Ray Davies - Lola

party at the Buckingham Palace, 3 june 2002

[@probablepossible4323]

I will always laugh at the notion of Her Majesty sitting in her box, listening to a passionate ode to a crossdresser... Thank you SO MUCH for this, Mr. Davies

[@Genny-Zee]

King Charles face said it all 😂

[@lucyfoster4082]

@@Genny-Zee He knighted him anyway.

[@JonathanTwilley]

Just like at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Ray stole the show. There is no rock performer who does a better job incorporating the crowd into his performances. Leaving a Kinks or Ray concert, you feel like you were part of the show. He's an amazing artist.

[@rk41gator]

True. But I would put Phil Collins in that 'best job of incorporating the crowd', crowd.

[@alenemarie]

I have thought that Ray Davies is brilliant since I was a kid (I'm really old now), and I could never figure out why The Kinks aren't as revered as all of the other British Invasion bands. Underrated indeed!! This is one of the greatest signature riffs of all time.

[@ThePOMbl4]

Oh, what a song! It has melody, rocky raw and one of the best lyrics ever

[@MartinLangan-mc1uz]

What a singer what a song class act

[@zstardust838]

I love this performance, have the whole concert on DVD, but I could never understand why they had one of England's greatest songwriters (if not the greatest) only perform one song! Anyway, love Ray and love those backup singers!

[@jferkfjkj]

winwood adds so much on the organ as does ray cooper on the tambourine. really blends with this classic

[@danieldirand4702]

We love you, Ray Davies. We love the eternal England, even in France... ;)

[@grahamwilson2164]

Daniel Dirand ..pretty sure it's Britain..not england

[@haydonroberts7883]

It doesn't get much better than this !!

[@rk41gator]

As much as I love his voice isn't it amazing that Phil Collins has not sung one note and looks as happy as a fish in water? When he rocks you can see (hear) his passion for drums.

[@zenoist2]

Love this song! Full on sing your heart out stuff!

[@gunterharz8753]

Ray Davies/Phil Collins on Drum God save the Queen

[@tomreilly4029]

I'd say. Couldn't kiss the ring as the moon got covered up

[@therespectedlex9794]

​@@tomreilly4029The ring? What ring Sylvester?

[@Eliano874]

Great song !Ray & Kinks was one o the five untouchable band from the sixties,with Beatles,Rolling Stones,Thev Who,Yardbirds

[@MatBroadwayJunior91]

The man is a musical genius! What entertainment

[@zstardust838]

There should have been more songs from Ray at this concert!!!

[@ArbeiterInnenlieder]

From Ray Cooper?

[@sricutecatofficial122]

amazing..

[@CosmicHobo2]

The Queen smiled, yay!

[@naturegirl51]

This really takes me back to my youth 🥰

[@cromerbeach]

so fantastic this music

[@TheFlyingEagel]

The Kinks ... Lola ... The best song over the world !

[@bjornkok29]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ozziekinks]

What a class act !

[@lawrenceevans4475]

Fantastic! Real Britain!!

[@iamtheasphalt]

He has such a sense of humor and able to laugh at himself. He's great. He looks so much better than Rod Stewart.

[@HarveyDentLives]

That's very funny! :) The Queen is not the only queen in her family.

[@Nukumatti]

The best song writer ever! God save the Kinks.

[@roellassche1403]

His voice:whow

[@ylvah9407]

Mäktigt! Powerful!

[@FedUpLurker]

Hey Ray, a truly charismatic rendition and you play that six string Ovation nicely...

[@MintyModF1]

Ray Davies....You are a LEGEND!

[@ojhonylopes3577]

LEGENDA

[@veggie42]

Nigel called he wants his jacket back lol!

[@rudeger66]

I have this dvd and I love when the guy screams out "DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION!!!" at Ray when he first apperas onstage lol

[@ozziekinks]

11 out of 10................................

[@zstardust838]

right on

[@MartialDriscoll]

Her Highness totally wants Ray.

[@berniman6884]

Phil Collins is ACE !!!

[@TheNails53]

Here it is!

[@SyeDrums]

One word: Awesome!

[@tomaroony]

Great song. Also with the lovely and hugely talented Sam Brown singing backup here.

[@SrijitChatterjee]

Kinks figured out the spectrum of sexuality way before the scientists did :P

[@JamesBond-lq7bs]

Imo along with The Beatles and The Small Faces top 3 bands of all time(so far!)

[@Trojanman152152]

hell yeah, lola lo lo lo lola

[@PRINCIPALBROKER]

@plimptonrocksmysocks yes, it is, plus it's reversible with the U.S. Stars and Stripes as Ray revealed at the KinKs 1990 R & R Hall of Fame Concert. My two favorite countries and my favorite band-how can one go wrong?

[@trogdorrules]

Damn I really dig Ray's suit, I want one of those.

