On June 24th, Pete Quaife, the original Bassist for one of my favorite bands ever, The Kinks, passed away after a long illness. Along with Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies, Pete was a founding member of the band and played on those great early hits, "You've Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night" Along with later gems including "Sunny Afternoon" and the beautiful "Waterloo Sunset".
I searched around YouTube to find a great version of "The Village Green Preservation Society" and I found one but it was a live performance from 1973 after Pete had left the band, so instead I found this fantastic video created for "Sunny Afternoon" This video sums up the charming oddness that is The Kinks. "Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon, in the Summertime" except, in this video… Not exactly.
God Bless the Kinks.