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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 track borrows the main riff from The Kinks' 1964 song, "All Day and All of the Night", which was one of the band's first hits. [2] The lyrics feature the return of the transvestite title character from The Kinks' 1970 hit song, "Lola"; in "Destroyer", the singer brings Lola to his place where he becomes increasingly paranoid. [3]
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]
Fifty years ago, the Kinks hit the charts with a catchy song about a romantic encounter in a London nightclub between a clueless young rube and an ingenue who “walked like a woman but talked ...
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 ...
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is not the Kinks’ best or worst concept album, but it’s the one that demonstrates the least commitment to its theme (they never even ...
"Apeman" is a 1970 song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was written by Ray Davies and appears on the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. Written as a call to return to nature amidst the crowding and industry of the city, the song features calypso stylings.
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)