Which London area is mentioned in the opening line of the lyrics to 'The Kinks' hit 'Lola'?
"the Bone"", the band's final release of new material before their dissolution. 1970 studio version 1980 live version Lola (song) ""Lola"" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by English rock band the Kinks on their album ""Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"". The song details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible transvestite, whom he meets in a club in Soho, London. In the song, the narrator describes his confusion towards Lola, who ""walked like a woman but talked like a man"". Although Ray Davies claims that the incident was inspired by"
"the Bone"". The ""Lola"" character also made an appearance in the lyrics of the band's 1981 song, ""Destroyer"". Ray Davies has claimed that he was inspired to write ""Lola"" after Kinks manager Robert Wace spent a night in Paris dancing with a transvestite. Davies said of the incident, ""In his apartment, Robert had been dancing with this black woman, and he said, 'I'm really onto a thing here.' And it was okay until we left at six in the morning and then I said, 'Have you seen the stubble?' He said 'Yeah', but he was too pissed [intoxicated] to care,"
"to which lyricist Moore had been refused entry because he did not know the correct password. At the time of the song's initial popularity in the 1950s, many believed it was inspired by a green-doored restaurant and bar called ""The Shack"" in Columbia, Missouri, where singer Jim Lowe had attended the University of Missouri. However long-time Shack owner Joe Franke doubts this theory. An oft-repeated urban legend has developed saying the song refers to London's first lesbian club, Gateways (1930–1985), which was in Bramerton Street in Chelsea. It had a green door and was featured in the film ""The Killing"
"single, ""Lola"" although a Dave Davies-penned track, ""Mindless Child of Motherhood"", was the American B-side. The ""Lola"" single hit #2 in Britain. Upon purchasing the ""Lola"" single, Pete Quaife (who had quit the band by the single's release date) was shocked to hear ""Berkeley Mews"" on the flipside. ""I thought, is that me? Wait a minute - it is me!"" Quaife said.<ref name=""33 and 1/3""></ref> The song, like most Kinks songs, is sung by Ray Davies. The piano, played by session man Nicky Hopkins, is played in a honky-tonk fashion. The track features brass at the end, quite unusual for"
"of the same name, on his 1985 album ""Dare to Be Stupid"". Since its release, ""Lola"" became a mainstay in The Kinks' live repertoire, appearing in the majority of the band's subsequent set-lists until the group's break-up. In 1972, a live performance of the song recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York City appeared on the live half of the band's 1972 album, ""Everybody's in Show-Biz"", a double-LP which contained half new studio compositions and half live versions of previously released songs. A live version of ""Lola"", recorded on 23 September 1979 in Providence, Rhode Island, was released as a"
"I think"". Drummer Mick Avory has offered an alternative explanation for the song's lyrics, claiming that ""Lola"" was partially inspired by Avory's frequenting of transvestite bars in west London. Avory said, ""We used to know this character called Michael McGrath. He used to hound the group a bit, because being called The Kinks did attract these sorts of people. He used to come down to ""Top of the Pops"", and he was publicist for John Stephen's shop in Carnaby Street. He used to have this place in Earl's Court, and he used to invite me to all these drag queen"
"them. They would continue recording their albums there until ""Preservation"", when they switched to their newly purchased studio, Konk. Recording began in late April/early May. Some of the first songs recorded were ""Lola"", the outtake ""The Good Life"", ""Powerman"" and ""Got to Be Free"". The sessions for ""Lola"" were especially long, and the recording continued into late May. Davies would recall later how he achieved the signature clangy sound at the beginning of the track: Keyboardist John Gosling was added to the Kinks' lineup in May. He auditioned on the final backing master track for ""Lola"", and was hired soon"
"the scenes during the show were filmed in London. The London water tower, fire department, and London High School were featured in a Nike commercial promoting the 2012 Summer Olympics. London, Ohio London is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Ohio, United States. Located about southwest of the Ohio capital of Columbus, London was established in 1811 to serve as the county seat. The population was 9,904 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 43140. Soon after the village was platted in the early 1810s, a Methodist church was founded in the community. Today known"
