The Kinks - Lola (Official Music Video)
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- Опубліковано 24 лис 2020
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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 her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola
L-O-L-A, Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman but talked like a man
Oh my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said "Dear boy, won't you come home with me?"
Well, I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes, well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me
Well, that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up, muddled up, shook up world, except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well, I left home just a week before
And I'd never ever kissed a woman before
But Lola smiled and took me by the hand
And said "Dear boy, I'm gonna make you a man"
Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
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Originally recorded 9 May 1970 at Morgan Studio 1, Willesden, UK for The Kinks classic ‘Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One’ original album sessions. A concept album ahead of its time, it’s a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road.
Remastered by expert Kinks engineer Andrew Sandoval, overseen by Kinks frontman Ray Davies. ‘Lola’, which reached the #9 in the US, #2 in the UK and Germany, was the Kinks' biggest single success since ‘Sunny Afternoon’ in 1966 and marked the start of big comeback Stateside. The track, written by Ray Davies, allegedly details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible trans-gender person whom he meets in a club in Soho, London.
❤anyone else still loving this classic in 2024❤
Of course, i am not a cave man, i might be as old as a cave man but that's also it.
Heck yes...this like other oldies are timeless songs that will never get old.
I was 25 when this song came out, and at age 78 I still love it to this day. I’m just a year younger than Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, and I feel blessed to have shared a generation with him and The Kinks along with many other great bands from that era. I’d like to do some things over in my personal life, but musically I wouldn’t trade that time period for anything. Music has never been more fun than it was in the 60’s and 70’s. It was a great time to be young.
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So much likewise …
I'm from same era of the best music ever. agree.
Oddly, now I love the Barbie album.
75 and totally agree........teenager in England in the early sixties....so glad to have been there.
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Still listening to this song in 2024 still kicks ass peace out everybody !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me too, fam! I'm on my regularly scheduled Kinks binge and just listened to this one, (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman, 20th Century Man and Last of the Steam Powered Trains and on to even more. The Kinks are easily one of the most underrated bands in rock music history! 🤘
2024. 71 years old now. Still loving it 😂
This is the greatest manga I've ever read.
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I used to sing this when I was little riding my bike down the street, having no idea what the lyrics meant😂😂 I loved the hippy era, great time to grow up and hear amazing songs☮️🌟
I only like it because Weird Al Yankovic spoofed it "Yoda".
same here
are you sure you know what the lyrics mean NOW? I find it a bit ambiguous... which I suppose is the way it was meant to be....but what is your interpretation of what the lyrics mean?
@Victoria was riding around with a group of my friends in a car shortly after the song came out I tried to tell him what the lyrics meant they didn't believe me.
Same as my dad 🤣😂
Great visual rendering of the song. One of the greatest ambiguous lines in rock: "I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man and so is Lola".
Well, in case you hadn't heard...Ray's bro in the band was gay-o.
As much as I wanted it to be a regular song, I must admit,
I WAS WRONG!😂😂
Ever see "The Crying Game"?
Uhhh, what exactly is ambiguous?
Is Lola glad that he knows that he is a man or is Lola glad that she, too is a man?
@@Pseudotsuga "so is Lola". It could mean 2 things: Lola is also glad that he's a man, or Lola is also a man. You can never know what the intent was from that line alone.
My name is Lola...Always loved this song of course.
I think Lola translates to beautiful
@@johnnichols3113 what a beautiful thing to say...thankyou
Do you look like a woman but talk like a man?😂😂😂😂
With so many storylined songs, the Kinks are pretty much the only band that can recieve this vivid comic adaptation. As for the song, it plainly and truly rocks.
But this music video feels incomplete and does not rock
Mom
@@ForbiddenActivity The song and video is a rocking reminder of today's time--> ua-cam.com/video/cl26Xgbltvs/v-deo.html
I like it and hate it at the same time!
Definitely rocks ! Totally agree #missouri
In America, they are truly the most underappreciated band in the history of everything! They are so fucking great it's ridiculous.
