Legendary Kinks guitarist turns tables on Moby for…
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola’s received them ma-ma-ma-ma mad.
Celebrated musician and producer Moby took a low-cost shot at the Kinks in a biting new interview revealed Sunday, calling the British rockers’ traditional “Lola” “unevolved” — and sparking a nasty spat with the rock icons.
“Lola by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,” Moby said during a sit-down with the Guardian.
“I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.”
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies took exception to Moby’s jab at their hit “Lola.” Getty Images
The jab didn’t sit properly with Kinks’ guitarist Dave Davies, the brother of entrance man and songwriter Ray Davies — who even invoked the title of a famous transgender punk rocker in his sharp rebuke.
“To @thelittleidiot Moby’s criticism of our song LOLA these are the words sent to me and Ray from our dear friend trans icon @jaynecounty27 #JayneCounty,” Davies wrote in a scathing X post. “I am highly insulted that MOBY would accuse my brother of being ‘unevolved’ or transphobic in any way.”
Jayne County is a punk icon and onetime common at CBGB’s during the Seventies punk explosion under the title Wayne County, and was one of the first transgender music industry figures to come out publicly.
Moby, born Richard Hall, makes use of thelittleidiot as his deal with on X but has not posted in current years.
Musician and producer Moby said the Kinks’ tune “Lola” is “gross” and “unevolved.” Getty Images
“Lola,” the 1970 traditional tune by the Kinks, hit No. 1 in the UK and reached the Top 10 in the US.
Released in 1970, “Lola” is a tune about a younger man who falls for a drag queen while out at a Soho nightclub, a courageous assertion at a time of societal uncertainty over gender identification.
“Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, it’s a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world, except for Lola,” the lyrics say. “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.’”
The tune hit No. 1 on the British charts and rose into the Top 10 in the US, and is still thought-about one of the band’s most in style and recognizable songs.
Jayne County, previously Wayne County, was a transgender punk icon and a common at CBGB’s in the Seventies. Ian Dickson / Shutterstock
“I did a bit of research with drag queens.” Ray Davis said in a 2020 interview with the New York Times. “I admire anyone who can get up and be what they want to be.”
Moby didn’t broaden on his feedback to the Guardian, and didn’t say why he discovered the track “gross.”
The 60-year-old musician, songwriter, DJ and music producer has been one of the most profitable figures in the industry, breaking out in the Nineteen Nineties as a major expertise.
He is a famous animal-rights activist and proud vegan.
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