KONTEST FINALS (Week 1)
odsie
Today only 51 remain.
When it's over only one will survive :
THE SONG OF THE CENTURY !!!!!
________________________
Here's how the final round works:
Each week randomly selected songs will be posted in pairs.
Please chose one song from each pair.
The song receiving the most votes in each pair will return to the pool
of surviving songs and will be immediately eligible for future
kompetition.
_________________________
The match ups:
(Week 1)
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
vs.
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
__________
BETTER THINGS
vs
DEATH OF A CLOWN
__________
SEE MY FRIENDS
vs.
DEAD END STREET
__________
MISFITS
vs.
DO IT AGAIN
As always, your thoughts about the songs are what makes this
interesting ,so if you have anything left to say after all these weeks
don't be shy !
-odsie
SqrOfJive
>Please chose one song from each pair.
I don't know if I like this new method... but I'll give it my best shot...
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Cheesy? Yes. But I'm still a rockin' young pup who needs a song like this to
kick out the jams and dose out the gear, er, I mean fun.
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
It's a good song, I can't not like it. Not too much to say though.
>SEE MY FRIENDS
I really like "Dead End Street", but this song has a melancholy tone that is
very eery. Very well done.
>MISFITS
I was just listening to it as I opened this letter, I guess it's fate then.
cheers and gear!
K. Klepic
Dave Bismo
> The match ups:
> (Week 1)
>
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Sweet Lady Genevieve. Not as important a song, perhaps, but it just has
one of those melodies I can't get out of my head. Plus, as good as
ADAAOTN is, it is still very derivative of YRGM.
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Better Things. I can't believe I've voted for 2 "modern" songs over 2
"classic" songs, but I must say I prefer Better Things. It's a very close
call, however.
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Dead End Street. No doubt about this one. You could substitute virtually
any Kinks song for See My Friends (a truly great song, BTW), and I'd have
the same answer.
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Close call, but I'll take Do it Again just because I liked the video when
it came out. Any excuse for Ray to reprise his Spiv character in a video
is a good thing. Both are excellent "arena period" Kinks tracks.
-Bismo.
David Brooks
>(Week 1)
>
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>__________
>
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
>
>DEAD END STREET
(my choice for No. 1 ... for the moment, anyway)
>__________
>
>MISFITS
>
these were a snap - no contest in any of them.
HOOT0427
of a rip off from the earlier hit. So, I have to go with the melody that
forever is entrenched in my mind...
Sweet Lady Genevieve
Death of a Clown....great beer drinking song!
Dead End Street...this is almost 2 or 3 songs in one. How can I resist?
Misfits
regards, Hoot
Jack Whitsett
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Not the best but better
DEATH OF A CLOWN
Much tougher. Better Things is a wonderful song, but Death of a Clown is
brilliantly brittle.
DEAD END STREET
Very catchy.
MISFITS
The toughest. Do It Again is an anthem, and I could use a new and a new
nose. But Misfits is a milestone, and beautiful to boot.
kinkling
against each other instead? Hmmmm....with the choices here, I'd almost
immediately have eliminated the last two listed in favor of something
from the first three pairings--no fair.
> The match ups:
> (Week 1)
>
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Sweet Lady Genevieve (I lived this once and would sing the song to her
provided she were still speaking to me)
__________
>
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Death of a Clown (I like Better Things, but the production is kinda
80s cheesy)
__________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Dead End Street (Tough choice for Kinks fans, but I had See My Friends
on when a non-Kinks fan walked in and they were
pretty
horrified at the "whiny" vocal and drone. Guess it
needs to be appreciated in context.)
__________
>
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Misfits (Ick. Can I substitute All Day and All of the Night?)
Bob Gill
maybe it will bring out some different thoughts now that we've all
commented on these songs twice already.
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE vs.
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Although I like it a lot, I'm not as big a fan of Genevieve as many of
you seem to be, so it's not too hard for me to choose All Day and All of
the Night. The opening salvo of those power chords constitutes the best
intro of any Kinks song, and the rest of it lives up to that beginning.
BETTER THINGS vs
DEATH OF A CLOWN
Better Things wins in overtime, mainly because of the excitement when
the first line of the chorus kicks in ("It's really good to see you...").
Also, I love the rising guitar bit that Dave plays between the verses;
it's reminiscent of the part Mick Taylor plays on Time Waits for No One.
Death of a Clown is better as a sing-along, though.
SEE MY FRIENDS vs.
DEAD END STREET
Toughest call of this bunch for me, because they both have appeal in
themselves, and also as key moments in Kinks history. I have to go with
Dead End Street, for its jaunty-but-bleak approach and its social
comment.
MISFITS vs.
DO IT AGAIN
Two really well produced songs, with great overall sounds. I really
like Do It Again, one of the best commercial Kinks songs (and why it
wasn't a top 20 hit I don't know), but Misfits has more substance and
pathos. A clear win for Misfits.
-- Bob G.
Andrew D
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE...nice but
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT.....the rocker wins
> __________
>
> BETTER THINGS...one of my faves of the eighties
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN...but Daves biggest hit wins
> __________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS...damn it-sorry
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET....but Dead End Street is near and dear to my heart
> __________
>
> MISFITS...yep
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN...maybe on another day
So to recap...MISFITS, DEAD END STREET, DEATH OF A CLOWN, and ALL DAY AND
ALL OF THE NIGHT.
juan...@yahoo.com
> The winners:
> (Week 1)
>
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
> __________
>
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
> __________
>
> DEAD END STREET
> __________
>
> DO IT AGAIN
>
Easy round for me.
Juanjo Palacios
La web de los Kinks
http://www.fefe.com/juanjo
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Before you buy.
mike weber
19:01:27 -0400,
>
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>__________
>
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
>
>DEAD END STREET
>__________
>
>DO IT AGAIN
--
"Life's a game where they're bound to beat you, and time's a
trick they can turn to cheat you -- and we only waste it
anyway, that's the hell of it..." -- Paul Williams
<mike weber> kras...@mindspring.com>
Ambitious Incomplete web site: http://weberworld.virtualave.net
FiTbyT
We may have heard it too many times but there's no disputing the greatness of
this classic.
-Death of a Clown
I Love Better Things, but Dave scored big when he penned this gem.
-Dead End Street
Simply one of the best Davies tunes ever.
-Misfits
So much more intricate and satisfying than anything on WOM.
UliWeiss
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Gruß
Uli
UliWeiss
:>BETTER THINGS
>DEAD END STREET
Very sorry for SEE MY FRIENDS
>MISFITS
Gruß
Uli
kink64
soccer scores...
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE 2
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT 4
BETTER THINGS 1
DEATH OF A CLOWN 2
SEE MY FRIENDS 3
DEAD END STREET 4
MISFITS 1
DO IT AGAIN 2
Stefano
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Papa Goulash
DEATH OF A CLOWN
DEAD END STREET
MISFITS
--
"ain't nothin' I'd rather be doin' than hootchie
hootchie hootchie hooin'"
kink64
not show up in the message.
In any case my vote goes for
>
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
> SEE MY FRIENDS
>
> DEAD END STREET
>
> DO IT AGAIN
EmmaPeel99
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>__________
>
>BETTER THINGS
>__________
>DEAD END STREET
>__________
>
>MISFITS
Andrew D
the scores were nil-nil? Sorry, the shot was there, I had to take it :-)
kink64 <carraN...@ipmchx.chfi.polimi.it> wrote in message
news:0b90d704...@usw-ex0108-059.remarq.com...
> Since I am italian, and a soccer fan, I'll give the matches
> soccer scores...
>
>
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE 2
>
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT 4
>
>
>
>
>
> BETTER THINGS 1
>
> DEATH OF A CLOWN 2
>
>
>
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS 3
>
> DEAD END STREET 4
>
>
>
>
> MISFITS 1
>
> DO IT AGAIN 2
>
>
>
Wes Gottlock
DO IT AGAIN (the best concert opener the Kinks ever had)
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE (tough choice...but it's hard to pass up
this melancholic gem)
DEAD END STREET (great class distinction bite; I've gotten a bit tired of
See My Friend's droning, but Dead End sounds perpetually fresh)
DEATH OF A CLOWN (by default; I just always felt that Better Things was a
forced attempt by Ray to silence the critics that his songs were too
negative and depressing)
Wes
odsie wrote:
> In the beginning there were 444 songs.
