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“Lola” is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man (presumably in his late teen years) and a transvestite he meets in a Soho, London club.
One of The Kinks’ best-known songs, the single was taken from the album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, which was released in June, 1970, and reached #2 in the UK charts and #9 in the US. It was ranked 422nd on the List of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is famous for its C-D-E power riff.
In the book The Kinks: The Official Biography, Ray Davies says that he was inspired to write this song after the band manager Robert Wace had spent the night dancing with a transvestite. Davies said,
“ I remembered an incident in a club… in his apartment Robert Wace had been dancing with this black woman, and he said, ‘I’m really on to a thing here.’ And it was okay until we left at six in the morning and then I said, ‘Have you seen the stubble?’ He said ‘Yeah,’ but he was too pissed to care, I think. ”
Accounts also indicate a similar incident occurred at about the same time during a Kinks European tour in the mid-1960s, cementing the song’s scenario in Davies’ mind for later use.
In late 1969, Davies’ father encouraged him to focus his energy on writing another worldwide hit single after a long dry spell for the band, and “Lola” was the result. Davies and the Kinks spent extra time and effort recording and crafting the song at Morgan Studios in London during early 1970.
One of The Kinks’ best-known songs, the single was taken from the album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, which was released in June, 1970, and reached #2 in the UK charts and #9 in the US. It was ranked 422nd on the List of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It is famous for its C-D-E power riff.
In the book The Kinks: The Official Biography, Ray Davies says that he was inspired to write this song after the band manager Robert Wace had spent the night dancing with a transvestite. Davies said,
“ I remembered an incident in a club… in his apartment Robert Wace had been dancing with this black woman, and he said, ‘I’m really on to a thing here.’ And it was okay until we left at six in the morning and then I said, ‘Have you seen the stubble?’ He said ‘Yeah,’ but he was too pissed to care, I think. ”
Accounts also indicate a similar incident occurred at about the same time during a Kinks European tour in the mid-1960s, cementing the song’s scenario in Davies’ mind for later use.
In late 1969, Davies’ father encouraged him to focus his energy on writing another worldwide hit single after a long dry spell for the band, and “Lola” was the result. Davies and the Kinks spent extra time and effort recording and crafting the song at Morgan Studios in London during early 1970.
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Schlockischlo wrote:
@Marjo: to this point : "shut up you old conservative one, life's more than stiffness!"
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McLuckes wrote:
lola!!!
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ChickFit2 wrote:
oh,how i love Ray Davies. Damn genius!
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Marjo47 wrote:
Yeah I think it must be awful for a man to discover and it only just started back in the sixtees but now......beware I can only say.{you real straight guys}
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SCBZac wrote:
Urghhher urghhhhhh!
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deadgrave wrote:
lololololyyyylooo-laa
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Musiclov86 wrote:
Damn catchy song....
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flawahp wrote:
uuuuuu aaaaaaa uuuuuuuu pfpfpfpfpfpfpf ghghghghghghgh lola
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BasuraNephilim wrote:
love the song, would've liked it more if it wasnt about such a strange subject. Gues thats just me and my extreme prejudice and radical ideas =)
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Lady_Den wrote:
Elo Elay LOLA!! :)
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SASSYSTEPH09 wrote:
i met lola...
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lenchen94 wrote:
always makes me happy :)
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Aventaz wrote:
Heyyy Wishi - a brilliant video to go with one of my all time favourite tunes - well done, and thanks!
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Tiger1962 wrote:
lalalalaLOLA :)
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Oureweller wrote:
damdam dam
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Oureweller wrote:
damdamdamdam
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Marjo47 wrote:
Oh dear that would be a very strange meeting.They where allready singing about these things. in the sixtees. Never liked these weird things ,.sorry.
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christerix62 wrote:
JO !!!
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Juanitalink wrote:
The video is just to funny Hey???
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RileyBray wrote:
I'm not the worlds most web postingist man, but this song makes me...just need to...post.
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