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The Kinks

Lola

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“Lola” is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a Soho club in London. Released in June 1970, in the UK on the 12th and in the USA on the 28th, the single was taken from the album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One and reached #2 in the UK charts and #9 in the US. It was ranked 422nd on the List of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and its C-D-E power riff is recognized among the famous riffs of rock. Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola ♫

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This song is listed #422 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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