The Kinks and percussion) was replaced by Bob Henrit, formerly of Argent, in 1984. Original bass guitarist Pete Quaife was replaced by John Dalton in 1969, and Dalton was in turn replaced by Jim Rodford in 1978. Session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins accompanied the band in the studio for many of their recordings in the mid-to-late 1960s. In 1969 the band became an official five-piece when keyboardist John Gosling joined them, being replaced by Ian Gibbons in 1979, who remained in the band until they broke up in 1996; a result of the commercial failures of their last few albums and creative tension
Rats (The Kinks song) as ones preceding "Lola versus Powerman" and beginning with "Kinda Kinks" usually included one or two songs credited to Davies. It was released as a B-Side to "Apeman", which turned out to be a successful single in the UK, peaking at #5. While not as successful as its sister single Lola in the U.S., it did chart in the top 50 (see positions below). Rats (The Kinks song) "Rats" is a song written by Dave Davies and performed by The Kinks on their album "Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One". It is the tenth song on the album,