> Today only 51 remain.
>
> When it's over only one will survive :
> THE SONG OF THE CENTURY !!!!!
> ________________________
>
> Here's how the final round works:
>
> Each week randomly selected songs will be posted in pairs.
> Please chose one song from each pair.
>
> The song receiving the most votes in each pair will return to the pool
> of surviving songs and will be immediately eligible for future
> kompetition.
>
> _________________________
>
> The match ups:
> (Week 1)
>
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
> __________
>
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
> __________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
> __________
>
> MISFITS
Olga Ruocco
ooooh,not sure if I like it this way.....
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
> __________
>
> BETTER THINGS
> __________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
oh Gawd!!!! er.....this is stabbing a knife in my heart -
SEE MY FRIENDS
> __________
>
> DO IT AGAIN
Olga
sorry I can't think......the decisions were quite painful
>
kink64
> If you're Italian and a football fan, wouldn't it be
> more appropriate if all
> the scores were nil-nil? Sorry, the shot was there, I
> had to take it :-)
I was expecting this comment, but obviously to me Kinks
songs are like exciting, action packed games...
cco...@juno.com
football scores. [I am a football (soccer) fan as well, BTW. There are
about 8 of us in the states. : ) ]
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE 14
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT 28
__________
>
> BETTER THINGS 21
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN 31
__________
> SEE MY FRIENDS 21
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET 42
> __________
>
> MISFITS 0
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN 2
--Chris
Mike Jaszewski
Dead End Street
Do It Again
- Mike Jaszewski
Eleanor Ramsay
especially during the first round when they sparked rethinking or remembering of so many
great tunes... and a few, uh, lesser ones... I always thought I'd jump in sometime but
since I don't get to the board much I never did. So I thought, well, I'll definitely
take part in the final round... I didn't know how painful it would be. This is really
hard...
so I'm going to pick my choices completely for sentimental reasons...
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
BETTER THINGS
DEAD END STREET
DO IT AGAIN
ouch that hurt!
-eleanor
jim
>In the beginning there were 444 songs.
>Today only 51 remain.
>
>When it's over only one will survive :
>THE SONG OF THE CENTURY !!!!!
> ________________________
>
>Here's how the final round works:
>
>Each week randomly selected songs will be posted in pairs.
>Please chose one song from each pair.
>
>The song receiving the most votes in each pair will return to the pool
>of surviving songs and will be immediately eligible for future
>kompetition.
>
> _________________________
>
>The match ups:
>(Week 1)
>
>
>SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
>
>
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
>
>DEAD END STREET
>__________
Menin Black
Paul or Lauren
1. All Day and All of the Night - Sweet Lady Genevieve is a great song but
it doesn't have the historical significance of ADAAOTH.
2. Death of a Clown - I know many think of Better Things as a Kink's anthem,
but to me it does not stand out and Death of a Clown was the
coming of age for Dave as a
songwriter.
3. Dead End Street - A tough match up. I love See My Friends with its
haunting sound, but Dead End Street combines the pathos of the
material with Ray's unbelievable
lyrics. That combination is what does it for me.
4. Misfits - I like the cleaner sound of Misfits, but I don't expect it to
last too many rounds.
Well Endowed Moo Cow
>
> In the beginning there were 444 songs.
> Today only 51 remain.
>
> When it's over only one will survive :
> THE SONG OF THE CENTURY !!!!!
> ________________________
>
> Here's how the final round works:
>
> Each week randomly selected songs will be posted in pairs.
> Please chose one song from each pair.
>
> The song receiving the most votes in each pair will return to the pool
> of surviving songs and will be immediately eligible for future
> kompetition.
>
> _________________________
>
> The match ups:
> (Week 1)
>
>
> BETTER THINGS
> __________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS
>
> MISFITS
DMSnake
>
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>__________
>
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
>
>DEAD END STREET
Olga, I feel your pain! This one really does hurt, and I'm tempted to vote for
"See My Friends" just to make a statement, since it isn't going to win anyway.
But as much as I love "See My Friends" (hey, I'm a big Neil Young fan; droning
and whining don't bother me at all), which was an extraordinarily advanced song
for its time, "Dead End Street" has always been my short list of songs I might
vote for in the final.
>__________
>
>MISFITS
Another close decision, but neither of these contenders is likely to get my
vote in the next round. Nice songs, nothing really wrong with them, but....
Snake (still bummed out that STRANGERS missed by one vote)
>
Gonzosd
don't get weary listening to. ALL DAY is my 4th or 5th favorite early Kinks
rocker.
>
DEATH OF A CLOWN- I think Dave pretty much steals the show on SOMETHING
ELSE...almost! see ya Better Things- I like but it's a bit artificial in it's
sentiment.
>
DEAD END STREET- this song seems to loom a bit larger as it ages. I remember
not being that knocked out by it at first but now it's enough to give the boot
to
>SEE MY FRIENDS- (sigh) which I like a lot but not as much
> "the torture never stops..." -Frank Zappa
DO IT AGAIN- it's the Kinks playing as an ensemble that I'm impressed with.
At first I was skeptical; didn't the Beach Boys do a Do it Again kinda song?
But I went
past Ray's singing to what Rodford, Henrit and Dave were going on about and I
liked it. Barely beats out Misfits which I've been a bit tired of- which is my
fault I played it
too much ;) >>>Chuck
Joanne
absolutely love all eight of these songs.
My votes:
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - Finally I get to vote for some really big hits.
I generally avoided them in the earlier rounds because I wanted to get my votes
in for favorite, lesser known songs while I had the chance. Genevieve's a
great song, especially as sung by Peter Moore, but All Day just punches me in
the gut every time, even after all these years.
DEATH OF A CLOWN - I'll tell you all a secret. I actually like both Funny Face
and Love Me Till the Sun Shines better than DOAC. But that still means this is
one of my top 25 songs. (As for Better Things, it really works as a pick me up
when suffering from the blues.)
SEE MY FRIENDS - I'm voting for Dave's bewitching live version with those
jungle drums. The original song is good (and historically important because of
the first use of an "Indian sound" in a pop record), but ... the way Dave
reworked this is unbelievable. (Dead End Street - a work of absolute genius, a
song about gut-wrenching poverty that works as a sing-along ditty.)
DO IT AGAIN - Brilliant songwriting and musicianship. The "new car, new house,
new job, new nose" line is one of my absolute faves. And the guitar - yum.
(Misfits - both touching and meaningful.)
Joanne
Beatles68
guitars in this number, although I do have a soft spot for the rough brutality
of ADAAOTN.
DEATH OF A CLOWN- Not my favorite Dave song, but a Kinks masterpiece
nonetheless. Hey, and is it just me, or does this track somehow sound like a
warped record at some parts (even when listening on CD) I don't know how to
explain it, but when the guitar does the chord progression right before "Let's
all drink..." the music sounds somewhat warped.... (Better Things is an
uplifting hopefull song, but a bit cheesy at the same time)
SEE MY FRIENDS- said Pull MyCockOff to Dave Davies: "Damn you guys, I should
have written that song!" (Paul McCartney in case you didn't know... the
nickname was one Mick Avory made up) While I do find this song to be
overrated, it's very innovative and I love the melody of the middle eight.
(Dead End Street is a great song, but my love of it was lessened by the To The
Bone US version. For some reason, on this live version Ray does not sing the
chorus line to the normal rythym... instead he just speaks it really fast and
it sucks. Why???)
DO IT AGAIN- One of my all time favorite Kinks song. Love Dave's high harmony
on the second verse "Change the world and do it AGAIN." And the swirling
spiral of acoustic guitars that opens the songs is mezmerizing. I might add
that the chord riff of the verse, while used in many other songs (The Clash's
"Clampdown" and Green Day's "Walking Contradiction") is put best to use in this
song. Pure great songwriting. (Misfits is a sentimental Kinks song where for
once I believe that Ray really means it.... amost touching.)
