Village Green
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Noma Music, Inc./Hi-Count Music, Inc. BMI
Lyrics:
Out in the country,
Far from all the soot and noise of the city,
There's a village green.
It's been a long time
Since I last set eyes on the church with the steeple
Down by the village green.
'Twas there I met a girl called Daisy
And kissed her by the old oak tree.
Although I loved my Daisy, I sought fame,
And so I left the village green.
I miss the village green,
And all the simple people.
I miss the village green,
The church, the clock, the steeple.
I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
And now all the houses
Are rare antiquities.
American tourists flock to see the village green.
They snap their photographs and say "Gawd darn it,
Isn't it a pretty scene?"
And Daisy's married Tom the grocer boy,
And now he owns a grocery.
I miss the village green,
And all the simple people.
I miss the village green,
The church, the clock, the steeple.
I miss the morning dew, fresh air and Sunday school.
And I will return there,
And I'll see Daisy,
And we'll sip tea, laugh,
And talk about the village green.
We will laugh and talk about the village green.
This song can be found on the following releases:
mono mix (2:08), recorded 25 Nov, 1966 (string overdubs Feb 1967) at Pye Studios (No. 2), LondonMister Pleasant | May 1967 | France | Pye PNV 24191 | 7" vinyl EP, 45 RPM |
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 EP Collection 2 | 1 Aug, 2000 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary ESFCD 904 | Multi CD box set |
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 |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix (2:08), recorded 25 Nov, 1966 (string overdubs Feb 1967) at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Oct 1968 | France | Pye CLVLXPY 298 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Oct 1968 | Sweden/Norway | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
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 | Dec 1968 | New Zealand | Pye NSPL 18233 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society | Jan 1969 | Italy | Pye SLBP 63.003 | 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 Collection | 27 Sep, 1985 | UK | Collector Series/Castle Communications CCSLP 113 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Collection | Jun 1987 | UK | Castle Communications CCSCD 113 | CD |
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 EP Collection Volume Two | 18 Nov, 1991 | UK | See For Miles SEECD 329 | CD |
The EP Collection Volume Two | 18 Nov, 1991 | UK | See For Miles SEE 329 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Best And Kollektable Kinks | 16 Dec, 1993 | Japan | Victor Entertainment, Inc. VICP-5332 | CD |
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 | 17 Sep, 2001 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD319 | 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 Pye Album Collection | 25 Apr 2005 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary Records Group CMXBX 1125 | Multi CD box set |
Picture Book | 8 Dec, 2008 | UK | Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 | Multi CD box set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
mono mix, different vocals, no strings (2:13), recorded 25 Nov, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
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 Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, backing track with string overdub (2:22), recorded 25 Nov, 1966 (string overdubs Feb 1967) at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (Special Deluxe Edition) | 28 Jun, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group SMETD 102 | 3 CD set |
alternate stereo mix (2:11), recorded 24, 25 Nov, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Anthology - 1964-1971 | 17 Nov 2014 | UK | Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 | Multi CD box set |
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
alt stereo mix from acetate (2:11), recorded Nov 1966-Feb 1967 at Pye Studios No. 2, Marble Arch, London
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Box Set) | 26 Oct 2018 | UK | BMG/Sanctuary Records SKU: B07GJ397BS | Multi CD box set |
stereo mix, Ray with the Crouch End Festival Chorus (3:24), 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 |
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