Village Green Preservation Society- Kate Rusby

[@JIMJ32X]

Ive been a KINKS fan since 1981 and I have to say in my opinion this is the best cover of one of their songs ive ever heard...

[@hoedlhg]

Me, I am a kinks fan since primary school (~1966)

[@sgtpepper1985]

The Barnsley Nightingale, beautiful 😍

[@survivor648]

I found this through Jam And Jerusalem by Jennifer Saunders.

[@seamusoflatcap]

Kate's Yorkshire accent is perfect for this song.

[@MrNemo-oi8cl]

Good cover Hope the song continues to be passed along the generations. The Kinks were/are pure class

[@edwinrex2579]

Apart from being a great rocker Ray Davies wrote wonderful folk music a credit to old England.

[@garysmith5641]

About time someone covered this British cry for the old ways

[@cravensean]

This is the same as the original. Except that your vocals take it to a different place. Bless you.

[@fractuss]

I love it but she doesn't modulate on the third verse like on the original. It was a nice touch.

[@kleedhamhobby]

This was the theme song to the British dramedy Jam And Jerusalem (retitled Clatterford in America, as they figured if they called it Jam And Jerusalem the Americans would think it was about the Middle East rather than the Women's Institute). It was a great show, which I heartily urge you to try and see, if you have not already done so. In fact, hearing this again, I think I'll dig out my copy of Jam And Jerusalem and watch it again. It was written by Abigail Wilson and Jennifer Saunders (of Ab Fab). Saunders also appeared in it, as did Dawn French, and Sue Johnston (of The Royle Family) and Patrick Barlow (of Is It Legal). It was a gentle, insightful drama / comedy about life, particularly women's life, in a small English village.

[@michaelboulton7733]

I know as i have the box-set love that show

[@ronmoore4372]

You forgot the great Joanne Lumley. ( also David Mitchell and Sally Phillips ) . Wonderful show.

[@sparagmos4748]

@@ronmoore4372 Lots of good comedy actors👍

[@michaelkenny8540]

A song basically about 'the sarf' is given a northern twist. The accent adds a new angle to the original. You either like it or you don't.

[@iainclark5964]

A fantastic version of a,quirky but wonderful song!

[@pauloferreira1961]

Amazing version. I liked it a lot.

[@glamorgan5888]

this is one of the best tunes ever,so underrated,i could be a big it today

[@williamedwards7010]

love this version by kate god save you

[@bernieparent8317]

She does the song justice.

[@johnbarry1965]

Great Version!!!!

[@joconnor6]

Love how she says "Duck" in her Yorkshire accent! I like this version better (gasp!) than the Kinks version... it is more vulnerable.

[@pyeman6819]

You can only say that you enjoyed it more than the original , it's not for you to declare a winner because music's not a competition .

[@maynan3]

Mr Gore that’s exactly what they said

[@RJ3220]

Agreed

[@TheJofrica]

Donald Dock

[@andymoore9977]

@@pyeman6819 Totally agree.

[@TomTubesYou]

The DJD is coming. And when they get here, "unremitting world of pain" will pretty much cover it.

[@MartmeisterPaladinHaven]

That's where I first heard this song.

[@canterburied]

seems the beautiful voice of sandy denny....r.i.p

[@bumgrape]

Love this version

[@robgresty1219]

great song great voice!!!!!!!

[@PC3900]

Gave me chills!

[@lesagnew7550]

PC3900 Peggy lee

[@minimeme020]

This song remindws me of sitting by the river in the beer garden of the local pub drinking luke warm flat beer and eating fish and chips on a hot summer's day. I love this country. This country would be perfect except for our idiotic politics.

[@hgneo222]

And if the weather was more reliable

[@jsmith5840]

Sitting by the riverside!

[@PedroCucuchucho]

Extraordinaria versión de una gran canción.

[@rayward1865]

god save kate rusby

[@martinwilliams3365]

Superb!

[@badunkle100]

The darling of the North at her best

[@steamingzubernut1070]

love it!!!! xxxx hey everyone tipe in RedCherryHeels cover. its sooo funny. but its a little out of sink but its still funny u should comment! x

[@TimothyBarson]

love it :)

[@nononame113]

This is nice, straightforward cover. It doesn't have the whimsical melancholy and nostalgia of the original, the thing that makes it fun and poignant at the same time. But Ray Davies is pretty much unique in that.