Matt
Patti6767
>SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>
Sweet Lady Genevieve
what a great apology
>BETTER THINGS
> vs
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
Better Things
this song came out at the right time in my life...uplifting, hopeful and
inspirational..I liked this song so much I joined the Kinks Kult...lightening
struck with the opening chords.
>
>SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
>DEAD END STREET
>__________
Dead End Street
although Dave's recent live version of See My Friends gave the song different
perspective and for a second I wanted to vote for it...but I'll stay with Dead
end Street,one of Ray's great songs about everyday people
>MISFITS
> vs.
>DO IT AGAIN
Misfits
Well, I'm a misfit and this song is sort of my anthem.
Patti
Stuart Tague
> The match ups:
> (Week 1)
>
>
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
All Day And All Of The Night
> __________
>
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Better Things
> __________
>
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Dead End Street
> __________
>
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Do It Again
Stu
ZITTEL
Not much of a fan of the really early Kinks stuff. Love this song and the
reissuing of all their 70's albums has helped remind me of how much I liked
Preservation Act 1.
__________
>BETTER THINGS
__________
>DEAD END STREET
One of my all time favorite songs...
__________
>MISFITS
Todd Lowenstein
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT: Sorry, my sweet lady. Gotta go with an
all-time great because it deserves to go on. Nothing personal. I still
love you.
>__________
DEATH OF A CLOWN: Not a favorite of mine. But Better Things isn't
either. Couldn't we have switched the pairings so Genevieve and All Day
.. could have both got my votes?
>__________
DEAD END STREET
>__________
MISFITS
Todd
Konopacki
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Sweet Lady Genevieve
It's a genuine shame that this gem will probably not advance. Songs like
ADAAOTN may have made our ears prick up, but it's the more subtle songs
which made us kultists. SLG is clearly superior in nearly every aspect.
Probably the only real love song Ray has written, you can feel the passion
of the guy who screwed up with a good thing and realizes it!! There's
plenty of songs about "girls" you want to spend all day&night with, but how
often are the songs about "girls" you should have perhaps thought spending a
lifetime with. It's clear that the lyrics are superior, and it's one of
Ray's best melodies. Odsie said it best a couple of weeks back when he said
he wouldn't be disappointed if this song won. I've also always felt All Day
... was the weakest of the power chord KinKs songs, Ray's opinion be damned.
I didn't realize how passionate I was about this song until tonight BTW.
>
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
A tough one, but ultimately I'll go with "Death of a Clown",
mainly because I hate clowns. But seriously, I've never had nearly as strong
a reverence for "Better Things" as other kultists. I've always thought this
was a bit too pandering, especially given the time it was written. Besides,
I REALLY hate clowns.
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Probably the toughest choice of this round, really a coin toss. And the
winner is......, Oh wait, how about two out of three. And so my choice is,
as if anyone cares. No, these two songs deserve more than a quick decision.
See My Friends:
Assets:
That "eastern" feel.
The "Patented" KinKs ambiguity.
Deficits:
That "eastern" feel.
The "Patented KinK' s ambiguity.
Dead End Streets
Assets:
The usual pathos
Deficits:
The usual Pathos
so I'll go with:
Like anyone cares,
See My Friends
_________
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
>
Misfits.
Not that I would have advanced it this far (which I probably did) but "Do it
Again?" I'm sorry, but being the second best song on the KinKs worst album
doesn't do much for me (Although I am very fond of the best song on the
KinKs worst album.)
WJPicha
DEAD END STREET
BP
DinsdaleP
2) Better Things
3) Dead End Street
4) Do It Again
- John
Mr3Putt
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Gotta go with Genevieve. Not as significant, Kinks-wise, but a superior
song.
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Hmmmmm... tough choice... Better Things, for no distinguishable reason.
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Dead End Streets... perhaps our eventually krowned jewel.
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Don't care much about either, but I'll take Do It Again.
=====================================================
Michael Little
NOTE: skip the 'PAR3' in my address to reply
=====================================================
I told you never ending lies.
Jorn Heggset
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
They are just impossible to compare!Oh, well. ADAAOTN wins (today)
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Better Things (still a tough choice)
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Dead End Street (easy choice)
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Misfits (easiest choice, I can very well understand why Do It Again didn't
reach the top 20...)
- Jorn
The Idiot Dunce
BETTER THINGS
DO IT AGAIN
>
>SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>__________
>
>BETTER THINGS
> vs
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>__________
>
>SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
>DEAD END STREET
>__________
jim
<kono...@net1plus.com> wrote:
>
>> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
>> vs.
>> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>
>Sweet Lady Genevieve
>
>It's a genuine shame that this gem will probably not advance. Songs like
>ADAAOTN may have made our ears prick up, but it's the more subtle songs
>which made us kultists. SLG is clearly superior in nearly every aspect.
>Probably the only real love song Ray has written, you can feel the passion
>of the guy who screwed up with a good thing and realizes it!! There's
>plenty of songs about "girls" you want to spend all day&night with, but how
>often are the songs about "girls" you should have perhaps thought spending a
>lifetime with. It's clear that the lyrics are superior, and it's one of
>Ray's best melodies. Odsie said it best a couple of weeks back when he said
>he wouldn't be disappointed if this song won. I've also always felt All Day
>... was the weakest of the power chord KinKs songs, Ray's opinion be damned.
>I didn't realize how passionate I was about this song until tonight BTW.
>
>
>>
Thanks, I couldn't have said it better.
<Rant Mode On>
Let's Fast Foward to the end of this contest:
The Finals:
You Really Got Me
vs
Lola
YRGM wins because people always remember when they heard that first
power cord.
WHAT?!?
That seems to be the way this contest is going. SLG is a FAR better
song than ADAAOLN (as well as it's two clones, YRGM and Destroyer,same
songs, 3 different ets of lyrics). However,it seems that people just
remeber how those power cords rocked, end of story. I Wanna Hold Your
Hand was a huge hit for the Beatles, giving them their first break at
stardom, but I can think of 20 different songs that are superior to
it.
If Power Cords are all it takes to create the best song ever, than
let's give the award to Back in Black.
</Rant Mode Off>
Jim
who's still better since He's Evil got knocked out.....
odsie
> vs.
>ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>
They're either Troubadours or Stevedores, and about the only time they
ever bother being Troubadours is when they're forced to apologize for
being Stevedores !
ADAAOTN is a raunchy sweating hard-working Stevedore of a song.
SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE isn't.
I vote for the SWEET LADY.
>
>BETTER THINGS
> vs
>DEATH OF A CLOWN
>
DEATH OF A CLOWN
an easy one !
BETTER THINGS is pretty....but a bit over-loaded with sticky greeting
card sentiment
>
>SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
>DEAD END STREET
>
Arrrgghh...
a tough one.
I love SEE MY FRIENDS. The original is wonderful and Dave's new
version may be even better....but I'll go with DEAD END STREET.
One of the transcendent moments I've experienced at a Kinks concert
was when Ray had the whole audience singing this song and damn if that
audience didn't sing it perfectly not missing a single "yeah" or "can
you feel it"
>
>MISFITS
> vs.
>DO IT AGAIN
Two great songs, but I can't get too excited about seeing either of
them advance any further, so I'll go with MISFITS.
I guess I'd rather declare myself a misfit than continually bang my
head against a wall. Why do it again, do it again ,do it again?
Do somethin else, why doncha?
-odsie
Bob Gill
>
> Not that I would have advanced it this far (which I probably did) but "Do it
> Again?" I'm sorry, but being the second best song on the KinKs worst album
> doesn't do much for me
>
The Kinks' worst album? Sorry, but I feel compelled to speak up on behalf
of Word of Mouth. For my part, I consider it one of the better Kinks albums
-- in the top eight or ten. I've always thought so, too; this isn't one that
grew on me gradually or anything. I like the bright, inventive sound of the
album, and the lyrics (except for maybe Guilty) are less "bombastic" than
those on the big hits of the Arista years.
-- Bob G.
Bob Gill
>
> > SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> > vs.
> > ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
>
>
You're absolutely right. That's probably why this pairing has occasioned
more impassioned comment than the others; these songs are just so far apart.
