It's a fabulous song written by someone with a fantastic social eye who has a good heart.Silent Majority wrote: ↑22 Oct 2017, 3:51amI'm sure trans people have a complicated relationship with it at best, but Lola was a song which helped raise my consciousness on the gender spectrum when I was an immature, hateful little dolt. I find the song to be coming from a good place on the whole in 2017, but I can see why some might find it distasteful. I think it shows that problematic stuff with underformed politics can still do good in the world. Of course, a genius tune and performance helps.
The Kinks song you're thinking about right now thread
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Well said.Marky Dread wrote: ↑22 Oct 2017, 8:00amIt's a fabulous song written by someone with a fantastic social eye who has a good heart.Silent Majority wrote: ↑22 Oct 2017, 3:51amI'm sure trans people have a complicated relationship with it at best, but Lola was a song which helped raise my consciousness on the gender spectrum when I was an immature, hateful little dolt. I find the song to be coming from a good place on the whole in 2017, but I can see why some might find it distasteful. I think it shows that problematic stuff with underformed politics can still do good in the world. Of course, a genius tune and performance helps.
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Hell yes, Powerman. In the more upfront, less murky demo version.
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It's really good seeing them doing it live and looking right at each other
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Yeah, believe it when I hear/see it.tepista wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 6:15pmthis again?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -together/#
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I didn't remember if this thread existed, if it didn't I was gonna make a new one called The Kinks Reunion You're Thinking About Right Now Thread.Heston wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 6:26pmYeah, believe it when I hear/see it.tepista wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 6:15pmthis again?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -together/#
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I do think it will happen now. Ray is 74 and it's kind of now or never. I really hope they do it.tepista wrote: ↑27 Jun 2018, 6:15pmthis again?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/0 ... -together/#
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You're thinking of Elvis.
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Which Kinks song should Elvis have covered? I know the only likely candidates would be thirty seconds of You Really Got Me or All Day and All Night with too many instruments in a live medley in 1975, but what would he have done best?
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I can imagine "Days" done in his 70s cabaret style.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Jun 2018, 2:06amWhich Kinks song should Elvis has covered? I know the only likely candidates would be thirty seconds of You Really Got Me or All Day and All Night with too many instruments in a live medley in 1975, but what would he have done best?
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Brilliant answer, you're exactly right.Heston wrote: ↑28 Jun 2018, 3:04amI can imagine "Days" done in his 70s cabaret style.Silent Majority wrote: ↑28 Jun 2018, 2:06amWhich Kinks song should Elvis has covered? I know the only likely candidates would be thirty seconds of You Really Got Me or All Day and All Night with too many instruments in a live medley in 1975, but what would he have done best?