History of Music Lesson Number 4: Lola, The Kinks

Today, we cover perhaps the most important lesson to be learnt from music history. We all know the scenario: you're in a club, a little worse for wear, had a few too many tequilas, smoked a few too many...Either way, your vision is blurry and your judgement impaired... but she looks ok doesnt she?

Well as Rabbi Ray Davies and The Kinks discovered in their 1970 song "Lola", it turns out that she is actually a he. This subject has of course been explored in more depth by other disciples of this lesson such as Lou Reed in "Take a Walk on The Wild Side", Aerosmith and David Bowie to name but a few.

The Kinks deserve a mention as a band who have thrown their influence into indie music over the years and have added some real classics such as "Waterloo Sunset" to the annals of rock history, and still manage get the Thursday night drunks a-jigging in the indie clubs everytime the old boy plays one of their tunes.

Its a worthy lesson, and one that you should learn sooner rather than later. An excellent track as well.

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