"a song with ""some fabulous lyrics and a marvellous melody ... combined with a great production"", and music scholar Johnny Rogan described it as ""a kitchen sink drama without the drama—a static vision of working class stoicism"". One of the group's first promotional music videos was produced for the song. It was filmed on Little Green Street, a small 18th-century lane in north London, located off Highgate Road in Kentish Town. The Kinks' next single, ""Waterloo Sunset"", was released in May 1967. The lyrics describe two lovers passing over a bridge, with a melancholic observer reflecting on the couple, the"
"era. Lavender Hill has featured as a site location for many British TV shows, including ""On The Buses"" and ""The Sweeney"", in the 1970s. In 1967 the English group The Kinks recorded a whimsical song entitled ""Lavender Hill"" which may have been under consideration as a follow-up single to Waterloo Sunset, but was rejected in favour of Autumn Almanac. The song was eventually released in the U.S. in 1973 on ""The Great Lost Kinks Album"", and has been described as ""a southerner's counterpoint to the Beatles' Penny Lane"", despite the fact that the Kinks hailed from North London. Notable former"
"Konk (recording studio) Konk is the name of a recording studio and record label, established and managed by members of English rock band the Kinks. In 1971, the Kinks left Pye Records for a five-album stint with RCA, who offered them a million-dollar advance. Ray and Dave Davies put this and money from recent hits like ""Lola"" towards a new studio of their own in Hornsey, a mile down the road from their home territory of Muswell Hill. In the past few years the group had mainly been recording at Morgan Studios, in Willesden, London. Albums recorded there included ""Lola"
"the band fell ill, and the tour was shuffled, resulting in the band playing only a few dates in America and Canada. A follow-up tour in 1970 met with similar results, with the group performing at only a select number of venues, with many dates cancelled. The down time between the tours allowed Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of the group, to develop the band's next single, ""Lola"". The Kinks returned to England to start work on their new LP in spring 1970. The group used Morgan Studios, an independent studio in Willesden, London, which was a change for"
"from Roxy Music's ""Virginia Plain"", in which the title also appeared only at the end. Glenn Tilbrook has said that the music was partly inspired by the Bob Dylan song ""Positively 4th Street"", and the lack of a chorus was due to Tilbrook feeling that a repeated section would upset the flow of Difford's narrative lyrics. The phrase 'Up The Junction' is London slang for being in deep trouble, as in the American 'Up the creek without a paddle'. It is also, like other lines in the song, a reference to the working-class area of Clapham Junction in Battersea in"
"London (William Blake poem) London is a poem by William Blake, published in ""Songs of Experience"" in 1794. It is one of the few poems in ""Songs of Experience"" that does not have a corresponding poem in ""Songs of Innocence"". Blake lived in the capital city of London, which was the location for this poem. The poems reference the ""Two Contrary States of the Human Soul"". The ""Songs of Innocence"" section contains poems which reference love, childhood and nature. Critics have suggested that the poems illustrate the effects of modernity on people and nature, through the discussion of dangerous industrial"
"London on 1 May 1999 and was commissioned by the baritone saxophonist/bass clarinettist John Surman. The soprano was Cristina Zavalloni and the London Sinfonietta Big Band was conducted by Diego Masson. Hall was loosely portrayed as the nightclub chanteuse in the Francis Ford Coppola 1984 movie ""The Cotton Club"". It was Hall's husband, Bert Hicks, who suggested to Eric Bartholomew's mother that he should change his stage name to Morecambe, after the place of her son's birth, thereby christening the British comic duo Morecambe and Wise. During 2013, British singer Laura Mvula revealed in a ""Blues and Soul"" interview with"
"we would be encouraging""), and during World War II, songs that were ""slushy in sentiment"", such as ""I'll Be Home for Christmas"", due to concerns that it would affect the morale of soldiers. ""Mack the Knife"" was also banned from airplay outside of ""The Threepenny Opera"", as the BBC felt it would be offensive outside of the context of the play. The Kinks' ""Lola"" was briefly banned under the BBC's anti-product placement rules, as its lyrics contain references to the brand name Coca-Cola. In the midst of an American tour, lead singer Ray Davies flew back to London to re-record"
