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Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is an album by the English
England

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 rock
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 band The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
, recorded and released in 1970.

Lyrically, Lola versus Powerman is a satirical look at the various facets of the music industry including song publishers ("Denmark Street"), unions ("Get Back in Line"), the hitmaking machine ("Top of the Pops"), accountants and business managers ("The Moneygoround") and the road ("This Time Tomorrow").






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Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is an album by the English
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
 rock
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
 band The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
, recorded and released in 1970.

Lyrically, Lola versus Powerman is a satirical look at the various facets of the music industry including song publishers ("Denmark Street"), unions ("Get Back in Line"), the hitmaking machine ("Top of the Pops"), accountants and business managers ("The Moneygoround") and the road ("This Time Tomorrow"). "Apeman" finds Davies becoming fed up with it all and expressing a desire to leave society and go swinging through the jungle. The closing track, "Got to Be Free", is an anthem for maintaining personal independence in the face of all opposition. Musically, the album is an extremely varied affair, contrasting gentle ballads like "Get Back in Line" and "A Long Way From Home" against songs like "Rats" and "Powerman", two of the hardest rockers in the Kinks repertoire. "Denmark Street" and "The Moneygoround", like much of Ray Davies's work, pay homage to the English music hall
Music hall

Music hall is a form of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to# A particular form of variety show entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and #Speciality Acts....
 tradition.

The album's most famous song and a worldwide hit single, "Lola
Lola (song)

"Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a Soho, London club....
", is about an encounter with a tranvestite
Transvestism

Transvestism is the practice of cross-dressing, which is wearing the clothing of the opposite sex. Transvestite refers to a person who cross-dresses; however, the word often has additional connotations....
. Encouraged by his father, Davies consciously and carefully crafted the song to be a hit after a long dry spell for the band on both the U.K. and U.S. charts. He was even forced to fly from the United States to England to overdub the trademarked word "Coca-Cola" from the original master tape to prevent potential legal problems. The success of the single and album had important ramifications for the band's career at a critical time, allowing them to negotiate a new contract with RCA Records
RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1983 and a partner from 1983 to 1986....
, construct their own London Studio and assume more creative and managerial control. "Lola" also became their most popular sing-a-long anthem at concerts, as they struggled to regain a footing in the U.S. concert market after the American Federation of Musicians
American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians is a trade union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.The American Federation of Musicians was founded in 1896, at which time it took over from an older and looser organization of local musicians unions, the National League of Musicians....
, who had refused permits for the group to perform concerts there since 1965, relented in 1969.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ray Davies
Ray Davies

Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
 except where noted.

  1. "Introduction" – 0:41
  2. "The Contenders" – 2:44
  3. "Strangers" (Dave Davies
    Dave Davies

    David Russell Gordon Davies is an English rock musician , most well known for his membership with the England Rock music Musical ensemble The Kinks....
    )* – 3:21
  4. "Denmark Street
    Denmark Street

    Denmark Street is a short narrow road in central London, notable for its connections with United Kingdom popular music, and is known as the British Tin Pan Alley....
    " – 2:03
  5. "Get Back in Line" – 3:06
  6. "Lola
    Lola (song)

    "Lola" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man and a transvestite he meets in a Soho, London club....
    " – 4:04
  7. "Top of the Pops" – 3:41
  8. "The Moneygoround" – 1:48
  9. "This Time Tomorrow" – 3:23
  10. "A Long Way From Home" – 2:28
  11. "Rats" (Dave Davies)* – 2:41
  12. "Apeman
    Apeman (song)

    "Apeman" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks. It was written by Ray Davies and appears on the album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One....
    " – 3:53
  13. "Powerman" (Ray Davies/Dave Davies)– 4:19
  14. "Got to Be Free" – 3:00


Bonus tracks

Bonus tracks from the CD reissue.
  1. "Lola" (mono single mix) - 4:08
  2. "Apeman" (acoustic demo) - 3:41
  3. "Powerman" (acoustic demo) - 4:23


Personnel

  • Ray Davies
    Ray Davies

    Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
     - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
    Harmonica

    The harmonica is a free reed aerophone wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes....
    , Keyboards
    Keyboard instrument

    A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
  • Dave Davies
    Dave Davies

    David Russell Gordon Davies is an English rock musician , most well known for his membership with the England Rock music Musical ensemble The Kinks....
     - Lead Guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
    , Banjo
    Banjo

    The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by Slavery in the United States Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments....
    , Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on *, Co-Lead Vocal on "Powerman"
  • John Dalton
    John Dalton (musician)

    John Dalton is probably best known as The Kinks regular bass guitarist from 1969 to 1976, replacing original member Pete Quaife....
     - Bass Guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
    , Backing Vocals
  • Mick Avory
    Mick Avory

    Michael Charles Avory is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the British rock band, The Kinks, joining them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remaining with them until 1984, when he left amid creative friction with guitarist Dave Davies....
     - Drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
    , Percussion
  • John Gosling
    John Gosling

    not to be confused with John Gostling John Gosling , is an English people classical music trained organ ist and Piano.Gosling joined The Kinks in 1970 in time for their first United States concert tour since their notorious ban....
     - Keyboards, Piano
    Piano

    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
    , Organ


Soundtrack appearances

"This Time Tomorrow", "Strangers", and "Powerman" appear in the 2007 Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson

Wesley Wales Anderson is an United States Film director, scriptwriter, actor, and film producer of film, short subjects and Television commercial....
 film The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited

The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 in film drama-comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman....
.

"This Time Tomorrow" appears in the 2005 Philippe Garrel
Philippe Garrel

Philippe Garrel is a France film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor and film producer. His movies have won him awards at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival....
 film Les amants rιguliers.

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