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The Kinks star Dave Davies says Moby made ‘clumsy mistake’ in Lola comments

The Kinks star Dave Davies says Moby made ‘clumsy mistake’ in Lola comments

The Kinks star Dave Davies believes Moby made “a clumsy mistake” by condemning their song Lola as “gross and transphobic”. Porcelain star Moby hit headlines after he told The Guardian that hearing the 1970 track on a Spotify playlist left him “taken aback” by what he viewed as outdated themes and Dave – who rose to fame in The Kinks alongside his brother Sir Ray Davies – hit back declaring he was “highly insulted” by the musician’s comments about his sibling’s lyrics. Now Dave has opened up about the row and revealed he was worried Moby’s comments could cause a major backlash against the band even though there is “nothing nasty” about Lola. He told The Telegraph newspaper: “I found it quite upsetting that he said it [Lola] was transphobic and old-fashioned. “I worried that it could turn people against us because it can feel like people are becoming weirder by the day. They are always quick to judge and make assumptions about others. It is very rigid thinking. They don’t know that there is …

Moby slammed by Dave Davies for calling The Kinks’ song Lola ‘transphobic’

Moby slammed by Dave Davies for calling The Kinks’ song Lola ‘transphobic’

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Kinks’ Dave Davies has suggested Moby should be “careful what he says” after the fellow musician slammed his band’s classic song, “Lola”. The American artist name-checked the single by the British rock band in a Q&A about his “honest playlist”, in which he chose songs for certain moods or situations. Asked by The Guardian about the song he could “no longer listen to”, he named “Lola” after it came up on a Spotify playlist: “I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,” he said. “I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.” Responding on X, Davies, 79, wrote: “I don’t wanna show the guy up, but Moby should be careful what he says.” He recalled The Cockettes, an LGBTQ+ theatre community formed in San Francisco, following the band around on tour: “We appreciated …