Big Sky
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Lyrics:
Big Sky looked down on all the people looking up at the Big Sky.
Everybody pushing one another around
Big Sky feels sad when he sees the children scream and cry
But the Big Sky's too big to let it get him down.
Big Sky too big to cry
Big Sky too high to see
People like you and me
One day we'll be free, we won't care, just you see
'Til that day can be, don't let it get you down
When I feel that the world is too much for me
I think of the Big Sky, and nothing matters much to me.
Big Sky looked down on all the people who think they got problems
They get depressed and they hold their head in their hands and cry.
People lift up their hands and they look up to the Big Sky
But Big Sky is too big to sympathize
Big Sky's too occupied
Though he would like to try
And he feels bad inside
Big Sky's too big to cry
One day we'll be free, we won't care, just you wait and see
'Til that day can be, don't let it get you down.
When I feel that the world is too much for me
I think of the Big Sky, and nothing matters much to me.
This song can be found on the following releases:
stereo mix (2:50), recorded Oct 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 22 Nov, 1968 | UK | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1969 | USA | Reprise RS 6327 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| Golden Hour "Kinks"-Lola, Percy & The Apeman Come Face To Face With The Village Green Preservation Society... Something Else! | 11 Oct, 1974 | UK | Pye/Golden Hour GHD 50 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Dec 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 6008 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1988 | Germany | PRT (TELDEC) 8.26676 ZR | CD |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 18 Dec, 1989 | UK | Castle Communications CLACD 161 | CD |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 15 May, 1990 | USA | Reprise RS 6327-2 | CD |
| The Kinks Story Vol. 2 1967-1971 | Jul 1992 | EEC | Castle Communications EUKCD 102 | CD |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
| Picture Book | 8 Dec, 2008 | UK | Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 | Multi CD box set |
mono mix (2:49), recorded Oct 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 22 Nov, 1968 | UK | Pye NPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | 25 May, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 481 | CD |
| The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
| The Kinks In Mono | 21 Nov, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, abridged (2:12), recorded Oct 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
| Then, Now And Inbetween | Jul 1969 | USA | Reprise PRO 328 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
stereo mix, by The Mock Turtles, recorded 1989
| Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | USA | Communion COMM8CD | CD |
| Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | UK | Imaginary ILL CD300 | CD |
| Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | UK | Imaginary ILLUSION 003 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
| Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | USA | Communion COMM 8 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
stereo mix, by John Caviano, recorded 2000
| The Great Lost KPS Album - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues | Jul 2000 | UK | Pie KPSCD003 | CD |
stereo mix, by Matthew Sweet, recorded 2002
| This Is Where I Belong - The Songs Of Ray Davies & The Kinks | 2 Apr, 2002 | USA | Ryko/Praxis RCD 10621 | CD |
stereo mix, by The Blue Aeroplanes, recorded 2006
| The Modern Genius Of Ray Davies - MOJO Tribute | Feb 2006 | UK | MOJO - | CD |
stereo mix, Ray with the Crouch End Festival Chorus (3:14), recorded Spring 2009 at Air Studios & Konk Studios, London
| The Kinks Choral Collection | 15 Jun, 2009 | UK | Decca Records/Universal 2703909 | CD |
| The Kinks Choral Collection | 2 Sep, 2009 | Australia | Decca Records/Universal 2703909 | CD |
| The Kinks Choral Collection | 15 Jun, 2009 | USA | Decca Records/Universal ? | CD |
| The Kinks Choral Collection (Special Edition) | 7 Dec, 2009 | UK | Universal Music TV 2724050 | CD |
KindaKinks.net
E-mail Dave Emlen
Chord file