Como EEUU, igual de ridículo que el lugar que lo desprecia. Parece mentira que el sitio con la democracia supuestamente más limpia y auténtica del mundo, sea también a su vez el lugar donde más chorradas se cometen el nombre del gobierno y la ley....🤯🤮
Salud y Suerte ♣
It is completely incomprehensible that the democracy most internationally acclaimed for its authenticity compared to the rest of those implemented in the world throughout the History of Humanity, could eventually come to be governed by legislation as irrationally restricted and dictatorial as that applied in the case at hand, violating, without a doubt, fundamental human rights and bordering, therefore, on the most absurd and insane ridiculousness, as you clearly state in your present comment, when referring to the media censorship applied in the United States on this published audiovisual work...😬🤦♀
Health and Luck ♣
I bought this album when I was 16, on the day it came out in November of 1970, along with George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" album, which was released the same day. 💝
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Sad day for George
Herb Alpert plays Lo...la( ola )#70 the rich kid
"the day it CAME OUT"! lol
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If thousend of people singing
LOLA, LO LO LO LO LOLA
in the Hall/ Stadium, than it's a
big crazy Moment!
The Kinks are👏👏👏💪💪🎸🎵🎙
"I know what I am, and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola"
So many clever lyrics in this one
Ray Davies is a masterful writer. Another example is from the song The Money Go Round from the same album as Lola:
"They don't know the tune and they don't know the words but they don't give a damn".
Lo lo lo lo Lola!!!!!!
What abot the comic?
"Well, I'm not the world's most masculine man.."
"Neither am I, darlin'!"
I had always thought that meant that Lola was a woman and was glad as well that he was a man, not that they both were men. Took way too many years for me to figure this song out
Spot on fella
I'm a younger woman, this was old before I was born but my parents liked it and kept playing it and it grew on me. I have very fond memories of my family and picnics in the 89/90's with 60's music.
I remember when I was in 2nd grade, 1964-1965, I asked my mom, who taught in high school, what high school kids were listening to. "Oh, the Kinks" she said. Not the Beatles? She said "No, that's their parents' music. All the cool kids listen to the Kinks."
Yes! My dad always said he preferred The Kinks to The Beatles! Mind you, he did live in Muswell Hill at one point, so he might have been a little bit biased!
@@bettyswunghole3310 no shot. more like based
Yeah, ok
The beatles sucked
I think a lot of teenagers were listening to the Beatles in 1964
My favorite song ever, doesn’t matter what mood I’m in this song always lifts my spirits🌻
What about Take a walk on the wild side by Lou Reed?
@@1953beetle Amazing song too!
Me too
For me, even though I'm a rocker, the song September by Earth Wind and Fire does that for me. You cant hear that song and be in a bad mood at the same time
@@jeffwatts1126 Very true! :)
Happy 50th Lola!!!
They are seriously the most underrated band. Everything they make is incredible!
Yes lol
They are underrated by nobody. Ray is certifiably a genius, and Dave, too. And nobody ever confused Chrissie Hynde with Lola.
Jeeps pal, they are not underated.
Really? Here's a nice summation of the Kinks from Wikipedia:
The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US Billboard chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40. In the UK, they have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums. Four Kinks albums have been certified gold by the RIAA and the band have sold 50 million records worldwide. Among numerous honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music." In 1990, the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005.
(Plus, Ray was knighted a few years ago.)
Underrated? Not by a long shot.
Won’t lie, kinda enjoying annoying random people on here :)
This comic adaptation is why the kinks are so great. They are able to tell a whole story through a song and it's fully understandable and told in such a fantastic way.
The most underrated band in history
They’re not underrated.
@@BigSky1 No??? The Kinks are on the same level of The Beatles and Rolling Stones, but they didn't even have half the fame and recognition that they did. People usually just know Lola and You Really Got Me, and they've had a plenity of other songs of excellent quality, like Sunny Afternoon and Waterloo Sunset. In addition, they made masterpieces albuns like Village Green Preservation Society, which few know about. Aren't they underrated?
Absolutely.
@@beatlesss9592 Underrated by who. Not by those who know. They are highly rated. They just didn’t have the PR and exposure that some bands had. Not being able to tour the U.S. from ‘65 until Nov ‘69 didn’t help.
They were intentionally kept from the British invasion due to their in fighting and apparent outrageous behavior on and off stage. They were literally banned from touring america and it cost them dearly. However, thats one of the things I love about them, fuck the who
I was already Kinks fan in the sixties in school time, when all the other guys at school were Beatles and Stones fans 😊👍😁❤️
They are all good what is your point
@@ForbiddenActivity 𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓉𝓁𝑒𝓈
If the Kinks would have George Martin, behind them, believe me they would be equally famous!