"LDN (song) ""LDN"" (shorthand for, and pronounced as, ""London"") is a 2006 song by English recording artist Lily Allen. It was co-written by Future Cut, and features a Colombian porro from the country's Caribbean coast. The song was originally released on strictly limited edition 7"" vinyl (500 copies) in the UK on 24 April 2006, accompanied by album track ""Knock 'Em Out"", and was re-released in September following the huge success of Allen's first mainstream single ""Smile"". The re-release peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song is used in the soundtrack of the film ""The Nanny"
"filmed on location in the Braunstone and South Wigston areas of Leicester. The Moles' house and street were actually filmed in Ludlow Close, Harrow and Adrian's school scenes at 'Neil Armstrong Comprehensive' were all filmed at Hammersmith School in West London (now Phoenix High). Whilst being set in Leicester, which is in the East Midlands, some of the characters speak with a distinct ""West Midlands accent"" (e.g. Birmingham, Coventry, etc.). The opening and closing theme was ""Profoundly In Love With Pandora"" by Ian Dury. It was released as a single in October 1985 and reached number 45 on the UK"
"the Peter Sellers comedy ""The Naked Truth"" (1957), ""Bugsy Malone"" (1976), ""The Krays"" (1990), ""Evita"" (1996), ""Bedazzled"" (2000), ""The Hours"" (2002), ""Finding Neverland"" (2004) and ""The Wolfman"" (2010). Richmond, London Richmond is a suburban town in south-west London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is on a meander of the River Thames, with a large number of parks and open spaces, including Richmond Park, and many protected conservation areas, which include much of Richmond Hill. A specific Act of Parliament protects the scenic view of the River Thames from Richmond. Richmond was founded following Henry VII's building of Richmond Palace in"
"London's Burning (The Clash song) ""London's Burning"" is a song by The Clash from their eponymous debut album. It is the eighth track in the U.K. version of this album, and the seventh track in the U.S. version, from 1979. It is sung by Joe Strummer (and Mick Jones, with Paul Simonon in the chorus), who starts the song shouting ""London's Burning!"" two times. The song continues talking about London's automobile traffic, where young people try to get their kicks driving around in their cars until throughout the night, feeling bored and far from happy. This message is clearly seen"
"Rivoli Ballroom has featured in numerous films, TV shows and fashion shoots, and was used for the debut album launch for Florence and the Machine. The Metros' song ""Last of the Lookers"" from their 2008 album ""More Money Less Grief"" mentions meeting a girl who is later found out not to be from their native Brockley. Brockley Brockley is a district and an electoral ward of south London, England, in the London Borough of Lewisham south-east of Charing Cross. The name Brockley is derived from ""Broca's woodland clearing"", a wood where badgers are seen (""broc"" is the Old English for"
"The sound of the room can really affect what you’re doing. When you hear that sound slapping around that big room, you want to cut loose. That’s what I did."" ""Destroyer"" features many callbacks to previous Kinks songs, both lyrically and musically. The track borrows the main riff from The Kinks' 1964 song, ""All Day and All of the Night"", which was one of the band's first hits. The lyrics feature the return of the transvestite title character from The Kinks' 1970 hit song, ""Lola""; in ""Destroyer,"" the singer brings Lola to his place where he becomes increasingly paranoid. According"
"Got to Be Free ""Got to Be Free"" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by British rock band the Kinks. It was released on their 1970 LP ""Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One"", which included the Top 10 hit song ""Lola"". ""Got to Be Free"" plays a key role in the concept album, as the album borrows its first verse as an introduction, and closes with the full song. The song was also used in the first of the BBC's ""Play for Today"" series ""The Long Distance Piano Player"" (1970), which featured the song's own"
"Berkeley Mews ""Berkeley Mews"", sometimes mislabeled as ""Berkeley Men"" or ""Berkeley News"", is a song written by Ray Davies and released by the Kinks as the B-side to their 1970 track, ""Lola"". Berkeley Mews is a small street in London. ""Berkeley Mews"" was recorded during the sessions for ""The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"", despite not appearing on any lineups of the album. However, Reprise planned to release an album called ""Four More Respected Gentlemen"" in America at the same time that ""Village Green Preservation Society"" was to release in the UK. Later, once Reprise decided that the"
