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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 were among the first bands to write and record songs that questioned the aggressive commitment to heterosexuality that is conventional in most forms of popular music,” Nick Baxter ...
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.
The Kinks’ “Black Messiah” isn’t quite as problematic as certain infamous songs by John Lennon, Reed, or Patti Smith, but it’s a low point on Misfits, which otherwise features a nuanced ...
However, as the ‘70s started, the Kinks found themselves back in the U.S. top 10 singles chart with “Lola.” The song — which Dave says was inspired by his brother/bandmate Ray Davies’s ...
The Kinks, an English rock band, were active for over three decades, from 1963 to 1996, releasing 26 studio albums and four live albums. [1] The first two albums are differently released in the UK and the US, partly due to the difference in popularity of the extended play format (the UK market liked it, the US market did not, so US albums had the EP releases bundled onto them), and partly due ...
Lavender Hill (Kinks song) Lazy Old Sun; Life Goes On (The Kinks song) Lincoln County (song) Little Miss Queen of Darkness; Live Life; Living on a Thin Line; Lola (song) Long Distance (Kinks song) Long Tall Sally; Look for Me Baby; Lost and Found (The Kinks song) Love Me Till the Sun Shines; Low Budget (song)