[@wigmanza]

Ray Davies! He's got to be one of the most influential - but underrated artists of all time. I love this version with its heavy drum-driven beat! Anyone know who the drummer is?

[@johnwinscott2644]

Phil Collins and also the great percussionist Ray Cooper

[@chocolatecake742]

I actually can't wait to see this guy in October... I need a TARDIS!

[@Gsolutionz]

Uh, Ray, singing in front of the Queen of England, and her son (the Prince) picks his song about a lightly bearded transvestite. Klassic Kinks.

[@rebeccaquam3562]

+Chuck Galvin got that right. Of course The Queen was blushing???? Ray could have chosen Waterloo Sunset. ;-)

[@dnmurphy48]

She's been around a long time and it would take a lot to make her blush I suspect

[@tommack9395]

She heard it years before at Royal Albert Hall too... ;) Fact being was probably not the first time ...

[@veggie42]

She met Lady Gaga wearing red leather,quite a few gay artists Including Sir Elton John

[@wigmanza]

Thanks leurawiva. I thought it was, but he seems better than I remember him.

[@joseluislois490]

Muy bueno .

[@QPRLAD86]

The Queen looks spellbound at Ray Davies before he even starts says it all really. The Kinks the greatest band ever so not suprised she looks a bit starstruck :)

im cry

[@MrFloyd29]

I want the same jacket!

[@zstardust838]

um. . . . . YEAH, pretty much!! (my personal preference of course)

[@wigmanza]

@stonemiddleton Thanks

[@Genny-Zee]

I think this song is Layla by Eric Clapton

[@holmergislason3930]

Bombe - mit queen E. II und sonny Charles im publikum Lola zu spielen - und in dem fetten sexit-sakko! Bombe! Das ist mal eine Ansage!

[@leandrodlamas8993]

Leela

[@OmarTarekPianist]

Futurama's Zapp Brannigan's version hahaha, THE KINKS ROCK BABE!

[@allieoop9827]

gary weiss, i just looked this up and see another version of "darfrum" voice: dark brown.

[@fazg2]

Lucky Bastards

[@s8glow]

I want that patriotic Blazer!

[@pdkovacs]

Oh yes! Those backup singers...

[@pdkovacs]

I can’t get over them

[@Katsem]

sam brown singing backup

[@allieoop9827]

@gary weiss: i think that is either "dark room" or "back room". i've seen it written both ways. the davies brothers were welsh, weren't they? bit of an accent there? terrific song from an early garage band, and said to the the forerunner of metal rock.

[@youjoker9647]

Welsh????!They were born in Muswell Hill ,London. Just 'cause your surname is Welsh doesn't mean you're from Wales. It's also 'dark brown voice'. His accent? 'Estuary English'. Just think of what he's singing about on 'Waterloo Sunset'? It's about the river Thames (partly) that's where the Davies Bros, grew up.

[@mizocutie]

That is subjective. Although Ray Davies gets plus points for writing the song. ;)

[@user-wc1yr1dj2d]

Is Steve Winwood playing the keyboard?

[@Songwriter74]

Yes, he is definitely playing the Hammond here

[@marcmurphy5819]

Also shout out to Phil collins!!!

[@ShikataGaNai100]

...and Stevie Winwood.

[@surreydodger]

Yeah right,, like you've met him. Another prize guy who reads the newspapers. And yes, I have met him,, and Ray C on the percussion.

[@SHOPAH0LIC]

@RayBanG15 The other two being?

[@tomaroony]

@thehomefront Charming. And nonsense.

[@maddiedog81]

This song probably reminds the Queen of her son Edward.

[@jaykerouac2]

Prune Alert at 0:30

[@garyweiss2552]

Can anybody tell me what he says in a darfrum voice? Cant understand that lyric, been bugging me for years

[@brianbytheocean]

do you Google?

[@exceltraining]

GARY - 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" ......he spells the letters out afterwards for the audience to repeat he does the same earlier with the cherry cola lyric......"C" - "O" - "L" - "A"....... and the audience repeats it at 0:53 hope that helps mate :-)

[@leurawiva]

@wigmanza Phil Collins =)

[@devils1]

Why was the Queen there?

[@dnmurphy48]

Its her house

[@veggie42]

dnmurphy48 yes her celebration

[@andysmith52]

erm are you serious !!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[@MiniTapp]

phil collins?

[@ShikataGaNai100]

...and Stevie Winwood.

[@TheMJQ]

rofl this is a gay song the wueen looked so angry at the end

[@therespectedlex9794]

Didn't Ray Davies do the Her Majesty thing by Paul McCartney during the Golden Jubilee? Not this transvestite tripe he was known for.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Humorless much, troll?

[@MortalAtheist]

crowd is pathetic at the end

[@randomlegostudio]

lol i dislike his singing i like the hole band

[@fabiancabe8338]

and where is his brother dave?

[@mrpoulet71]

Omg Has been is in the buildings