"in London where it includes kids from Brixton singing on the chorus; the song was one of the last written for ""Kala"", recorded soon after she regained entry to the US. The track stems slightly from M.I.A.'s family history and from M.I.A.'s own frustration at American government visits to her official website following the release of her debut album ""Arular"" in 2005, a refusal to grant her a work visa to record her second album in the US in 2006 despite several previous travels to the country before and after her debut album's release, coupled with her brief presence on"
"<br> Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!)<br> And you shall wander hand in hand with love in summer's wonderland; <br> Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!) Trams and dusty trees.<br> Highbury bore me. Richmond and Kew<br> Undid me. Lady Croom: My hyacinth dell is become a haunt for<br> hobgoblins, my Chinese bridge, which I am assured is<br> superior to the one at Kew, and for all I know at Peking, is<br> usurped by a fallen obelisk overgrown with briars. Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of"
"sound like ""Blackbird"" and a chord progression similar to that in ""The Fool on the Hill"". London Town (Wings song) ""London Town"" is the title and opener track from Wings' 1978 album ""London Town"". It was the third of three single releases from the LP. The song was written by Paul McCartney and Denny Laine in Perth, Australia, in late 1975 during the Wings Over the World tour. The recording features a lead vocal by Paul McCartney and backing vocals by Linda McCartney and Laine. A top 40 hit in the United States (number 39 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100),"
"the band's American tour, to change those words to the generic ""cherry cola"" for the single release, which is included on various compilation albums as well. ""Lola"" received positive reviews from critics. Upon the single's release, the ""NME"" praised the song as ""an engaging and sparkling piece with a gay Latin flavour and a catchy hook chorus"". ""Billboard"" said of the song at the time of its US release, ""Currently a top ten British chart winner, this infectious rhythm item has all the ingredients to put the Kinks right back up the Hot 100 here with solid impact"". ""Rolling Stone"""
"the Kinks feature the Thames as the setting of the first song's title and, for the second song, arguably in its mention of 'the river': ""Waterloo Sunset"" is about a couple's meetings on Waterloo Bridge, London and starts: ""Dirty old river, must you keep rolling, flowing into the night?"" and continues ""Terry meets Julie, Waterloo station"" and ""...but Terry and Julie cross over the river where they feel safe and sound..."". ""See My Friends"" continually refers to the singer's friends ""playing 'cross the river"" instead of the girl who ""just left"". Furthermore, Ray Davies as a solo artist refers to"
"shortened slang for ""motor car"". Several London placenames are mentioned in the song, including Peckham, Bermondsey and Stanmore. Originally released in 1982, the song references several then topical themes, such as the ongoing construction of the Thames Barrier. Recurrent among these themes is the Ford Motor Company's announced decision to replace the long-running Ford Cortina brand with the new Ford Sierra by September 1982. The song asserts the ""poetry"" of the Cortina, and the superior sound of the name ""Cortina"" to ""Sierra"", with varying degrees of vigour, during ""Part II"" to ""Part IV"" of the song. This lyrical theme was"
"with a string intro that is very similar to the intro of ""Mind Games"" by John Lennon. This was the first song by the band to feature strings (a formula that would later be used for several ""Urban Hymns"" singles). The opening lyrics of the song are based on the first two stanzas of William Blake's poem, ""London"". The song is quite melancholic, with ""Melody Maker"" describing it as ""an epic, windswept symphony of strings, flailing vocals and staggeringly bitter sentiments"". It has been claimed the song was written about Ashcroft's split with his girlfriend, although Ashcroft denied this. The"
"Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman, or just Lola, is the eighth studio album by British rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road. Musically ""Lola Versus Powerman"" is varied, described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine as ""a wildly unfocused but nonetheless dazzling ""tour de force"""", containing some of Ray Davies' strongest songs. Although it appeared during a"
"Kenton, London Kenton is an area in northwest London, England, partly in the London Borough of Harrow and partly in the London Borough of Brent. The hamlet was recorded as ""Keninton"" in 1232. The name derives from the personal name of the Saxon ""Coena"" and the Old English ""tun"", a farm – and means ""the farm of Coena"" and his family who once lived on a site near here. Before the 20th century, the tiny settlement was concentrated around in what was Kenton Lane (the easternmost part of which remains as Old Kenton Lane to the east of Kingsbury station)"