tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post3811191057428334453..comments2016-02-10T13:06:46.599-08:00Comments on PICTURES IN THE SAND: Marion's Top 20 Favourite Kinks Songs...Harry Flashmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-17499587672231402032011-03-10T03:33:48.110-08:002011-03-10T03:33:48.110-08:00Anonymous- Waterloo Sunset is a beauty, and I almo...Anonymous- Waterloo Sunset is a beauty, and I almost did use All of My Friends Were There on my list. The latter is so fun and bouncy and in that sense is similar to Holiday Romance. Strangers is undeniably wonderful. I should make a top 5 Kinks songs sung by Dave list next:)Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-23817190121959006532011-03-10T03:27:42.241-08:002011-03-10T03:27:42.241-08:00Raekerr- I never saw that Perfect Day/Til Death Do...Raekerr- I never saw that Perfect Day/Til Death Do Us Part connection before, I guess because the songs are so different. Interesting point!Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-78376388919562530332011-03-09T19:49:39.055-08:002011-03-09T19:49:39.055-08:00My favorites list is quite different: Waterloo Sun...My favorites list is quite different: Waterloo Sunset, Tired of Waiting for You, Do You Remember Walter? All of my Friends Were There, Til the End of the Day, See My Friends, State of Confusion, Yo-yo, Holiday Romance, Autumn Almanac (we agree finally), and Strangers. Great to see someone likes the Kinks as much as I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-17463195229066931942011-03-09T09:41:38.888-08:002011-03-09T09:41:38.888-08:00I'm sure Lou Reed must have heard this before ...I'm sure Lou Reed must have heard this before he wrote Perfect Day, "I thought I was someone else...someone good." Admittedly the Great Lost Kinks Album didn't come out until the year after Transformer but the film soundtrack version would have been floating about for a few years before. Not sure this will stand up in court.Raekerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-52480780419798051212011-03-08T12:37:01.122-08:002011-03-08T12:37:01.122-08:00Thanks Raekerr! Thanks for the input. The songs yo...Thanks Raekerr! Thanks for the input. The songs you listed are great ones indeed. I'll be singing for the rest of the day now! I'm only me, not someone better, not someone good... I'd be a soldier, that's if I only could....Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-38764824970737499462011-03-08T02:15:04.994-08:002011-03-08T02:15:04.994-08:00Just discovered your list. Aside from those songs ...Just discovered your list. Aside from those songs mentioned by other contributors I'd include Till Death do us Part (insane this is still unofficial), Berkely Mews, and Polly from the mad rush of 1967/70 but also Long Distance, Million Pound Semi Detached and Scattered. Actually, I'd probably include everything from Face to Face onwards with the possible exception of Hay Fever. That's probably more than twenty songs though.Raekerrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-39375725547529806072011-03-03T12:03:32.562-08:002011-03-03T12:03:32.562-08:00and don't forget to call me for dinner...and don't forget to call me for dinner...anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185286136701905399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-2811282855970176802011-03-02T08:33:31.778-08:002011-03-02T08:33:31.778-08:00You can call me Harry or you can call me Marion or...You can call me Harry or you can call me Marion or you can call me Ray or you can call me Jay, just as long as ya doesn't call me Johnson.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-61847397137223854142011-03-02T07:59:21.314-08:002011-03-02T07:59:21.314-08:00Or is it Marion?!??! :)
-GlennOr is it Marion?!??! :)<br /><br />-GlennAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-34005415959954410172011-03-02T07:58:05.496-08:002011-03-02T07:58:05.496-08:00No problem Harry - I forgot "Big Black Smoke...No problem Harry - I forgot "Big Black Smoke" too!!! What a wonderful song. I think there's probably 5 or so on my list that are probably tied with like 30 more Kinks songs I couldn't fit on the list... like "Long Way from Home," "Face in the Crowd," "Now and Then," "How Are You," "Yes Sir, No Sir," and a buncha others.