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Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Octavius on July 28, 2003, 02:09:38 PM: I officially lable this song with a huge "WTF!?" sticker. This makes my Most Important Question of the Day list.

Lola by The Kinks.

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I met her in a club down in old soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-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 lo-lo-lo-lo 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 lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Well I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo 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
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo 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
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola
Lo-lo-lo-lo 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
Lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
Lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola lo-lo-lo-lo lola
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The bold lines offer different interpretations.

#1 - "Well I’m not dumb but I can’t understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man"
This can be interpreted as either a transvestite, or a tomboy-ish female.

#2 - Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It’s a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for lola
This also hints that Lola plays for the other team... but that beautiful word "except" is thrown in there and can negate such insinuations.

#3 - But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man
And so is lola
Lola is glad he's a man as well - OR - Lola is also a man.

It looks like it can go either way. Some others at work debate that radio stations "wouldn't play it if it were generally accepted Lola was a man." I think that is BS. How would it become a hit and have so much recognition if it wasnt played? What about Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild side." There's no doubt he's referring to a transvestite.

Anyway, the song's ambiguous nature is what makes it a classic, in my opinion. Again, I ask: WTF?!
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: muckmaw on July 28, 2003, 02:14:05 PM: Lola is a guy.

How do you feel about "Dude looks like a lady"?
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: capt. apathy on July 28, 2003, 02:24:29 PM: corection on #3

"But I know what I am and what I am is a man
And so is lola "

does that answer your question?
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: SirLoin on July 28, 2003, 02:40:41 PM: It was "Coke A Cola" until they were threatened with lawsuit...Changed to Cherry Cola.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Curval on July 28, 2003, 02:46:30 PM: The "Kinks" sang it...I figure it could well be a tranny.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: LePaul on July 28, 2003, 02:52:20 PM: Poor Oct..first the birds n the bees, now this

Oct, if you go to Miami Beach...don't flirt with the beauties with Adam's Apples. Their probably bigger than you :) :o Happened to a coworker, so funny to hear THAT story!
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: midnight Target on July 28, 2003, 03:27:32 PM: Lola's a dude

dude.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Octavius on July 28, 2003, 03:42:37 PM: lol! turds, all of you!

all i meant was that it could be interpreted either way! :D

Hell, for we know, Lola could be a hermaphrodite! That is unless we heard straight from the horse's mouth... :cool:

[edit] apathy, pretty sure i didnt look up the official lyrics... they were submitted and i assumed they were correct. but yes, that does make it a tad clearer :D[/edit]
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: funkedup on July 28, 2003, 03:50:59 PM: Oct brace yourself.
There is no Santa Claus.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Octavius on July 28, 2003, 03:53:46 PM: :p
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Wlfgng on July 28, 2003, 04:29:24 PM: lmao!

I thought everyone knew man.. where ya' been ?

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The "Kinks" sang it...I figure it could well be a tranny.
this is another strong clue.. lol
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Mini D on July 28, 2003, 04:33:17 PM: Quote
Originally posted by SirLoin
It was "Coke A Cola" until they were threatened with lawsuit...Changed to Cherry Cola.
I believe that change had to do with the fact that British broadcasting would not air it due to a "no solicitation" policy they had just adopted. The "coke a cola" line is still played in the states.

MiniD
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: capt. apathy on July 28, 2003, 04:41:14 PM: good luck on 'official lyrics'. most lyrics change. I've had the same song by the same artist on 2 or 3 different albums sang with different lyrics (small changes) each time.

I think some of your rock bands party so hard they can't remember there own lyrics sometimes.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Curval on July 28, 2003, 04:43:15 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Wlfgng
I thought everyone knew man.. where ya' been ?

"Tongue in cheek" wlfgng. :)
Title: Re: is Lola a man?
Post by: DmdMac on July 28, 2003, 04:54:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Octavius
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#3 - But I know what I am and I’m glad I’m a man
And so is lola
Lola is glad he's a man as well - OR - Lola is also a man.

Anyway, the song's ambiguous nature is what makes it a classic, in my opinion. Again, I ask: WTF?! [/B]

I thought the line was: But what I am and in bed I'm a man and so is Lola.

In all, I think the song sings the praises of strong, aggressive, and uninhibited women.
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: capt. apathy on July 28, 2003, 04:57:41 PM: I think the song sings the praises of strong, aggressive, well-hung and uninhibited women ;)
Title: is Lola a man?
Post by: Wlfgng on July 28, 2003, 05:06:51 PM: lol Curval...

besides.. who here has ever met a Woman named Lola ?