> Misfits (easiest choice, I can very well understand why Do It Again didn't
> reach the top 20...)
>
I couldn't understand it back in 1985, and I still can't. Then again, I
don't understand why people don't walk down the streets all over the U.S.
singing Misfits to themselves either.
-- Bob G.
Geoff Lewis
Bob Gill wrote :
> The Kinks' worst album? Sorry, but I feel compelled to speak up on
behalf
> of Word of Mouth. For my part, I consider it one of the better Kinks
albums
> -- in the top eight or ten. I've always thought so, too; this isn't one
that
> grew on me gradually or anything. I like the bright, inventive sound of
the
> album, and the lyrics (except for maybe Guilty) are less "bombastic" than
> those on the big hits of the Arista years.
Glad to see you say that, Bob. I was shocked that anyone would consider WoM
the worst album.
I have also been surprised at how many people seem to hate Do It Again in
particular.
I think it is a terrific track. What is it about this song that so many
don't like?
Just off to get my new nose.
- Geoff
Olga Ruocco
Geoff Lewis wrote:
>
> Bob Gill wrote :
>
> > The Kinks' worst album? Sorry, but I feel compelled to speak up on
> behalf
> > of Word of Mouth. For my part, I consider it one of the better Kinks
> albums
> > -- in the top eight or ten. I've always thought so, too; this isn't one
> that
> > grew on me gradually or anything. I like the bright, inventive sound of
> the
> > album, and the lyrics (except for maybe Guilty) are less "bombastic" than
> > those on the big hits of the Arista years.
>
> Glad to see you say that, Bob. I was shocked that anyone would consider WoM
> the worst album.
Word of Mouth their worst album? Well it's all a matter of taste of
course, but I also consider it to be one of their best ones.....less
ranting! Lots of fave songs on this one.
>
> I have also been surprised at how many people seem to hate Do It Again in
> particular.
> I think it is a terrific track. What is it about this song that so many
> don't like?
Blimey...DO It Again, is one of Ray's best compositions. And the video
is excellent! Can't get my thoughts together to do an appraisal....I'm
sure you are all relieved!!!!
>
> Just off to get my new nose.
:-)
Olga
drive_...@my-deja.com
All Day And All Of The Night
Better Things
Dead End Street
Do It Again
Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.
odsie
>course, but I also consider it to be one of their best ones.....less
>ranting! Lots of fave songs on this one.
I agree....
The albums that followed LOW BUDGET are very inconsistant (and a
couple of them are goddamn awful), but WORD OF MOUTH is a gem
...(as long as you skip MASSIVE REDUCTIONS)
-odsie
Joanne
Hmm? I didn't realize "Do It Again" was on PERCY. I'll have to go check my
record collection.
Joanne
GTG MB
>Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
>Man.
Oh well, no accounting for taste, or lack there of
GTGMB
Geoff Lewis
Well Endowed Moo Cow wrote :
> I wouldn't consider it one of their best, but for worst album, I'd say
> Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
> Man.
Wha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-at?????????
- Geoff
Joanne
> Man.
Wha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-at?????????<<
Geoff, calm down, take a deep breath .... as we Americans say, somebody's
pulling your chain .....
Joanne
Olga Ruocco
It must be a Brit thing...Muswell Hillbillies is THEIR BEST! And for me
to come off my fence and say that, well, that's saying something.
"Something"
Olga
Olga Ruocco
LOL Joanne! But there are some gems even on PERCY. Not one of their
albums is a duff one.
Olga
Geoff Lewis
> Geoff, calm down, take a deep breath .... as we Americans say, somebody's
> pulling your chain .....
Well, we Brits say something similar, but a lot ruder. :-)
- Geoff
Joanne
albums is a duff one.<<
Amen to that, sister! Not a bad album in the lot ... but some are greater than
others.
Joanne
Olga Ruocco
But a lot more fun!!!!! :-)
Olga
Jack Whitsett
you not like that?
"Dad looked at us and he looked at his wife
He must've wondered where we all came from
Mom said 'Dad, you know it won't last for long
Before you know it, Summer's Gone'"
And Good Day, the song about life and Diana Dors (not Lady Diana)
"She always smiled even when she felt low
I used to fancy her a long time ago."
Besides, I saw the concert (in Memphis) and I got the tee shirt.
Later,
Jack
Olga Ruocco
Jack Whitsett wrote:
>
> Word of Mouth is one of my favorites. What about "Summer's Gone?" How can
> you not like that?
> "Dad looked at us and he looked at his wife
> He must've wondered where we all came from
> Mom said 'Dad, you know it won't last for long
> Before you know it, Summer's Gone'"
Oh yes.....an analogy for life, too!
>
> And Good Day, the song about life and Diana Dors (not Lady Diana)
> "She always smiled even when she felt low
> I used to fancy her a long time ago."
Brill song. I love the elongated version with the harmonica at the end.
>
> Besides, I saw the concert (in Memphis) and I got the tee shirt.
oh you lucky person you!!!! I didn't see them at all in the 80s.
>
Olga
HOOT0427
But my fav line from "Good Day" is....."Who was that girl who used to be my
flame? I'd call her if I could remember her name."
No matter how low I may be feeling, this song always cheers me up....I
mean come on..."They could drop a small atom bomb...." that's great stuff!!
Hoot
glooba
HOOT0427 <hoot...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990928183917...@ng-fq1.aol.com...
Yes! I love that too. Was the first Kinks I bought on my own. I had a
T-shirt too, but it shrunk about 2 sizes after washing... :(
I waited years for it to come out on CD... I agree it is a pick me up!
Dave Bismo
> Joanne wrote:
> >
> > >>The only good song on that album was 20th Century
> > > Man.
> >
> > Wha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-at?????????<<
> >
> > Geoff, calm down, take a deep breath .... as we Americans say, somebody's
> > pulling your chain .....
> >
> > Joanne
>
> It must be a Brit thing...Muswell Hillbillies is THEIR BEST! And for me
> to come off my fence and say that, well, that's saying something.
> "Something"
>
> Olga
I'm American, and I feel the same way. If Muswell isn't their best, it's very
close, IMHO. And I think I still listen to it as much or more than any other
Kinks album. It was also a great Walkman companion when I visited London a few
years ago.
-Bismo.
Konopacki
Joanne <nice...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990928093953...@ng-fs1.aol.com...
> >>"Do it Again?" I'm sorry, but being the second best song on the KinKs
worst
> album ...<<
>
> Hmm? I didn't realize "Do It Again" was on PERCY. I'll have to go check
my
> record collection.
>
> Joanne
Well, I never expected to get such a response from a fairly simple post.
First, we are talking about the KinKs, and even their worst is better than
most groups best. After such a great response, I re-listened to WOM and
guess what, it still doesn't do anything for me. Other than "Living on a
Thin Line," nothing really speaks to me. As to Percy, well I prefer "Gods
Children" and "The Way Love Used to Be." to anything on WOM, including Thin
Line and that alone is enough to rank it higher. And fess up, isn't "Whip
Lady" just about everybody's guilty pleasure
;-s
And to those who say WOM is one of their favorite albums, go through
your albums again (notice I didn't say CD's). I don't see it even close to a
top ten. Just to add a little more controversy, one of the most maligned
CD's (notice the change) is actually one of my favorite later day KinKs
albums. None other than UK Jive. I kid you not. I'm wondering if I'm alone
in my appreciation of this gem. I remember once playing this in my car pool
and having someone say, "Gee, this is pretty good. How come they don't play
this on the radio?"
Well Endowed Moo Cow
>
> Geoff Lewis wrote:
> >
> > Bob Gill wrote :
> >
> > > The Kinks' worst album? Sorry, but I feel compelled to speak up on
> > behalf
> > > of Word of Mouth. For my part, I consider it one of the better Kinks
> > albums
> > > -- in the top eight or ten. I've always thought so, too; this isn't one
> > that
> > > grew on me gradually or anything. I like the bright, inventive sound of
> > the
> > > album, and the lyrics (except for maybe Guilty) are less "bombastic" than
> > > those on the big hits of the Arista years.
> >
> > Glad to see you say that, Bob. I was shocked that anyone would consider WoM
> > the worst album.
