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(Thinking further about the Q&A thread regarding the reasons behind books and films having different names in different countries...)
My favourite story in this theme is the one behind why The Kinks' song "Lola" was originally banned by the BBC.
You may recall the song - the lyrics describe a young man falling in lust with a beautiful woman one night. When they later hop into the sack our hero discovers that Lola is a he, not a she.
Not surprising it was banned you say?
Well, the reason given for the banning by the beeb was that the original lyrics included a reference to Coca Cola. Being a non-commercial institution, a brand name could not be mentioned over the airwaves - that was just not on!! The Kinks redid the lyrics, substituting the word "cherry" for "Coca", resubmitted the song and got a clean bill of health! (Apparently the story behind the song went straight over the Censors' heads - though when I consider some of the antics we hear about in British politicians' private lives, I wonder if they were really that near sighted?)
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Dear stales: you have a talent for generating excruciating suspense. I know neither had a cherry, but never mind what they drank. Who did what to whom? Violence like my Manila story, or joyous jiving? (yuk) Tonstant weader fwowed up.
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http://kinks.it.rit.edu/YCLIU all lyrics to all songs by The Kinks. All will be revealed. Hi, tsumn!
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Dear consuelo, console me, I went to your site, did search for "Lola" and got some garbage about "Paranoia, the Destroyer". Nothing salacious at all, sob, sob.
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My dear. Follow me. Click on the link. Go to the far right and scroll down until you see the box marked Lyrics and Chords. It's not very far down. On the left within that box is a box marked Song Lyrics. Click on that. The songs are in alphabetical order. It takes a little while to load all of the titles. Scroll down to #215. Click on it et voilá. All will be revealed.
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Well, somebody had to do it!!
Lola / The Kinks
Lyrics by Ray Davies
I met her in a club down in old Soho
Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola [LP version: Coca-Cola]
See-oh-el-aye cola
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
El-oh-el-aye Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy
But when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand
Why she walked like a woman and talked like a man
Oh my Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Well we drank champagne and danced all night
Under electric candlelight
She picked me up and sat me on her knee
And said dear boy won't you come home with me
Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy
But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
I pushed her away
I walked to the door
I fell to the floor
I got down on my knees
Then I looked at her and she at me
Well that's the way that I want it to stay
And I always want it to be that way for my Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Girls will be boys and boys will be girls
It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world except for Lola
La-la-la-la Lola
Well I left home just a week before
And 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
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man
But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man
And so is Lola
La-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
Lola la-la-la-la Lola la-la-la-la Lola
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I woulda, Stales, but I'm just not sure about copywrite laws. Easier to post the URL. Bruck Bruck Braaaaaaawk.[chicken-e]
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The way I see it, the lyrics became public information once published on the web and, by attributing them to Ray Davies, I think we're safe.
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Dear stales: you are a titillating tantalizing tease. Spell out the sordid story. What was the denouement, the denutting of the phony filly?
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Seeing them do Lola live was always really good. The recorded version was rather flat by comparison. Bill: Get your brain out of the gutter and read the lyrics. That's all there is, old son! 
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