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"Lola" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks, written by frontman Ray Davies for their 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. The song details a romantic encounter in a Soho bar between a young man and Lola, who is possibly a trans woman or cross-dresser .
The Kinks, around the time of the recording of Lola Versus Powerman; from left: John Gosling, Dave Davies, Mick Avory, John Dalton, Ray Davies. The Kinks' ban by the American Federation of Musicians on performing in America, which had been in force since their 1965 US tour, [4] [5] was lifted in 1969, so the group's management arranged a North American tour. [6]
The Kinks' Dave Davies talks 'Lola,' sexual experimentation, nervous breakdown and Ray relations: 'Men have feelings too' Lyndsey Parker. August 18, 2022 at 3:07 PM.
Percy was the first album the Kinks worked on following the success of "Lola". The idea of creating a soundtrack for the Percy movie was suggested by the band's management. Ray Davies reflected in 2014, "Again, it was a masterpiece of mismanagement!
“Lola” helped revive the fortunes of the Kinks, a band that first broke through as part of the British Invasion in the 1960s and scored early hits with power-chord classics like “You Really ...
[10] Rolling Stone also praised the album, saying, "the Kinks haven't mounted this kind of rock & roll attack since 'Lola. ' " [18] They concluded, "Low Budget may not be the best of their twenty-odd albums released in America, but it's not bad either." [18] [9] Philip Bashe of Good Times wrote, "Strangely, Low Budget is an encouraging album. ...
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. [3] [4] The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965.
Muswell Hillbillies is the tenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. Released on 24 November 1971, it was the band's first album released through RCA Records . The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London , where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s.