>
> course, but I also consider it to be one of their best ones.....less
> ranting! Lots of fave songs on this one.
I wouldn't consider it one of their best, but for worst album, I'd say
Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
Man.
CLint
TeddyB1018
Olga Ruocco
HOOT0427 wrote:
>
> I, too have a Word of Mouth t-shirt from seeing the Kinks back in the 80's.
> But my fav line from "Good Day" is....."Who was that girl who used to be my
> flame? I'd call her if I could remember her name."
> No matter how low I may be feeling, this song always cheers me up....I
> mean come on..."They could drop a small atom bomb...." that's great stuff!!
> Hoot
Yeah Hoot,
those lines go down in my Hall of Fame!
Olga
Eric Mayer
<kono...@net1plus.com> wrote:
>
> And to those who say WOM is one of their favorite albums, go through
>your albums again (notice I didn't say CD's). I don't see it even close to a
>top ten. Just to add a little more controversy, one of the most maligned
>CD's (notice the change) is actually one of my favorite later day KinKs
>albums. None other than UK Jive. I kid you not. I'm wondering if I'm alone
>in my appreciation of this gem. I remember once playing this in my car pool
>and having someone say, "Gee, this is pretty good. How come they don't play
>this on the radio?"
>
I like State of Confusion, but I really can't say I like it as well as
either Give the People What They Want or State of Confusion which came
before, but all three of those albums probably got higher subjective
ratings from me because the three albums preceding them were, for me,
the extended low point for the group (although I realize that many
many fans were hooked in by just those albums) But taste varies, as
they say, and I have to wonder does anyone else aside from me prefer
Sold Me Out to Do It Again?
However, on to UK Jive. I also like the album a lot (except that
Looney Balloon gets up my nose for some reason) A few months back I
was visiting a friend who is not a Kinks fan but had found Lost and
Found cheap someplace and picke dit up for the heck of it and was
palying it in his car. He was raving about some of the UK Jive Tracks,
esp UK Jive and How Do I Get Close. Couldn't figure out how the latter
hadn't been a bit radio hit. And how can you not like UK Jive?
--
Eric Mayer
http://home.epix.net/~maywrite
HOOT0427
>T-shirt too, but it shrunk about 2 sizes after washing... :(
I said I still had the t-shirt...I didn't say I could still fit in it! LOL!
Terrible quality and cheaply made t-shirts. Mine had the 3/4's sleeve
look...dumb.
Why are most concert T's such cheap products?
Hoot
MFaust1071
in my appreciation of this gem. I remember once playing this in my car pool
and having someone say, "Gee, this is pretty good. How come they don't play
this on the radio?" >>
One of the DJs on the local college station has been playing the title track
lately. I think she's just too young to know better. Thank god for college
radio - otherwise, I'd have to turn my radio into a planter.
M.
Buffalo NY
Jack Whitsett
>>
>Olga
However, like the others, my shirt shrank even faster than I grew. It turned
up on my youngest son the other day, but before I could reclaim it, it
disappeared into the laundry black hole.
Jack Whitsett
HOOT0427 wrote in message <19990928183917...@ng-fq1.aol.com>...
> I, too have a Word of Mouth t-shirt from seeing the Kinks back in the
80's.
> But my fav line from "Good Day" is....."Who was that girl who used to be
my
>flame? I'd call her if I could remember her name."
> No matter how low I may be feeling, this song always cheers me up....I
>mean come on..."They could drop a small atom bomb...." that's great stuff!!
>Hoot
Right. "Good Day" and "Live Life" are my favorite Kinks cheer-up songs. But
then again, I seem to hang on to the slimmest thread for encouragement. I
even found a ray of sunshine in Cliches of the World (B Movie).
Remember? "But still he's waiting for a change"
glooba
TeddyB1018 <teddy...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19990928230627...@ng-cj1.aol.com...
> Another American here who thinks Muswell Hillbillies is their best.
I listened to the Velvel reissue after seeing the post, and yes it it's an
excellent recording!
Btw, I tried to got to velvel's website and it appears to be no more--the
rumors were true?
glooba
haha!
I wish I'd kept mine now... Got it at Richfield, OH--which was wrongly
labeled on the shirt as something like Richmond(?).... I remember the
concert well. My first Kinks concert. I'd gotten two tickets, but at
different times so me and my friend were like 10 rows apart. We switched a
ticket with some very large man. It was a great concert.... Donnie Iris
opened--I think he had one minor hit; something like "pump it up". He did a
pumping iron thing with the mic stand... I remember Ray strummed the chords
to Lola and the entire arena rose to their feet as one. It was a religious
experience...
glooba
Jack Whitsett <jwhi...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:7strh3$40n$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net...
Yes. But I think the live recording is more upbeat. On the studio version
the line sounds more like desperation... I like the song very much
though... Good to listen to alongside oingo boingo's "Just another day"
and/or "no one lives forever." (and Robyn Hitchcock's "vegetation and
dimes")
Wall Duck
Ods, if it's not inconvenient, could you list the 51 songs (or direct me to
thje appropriate thread, if you already listed them)? Thanks.
My picks:
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
DEATH OF A CLOWN
SEE MY FRIENDS
MISFITS
Todd Lowenstein
>
>- Geoff
Really? Which one did you pick? Okay Okay. That' snot funny.
Todd
Geoff Lewis
glooba
> I remember Ray strummed the chords
> to Lola and the entire arena rose to their feet as one. It was a
religious
> experience...
And then the Lord said "We're not playing that one tonight!"?
- Geoff
Jorn Heggset
Geoff Lewis wrote:
> Glad to see you say that, Bob. I was shocked that anyone would consider WoM
> the worst album.
>
> I have also been surprised at how many people seem to hate Do It Again in
> particular.
> I think it is a terrific track. What is it about this song that so many
> don't like?
Heeyyy! Wait a minute! Many people seem to HATE Do It Again? To speak for my
self, all _I_ said was that I could very well understand that DIA didn't reach
the Top20, as a response to the person saying he couldn't figure out why it
didn't. I don't hate the song (and I haven't seen anyone else saying that
either). I think DIA is a good (maybe very good) song, but i don't think it had
hit potential. It's not another Come Dancing, which was the Kinks' biggest hit
for a decade. Of course DIA has great lyrics, but I'm afraid the lyrics doesn't
make a song a hit. If so, the Kinks would have been constantly in the top 10!
BTW, when WOM came out it was a dissappointment to me after SOC. I still find
SOC a better album, but when listening to the reissue I actually like WOM a lot
better than I used to. SOC has more great songs, but Missing Persons, Good Day,
Summer's Gone, Living on a Thin Line and Do It Again (!) are not far behind.
- Jorn
Geoff Lewis
> Heeyyy! Wait a minute! Many people seem to HATE Do It Again? To speak for
my
> self, all _I_ said was that I could very well understand that DIA didn't
reach
> the Top20, as a response to the person saying he couldn't figure out why
it
> didn't. I don't hate the song (and I haven't seen anyone else saying that
> either).
OK, Jorn, backtrack if you like, but I have definitely seen quite a few
*very* negative comments made about Do It Again in kontest votes.
- Geoff
Olga Ruocco
LOL! Nose tone unturned.
Olga
Tim Forcer
>
> ...
> Here's how the final round works:
>
> Each week randomly selected songs will be posted in pairs.
> Please chose one song from each pair.
Ooo, new rules.
> SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
> vs.
> ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
Has to be All day. All time classic
> BETTER THINGS
> vs
> DEATH OF A CLOWN
Death of a Clown
> SEE MY FRIENDS
> vs.
> DEAD END STREET
Ah, a tricky one. Finally go with Dead End Street. Two reasons. First
because the mix of upbeat treatment and downbeat subject is excellent.
Second, the "what are we living for" phrase appears in sundry other
songs, and ALWAYS makes me want to jump cut to "2-roomed apartment ..."
> MISFITS
> vs.
> DO IT AGAIN
Hmmm. I'll abstain on that one. No strong feelings either way.