@@michaelabraham8873 nah. They were good looking and so were a lot of other bands. They had a good timing, and yes, they were something else. Just listen to their albuns from 63 to 64 and compare to the other bands around at 63-64, and later with them working even more with George martin just made everything incredible
@@bubamaranovichok4901 but they didn’t
This song very much saved the group financially cause many groups would've packed it in but The Kinks very much soldiered on and continue to make great records but Lola definitely was the biggest record they done.
The Kinks are one of the best, underrated English Rock n Roll bands of all time. Ray and Dave Davies ate genuises in writing the music. It endures forever and it help me as I was growing up as a teenager in the 60's. The Kinks rock forever. 😀🎼🎶🎸👍
World best band & sir Ray....
Timeless classics by the kinks. I started listening to them 30 years ago and ill still be listening 30 yrs from now. This stuff never grows old
Too right mate. I started listening to them 56 years ago and I'll still......oh wait. ;-)
@@dogszabolcs6123 haha just keep listening for as long as u live
Oh we all old sentimental farts!
50
Yea but im only 40 so 50 is impossible for me
A brilliant song and a masterwork from one of rock's great writers, Sir Raymond Douglas Davies, and the criminally underappreciated Kinks.
But I don't think they are under appreciated. Those who know better, know.
No l dont think they have ever underated or over rated with there stuff. Just learnt lola, it is fun to listen to and a pleasure to play
terrific graphic design for an excellent song. These 50th anniversaries are killing me (I was 16, 50 years ago).
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I wonder sometimes what that's will feel like. I'm 19.
@@snitchbstudios what getting older feels like?
LOVE THE KINKS!!
Absolutely GREAT SONG from a Great Band who were full of surprises, beautiful tunes and songs with stories. Love 'em still!
I was born in 1961, in the back streets of Leeds. My sisters were Beatles but fans two of my older brothers played guitar and they were Rolling Stones devotees, I always preferred The Kinks but it wasn't me who controlled the Dancette record player... just had to get out the house. Thanks guys for giving me the confidence to go out and face the world all by myself.
Well I was born in 2006 and I love all the band's you have mentioned.
I as Well like The. Beatles
They are my favorite
I was looking for more classic rock bands that have the same aesthetic
This is one of them and they are truly underrated I am going to stick around for this one
Any time I hear Dave's guitar, it brings a smile to my face....
So groundbreaking, and a great tune if you were too young to get its meaning back then.
I saw them in 1978 , They opened with " You Really Got Me " , Ray Proclaiming " This is our fuc*ing song " 🎸
FUC*ING RIGHT!!! Good for Sir Ray.
1981 in Vancouver, possibly still the greatest concert I've ever witnessed.
TZV
Who got who? ...LOLA killed their time in the music industry.. Gods straight by the way
@@rosemarygarcia6370 prove it
If this band is underrated or not it doesn't matter. They always made superbe music!
I can't believe I have discovered this song just recently. It's a bloody masterpiece!
Loved this song back in the early 80s in my early teens and love it even more today. Rock on, The Kinks!
Absolutely
The Kinks making 2020 a bit better one song at the time
My architecture teacher in 8th grade played this song all the time in class. I never ended up pursuing architecture as a career but he helped me develop appreciation for architecture as a whole. He retired after a went to high school. I like to think that’s he’s traveling all around the world to see some architectural masterpieces.
So ahead of its time. Love the kinks.
I can tell from the whole thing it's not like deep deep love right? It's just, an encounter, and him thinking, wow, what a person, what a beautiful person. This song is so moving.
This song is about taking a walk on the wild side!
Love the graphic novel touch as a way to demonstrate the lyrics...very clever and very well done!!!
Song sang by the kinks
Like many people from my generation, Weird Al Yankovic first exposed me to this song. "Yoda" is without a doubt my favorite of his parodies. Whether you're a young man in a club or a Jedi out to save the galaxy, this song will give you some serious feels!
yo same lmao
And I'm not the type to argue with Ben
Yoda seems to have popular vote to former person Trump or sharp toungued All Silverstein
Spell Silverstein correctly next time eh!?
