O tempora, o mores. Iδού αίφνης ένα τραγούδι σοκαριστικό σήμερα, όπως και τη χρονιά που κυκλοφόρησε – 1970. Για διαφορετικούς βεβαίως ανθρώπους και για διαφορετικούς λόγους : Οι στίχοι του “Lola”, εν έτει 2023 θα προκαλούσαν την μήνη της …κυρίαρχης τρανς κοινότητας.
Ο [Sir] Ray Davies είναι ένα ακόμα εξέχον μέλος του June born musicians club.
O tempora, o mores. Out of the blue comes a song shocking today, just like it was on the year of its release – 1970. Only to different people and for different reasons: The lyrics of “Lola”, in the year 2023 would cause a furor to the …dominant trans community.
[Sir] Ray Davies is another prominent member of the June born musicians club.
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
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Some songs are classics for a reason ! Τωρα το αν το υψηλοτατο κυρος που εχει αποκτησει ο R.Davies στην Βρεττανικη ποπ ιστορια ειναι δικαιολογημενο , δεν ειμαι σε θεση να το κρινω καθως δεν εχω εντρυφησει ιδιαιτερως στους ΚΙΝΚS ..
Είναι και παραείναι!
Παρεμπιπτόντως, μια και “συνθέτης του μήνα” είναι ο Paul McCartney, και μια και έχουμε ξαναμιλήσει για κακίες μεταξύ μουσικών,
ο αδελφός του Ray, Dave Davies, κιθαρίστας των Kinks, αντιπαθούσε ιδιαίτερα τον McCartney, στον οποίο είχε δώσει το απίστευτο παρατσούκλι – παραφθορά του ονόματός του :
“PULL MY COCK OFF”
I love Lola. I taught Søren, our African Grey parrot, to sing Lola when we adopted a cat named Lola several years ago. He made several of his own variations of Lola. He stills sings Lola every no and them
Now that’s something I’d like to hear!!!
I’ve tried to record him, but he senses it and shuts up. He does a lot of talking I’ve never been able to record.
I know exactly what you mean!
It’s really frustrating. We’ll be sitting at the counter and Søren is carrying on in the in the other room where he can’t see us talking and singing up a storm. I press Record on my phone and he shuts up. I don’t know how he knows. It’s like he has bird ESP.
We’ll be talking and Søren interrupts to tell us we are liars or stupid or both. We tell him to shut up, and he responds with “Fuck you!” He will be chattering in Laurie’s voice, pause for a moment and then say “Yeah!” in my voice, then go back to chattering in Laurie’s voice. It sounds like he’s really talking sentences when you are not paying close attention, but he’s mostly blabbering laced with a few coherent phrases.
One thing I can say for Søren is he has a rye sense of humor. He laughs at my jokes when nobody else does.
I remember how stunned I was when I realized that some of these creatures are not just mimicking voices and sounds. They’re actually capable of reasoning.
Søren makes up a lot of his own words and phrases.
Love this song. Always have.
Thank you!
Ray Davis’ nephew, Steve, was the drummer in Norman’s 1st band that signed a record deal.
He would tell us tales of being a child and sitting on Ray’s knee at the recording studio.
I love this song “No Town”.
The band was “Alta Moda”, but someone is rewriting history by saying it is the “Infidels”,which was Norman’s second band.
They had no $. They shot a video in Super 8. I know its rough, but it’s one of my faves. Steve (RIP) is in the video, and Norman plays guitar (no wonder I’m in love) You’ll hear the old little Casio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz8WvVoyzwU
I really liked this song – a fine token of this era’s music, I think it also works fine today. I particularly liked the vocals and the guitar!
Thank you!
Many had a lot staked on that voice. Alas…
I kept the guitarist. His guitar still gently weeps & wails beautifully.
Thank you so much!