<br /><br />Glenn<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/placesofarawayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-2603856187948864372011-02-28T15:44:54.756-08:002011-02-28T15:44:54.756-08:00Chief Inspector: Oops, I forgot to put "Big B...Chief Inspector: Oops, I forgot to put "Big Black Smoke" on the list! Other than the fact that I sleep in cafés and coffee bars and bowling alleys, and every penny I have is spent on purple hearts and cigarettes, I have no excuse for forgetting about it. Thanks for your understanding.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-47321605460675692082011-02-28T15:33:12.221-08:002011-02-28T15:33:12.221-08:00Glenn- Thank you for commenting on my post. I'...Glenn- Thank you for commenting on my post. I'm a big fan of the Soap Opera album so thanks for mentioning "You Make it All Worthwhile". Such a great song. I love Preservation Acts I & II very much as well, and now I want to go listen to "Oh Where Oh Where is Love" and "Scrapheap City"!! Thanks for sharing your own top 20 list.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-13029535552421432732011-02-28T15:27:37.051-08:002011-02-28T15:27:37.051-08:00Ralph- I appreciate your comments, thanks! "F...Ralph- I appreciate your comments, thanks! "Full Moon" is a good one, although my fave song from the Sleepwalker album is "Life on the Road"! Great energy! "Victoria" is loads of fun, but unfortunately it was one of the many I had to chisel away to get down to my top 20. Ah, so many wonderful songs, so few spaces on a top 20 list...Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-45142350487506972292011-02-28T14:54:57.614-08:002011-02-28T14:54:57.614-08:00I keep looking and looking for 'Big Black Smok...I keep looking and looking for 'Big Black Smoke' on your list but I'm not seeing it. I know that it's there, somewhere. Would you fix it, please?<br />My patience has worn thin.Chief Inspectornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-76257655863859447802011-02-28T14:09:32.161-08:002011-02-28T14:09:32.161-08:00An interesting list! I too have always loved "...An interesting list! I too have always loved "Autumn Almanac" and the way it has like 3 or 4 sections but remains a tight, concise pop song.<br /><br />It's tough, but I think my top 20 would be (in no particular order): YRGM, I Need You, Big Sky, Some Mother's Son, Celluloid Heroes, Looney Balloon, This Is Where I Belong, Do It Again, No More Looking Back, Alcohol, When You Were a Child, Missing Persons, Where Oh Where Is Love?, Artificial Man, This Time Tomorrow, Phobia (!), Juke Box Music, God's Children, Brother, You Make It All Worthwhile.<br /><br />However, let it be said that I love all those songs you mentioned too. :)<br /><br />Glenn<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/placesofarawayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-12002919225024961452011-02-28T14:06:51.201-08:002011-02-28T14:06:51.201-08:00I'm not too big on songs like "Big Sky an...I'm not too big on songs like "Big Sky and "Party Line"..."Party Line" slot better taken by "Funny Face"...Great list, but..."most under rated Kinks song of all time: "Full Moon": what backing vocals!! "Victoria" is possible the greatest Kinks rocker, "Oklahoma" and "The Way Love Used To Be" two of the best sentimentals, "Celluloid Heroes" speaks for itself, on and on...Ralph Greenwaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-21006611377761911872011-02-26T14:44:26.366-08:002011-02-26T14:44:26.366-08:00Thanks Saverio! I can see that you are in fact rea...Thanks Saverio! I can see that you are in fact reading my posts!! (unlike a certain Math specialist who shall remain nameless...)Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-26070379280500672092011-02-26T13:30:33.778-08:002011-02-26T13:30:33.778-08:00"I would shuffle along to this song, à la Pin..."I would shuffle along to this song, à la Pink Panther in his animated cartoon series, any day" Thats the stuff!Saverio Mirarchi Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18194270965824217823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-57647922986319777872011-02-26T11:22:20.748-08:002011-02-26T11:22:20.748-08:00Thank you, Ms Hautbois. We need to do it again som...Thank you, Ms Hautbois. We need to do it again sometime!!Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934434757711097097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7946642644500060659.post-90375923961825316822011-02-26T10:46:46.535-08:002011-02-26T10:46:46.535-08:00ha ha ha happy we were when we were singing and sw...ha ha ha happy we were when we were singing and swaying to "Sunny Afternoon" at the Ray Davies concert in snowy Burlington Vermont!<br />Nice writing, MArion!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185286136701905399noreply@blogger.com