Shady Lady

The 1980s weren't just politically vile they were aesthetically rubbish












Aesthetic horrors from her bands

The worst one was Duran Duran
Dictators paid in Krugerrands 

When Simply Red came on I ran 

Jolly games of bridge and tennis

A home in Dulwich: better buy it
G and Ts and golf for Dennis

A gated world of peace and quiet

She didn’t like her men too lippy –

Part of the creed of Thatcherism

And she invented Mr Whippy

A hint of sadomasochism?

The world after they bombed the Grand

Violent, tasteless, trite and bland