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Posted on 03/25/2026 8:51:40 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"Why does he have to have a go at us?”
The Kinks‘ Dave Davies has said he is “highly insulted” by Moby’s criticism of the band’s classic song ‘Lola’.
The DJ and musician was recently interviewed by the Guardian, where he was asked to name a song he can no longer listen to.
“’Lola’ by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,” he responded. “I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.”
The cult classic 1970 track famously features lyrics about a man meeting a trans woman at a Soho bar. Kinks singer Ray Davies, who wrote the song, has explained that it was inspired by various interactions with drag queens.
Now, his bandmate and brother, Dave, has hit back at Moby’s comments.
Taking to X yesterday (March 22), he wrote: “I am highly insulted that Moby would accuse my brother of being ‘unevolved’ or transphobic in any way.” His post was accompanied by letter from transgender punk singer Jayne County, which praised ‘Lola’ as “a song that breaks down barriers and brings a used to be, hush, hush subject to the forefront.”
“When I heard the song I was both thrilled and amazed that the Kinks would be singing a song about a trans person and wondered if anyone else had picked up on it! Who was cool or hip enough to realize what The Kinks we’re singing about! Lola will always be one of those songs that for me ‘broke the ice’ so to speak!” County wrote.
“I don’t think the radio stations picked up on the subject matter but a lot of the fans did and that’s what really matters… Being Trans myself this will always be a very special song to me.”
“Moby should be careful what he says,” Dave continued in another post. ”[Famous drag troupe] The Cockettes and their friends used to follow us around on tour. We appreciated them.”
“Why is Moby being so rude about this simple song?,” he continued. “We’re not transphobic. Why does he have to have a go at us?”
At the time of writing, Moby had not responded to Davies’ reaction.
In other news, the electronic music star is set to play just one London gig this summer, as well as a huge headline show at Brighton Beach. He also announced his 23rd studio album, ‘Future Quiet’, which is set to arrive on February 20 via BMG. Pre-order it here.
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Lyrics written in 1970 -- and have not evolved since then. What would Darwin say? Shouldn't the lyrics have grown legs and crawled out of the swamp by now?
I was disappointed to learn that the song “Lola” was about faggotry.
Silly Moby. The 70s were a dark and benighted time. Science had not yet discovered that being a woman is really only just a state of mind.
What we have here is one liberal shithead fighting with another liberal shithead over which one supports transvesite-ism the most.
They can both suck it.
It’s a great rock song.
I’ll post a video with the lyrics, for anyone who may be unfamiliar with it.
https://youtu.be/YxP_998Im3g?si=ausMZD-i4dB_jx8M
The famous song Lola by The Kinks with lyrics on screen....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-aAdFGNUBs
Well I’m not the world’s most physical guy but when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine.
Great song .
I’ve heard of the Kinks. Moby sounds like a dick.
I still cringe when I hear the edited version that says “cherry cola.”
I’m confused. I get that the song is called “Oklahoma USA,” but is the performance in the video done by The Kinks, or by the Muswell Hillbillies?
Always loved the song
A friend had a black transvestite get in his van on Amarillo Boulevard one night
He got a real surprise when he put his hand in his her crotch
I read this yesterday. So nice to see a pretentious narcissistic loser like this get slapped down. This is what happens when you project your ignorance publicly.
Muswell Hillbillies is the name of the album. Oklahoma USA is a song on the album
It was a JOKE song that still makes me laugh.
WTF is a Moby? White Whale?
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