Village Green Preservation Society
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"Village Green Preservation Society" is a 1968 song by The Kinks, written by Ray Davies, that nostalgically celebrates traditional English life while critiquing modernity and cultural change.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Waterloo Sunset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Days NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
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pop rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
cited as an example of Ray Davies’s social commentary songwriting
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regarded as a quintessentially English pop song ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTone |
ironic
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nostalgic ⓘ whimsical ⓘ |
| hasLyricsReferencing |
Donald Duck
NERFINISHED
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custard pies ⓘ draught beer ⓘ old ways of life ⓘ preservation of village greens ⓘ strawberry jam ⓘ virginity ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
group vocals
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organ accompaniment ⓘ prominent acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| includedIn | The Kinks discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingTrackOf | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Dave Davies
NERFINISHED
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Mick Avory NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Quaife NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Pye Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of modernity
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cultural change ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ traditional English life ⓘ |
| writer | Ray Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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