Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Lola - The Raincoats

Lola - The Raincoats
4:04
The Raincoats, 1979
Written by Ray Davies, 1970

It's Cover Time! 

This is a faithful, yet ragged and off-kilter take with quiet, reedy vocals that packs a lot of charm.  The Raincoats bring their fierce folk-punk sensibility to the song, with female harmonies, offbeat drumming fills, and lyrics that become gender-flipped twice over by virtue of being sung by a woman.  The result is a familiar song that suddenly feels stranger, funnier, and a touch more subversive.
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