--
Tim Forcer t...@ecs.soton.ac.uk
The University of Southampton, UK
The University is not responsible for my opinions
odsie
>Ods, if it's not inconvenient, could you list the 51 songs (or direct me to
>thje appropriate thread, if you already listed them)? Thanks
I wasn't going to post the final 51, because I wanted to insure
spontaneity and give that spur-of-the-moment whimsical magic a chance
to work. I didn't want anyone to lock onto a winner before the first
face-to-face challenge had been issued....but, hey, everyone pretty
much knows what songs are left , so why not ?
But I'm not gonna make it too easy for you, either....besides, maybe
someone will want to follow through on Kono's analysis of the numbers.
Here's the raw data for Rounds 1 and 2 :
COMPILED RESULTS
(Round 1)
*advanced to round 2
--34--
*AUTUMN ALMANAC
__31__
*ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
---29----
*SHANGRI-LA
*SUNNY AFTERNOON
*DEATH OF A CLOWN
*20TH CENTURY MAN
*TILL THE END OF THE DAY
--28--
*BIG SKY
---27---
*YRGM
*I'M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
*AFTERNOON TEA
--25--
*CELLULOID HEROES
--24--
*DAYS
*YOUNG AND INNOCENT DAYS
__23__
*MR CHURCHILL SAYS
*TOO MUCH ON MY MIND
*HARRY RAG
__22__
*ROCK AND ROLL FANTASY
*LIVING ON A THIN LINE
*GET BACK IN LINE
*DAVID WATTS
*DEAD END STREET
*WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIME GONE
--21--
*TWO SISTERS
__20__
*SITTING IN MY HOTEL
*APEMAN
*VICTORIA
*HOLIDAY
*ARTHUR
*BETTER THINGS
*ROSY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
*MISFITS
*SUZANNAH'S STILL ALIVE
___19-____
*THIS TIME TOMORROW
*GOD'S CHILDREN
*MISTY WATER
*SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
*A WELL RESPECTED MAN
__18__
*MILK COW BLUES
*YOU'RE LOOKING FINE
*JUKE BOX MUSIC
*THE MONEYGOROUND
*WATERLOO SUNSET
*MUSWELL HILLBILLY
__17__
*STOP YOUR SOBBING
*WICKED ANNABELLA
*I NEED YOU
*SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING
*RETURN TO WATERLOO
*SITTING BY THE RIVERSIDE
*STRANGERS
*PICTURE BOOK
*ANIMAL FARM
__16__
*POWERMAN
*WORKING AT THE FACTORY
*THE WAY LOVE USED TO BE
*DO IT AGAIN
*LOLA
*AUSTRALIA
*ASP BLUES
BIG BLACK SMOKE
__15__
*YES SIR NO SIR
*TIRED OF WAITING
*COME DANCING
*FATHER CHRISTMAS
BRAINWASHED
A FACE IN THE CROWD
SOME MOTHER'S SON
__14__
*MOST EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCE FOR SALE
*KING KONG
*HEART OF GOLD
*ALL OF MY FRIENDS WERE THERE
*THIS MAN HE WEEPS TONIGHT
*VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
*VILLAGE GREEN
*SEE MY FRIENDS
*SCATTERED
DO YOU REMEMBER WALTER
__13__
*ALCOHOL
*LIVE LIFE
*SLEEPWALKER
*HOT POTATOES
*BERKELEY MEWS
JOHNNY THUNDER
AROUND THE DIAL
__12__
*LOVE ME TILL THE SUN SHINES
*LIFE ON THE ROAD
*NO MORE LOOKING BACK
*PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES OF EACH OTHER
*THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
*PARTY LINE
*I GO TO SLEEP
*RAINY DAY IN JUNE
*STILL SEARCHING
*SUPERSONIC ROCKETSHIP
*LIFE GOES ON
IMAGINATION'S REAL
SHE BOUGHT A HAT LIKE PRINCESS MARINA
I'M IN DISGRACE
MINDLESS CHILD OF MOTHERHOOD
__11__
*STATE OF CONFUSION
*DESTROYER
*HATRED
*MISSING PERSONS
*ONE OF THE SURVIVORS
*HOLLOWAY JAIL
*NOBODY GIVES
*THE ROAD
*JACK THE IDIOT DUNCE
*THE LAST OF THE STEAM-POWERED TRAINS
*DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION
*I'LL REMEMBER
SCRAPHEAP CITY
SET ME FREE
DANDY
NOTHING TO SAY
HEADMASTER
STARSTRUCK
PHENOMINAL CAT
__10__
*ONLY A DREAM
*FUNNY FACE
*TO THE BONE
*I'M ON AN ISLAND
*LONG WAY FROM HOME
*WONDERBOY
*LOOK A LITTLE ON THE SUNNY SIDE
*SITTING IN THE MIDDAY SUN
*LITTLE MISS QUEEN OF DARKNESS
HOLIDAY ROMANCE
WHEN A SOLUTION COMES
SCHOOLDAYS
NO RETURN
MR PLEASANT
THE WORLD KEEPS GOIN ROUND
MONICA
FANCY
SITUATION VACANT
HE'S EVIL
__9__
*OKLAHOMA USA
*ART LOVER
TRUST YOUR HEART
CLOSE TO THE WIRE
UNDERNEATH THE NEON SIGN
DRIVIN
PLASTIC MAN
OUT OF THE WARDROBE
HAVE A CUPPA TEA
WHEN I SEE THAT GIRL OF MINE
TOP OF THE POPS
__8__
DON'T FORGET TO DANCE
ON THE OUTSIDE
COLD WINTER
NOTHIN IN THIS WORLD CAN STOP ME WORRYIN BOUT THAT GIRL
HERE COMES YET ANOTHER DAY
LOONEY BALLOON
LINCOLN COUNTY
DID YOU SEE HIS NAME
PICTURES IN THE SAND
EV'RYBODY'S GONNA BE HAPPY
DENMARK STREET
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK
COMLICATED LIFE
LOOK THROUGH ANY DOORWAY
END OF THE SEASON
DAYLIGHT
__7__
*HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI
*DID YA
POLLY
THE INFORMER
ANIMAL
I GOTTA MOVE
LONG DISTANCE
MOTORWAY
NINE TO FIVE
CHARITY
LOVE GETS YOU
RATS
EDUCATION
YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME
DREAMS
HARD WAY
LOW BUDGET
EASTERN EYES
CRICKET
FORTIS GREEN
__6__
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
LAZY OLD SUN
BALLAD OF JULIE FINKLE
A LITTLE BIT OF EMOTION
LAVENDER HILL
SUMMER'S GONE
THINK VISUAL
RUSH HOUR BLUES
GALLON OF GAS
HERE COMES FLASH
WHEN I TURN OFF THE LIVINGROOM LIGHT
SESSION MAN
HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY
TOO HOT
JUST CAN'T GO TO SLEEP
MOMENTS
FULL MOON
KILLER'S EYES
COME ON NOW
DEMOLITION
SUPERMAN
GUILTY
LOST AND FOUND
CLICHES OF THE WORLD
VOICES IN THE DARK
SOMEBODY STOLE MY CAR
ROSEMARY ROSE
LITTLE BIT OF EMOTION
IT'S ALL RIGHT
GOOD DAY
TILL DEATH US DO PART
__5__
SHEPHERDS OF THE NATION
HERE COME THE PEOPLE IN GREY
SITTING ON MY SOFA
THE CONTENDERS
BRIGHT LIGHTS
SKIN AND BONE
HOW ARE YOU
WHO'LL BE THE NEXT IN LINE
PREDICTABLE
MR SONGBIRD
THIS STRANGE EFFECT
SLUM KIDS
I TOOK MY BABY HOME
TIN SOLDIER MAN
WORD OF MOUTH
I AM FREE
GOT TO BE FREE
IS IT ANY WONDER
GOT LOVE IF YOU WANT IT
PRINCE OF THE PUNKS
ADD IT UP
WHERE ARE THEY NOW
SECOND-HAND CAR SPIV
YOU MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE
WILD MAN
DUCKS ON THE WALL
MONEY AND CORRUPTION/I AM YOUR MAN
NOTHIN MORE TO LOSE
SUCH A SHAME
DRIFT AWAY
MIRROR OF LOVE
__4__
MOVING PICTURES
PHOBIA
DEAR MARGARET
SALVATION ROAD
MR REPORTER
DON'T EVER CHANGE
I WONDER WHERE MY BABY IS TONIGHT
HOLD MY HAND
UNCLE SON
PRESSURE
GOTTA GET THE FIRST PLANE HOME
