like heavy music (Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, whatever you want to call it)
And there are a few songs that started me on that path.
This is one of them.
I know this song wouldn't be considered "Hard Rock" by most people,
but the part about 2:55 really does it for me.
The lyrics and subject matter aren't particularly appealing to me,
though they are thought provoking.
It's similar to how I view Judas Priest today.
When I first heard them, I enjoyed the music and didn't have a clue about the lead singer's personal preferences (and what he was singing about).
And now that I know more about him, I could care less.
I still enjoy the music.
Same for Lola.
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M$
The song's not about the singer's preferences. More about a young kid who doesn't cotton on at first.
Great answer though.
Sorry, regarding singer's preferences I was referring to Rob Halford of Judas Priest.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Halford#Sexuality)
For Lola, I simply didn't pay attention to the lyrics when I was in my teens.
And thank you for adding a new phrase to my admittedly limited American vocabulary (cotton on). I like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h1oRP7FfBw
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As for the best song, The Kinks put out too many good tunes. But I think the most impressive (not counting Victoria) was Shangri-la. I remember reading somewhere that it was Ray Davies' favorite.
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M$just listen!
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I'm surprised no one went for it til now!
What about a vid:
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M$
Good answer, but I did ask for a video link too. Like this one:
This is a really cool song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn68zL6nukk
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So far I'm surprised by the answers everyone's giving! Thought we might just get a couple of the biggest hits, and that would be it, but the choices are interesting.
Thanks to you I've had the line "We are the Village Green Preservation Society" stuck in my head for a day now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL9tyzE83ncMaybe the most improbable hook ever! :)
Another vid, with I think a bit better sound: