Ray Davies - Lola

[@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

[@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!

[@cyberpunkcentral8500]

This was just amazing. 🎉 Thank you so much for uploading it. ❤

[@fortis11]

He's the man of the 20 Century!

[@raymondpastoral2311]

I grew up watching Party at the Palace on DVD during primary school and I remember this being one of my favorite performances aside from Layla by Eric Clapton and the songs by Queen. 22 years after, I don't have the DVD anymore but I still think about these songs up until today.

[@Eliano874]

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

[@haydonroberts7883]

It doesn't get much better than this !!

[@MatBroadwayJunior91]

The man is a musical genius! What entertainment

[@danieldirand4702]

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

[@grahamwilson2164]

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

[@cromerbeach]

so fantastic this music

[@MartinLangan-mc1uz]

What a singer what a song class act

[@MintyModF1]

Ray Davies....You are a LEGEND!

[@zenoist2]

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

[@naturegirl51]

This really takes me back to my youth 🥰

[@FedUpLurker]

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

[@sricutecatofficial122]

amazing..

[@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?

[@zstardust838]

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

[@ArbeiterInnenlieder]

From Ray Cooper?

[@ozziekinks]

What a class act !

[@jferkfjkj]

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

[@lawrenceevans4475]

Fantastic! Real Britain!!

[@ojhonylopes3577]

LEGENDA

[@bjornkok29]

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

[@SyeDrums]

One word: Awesome!

[@ylvah9407]

Mäktigt! Powerful!

[@Nukumatti]

The best song writer ever! God save the Kinks.

[@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.

[@TheFlyingEagel]

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

[@HarveyDentLives]

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

[@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.

[@TheNails53]

Here it is!

[@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

[@JamesBond-lq7bs]

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

[@wigmanza]

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

[@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?

[@veggie42]

Nigel called he wants his jacket back lol!

[@ozziekinks]

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

[@MrFloyd29]

I want the same jacket!

[@trogdorrules]

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

[@tomaroony]

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

[@joseluislois490]

Muy bueno .

[@zstardust838]

right on

[@roellassche1403]

His voice:whow

[@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

[@CosmicHobo2]

The Queen smiled, yay!

im cry

[@MartialDriscoll]

Her Highness totally wants Ray.

[@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

[@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.

[@chocolatecake742]

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

[@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!

[@allieoop9827]

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

[@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 :)

[@berniman6884]

Phil Collins is ACE !!!

[@SrijitChatterjee]

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

[@しろたく-r4u]

Is Steve Winwood playing the keyboard?

[@Songwriter74]

Yes, he is definitely playing the Hammond here

[@TarekPenagosPiano]

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

[@Trojanman152152]

hell yeah, lola lo lo lo lola

[@Genny-Zee]

I think this song is Layla by Eric Clapton

[@mizocutie]

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

[@s8glow]

I want that patriotic Blazer!

[@wigmanza]

@stonemiddleton Thanks

[@pdkovacs]

Oh yes! Those backup singers...

[@pdkovacs]

I can’t get over them

[@zstardust838]

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

[@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 :-)

[@SHOPAH0LIC]

@RayBanG15 The other two being?

[@devils1]

Why was the Queen there?

[@dnmurphy48]

Its her house

[@veggie42]

dnmurphy48 yes her celebration

[@fazg2]

Lucky Bastards

[@leandrodlamas8993]

Leela

[@maddiedog81]

This song probably reminds the Queen of her son Edward.

[@Katsem]

sam brown singing backup

[@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.

[@marcmurphy5819]

Also shout out to Phil collins!!!

[@ShikataGaNai100]

...and Stevie Winwood.

[@tomaroony]

@thehomefront Charming. And nonsense.

[@leurawiva]

@wigmanza Phil Collins =)

[@jaykerouac2]

Prune Alert at 0:30

[@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?