[@stuartkirk7373]

I give to you the English national anthem

[@meghowson1609]

Such a good song I think she should make an album called : God save strawberry jam

[@pyeman6819]

I'm sure you are aware that Ray Davies wrote this beautiful song.

[@meghowson1609]

@@pyeman6819 yup yup

[@keilafleischbein59]

The only reason I know this song is because of Tarn.

[@stevemorgan-gurr7583]

Does nobody else detect the sneering cynicism of Ray Davies in this song? It seems that everyone is taking it at face value, but either way it's a great song, and beautifully done by Kate.

[@stevebailey5591]

I think it's an affectionate and knowing take on the mentality it's about - not a condemnation of it but not the 'face value' reading either.

[@danceswithtraffic8147]

What IS the face value?... I thought it's a humorous and yet sincere poke at 'little englanders'.. Whatever, i feel "sneering cynicism" is far too strong .

[@Zhnatko]

All you have to do is a little research, it's not a poke at villagers, it's the opposite, Ray Davies loved the village life and it's more of a poke at metroplitan life

[@glennoconnor1130]

Not atall 😂 not sure how you got that from a lovely little song about Englanders, odd

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Nope

[@hifijohn]

god save donald duck??!!

[@UKSID1]

I like it in a odd way but nothing beats the original

[@Horltum]

Hearing a posh British voice say "God Save Donald Duck" was something I didn't know I needed until today.

[@captainswoop8722]

That's a working class Yorkshire accent. Very far from 'posh'

[@СергейМост-кий]

неожиданно!...

[@chrisreynolds7049]

Brilliant

[@manygate10]

Very nice but you can't beat Ray Davies for singing this sort of song!

[@TheJofrica]

Donald Dock

[@slippytiger]

I'm a drunk Englishman come @me bru

[@hithere-hk1hd]

BRITAIN FTW

[@chrisplace9773]

Come visit proper people and experience the language.

[@dafyddmanton2981]

Gentlemen, I may be able to help in the rather obtuse conversation anent Kate being racist with this song. The Village Green is where the crusaders would gather before wandering off, leaving the high-rise buildings behind them as they wandered Eastwards, many of them disguised as Desperate Dan, Fu Manchu, Moriarty et al. Red was the colour of their enemy's blood, which happens to be the same colour as strawberry jam. Donald Duck is, of course, anathema to many religionists, in that he refuses to wear trousers and proudly shows off this D.A. By the same token, Antique shops can be considered racists, as many of the artefacts within were stolen from foreign lands, although equally obviously rather more weren't. Virginity has always a contention, especially in this day and age where many expect to get 72 for various actions. They may well be dressed in the Vaudeville style. The "old ways" may well refer to the aforementioned crusades, and the "new ways" the current laxity in moral standards, such as found in billiard halls, and eventually led to the downfall of Good Old Mother Riley, a lady of a certain virtue, most notably after her fling with Mrs. Mopp Draught beer is totally unacceptable in a multi-cultural society The objection to Custard Pies is surely obvious to even the most meagre of intellect. Sherlock Holmes, being supported by the English-speaking Vernacular cannot possibly be acceptable, if only because it translates so poorly in to Urdu, Tamil or Hindustani. Mr. Holmes also had a certain interest in drugs, which must be against whichever Holy Writings, never mind the fact that the violin which he played is an aggressively European instrument. So was Dracula. Little shops have little role to play in modern Britain, largely because little ones only tend to sell bread, cheese, Smarties, vegetables and fags, with nary a single jar of spice to be seen, and the old geezer behind the counter, who got gassed in the War, wouldn't know what a Naan Bread was if it jumped up and bit him - not entirely impossible. The objection to Tudor Houses must be blindingly obvious, what with the obvious and unsubtle contrast between black and white, with white being the predominant colour. It's enough to offend the sensibilities of a saint. There must be more, but anyway, "what more can we do?"

[@robertlehnert4148]

Deus VULT!

[@marieday1849]

boo

[@henryhawk2904]

The Kinks version walks over this version!

[@TheChipmunk2008]

err no

[@Thisistrulyoddtv_Mark]

No it’s not This is the best version and this is the one that was used in the tv series

[@docsavage8640]

Wow, this is really bad