Repost: Post, “Kinks guitarist turns tables on Moby…”
Context of Repost
I'm breaking my rule and reposting the New York Post a third time. Please don’t sue me!
Funnily enough, I’m a bigger fan of Pirate Wires, The Free Press, and other news and op-ed pubs, but the Post consistently hits those extra benign, silly topics that pique my interest (and aren’t a pain to copy/paste).
This repost is a response to Moby, a great musician I once met, with interests in neuroscience and progressive politics. Also, as his handle describes, he’s a little idiot. For about a decade now, he’s come to embody the image of “douchebag leftist,” completely detached from reality. He posts videos from a mansion, dates women half his age, and lectures others. He never posts about things like the Islamic State blocking women from dancing, and that annoys me.
Recently, Moby was interviewed by the Guardian, one of the most antisemitic rags out there, and asked to make a playlist of some favorite songs. The playlist itself is soft, matching his energy, but includes the oft-sampled Eric B & Rakim, and Zionist heroes Jane’s Addiction. The article title and one of the questions take a jab at a song by rock legends The Kinks, an absolute favorite that will live on til the world is destroyed. Moby leaned into the whole hetero-white-savior angle, but since any attention is good attention, it definitely caught my attention.
Ironically, “Lola” by The Kinks is a song I’ve often pointed to as progressive for its time. The 1970 hit, which hopefully you know, tells the story of a romantic encounter between a straight man and someone presenting in drag. It’s funny, but so is drag. And for the trans-obsessed crowd, cis or trans, drag is not the same thing as trans, and the 1970s were a different context than today. The song doesn’t resort to ridicule, which was rare for mainstream music; “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” by Aerosmith came more than a decade later. Instead of framing the experience as shameful, the narrator shows confusion, attraction, and ultimately acceptance, capturing a nuanced emotional response that challenged rigid norms around gender and sexuality. The song affirms gender nonconformity.
PS: Lou Reed’s “Take a Walk on the Wild Side” is also wrongly labeled “transphobic,” despite arguably being an early example of gender affirmation in music. Oh well. Idiots will be idiots. And Moby’s playlist is worth a listen.
Dave Davies responded to Moby, via the Post, with what Lou Reed would probably also say if he were alive today: the songs tell a lived experience. Not Moby’s virtue signal. Both rock legends were progressive in their time and today. They were speaking from real perspectives rather than posturing. “Lola” itself was even inspired in part by transgender punk icon Jayne County, which makes the whole critique feel even more off base.
Original post: https://nypost.com/2026/03/22/entertainment/legendary-kinks-guitarist-turns-tables-on-moby-for-calling-classic-tune-unevolved/ Read it below to avoid ads.
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Legendary Kinks guitarist turns tables on Moby for calling classic tune ‘unevolved’
Jorge Fitz-Gibbon; Mar 22, 2026
Lo-lo-lo-lo Lola’s got them ma-ma-ma-ma mad.
Celebrated musician and producer Moby took a cheap shot at the Kinks in a biting new interview published Sunday, calling the British rockers’ classic “Lola” “unevolved” — and sparking a nasty spat with the rock icons.
“Lola by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and I thought the lyrics were gross and transphobic,” Moby said during a sit-down with the Guardian.
“I like their early music, but I was really taken aback at how unevolved the lyrics are.”
Kinks guitarist Dave Davies took exception to Moby’s jab at their hit “Lola.”Getty Images
The jab didn’t sit well with Kinks’ guitarist Dave Davies, the brother of front man and songwriter Ray Davies — who even invoked the name of a noted transgender punk rocker in his sharp rebuke.
“To @thelittleidiot Moby’s criticism of our song LOLA these are the words sent to me and Ray from our dear friend trans icon @jaynecounty27 #JayneCounty,” Davies wrote in a scathing X post. “I am highly insulted that MOBY would accuse my brother of being ‘unevolved’ or transphobic in any way.”
Jayne County is a punk icon and onetime regular at CBGB’s during the 1970s punk explosion under the name Wayne County, and was one of the first transgender music industry figures to come out publicly.
Moby, born Richard Hall, uses thelittleidiot as his handle on X but has not posted in recent years.
Musician and producer Moby said the Kinks’ tune “Lola” is “gross” and “unevolved.”Getty Images
“Lola,” the 1970 classic tune by the Kinks, hit No. 1 in the UK and reached the Top 10 in the US.
Released in 1970, “Lola” is a tune about a young man who falls for a drag queen while out at a Soho nightclub, a brave statement at a time of societal uncertainty over gender identity.
“Girls will be boys and boys will be girls, it’s a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world, except for Lola,” the lyrics say. “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.'”
The tune hit No. 1 on the British charts and rose into the Top 10 in the US, and is still considered one of the band’s most popular and recognizable songs.
Jayne County, formerly Wayne County, was a transgender punk icon and a regular at CBGB’s in the 1970s. (Ian Dickson / Shutterstock)
“I did a bit of research with drag queens.” Ray Davis said in a 2020 interview with the New York Times. “I admire anyone who can get up and be what they want to be.”
Moby did not expand on his comments to the Guardian, and did not say why he found the song “gross.”
The 60-year-old musician, songwriter, DJ and music producer has been one of the most successful figures in the industry, breaking out in the 1990s as a major talent.
He is a noted animal-rights activist and proud vegan.
Once Again, KYI
BTW, first line of the article is trash, likely an AI joke. Here’s punch up, Post:
Another La-la-la lame take by Moby
Lola keeps offending the regressives in 2026
Leave it to Lola to confuse people a half century later
Trans- legend’s response when cis-virtue signaling goes awry
As a reminder, Moby also thinks neck tats are cool.
Plus, he claimed he dated Natalie Portman in his memoir, describing her as 20 while he was 33. If that age gap isn’t creepy enough — 33/2 + 7 = 23.5 — oh, it gets worse. Portman said she was actually 18 and felt uncomfortable by him.
Also, also, Moby plays mainstream EDM at music festivals! No, not the sample-based music people want to hear him play. He just panders so hard, it’s not worth seeing him. Save his work for Spotify. Eminem—who I’m not a Stan for—was completely right about dissing the little idiot.
Really, the industry just needs more idols! I want to read about someone new, other than Bad Bunny or drill rapper 8590059 or Ireland’s one black guy.
Comment what you think.