I'LL GET OVER
IN A SPACE
ONE NIGHT WITH YOU
SURVIVING
GOT MY FEET ON THE GROUND
IN A FOREIGN LAND
SLEEPLESS NIGHT
NOW AND THEN
WHEN YOU WERE A CHILD
TAKE ONE MORE CHANCE
BROTHER
SOMETHING BETTER BEGINNING
IT'S ALRIGHT (DON'T THINK ABOUT IT)
ACT NICE AND GENTLE
PROPERTY
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
__3__
O WHERE O WHERE IS LOVE
WHEN WORK IS OVER
ARE YOU READY GIRL
TAPAS
GLAMOUR
MOVE OVER
LABOUR OF LOVE
NATURAL GIFT
I'M A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER
LONG TALL SHORTY
AMERICANA
ALL NIGHT STAND
AGGRAVATION
PRESERVATION
INTRODUCTION TO SOLUTION
CREEPIN JEAN
MEAN DISPOSITION
WAR IS OVER
VIDEO SHOP
DOING THE BEST FOR YOU
SCUM OF THE EARTH
TELEPATHY
I GOTTA GO NOW
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS (EMERGENCY)
THERE IS NO LIFE WITHOUT LOVE
FLASH'S CONFESSION
YOUNG CONSERVATIVES
STORMY SKY
REVEAL YOURSELF
YOU CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
HOW DO I GET CLOSE
LONELY HEARTS
WORLD OF OUR OWN
GOING SOLO
SOLD ME OUT
LONDON
THE FIRST TIME WE FALL IN LOVE
GROOVY MOVIES
QUIET LIFE
DON'T
HAY FEVER
UNREAL REALITY
GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT
MATTER OF DECISION
CATCH ME NOW I'M FALLING
PERFECT STRANGERS
MR. BIG MAN
IN YOU I BELIEVE
FIRE BURNING
__2__
MY DIARY
RING THE BELLS
WILLESDEN GREEN
CLIMB YOUR WALL
ROCK AND ROLL CITIES
THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER
NATIONAL HEALTH
BERNADETTE
LOOK FOR ME BABY
THIS I KNOW
WHERE DID MY SPRING GO
I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER
I BELIEVED YOU
WALL OF FIRE
AND I WILL LOVE YOU
YOU SHOULDN'T BE SAD
WELCOME TO SLEAZY TOWN
EXPECTATIONS
TELL ME NOW SO I'LL KNOW
ETERNITY
YO YO
IVE GOT THAT FEELING
YOU STILL WANT ME
ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
BACK TO FRONT
WAIT TILL THE SUMMER COMES ALONG
JUST FRIENDS
THE LAST ASSEMBLY
UK JIVE
VISIONARY DREAMER
BLACK MESSIAH
WHAT'S IN STORE FOR ME
ONCE A THIEF
NOT FAR AWAY
CADILLAC
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM
SEE THE BEAST
SEVENTH CHANNEL
NEVER MET A GIRL LIKE YOU BEFORE
ARTIFICIAL MAN
DOWN ALL THE DAYS
PERMANENT WAVES
EVERYBODY'S A STAR
IS THIS THE ONLY WAY
__1__
FREEDOM LIES
ATTITUDE
ANIMALS IN THE ZOO
RUN
THERE'S A NEW WORLD JUST OPENING FOR ME
TOO SERIOUS
I'M CRYING
DANGER ZONE
TRUE STORY
THE MILLION POUND SEMI-DETACHED
X-RAY
THE POSEUR
GOOD LUCK CHARM
IT
MARATHON
LOUIE LOUIE
MASSIVE REDUCTIONS
KENTUCKY MOON
DEFINITE MAYBE
YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME
KILLING TIME
YOU CAN'T WIN
BABIES
THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
BODY
HELGA
SO LONG
THE WORLD IS CHANGING HANDS
TOO MUCH MONKEY BUSINESS
NAGGIN WOMAN
MOUNTAIN WOMAN
WHAT ARE WE DOING
MISERY
IT'S TOO LATE
______0____________
OVER THE EDGE
BEAUTIFUL DELILAH
RUNNING ROUND TOWN
DANCING IN THE STREET
THE BANANA BOAT SONG
MR SHOEMAKER'S DAUGHTER
BALD HEADED WOMAN
EASY COME THERE YOU WENT
TIME WILL TELL
WHIP LADY
SPOTTY GROTTY ANNA
LONG TALL SALLY
NOISE
CHOSEN PEOPLE
REVENGE
ALL ABOARD
REPETITION
ORDINARY PEOPLE
THE SHIRT
DON'T YOU FRET
DARLING I RESPECT YOU
SAND ON MY SHOES
MONEY TALKS
ENTERTAINMENT
NEW WORLD
I'M A HOG FOR YOU BABY
ELEVATOR MAN
TOKYO
A LITTLE BIT OF SUNLIGHT
SO MYSTIFYING
IVE BEEN DRIVIN ON BALD MOUNTAIN
LISTEN TO ME
COMPLETELY
ART SCHOOL BABE
GET UP
I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE
MORNING SONG
DO YOU WISH TO BE A MAN
MR WONDERFUL
SITTING IN THE STANDS
MAXIMUM CONSUMPTION
BABY FACE
___________________________________
COMPILED RESULTS
(Round 2)
* advanced to finals
39
*DAYS
38
*VICTORIA
35
*A WELL RESPECTED MAN
*WATERLOO SUNSET
*SUNNY AFTERNOON
*ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
*I'M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
34
*AUTUMN ALMANAC
33
*20TH CENTURY MAN
*DEAD END STREET
*TIRED OF WAITING
30
*DEATH OF A CLOWN
*THE VILLAGE GREEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
*SHANGRI-LA
*LOLA
29
*HARRY RAG
*DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION
28
*APEMAN
27
*HOLIDAY
*DO IT AGAIN
26
*VILLAGE GREEN
*I NEED YOU
25
*YRGM
*SEE MY FRIENDS
*GET BACK IN LINE
24
*GOD'S CHILDREN
*WONDERBOY
*ANIMAL FARM
23
*STRANGERS
*TILL THE END OF THE DAY
*SWEET LADY GENEVIEVE
22
*LIVING ON A THIN LINE
*AFTERNOON TEA
*BETTER THINGS
*PICTURE BOOK
*COME DANCING
*BIG BLACK SMOKE
*CELLULOID HEROES
*THIS TIME TOMORROW
21
*YOUNG AND INNOCENT DAYS
*MISFITS
*TOO MUCH ON MY MIND
20
*MUSWELL HILLBILLY
*ROSY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME
19
*DAVID WATTS
*TWO SISTERS
*MONEYGOROUND
*LAST OF THE STEAM POWERED TRAINS
SITTING IN MY HOTEL
ALL OF MY FRIENDS WERE THERE
ARTHUR
18
*HEART OF GOLD
*SOME MOTHER'S SON
PEOPLE TAKE PICTURES OF EACH OTHER
BIG SKY
MR CHURCHILL SAYS
SITTING BY THE RIVERSIDE
17
*SCATTERED
YES SIR NO SIR
FATHER CHRISTMAS
LITTLE MISS QUEEN OF DARKNESS
16
JUKE BOX MUSIC
NO MORE LOOKING BACK
SUZANNAH'S STILL ALIVE
15
SITTING IN THE MIDDAY SUN
POWERMAN
BRAINWASHED
14
R&R FANTASY
SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING
BERKELEY MEWS
NOBODY GIVES
TO THE BONE
SUPERSONIC ROCKETSHIP
13
WHERE HAVE ALL THE GOOD TIMES GONE
HOLLOWAY JAIL
SLEEPWALKER
THIS IS WHERE I BELONG
ALCOHOL
12
ART LOVER
I GO TO SLEEP
HATRED
11
DID YA
A LONG WAY FROM HOME
THE WAY LOVE USED TO BE
JACK THE IDIOT DUNCE
WICKED ANNABELLA
STILL SEARCHING
STOP YOUR SOBBING
PARTY LINE
MISTY WATER
THIS MAN HE WEEPS TONIGHT
RAINY DAY IN JUNE
10
ASP BLUES
HOLIDAY IN WAIKIKI
9
FUNNY FACE
WORKING AT THE FACTORY
ONE OF THE SURVIVORS
A FACE IN THE CROWD
YOU'RE LOOKING FINE
DESTROYER
AUSTRALIA
8
MISSING PERSONS
THE ROAD
LIFE GOES ON
LOVE ME TILL THE SUN SHINES
I'M ON AN ISLAND
LOOK A LTTLE ON THE SUNNYSIDE
7
MILK COW BLUES
OKLAHOMA USA
ONLY A DREAM
STATE OF CONFUSION
6
RETURN TO WATERLOO
LIFE ON THE ROAD
HOT POTATOES
5
LIVE LIFE
KING KONG
2
I'LL REMEMBER
1
MOST EXCLUSIVE RESIDENCE FOR SALE
glooba
It was long ago, but I don't think he did "That's alright WNGTPTOT" bit...
