Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks

Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks
Compilation album by Sub Pop Records
Released	2001
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock
Label	Sub Pop
Sub Pop Records chronology
Hype! (1996) Give The People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks (2001) Sub Pop 1000 (2013)

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 3:53

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".