The single version (mono) used the words "cherry cola" while the album version (stereo) uses the name "Coca-Cola". [5] Mick Avory said that he "enjoyed the success" the band had with "Lola" and its follow-up, "Apeman". It wasn't just the song. I put them together on "Lola" which is what makes that clangy sound: the combination of the Martin and the Dobro with heavy compression.
This song really has this slow cool groove, I live it, even though I don't care too much for the lyric content. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who "walked like a woman but talked like a man".
What does LOLA mean? [26] Paste Magazine listed the track as the band's fourth best song. [5], Originally, "Lola" saw controversy for its lyrics. Commercially, the single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart[2] and number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. https://classicrock.fandom.com/wiki/Lola_(song)?oldid=5448. And in the corner they had this old 1938 Dobro [resonating guitar] that I bought for £150. Dave went on to say his brother took all the credit for the song. I wanted to write a hit [with "Lola".] Mick Avory, who noted the song as one of the songs he was most proud to be associated with,[13] said "I always liked 'Lola', I liked the subject.
[39], Although it did not appear on the original 1994 version, another live version of "Lola" was included on the 1996 US double-album release of To the Bone, the band's final release of new material before their dissolution.[40]. "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by English rock band the Kinks. The original song recorded in stereo had the word "Coca-Cola" in the lyrics, but because of BBC Radio's policy against product placement, Davies was forced to make a six thousand mile round-trip flight from New York to London and back—interrupting the band's American tour—to change those words to the generic "cherry cola" for the single release.[5].
It's not like anything else. And it was okay until we left at six in the morning and then I said, 'Have you seen the stubble?'
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[28] The band revisited the "Lola" character in the lyrics of their 1981 song, "Destroyer", a minor chart hit in America. [32], A live version of "Lola", recorded on 23 September 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island,[33] was released as a single in the US in July 1980 to promote the live album One for the Road. Davies said. [6][11] Ray Davies cited this blend of guitar sounds for the song's unique guitar sound. It did have that smell of: 'Oh blimey, not that again.'
[22] Rolling Stone critic Paul Gambaccini called the song "brilliant and a smash". "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by English rock band the Kinks on their album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. The original song recorded in stereo had the words "Coca-Cola" in the lyrics, but because of BBC Radio's policy against product placement, Ray Davies was forced to make a 6000-mile round-trip flight from New York to London and back on June 3, 1970, interrupting the band's American tour, to change those words to the generic "cherry cola" for the single release, which is included on various compilation albums as well. There is also a television show based on this pair. The song was then mixed during that month.
The B-side was the live version of "Celluloid Heroes". But I still sing along. In a 1970 interview, Dave Davies stated that, if "Lola" had been a failure, the band would have "gone on making records for another year or so and then drifted apart". The B-side was the live version of "Celluloid Heroes". Lola Lyrics: I met her in a club down in old Soho / Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like / Coca Cola / C-O-L-A Cola / She walked up to me and she asked me to dance / I asked her [6] Davies said of the incident, "In his apartment, Robert had been dancing with this black woman, and he said, 'I'm really onto a thing here.' He said 'Yeah,' but he was too pissed [intoxicated] to care, I think.
In a Record Mirror article entitled "Sex Change Record: Kink Speaks", Ray Davies addressed the matter, saying, "It really doesn't matter what sex Lola is, I think she's alright". In 1980, a live version of the song from the album One for the Road was released as a single in the US and some European countries, becoming a minor hit. Since its release, "Lola" has appeared on multiple compilation and live albums. [12] Davies said that he had initially struggled with writing an opening that would sell the song, but the rest of the song "came naturally". 2007), daughter of American actress Lisa Bonet Lola Alain Thicke (b.2019), daughter of Robin Thicke. I said, "I want to get a really good guitar sound on this record, I want a Martin".
The song details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite, whom he meets in a club in Soho, London. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 12 June 1970, while in the United States it was released on 28 June 1970.
[11] During April, four to five versions were attempted, utilizing different keys as well as varying beginnings and styles. Definition of LOLA in the Definitions.net dictionary. [3] Due to its controversial subject matter and use of the brand name Coca-Cola, the single received backlash and even bans in Britain and Australia. Mick Avory remembered the recording sessions for the song positively, saying that it "was fun, as it was the Baptist's [John Gosling's] first recording with us". I remember going into a music store on Shaftesbury Avenue when we were about to make "Lola". And then it got odder and weirder". After Dave had shown his brother the music, Ray came up with the lyrics. It was a big hit in the Netherlands, matching the #1 peak of the original version,[6] and in Belgium where it reached #2. [31] In 1972, a live performance of the song recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City appeared on the live half of the band's 1972 album, Everybody's in Show-Biz, a double-LP which contained half new studio compositions and half live versions of previously released songs.
