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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lola_(song)Lola (song) - Wikipedia

    "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 the eponymous Lola, who is possibly a trans woman or cross-dresser .

  2. www.loudersound.com › features › the-story-behindThe Kinks' Lola: the story behind the song - Louder

    Jun 12, 2020 · The Kinks were yesterday’s men as the 70s dawned, written off as 60s relics. Their only significant hit since 1967, Days , hardly arrested a calamitous, lift-shaft fall which hit bottom with a humiliating 1968 tour of working-men’s clubs, bizarrely undertaken as they finished their wistful LP classic The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society , which bombed.

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  4. americansongwriter.com › meaning-lola-the-kinksThe Meaning Behind the Progressive Lyrics of “Lola” by The Kinks

    Jul 21, 2022 · The song, released in 1970, recounts the story of a man enjoying a night out with a woman named Lola. As the song progresses, listeners learn that Lola is a man, too. I met her in a club down in ...

  5. www.songfacts.com › facts › the-kinksLola by The Kinks - Songfacts

    Songfacts®: This song is about a guy who meets a girl (Lola) in a club who takes him home and rocks his world. The twist comes when we find out that Lola is a man. As stated in The Kinks: The Official Biography, Ray Davies wrote the lyrics after their manager got drunk at a club and started dancing with what he thought was a woman.

  6. iloveclassicrock.com › the-story-of-the-song-lolaThe Story Of The Song "Lola" By The Kinks - I Love Classic Rock

    Apr 24, 2020 · From the Kinks’ 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround is the classic track, “Lola”. This track was inspired by the story of the band’s manager getting too drunk at a club and danced with a woman – who apparently was a man but he was too drunk to notice. In the song, the guy takes Lola home where he finds out that Lola ...

  7. genius.com › The-kinks-lola-lyricsThe Kinks – Lola Lyrics - Genius

    Lola Lyrics. [Verse 1] I met her in a club down in old SohoWhere you drink champagne and it tastes just likeCoca-ColaC-O-L-A, ColaShe walked up to me and she asked me to danceI asked her her name ...

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  9. beatcrave.com › the-meaning-behind-lola-by-the-kinksThe Meaning Behind “Lola” by The Kinks - Beat Crave

    Apr 22, 2024 · The Meaning Behind “Lola” by The Kinks – A Night Out In Soho. The story is set initially in Soho in London’s West End. Near to all the famous theaters but also known as the more “seedy” part of the city. A man is enjoying his night out and meets “Lola.”. He is flattered because she pays him plenty of attention.