The Kinks called "Village Green". In an attempt to revive the group's commercial standing, the Kinks' management booked them on a month-long package tour for April, drawing the group away from the studio. The venues were largely cabarets and clubs; headlining was Peter Frampton's group The Herd. "In general, the teenyboppers were not there to see the boring old Kinks, who occasionally had to endure chants of 'We Want The Herd!' during their brief appearances", commented Andy Miller. The tour proved taxing and stressful—Pete Quaife recalled, "It was a chore, very dull, boring and straightforward... We only did twenty minutes, but it
Predictable (The Kinks song) up in several different styles from the 1930s to the 1980s. Produced by Michael Hamlyn, as well as directed by Julien Temple of midnight Films, the video first appeared on the American television channel MTV in December 1981 (as well as "Jacques Martin", a French show, on the 13th of said month.) The video was the first of many that The Kinks filmed, with other promotional clips being filmed for "Come Dancing", "Don't Forget to Dance", "State of Confusion", and "Do It Again", among others. Predictable (The Kinks song) "Predictable" is the fourth track from The Kinks' 1981 album, "Give