He used to have this place in Earl's Court, and he used to invite me to all these drag queen acts and transsexual pubs. Ray Davies has claimed that he was inspired to write "Lola" after Kinks manager Robert Wace spent a night in Paris dancing with a transvestite. The song details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite or transgender person he meets in a club in Soho, London, with the narrator describing his confusion towards a person named Lola who "walked like a woman and talked like a man". I liked it for that. In his autobiography, Dave Davies said that he came up with the music for what would become Lola.
it was the musical design.
A live version of the song, recorded in 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island, was released in the US in July 1980 to promote the live album One for the Road. It wasn't a power chord song like ". Upon the single's release, the NME praised the song as "an engaging and sparkling piece with a gay Latin flavour and a catchy hook chorus". Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. When he was invited too, he wrote it while I was getting drunk". They were like secret clubs. We'd always take a different path". CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, the Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1970, List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1981, List of number-one singles of 1970 (Ireland), List of number-one singles in 1970 (New Zealand), "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One", "The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time – 473. [6] On 18 November 1970, "Lola" was banned from being played by some radio stations in Australia because of its "controversial subject matter". [21] Billboard said of the song at the time of its US release, "Currently a top ten British chart winner, this infectious rhythm item has all the ingredients to put the Kinks right back up the Hot 100 here with solid impact". The single was a moderate success, reaching #81 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[30], Since its release, "Lola" became a mainstay in The Kinks' live repertoire, appearing in the majority of the band's subsequent set-lists until the group's break-up. [1] Ultimate Classic Rock ranked "Lola" as The Kinks' third best song, saying "the great guitar riff that feeds the song is one of Dave's all-time greatest". Lola is a female given name in German, Spanish and other language groups.. The success of the single had important ramifications for the band's career at a critical time, allowing them to negotiate a new contract with RCA Records, construct their own London Studio, and assume more creative and managerial control. Other versions include live renditions from 1972's Everybody's in Show-Biz and 1996's To the Bone. He said 'Yeah', but he was too pissed [intoxicated] to care, I think". [13], The guitar opening on the song was produced as a result of combining the sound of a Martin guitar and a vintage Dobro resonating guitar.
[29], Satirical artist "Weird Al" Yankovic created a parody of the song called "Yoda", featuring lyrics about the Star Wars character of the same name, on his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. Anyhow, so here are a few useless things with the name Lola. Although Ray Davies claims that the incident was inspired by a true encounter experienced by the band's manager, alternative explanations for the song have been given by drummer Mick Avory. [9] In a 1990 interview, Dave Davies stated that "Lola" was written in a similar fashion to "You Really Got Me" in that the two worked on Ray's basic skeleton of the song, saying that the song was more of a collaborative effort than many believed.
And that's where Ray [Davies] got the idea for 'Lola'. The "Lola" character also made an appearance in the lyrics of the band's 1981 song, "Destroyer".
I found it a bit odd, that period. – to Re-Record Two Words in 'Lola, "The Kinks: Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygroround — Part One", "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 422: Lola – The Kinks", "Weird Al Yankovic sings parody hit 'Yoda' with 13-year-old autistic girl", "dutchcharts.nl – The Kinks – Lola (Live)", "Go-Set Australian Charts – 16 January 1971", Musicline.de – The Kinks Single-Chartverfolgung", The Irish Charts – Search Results – Lola", Dutchcharts.nl – The Kinks – Lola (Live)", "flavour of new zealand - search listener", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lola_(song)&oldid=985179415, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Dave Davies – electric guitar, backing vocals, This page was last edited on 24 October 2020, at 12:56. It also charted in Australia.
[18], The BBC banned the track for a different reason. [5], Despite claims that the song was written about a supposed date between Ray Davies and Candy Darling, Davies has since claimed this rumour to be false, saying that the two only went out to dinner together and that he had known the whole time that Darling was trans.
Lola in song, story & screen. [16], Although the track was a major hit for the band, Dave Davies did not enjoy the success of "Lola", saying, "In fact, when 'Lola' was a hit, it made me feel a bit uncomfortable. [11], Despite the chart success "Lola" would achieve, its fellow Lola vs. Powerman track "Powerman" was initially considered to be the first single from the album.
[17] Some radio stations would fade the track out before implications of Lola's biological sex were revealed. "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song as "Yoda" in his 1985 album Dare to Be Stupid. [1] It was also released in some countries in Europe (although not the UK) in April 1981. [25] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic lauded the song for "its crisp, muscular sound, pitched halfway between acoustic folk and hard rock". Lo-lo-lo-lola from Port Lavaca, Tx The other day I had a business meeting, the kind where you make little paper name tags at the registration desk.