While this blog was napping (picture it yawning and stretching in its feety pajamas), my other blog, Classics Rock!, passed an important milestone: Its one-year anniversary.
I observed this milestone with a song that touched on both my background in book publicity and my interest in the intersection of music and literature: "Lady Writer" by Dire Straits. Mark Knopfler saw an author interviewed on television and wrote a song about it ( Lady writer on the TV is the opening line).
Knopfler never identified the author (as far as I can determine) but clues in the lyrics have led to a consensus that the song was inspired by one author in particular. (Check out the post to find out who that is.)
The lady writer in question blushingly acknowledges that she is the inspiration behind the song and says, "I wish I could claim something of more distinction in terms of popular culture, but I don't know that I can." First of all: Way to dis Dire Straits! Second (and I may be biased here), credit really goes to the unknown publicist who booked you on that TV show. They may not even be aware that they affected the course of rock and roll history.
8 years ago
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