 After the large success of the demo version , Yankovic wanted to put the song on one of his albums . However , the immensely complex process of getting permission from George Lucas and the publishers of the Kinks ' " Lola " delayed the release of the song for about five years . Eventually , after Lucas gave Yankovic permission , the song 's publishers turned Al down . Several versions of why the parody was turned down exist . In a 1985 interview with Spin , Yankovic explained that , " We approached Ray Davies [ the song 's composer ] , we 've been approaching him every year and a half , two years before each album comes out and he 's always been a little skeptical , a little afraid because ' Lola ' was a very personal song for him . Then just out of the blue he decided this time to let us do it . " However , the liner notes to the Permanent Record present a different story . According to the album 's notes , the song may have remained unreleased for some time had it not been for a chance encounter Yankovic had with the song 's original songwriter , Ray Davies . When Yankovic asked why he hadn 't given him permission , Davies remarked that he had never been asked . Davies immediately gave Yankovic permission to record the song , and the song was later released on Dare to Be Stupid . 
