Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks

Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks
Compilation album by Various Artists
Released	2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock
Label	Sub Pop

Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks is a 2001 tribute album to music of The Kinks by various garage, punk and indie artists from the Northwestern United States.

As described by one reviewer, the compilation is a "truly weird amalgamation that eviscerates the competition by providing you with what you never even thought about wanting. For instance: a quiet, heartfelt rendition of 'Waterloo Sunset', as performed by the Fastbacks. It's the most charmlessly charming, utterly superfluous album I've heard in a while; where most tribute albums suffer from a hyper-obsession while remaining true to the original artist, this compilation makes a strong case for the offbeat."^[1]

Track listing

1. Revenge - C Average 2:55
2. Gotta Get the First Plane Home - Young Fresh Fellows 2:03
3. Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me from Worryin' About That Girl - Mark Lanegan 4:12
4. Who Will Be the Next in Line^[2] - Mudhoney 2:10
5. Ring the Bells - Model Rockets 2:25
6. This Man He Weeps Tonight - Fall Outs 2:20
7. The Way Love Used to Be - Heather Duby 2:40
8. Sunny Afternoon - Baby Gramps 5:00
9. Alcohol - Murder City Devils 3:25
10. Session Man - Congratulators 3:06
11. Tin Soldier Man - Love As Laughter 3:46
12. Waterloo Sunset - Fastbacks 3:23
13. Fancy - Jon Auer 3:04
14. Brainwashed - Pinkos 2:18
15. Act Nice and Gentle - Larry Barrett 2:55
16. Wicked Annabella - The Minus 5 2:25
17. Strangers - Makers 3:49
18. Come Dancing - Briefs 2:25
19. I Go to Sleep - Nikol Kollars l3:53

References

1. Alison Fields, Review of Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks, January 7, 2002; www.pitchfork.com.
2. More commonly known title is Who'll Be the Next in Line.