I can't stand a keyboard that spells poirly
This song was among my faves as a teen in the early 70s, and until listening again yesterday, had no clue what story was about ;) Still love it!!!
Born and raised in SF, all that I can say is PERFECT.
One of may great songs by this group.
Mein Lieblingshit,seit langer Zeit.
I don't think I've ever heard a song by a mainstream band that's about finding a trans woman attractive, about delighting in our sexuality. More than that, I love the line
"It's a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world / Except for Lola." It'd be so easy to treat her gender as her being mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up, but it's not. She's just a hot woman with a deep voice and strong muscles.
LOL .. no.
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What lol? No, Lola is clearly a man. He even says outright that Lola is a man.
Yes, he may have found her attractive, but then he found out Lola is a guy. That is why he "shoved her away and walked to the door." He was proud that Lola stood up for himself and shoved back, showing Lola doesn't take shit, but he also clearly states that there is nothing that is going to be happening between the two now that he knows Lola is a man.
The song isn't about Trans rights or acceptance or anything like that. It is just a song about the first time a country boy gets to the big city and encountered something he never would have seen where he is from and how he goes about processing that awkward turn of events.
Lou Reed did the same thing.
@@aaronalexander4928 I genuinely don't get how you read it that way - he continues to refer to Lola with "she" to the very end, even after pushing her away. But more than that, he says "that's the way that I want it to stay" after looking her in the eyes, knowing what she's got in her pants.
More than that, when she continues to come on to him at the end, there is no rejection in the lyrics. He calls her "my Lola". You're right that it's not about trans rights. It's about a country boy discovering a gorgeous woman in the big city. Said woman just happens to have a low voice and is strong and is probably trans.
@Ellen Baker he can refer to Lola however he chooses, but he still unquestionably says, "I am a man, and so is Lola." I guess I will politely agree to disagree.
Great song! 👍🎶
I only like it because Weird Al Yankovic spoofed it "Yoda".
This was probably one of the first The Kinks songs I listened to: revolutionary.
Absolutely wonderful I really enjoyed the way the narrative was presented so engagingly.
This Band was way before my time but some of the best songs I've ever heard. 👍
Used to dress to high school, drag. I'm 40, and I have discovered that I wish to go further. Don't know why I like this song so much 💕💕💕
I wish you luck friend!
@@orionroberts1253 Not sure what the United States cop statistic has to do with anything.
@@frorproductions5571 LOL nice
@@frorproductions5571 What a comeback lmaoo
This is really a fascinating song 😁
Every song they've ever made hits a spot ❤️❤️
A classic for sure. I was at the car dealer for a car inspection and they were playing a mix of hard rock and rock from the 60's -80's on a new music system system. It brought back some good memories, I had forgotten the inference of the words to this one! Not sure why this looped twice but now it's stuck in my head. Among the numerous songs played was Magic Carpet Ride! 🙃
I want Magic Carpet Ride played at my funeral. Hoping it will be MAGIC! 72 now, but not quite ready for it to played for me!
Great to see this fun comic of the classic “Lola!” In my imaginings Lola is in drag wearing a clingy pale dress. Lola is tall, brown skin, medium length Afro, broad shoulders, lean and powerful. And of course, Lola has a dark brown voice
Kinks! Way ahead of their time. And today is the proof! My name is Lola but only at weekends Lolz!
Love you Ray. Your Lola cartoon is timeless. You are a real kind and sweet man. Love your style.
The Kinks, la banda más grande que he conocido.
Abrazos totales!
First heard this at 16yrs old...still gives me goosebumps.
I was 14 when this song came out and I once had the 45 RPM record of the song !Love 70s 60s 80s songs !
I just want somebody to want me the way Lola wanted him
Bravos Ray and Dave- love the comic
Rock and roll yesterday, rock and roll today....and forever. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
You Really Got Me is their biggest hit. This is their masterpiece.
Brilliant🌟God save the Kinks!!!
Wow! The storyboard adds so much to the song! I truly love it!
Classic song, I knew a few Lolas back in Melbourne in the '70s and 80s.
Lola lo lo lo laa
Very ahead of the time
I seen them live in 1986 and when they sung Lola, you could hear the crowd singing 10 km away. The Kinks where the backing band to ZZ Top and were way better than the band they were backing. I feel very lucky to have been able to see some of these great bands live.
