LOLA

My mom and dad raised me around music. I can't listen to the Beatles white album without getting vivid flashbacks to my childhood. Singing was another huge part of our family dynamic. We never did cheesy sing-a-longs or anything, but when someone was singing in the house it was a tell tale sign that things were going well.

My dad and sister used to sing the song Lola by the Kinks all the time. One of them would start at one end of the house and the other one, no matter what they were doing, would chime in. I'm sure you have all heard the song. It's the one where you spell out the name L-O-L-A LOLA a bunch of times in a row.

I just blindly assumed it was a love song about some girl this guy met in a bar in SoHo. Turns out LOLA was written about a transsexual. Had either my father or sister took the time to learn more than just the chorus it would have been very apparent. (Check out the lyrics below.) My personal favorite is "I'm not the worlds most physical guy, but when she squeezed me tight she almost broke my spine, oh my LOLA." I've decided not to tell them. I'd hate for them to think twice about belting out a few notes. If they're in a good mood, why not let them sing about a transsexual at the top of their lungs?

LOLA

I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne
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, L-L-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, L-L-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, L-L-Lola, L-L-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
L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/k/kinks-lyrics/lola-lyrics.html ]

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

That's the way that I want it to stay
I always want it to be that way for my Lola, L-L-Lola

Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up, shook up world
Except for Lola, L-L-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, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola

Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola

Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola
Lola, L-L-Lola, L-L-Lola