not that I remember... I remember it as the chords played, a pause... then
the actual song.
steve...@my-deja.com
ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
DEATH OF A CLOWN
DEAD END STREET
MISFITS
Steven
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Before you buy.
mike weber
Wed, 29 Sep 1999 01:07:12 +1000,
:
>Olga Ruocco wrote:
>> Word of Mouth their worst album? Well it's all a matter of taste of
>> course, but I also consider it to be one of their best ones.....less
>> ranting! Lots of fave songs on this one.
>
>
>I wouldn't consider it one of their best, but for worst album, I'd say
>Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
>Man.
>
Eeeeekkk!! ((quickly erects flame-proof bunker, dons firesuit,
prepares to watch remainder of proceedings via closed-circuit teevee
camera mounted in atomic-bomb-proof-grade housing...))
I suspect you're going to *ahem* hear about this opinion.
--
===============================================================================
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mike weber
15:34:03 GMT,
:
>>I wouldn't consider it one of their best, but for worst album, I'd say
>>Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
>>Man.
>
>
Remarkably polite. Perhaps the magnitude of the comment has not yet
sunk in?
mike weber
28 Sep 1999 22:03:00 +0100,
:
>
>
>Geoff Lewis wrote:
>>
>> Joanne wrote :
>>
>> > Geoff, calm down, take a deep breath .... as we Americans say, somebody's
>> > pulling your chain .....
>>
>>
>> - Geoff
>
>But a lot more fun!!!!! :-)
>
But has it got bells on?
Olga Ruocco
mike weber wrote:
>
> Well Endowed Moo Cow <ki...@ihug.com.au> is alleged to have said, on
> Wed, 29 Sep 1999 01:07:12 +1000,
> :
> >Olga Ruocco wrote:
>
> >> Word of Mouth their worst album? Well it's all a matter of taste of
> >> course, but I also consider it to be one of their best ones.....less
> >> ranting! Lots of fave songs on this one.
> >
> >
> >I wouldn't consider it one of their best, but for worst album, I'd say
> >Muswell Hillbillies. The only good song on that album was 20th Century
> >Man.
> >
> Eeeeekkk!! ((quickly erects flame-proof bunker, dons firesuit,
> prepares to watch remainder of proceedings via closed-circuit teevee
> camera mounted in atomic-bomb-proof-grade housing...))
>
> I suspect you're going to *ahem* hear about this opinion.
Well, as I have said elsewhere, I am at heart a fence sitter when it
comes to picking fave albums and songs of the Kinks, but I have to
declare that Muswell Hillbillies is my no 1.
So much depends on where you consider your musical roots to be as to
what actually grabs you when you hear it, but I was blasted away when I
first heard this album (too long ago to contemplate) and it still
delights me today. I can't even think what I would consider to be their
"worst" album - to me such a thing does not exist!!!!
But aren't we lucky that the Kinks have done such diverse work in their
career that we can argue about the pro and cons of the albums?
The only time I'll get really riled is if someone has a "go" at the
boys, and calls them "has beens"! Then you will certainly see me roll
up my sleeves, pick up my handbag and advance into battle!
Olga
Jack Whitsett
with State of Confusion and Something Else.
"You see before you a truly broken man
When it comes to midnight, I don't know who I am"
Jack
Eric Mayer
<jwhi...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>I have to put in a word for Sleepwalker. It's in my top three albums, along
>with State of Confusion and Something Else.
>
Now there's a good example of how wildly opinions differ because
Sleepwalker has always been one of my least favorites. (although the
two others, I agree are among the best) For some reason it has always
struck me as rather depressing. Perhaps it was something to do with my
own state of mind when I first heard it, but I can't recall any reason
why that should be.
I have tried to get into it from time to time. Most recently a couple
years ago, it being the day before Halloween and driving down to where
my family lives, near Wilkes-Barre, where I had a ticket to Ray's
show, and under the circumstances I really warmed up to Full Moon.
But, of course, about 20 people bought tickets to see the Wilkes-Barre
show so it was cancelled.
So, I'm afraid the album remains a downer for me!
Kinksrip
>boys, and calls them "has beens"! Then you will certainly see me roll
>up my sleeves, pick up my handbag and advance into battle!
Now Olga,not saying that "the boys" are has beens, but where have they been the
last few years? We are all sitting around the table waiting for another serving
but there is no waiter or waitress in sight and the kitchen seems to be
closed.We seem to have been served a few appetizers, solo tours, but no main
course, the kinks. Your quote conjures up a vision of an elderly woman
attacking a purse snatcher, and we know that you aren't elderly? Just an elder
spokes person. Here Come The People In Grey!
Olga Ruocco
>
> >The only time I'll get really riled is if someone has a "go" at the
> >boys, and calls them "has beens"! Then you will certainly see me roll
> >up my sleeves, pick up my handbag and advance into battle!
>
> Now Olga,not saying that "the boys" are has beens, but where have they been the
> last few years?
Well I know as much as you! Ray and Dave felt it necessary to do their
own things.
We are all sitting around the table waiting for another serving
> but there is no waiter or waitress in sight and the kitchen seems to be
> closed.We seem to have been served a few appetizers, solo tours, but no main
> course, the kinks.
Tell me about it, I'm suffering as well! It's nearly 5 years since I
saw them live at Shepherd's Bush Empire - thank heavens it was one of
the best shows ever. I keep saying, I am sure they will get together,
but as to when.....hmmmm.
Your quote conjures up a vision of an elderly woman
> attacking a purse snatcher, and we know that you aren't elderly? Just an elder
> spokes person.
Hahahhhaaa :-) My youngest thinks I boogied round with Queen
Victoria! No, dear - I boogie "to" Victoria! I was thinking of the
Monty Python crew dressed in drag when I mentioned the handbag
swinging.....
Here Come The People In Grey!
Let's hide in the surrey with the fringe on top!
Olga
Jack Whitsett
the
serving
>but there is no waiter or waitress in sight and the kitchen seems to be
>closed
This is a good question. It's been six years since Phobia, which must
qualify as the longest stretch ever without new Kinks. Is this going to be a
Dire Straits-type thing, where they just go their separate ways in a defacto
breakup? We want more!
Meanwhile, this is great hanging out electronically with you all. After
hearing all the praise for Arthur, I got it out and it's as good as you say.
I originally voted for Victoria and Shangri-La anyway, but the rest is
excellent, too.
I WANT MY NEW KINKS.
Jack
Kinksrip
Grail and The Life Of Brian the other day, those guys knock my socks off. I'm
rocking to Set Me Free as I am writing this.Remember these immortal words,
Spam, spam and eggs, spam and toast, spam and spam. Eric
Olga Ruocco
Albatross, and stormy Petrel on a stick! Crunchy Frog.... And don't
forget the Gumbies!!!!!!
I spent many happy hours of my youth watching Monty Pythons being
recorded at the BBC Studio.
Olga