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On this date in 1970, RAY DAVIES of THE KINKS travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in LOLA ('Coca-Cola' to 'Cherry Cola') because of BBC commercial reference ban (Jun 3, 1970) This song is about a chap who meets a woman (Lola) in a club who takes him home and rocks his world. The twist comes when we find out that Lola is a man. As stated in The Kinks: The Official Biography, Ray Davies wrote the lyrics after their manager got drunk at a club and started dancing with what he thought was