Dear Mike; I agree whole heartily on the commercial aspect of the phrase "Coke-a-Cola". But "On the Road" was a much much better and a tougher song to sing as a viable Rock song. And that is what I will address here. In my humble opinion? It puts the harmonies in "Lola" to shame. tommy
--- Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Emily Jackson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I waited to give one of the other list members a > chance to answer this > > question. The original version of "Lola" did > contain the word > > "Coca-Cola". The BBC deemed this "advertising" and > refused to play the > > song. The vocal was re-recorded, substituting the > phrase " cherry > cola". > > I don't really know which version is more common; > I have heard them > > both. > > > > > The "Coca Cola" version is more common...just about > all compilations > and CDs with "Lola" use that version. > > What I love about the "cherry cola" version is that > you can tell Ray's > not happy about having to do it...his voice is a > little less cheerful > than it is on the original (no surprise, being as I > think I heard Ray > was in America at the time and had to fly back to > London just to > rerecord that one line). > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iuUuID/dnQLAA/n1hLAA/fnJolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> BritInvasion archived at <http://www.escribe.com/music/britinvasion>, <http://www.mail-archive.com/britinvasion%40onelist.com>, and <http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=britinvasion>. Home page: <http://home.hiwaay.net/~emilyj/britinvasion/>. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BritInvasion/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
