Lyr Req: Lola (The Kinks)

Subject: Lola by The Kinks
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 03:39 AM

Well it's not really a lyric request but does anyone know where to get hold of a piano accompanyment to the above song. I can't believe I'm using Mudcat for work again! This time it's for the Annual Choral Competition at our school which involves each House doing a solo, part song and a Unison number. One lot wanted to do Lola but they've been told they can't use amps or guitars drums etc they have to have a piano accompany them so its fair to all participants... Oh dear.... so HELP!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Whippet
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 04:16 AM

There is a Kinks site with chords and tablature. Will try and get address for it, someone got me the words/chords for Apeman.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 05:26 AM

Hi, Sarah - There's a Kinks Lyrics Site here, and a Lola MIDI here. Do you have a way to convert the MIDI to sheet music?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 05:53 AM

Don't have midi facilities here unfortunately. What I need is the piano music. Chords aren't enough apparently! We have lyrics & chords. Any suggestions????

Thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: GUEST,Peter Jones
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 09:04 AM

Aren't there any music teachers at your school???

I don't play the piano, and have very rudimentary Music Theory knowledge.

But even I could come up with a rough arrangement based on bashing out chords with the left hand, and playing the melody with the right.

I'm amazed that no-one at your school could do that...

Peter Jones

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 09:07 AM

I don't know where you are, but you could buy it from this page for £2.95 if you're in the UK

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: wysiwyg
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 11:57 AM

StF--

You don't need MIDI facilities, you need Noteworthy Composer to READ the MIDI and turn it into a score, to print. See www.noteworthysoftware.com. Free or cheap.

My printer is down or I would offer to convert it, print it, scan it, and e-mail it.

Joe Offer, or anyone else?

~S~

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: 53
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 04:52 PM

you can go to den's oldies and i think that they have the lyrics, or either go to lyrics world, they might have them. bob

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: IvanB
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 08:55 PM

I have the above mentioned midi file reduced to a piano score in NoteWorthy. If, as Susan suggests, you could download even the trial version of NoteWorthy I could send you the NWC file as an email attachment. Let me know.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 09:15 PM

Seems like this should be a good opportunity for Iaan and me to learn how to save a Noteworthy file as a graphics file, but I can't find it in the Noteworthy instructions. Can somebody instruct us?
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: IvanB
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 10:12 PM

Joe, under Page Setup, if you choose the Preview option, each page of the print file can be saved as a Windows Metafile. I now can offer Sarah the file as a Word document if she can use that format.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: IvanB
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 10:18 PM

Being more specific, as each page of the Print Preview is displayed, you click on the 'Copy' button at the top of the page, then a save dialog comes up. I saved the pages as 'Placeable Metafiles.'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Joe Offer
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 10:19 PM

I figured that out, too, Ivan. Probably about the same time you did - but I haven't come up with a suitable piano arrangement. I tried deleting and combining tracks, but wasn't having much luck - and my results were about 15 pages long. If you have something that might work for her, please send her a personal message. Thanks.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: IvanB
Date: 27 Sep 01 - 10:30 PM

Joe, I have PM'd Sarah. I used just two of the staves, cutting and pasting some 'fill-in' for interludes on the melody staff. Mine came out at just over 4 pages (the fifth has about 3 measures on it).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Sarah the flute
Date: 28 Sep 01 - 03:39 AM

You boys are so clever!!! - awaiting the results eagerly from Ivan. Am I going to get some Brownie points for this! I'll try and look at the noteworthy file today.

Thanks so much

Sarah

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Lola by The Kinks
From: Wyrd Sister
Date: 28 Sep 01 - 03:15 PM

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