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
Starstruck (The Kinks song) Starstruck (The Kinks song) "Starstruck" is a track and single from the Kinks's 1968 album, "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society." The song is about getting absorbed by the culture and straying from your family. "Starstruck" was the first U.S. single pulled from "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society", but besides hitting #13 in The Netherlands, it did not chart. The track was also released as a single in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and in Australia. However, in the Australian version of the single, "Starstruck" was switched with its B-side, "Picture Book" as the A-side. A promotional