Tom Dunne: At least Moby has reminded us all how good the Kinks are

Don't worry about Moby's throwaway comment — just go listen to the magnificence of The Kinks

The Kinks in 1964: Clockwise, from left, Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Pete Quaife, singer Ray Davies. Photo: Tom Hustler/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty

Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 - 21:30

Tom Dunne is a music-lover extraordinaire who, as well as presenting radio and TV shows, can also be seen in the wild as the lead singer with Something Happens.

Moby’s attack on The Kinks’ song Lola — if you can call it that, a one-line jab in a glib Q&A, in which he also (more controversially) admits to liking Céline Dion — has had one very positive effect: people are talking about The Kinks’ music. And they should. They were brilliant.

Moby’s beef with Lola is that it is “gross and vulgar”. He is amazed, he says, at how “unevolved” the lyric is. I’ve asked him to come to my office at 12. This won’t end well for him.