What's the best track on "Something Else By The Kinks"?

And I just had to vote for "Waterloo Sunset" like everyone else will also do. But kind of regret I don't have the ability to vote for "Afternoon Tea" as well.

We should pretend it's 'best track except Waterloo Sunset' - get second preferences - in which case I'm voting for David Watts

Oooooooooooh GOD! This is my favourite Kinks album! Well done, Geir! :)

Repeat after me: thou shalt not vote for Waterloo Sunset. We have to keep things interesting here.

LOVE ME TIL THE SUN SHINES! I must play this right now.

FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA
I AM A DULL AND SIMPLE LAD

But no, we must NOT vote for David Watts, either. MUST KEEP IT INTERESTING.

Lazy old Sun?

Christ almighty god, how could you CHOOSE off this album??!!

Repeat after me: thou shalt not vote for Waterloo Sunset. We have to keep things interesting here.

Too late. It's just too damn good to pass up. Who cares how obvious a choice it is, anywaty?

God, this is just such a GORGEOUS Autumn album, though!
"End of The Season"@@@

Lordy.

What was that earlier Kinks album I liked too?...I must look it up...
Kinda Kinks, with "Look For Me Baby" and "So Long"...

Even the bonus CD has "See My Friends"!

Thanks ILX, this is an area of music I wasn't really comfortable with until now. Too many bad memories has not stopped me from loving Kinks, thanks to you.

Trying to resist Waterloo Sunset is very hard, very difficult indeed.

And I just had to vote for "Waterloo Sunset" like everyone else will also do.
I think I take part in these polls just so I can pick something other than the song Geir tells me I'm gonna choose.

Wait...this is really embarassing but I didn't mention my fave song off Kinda Kinks after all...it's not "So Long" but "Got My Feet On The Ground".
Thanks as always ILM.

The Kinks are the fire and the reason. Have you not heard "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"?

I'm so excited, I just found my LP of ex-Chameleons band the Reegs where they covered See My Friends! I'm going to die when that needle hits, baby.

Love Me till the Sun Shines with Death of Clown as a second. Dave takes it for me on this one.

"Harry Rag" frequently gets called the worst track here, and yet it's my favourite one here (and gets my vote.) Interesting enough for ya?

(Yes, "Waterloo Sunset" is #2.)

I say c'mon, "Waterloo Sunset" is it. "David Watts" is second, but really.

"Two Sisters" for me.

Love Me till the Sun Shines with Death of Clown as a second. Dave takes it for me on this one.

i totally agree. what's more, i can't decide which song is my fave.

What a fantastic album - and I've only been acquainted with it since last Thursday evening...

'Lazy Old Sun' slightly in front of 'Two Sisters'

Yes! Please vote for Harry Rag one and all!

lol @ Geit complaining about people voting for "the hit" on the other kinks thread, and now this

*Geir

I like this one myself. OK, "Waterloo Sunset" and "David Watts" are sure great. But the one I love is "End of the Season." I hate it myself when summer is over.

The last few Kinks polls are really driving home to me how much I prefer Arthur to SE and Village Green. I eagerly await that poll (Victoria vs. Shangri La deathmatch?) and hope that the bonus tracks (King Kong as spoiler!) get included.

Anyway, I really like the weirdness of Lazy Old Sun. Seem to be going for the "strange songs" in these polls.

btw probably a complete noob's question, but are the bird sounds on 'End of the Season' the same as Pink Floyd's 'Cirrus Minor'?

Confession time: as much as I love The Kinks, I've never really cared for 'Waterloo Sunset." I mean, yes, it's a pretty track. But I've never understood what the big deal is -- why it captures more of the melancholy sweetness than "Days" or "Autumn Almanac," or life's delights than "Wonderboy."

Don't get me wrong: it's a nice song. But I've never heard or read a convinving argument that it's either Davies' melodic or lyrical peak as a writer. Given the vast riches of his catalogue, it has always seemed more like one of many of his top-notch vignettes.

Thus, "End of the Season" or the splendid "David Watts."

as much as I love The Kinks, I've never really cared for 'Waterloo Sunset."

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Burn the witches! Hahaha (just kidding)

lol @ Geit complaining about people voting for "the hit" on the other kinks thread, and now this

In this case, it is obviously the best. Which it isn't at all on "Village Green Preservation Society" - probably only most well-known because it's the title track.

But I've never heard or read a convinving argument that it's either Davies' melodic or lyrical peak as a writer.

I consider it his melodic peak. And also possibly his best ever arrangement (those backing vocals!). Lyrically he has often been better.

xpost or because it's great and captures the spirit of the entire album

"Repeat after me: thou shalt not vote for Waterloo Sunset. We have to keep things interesting here."

But the only songs I like on this one are Waterloo Sunset (which I voted for without hesitation) and David Watts. (Village Green IS better!)

you should listen to "Love Me Til The Sun Shines" again!

the "Love Me Til The Sun Shines" that does it for me is the live one on that BBC radio comp. Whoa.

I went with Death of a Clown. I'm also a big fan of Funny Face, which will probably end up at the bottom.

as much as I love The Kinks, I've never really cared for 'Waterloo Sunset."

Speechless. I think my 2nd favourite song on this album is "Two Sisters", what a lovely song.

Yeah, that's what I'm voting for.

damn, I hadn't listened to this record in ages. I would like to change my vote to Funny Face! Easily my favorite song on the record.

Dave is very strong on this album.

forgot Dave wrote Funny Face!

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Doesn't anyone like Situation Vacant? That one isn't bad either. This is a really difficult poll.

I only hope that if either David Watts or Waterloo wins, that it shall be David Watts.

Also big shoutout to dlp9001 (one of my fave posters on ILM, btw) for mentioning "Arthur"! I confess I STILL do not have that one, and I shall have to remedy this immediately.

Brilliant album and a difficult choice, especially since that Waterloo Sunset casts such a long shadow, arf arf. Most of the songs are about as great as all the rest though. It's funny with the Kinks that so much of their stuff is difficult to rate since it's all so good. I'm not much of a Dave fan although Suzannah's Still Alive which is on my version as a bonus is my favourite one of his. I voted for Harry Rag cos I really like the ramshackle busker vibe, which is a hallmark of the whole album.

what does he say at the start of DAVID WATTS?

I always thought it was: "This is the master, Shel. Nice and smooth"

You ILXors are making me pull this right out of my CD stacks AGAIN. I want Harry Rag and Lazy Old Sun to just take this poll by storm.

Along with Love Me Til The Sun Shines of course. I'd love to hear the BBC comp version, not sure if I have yet.

Not sure about the "Shel" part but he definitely says "This is the Master/Nice & Smooth" at the beginning of David Watts. And behold, little 'ol Blur was born.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

An expected landslide, but the rest of the album is excellent too.

justice

kind of a lame result (tho david watts is awesome)

Predictably, "No Return" failed to make a blip on anyone's radar. For all that I remember of it, there might as well be two minutes of silence separating "Two Sisters" from "Harry Rag."

Geir, perhaps a more interesting poll would have been "Best Song on Something Else Other Than Waterloo Sunset..."

Absolutely...but as far as sheer overall numbers are involved, I'm happy this many people voted. Also, Lazy Old Sun got more recognition than I thought it might.

Can we do another one with no Waterloo Sunset allowed, Geir? Really it would be a fascinating experiment, but I'll leave it up to you.

Predictably, "No Return" failed to make a blip on anyone's radar. For all that I remember of it, there might as well be two minutes of silence separating "Two Sisters" from "Harry Rag."

"no return," ray davies' bossa nova moment, is absolutely stunning.