"Lola: Male or female"
The career of The Kinks seemed to be failing toward the end of the 60’s era, but “Lola,” which was released in 1970, hit the Billboard’s Top 10 in the United Kingdom and the United States alike, reviving their somewhat hopeless state. “Lola,” however, soon became the last famous song performed by The Kinks. It was written in a time period famous for rebellion and the fight for civil liberties, and was classified into the category of “rock” music at the time. Today, however, “Lola” is part of the classic rock genre. Raymond Douglas Davies, the genius behind “Lola,” is regarded as one of the most successful and influential songwriters to emerge from the British music scene of the 1960’s. “Lola,” which is included in the album titled “Lola vs. Powerman and the Money-Go-Round,” did not seem to flow with the main theme of the album, which centered on the greed and exploitation of the music industry. Ray Davies may have wrote “Lola” for entertainment purposes only, but it seemed the culture at the time (the late sixties) offered a variety of different lifestyles to which elaboration was due, more specifically gay and transvestite lifestyles, which, in essence
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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