This was very educational for me as a young teen in the late 70's. Ahead of it's time in some ways. And I like the way they leave the ending ambiguous...sometimes that's the best art.
Reminds me of the past when i was younger i think i met lola at party what a trip!! How many lolas out there!!
I saw the kinks in concert.. So glad i did... the Give The People What They Want tour. i wore the tee shirt with the short sleeves rolled up. My favorite t-shirt for years...I thought it was bad ass I thought I was for catching the concert. I dont even know who i went with, I do know I liked thier music. Greatful they came to Hampton Virginia i had to see them live since they were going to be there. Lola still has meaning today. Always will. Good song to play.
Original Kinks classic
The two mixes I've heard from this reissue are great! I can't wait to get the boxset!
Muy buena rolaza de nuestros queridos Kinks " Lola" si señor!!!!
A true timeless classic. Still as relevant today as it was back then.. maybe more so
REAL KINKS, SO GOOD.
Remaster the long version of Lola, the one that has a gong at the end. Thank you
Always up for a bit of Vitamin K. Anytime I'm feeling a bit down, the Kinks always bring me right back up again.
Some songs never get old
i just discover this track 3 days a go ! great band as well ! this song is amazing !!!
Can't wait!
Simplemente los mejores
It’s pretty cool they made probably the first song about these things in like late 60’s early 70’s and i know they don’t play this at Pride but probably should great job guys love ya to bits
Lola... A 70s master work.
Great artwork, love the comic book approach...also love the way Coca Cola is sung in this version...like it always should have been...
Haha yeah. Forcing them to change it to "Cherry Cola" in the UK was kinda dumb. I mean I get that it WAS product placement, but it's not like Coke was actually paying them or sponsoring them in any way.
@@markalexander3659 Apparently, the BBC didn't want to risk it and kinda went ultra extreme on it.
I can't even begin to tell you how much it warms my heart to see so many people still digging a song from 52 years ago about a guy getting over himself and proudly loving a trans woman.
I thought it was about a country boy being picked up by a transvestite. Not that there's a political point, but if there was Lola has a penis.
He didn't, he got the hell out of there soon as he realised. .....he groomed him!
you need to listen to the song, at the end he acknowledged she was a man and no he wouldn't go home with her, but still had fun conversating and dancing, so yes it's acceptance for sure
@@ginahanford3020 yeah he had fun, but was tricked by the bloke and soon as he realized he was out of their! " I pushed her away" he was preyed on by a pervert trying to take advantage of his innocence. I bet he got home and scrubbed himself in the shower for hours. That's what the song describes.
@@BigDangerousDanidk considering Dave Davies has been open about his relationships with men I doubt he'd mind, if this song is from his perspective.
I've listened to this song a thousand times and I can't believe it was written in the 70's I love it
Oohh Yeeeeeahhhhh!!!
Anyways the kinks rock!
Of course listening The Kinks since I was a kid with the amazing thunder sound of you really got me and all the day and all the night, and a social criticize an fun of a respectable man, yeah Ray Davis and guitar great of Dave.yeah rock and roll.
one of the top songs of 20th century
When they said clap ,oh man it hurts when I popppppp
First song I heard by them and loved the story..loved em ever since.
This is Great and well put together. If you have ever been on the road long enough you'll definitely have a Lola in your closet.
The Kinks were way ahead of their time 🎉🎉. They predicted the future on this topic🎉🎉.They brought a different style and sound to the music 🎶 🎵 scene 🎉🎉
Brilliant vid of an everlasting brilliant song. It is probably my most favourite song - even tho I didn't really know what exactly it was about for a while. The tune is very catchy and the more I learned the lyrics, the more I loved the song. Well done to Ray Davies and the Kinks!
Great to hear Coca-Cola instead of Cherry Cola.
You only hear cherry cola in the British version because the BBC in 70s wasn’t allowed advertise and they thought they may get sued for advertising Coca Cola of well song saying Coca Cola.
I'm a purist, I always prefer the most original version available.
Lola is the song that most takes me back to childhood.
the original lyrics with Coca Cola rather than the changed later version of Cherry Cola, awesome x
First song that I remember making such a clear story in my head. At 13, it made me love rock music and changed my life