{"id":1994,"date":"2014-07-25T10:36:14","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T15:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bourdaghs.com\/blog\/?p=1994"},"modified":"2014-07-25T10:36:14","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T15:36:14","slug":"yet-another-unjustly-overlooked-song-by-the-kinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bourdaghs.com\/blog\/?p=1994","title":{"rendered":"Yet Another Unjustly Overlooked Song by The Kinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do yourself a favor and take three minutes to listen to this 1971 recording, an outtake from the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Muswell_Hillbillies\">Muswell Hillbillies<\/a><\/em> sessions.. Make sure you read Ray Davies&#8217; lyrics, too. The song has everything: (working) class consciousness, a critique of urban renewal, a deft melody and la-di-doo-da nonsense syllables, which here take on distinct semiotic content. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sb5O17DojS0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lavender Lane&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kindakinks.net\/discography\/showsong.php?song=825\">source<\/a>)<br \/>\nWritten by: Raymond Douglas Davies<br \/>\nPublished by: Davray Music Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy and Teddy had two Cockney boys<br \/>\nAnd two Cockney sisters and they all shared their toys<br \/>\nWith old Rosie Rooke and Peggy O&#8217;Day<br \/>\nThey all lived together down in Lavender Lane<\/p>\n<p>Lavender Lane, oh my Lavender Lane<br \/>\nThe people were poor and the people were plain<br \/>\nThey didn&#8217;t have much but they shared what they gained<br \/>\nContented to drift along Lavender Lane<\/p>\n<p>Oh Lord, such a pity that the world&#8217;s gotta change<\/p>\n<p>All of the houses were old and decayed<br \/>\nThe people were proud who lived in Lavender Lane<br \/>\nOh Lord, Lavender Lane<br \/>\nOh Lord, Lavender Lane<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I wanna get back home and do the things we did before<br \/>\nAnd break down the old school tie, and all the la-di-do-dahs<\/p>\n<p>The knobs and the toffs sent down two la-di-dahs<br \/>\nTo mix with the people and to drink in their bars<br \/>\nThey looked down their noses and they puffed their cigars<br \/>\nInstead of &#8216;off&#8217; they say &#8216;orf&#8217;, instead of &#8216;yeah&#8217; they say &#8216;ya&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And oh Lord<br \/>\nAnd Ted and Daisy said, &#8216;what a shame&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll knock all the houses down for financial gain<br \/>\nAnd send all the people to a new town estate<br \/>\nOh Lord, they gutted Lavender Lane<br \/>\nWhoa-oh, they gutted Lavender Lane<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes I wanna get back home and do the things we did before<br \/>\nAnd break down the old school tie, and all the la-di-do-dahs<\/p>\n<p>In the great London Council a decision was made<br \/>\nBy the bright civil servants and the people in grey<br \/>\nThey sent all their navvies with their buckets and spades<br \/>\nTo knock all the houses down in Lavender Lane<\/p>\n<p>But worst of all, they&#8217;ve taken all the people away<br \/>\nNow only memories are all that remain<br \/>\nOf all of the people down in Lavender Lane<br \/>\nOh Lord, they gutted Lavender Lane<br \/>\nWhoa-oh, they gutted Lavender Lane<br \/>\nWhoa-oh, they gutted Lavender Lane<br \/>\nWhoa-oh, they gutted Lavender Lane <\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Bookmark this post : Yet Another Unjustly Overlooked Song by The Kinks on Delicious'  href='http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbourdaghs.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1994&amp;title=Yet+Another+Unjustly+Overlooked+Song+by+The+Kinks'  ><img  src='https:\/\/bourdaghs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/share-and-follow\/images\/blank.gif'  height='32' width='32'  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