One of the great Kinks' songs of all time is "Village Green Preservation Society."  Originally released back in 1968, it was met with deafening silence,  utterly ignored by audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.  The quaint tune and ironic lyrics were out of step with a generation more interested in acid, purple haze, and fuzzy guitar solos:

We are the Office Block Persecution Affinity

God save little shops, china cups and virginity

We are the Skyscraper condemnation Affiliate

God save tudor houses, antique tables and billiards

Preserving the old ways from being abused

Protecting the new ways for me and for you

What more can we do?

God save the Village Green

   That historical injustice, however, is now in the process of being rectified.  A lovely new cover version of the song, by the singer Kate Rusby, is creeping up the charts in the UK.  It's the theme song for a new television comedy, "Jam and Jerusalem," created by Jennifer Saunders of "Absolutely Fabulous" (another show that cited the Kinks from time to time). 

   You can listen to Rusby's version and watch a clever slideshow of images that represent the lyrics here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRK6U5vIHCs

You can also hear the original Kinks' version here. 

   God Save the Kinks!