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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: Songs about perversions - Lola
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Date: Fri, 19-Oct-84 11:08:09 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 19 11:08:09 1984
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> The Kink's classic "Lola" comes to 
> mind, but homosexuality might or might not qualify as a perversion anymore.
> 						Baba

Is Lola about a) a man's encounter with a transvestite/transsexual OR
	      b) a man's encounter with a dominatrix?

Davies has always been ambiguous about the true meaning of the song.  "I know
who I am and I'm glad I'm a man, and so's Lola."  Is she glad he's a man, too,
or is she a man herself as well?  (HUH?)

"Boys will be boys and girls will be girls, it's a mixed-up muddled-up
shook-up world 'cept for Lola."

TRIVIA QUESTION:  What's the difference between the American release of this
	song and the British release?

ANSWER:
Va gur Nzrevpna irefvba gur jbeqf "Pbpn-Pbyn" jrer ercynprq jvgu "pureel pbyn".

Lola was also but one of a series of songs with extended redundant endings
(starting with "Hey, Jude" and "Atlantis").

BUT... does anyone remember (while we're on the topic):
"She's a boy that we like and he's gonna go far"
		from "Lawnchairs" by Our Daughter's Wedding  ?
-- 
"I was dreaming when I wrote this.  Forgive me if it goes astray."
						Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr