The Kinks’ guitarist Dave Davies recently took to social media to say he felt “highly insulted” by Moby’s criticism of the band’s classing song, “Lola.”

In a recent interview with the Guardian, Moby had said he no longer listens to “Lola,” when asked to name a song he could no longer listen to.

“‘Lola’ by the Kinks came up on a Spotify playlist, and 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.”

“Lola,” written in 1970, features lyrics about a man meeting a trans woman at a Soho bar. Dave’s brother Ray Davies, who wrote the song, explained that it was inspired by various interactions with drag queens.

“I am highly insulted that Moby would accuse my brother of being ‘unevolved’ or transphobic in any way,” Dave wrote on X, reacting to Moby’s criticism of the song.

He also shared a letter from transgender punk singer Jayne County that praised “Lola” as “a song that breaks down barriers and brings a used to be, hush, hush subject to the forefront.”

“When I heard the song I was both thrilled and amazed that the Kinks would be singing a song about a trans person and wondered if anyone else had picked up on it! Who was cool or hip enough to realize what The Kinks we’re singing about! Lola will always be one of those songs that for me ‘broke the ice’ so to speak!” County wrote in that letter.

“Moby should be careful what he says,” Dave wrote in another post. “[Famous drag troupe] The Cockettes and their friends used to follow us around on tour. We appreciated them.”

“Why is Moby being so rude about this simple song?,” he continued. “We’re not transphobic. Why does he have to have a go at us?”