Whenever I’ve considered using “Evil Woman” as a topical song, I faced the problem of deciding which of the MAGA villainesses deserved the distinction. But one by one, the Clickbait Queens are disappearing from their perches. Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and Tulsi Gabbard were fired. Marjorie Taylor Greene quit Congress. So did the latest mean girl to topple, Nancy Mace, who left Washington to run for governor of South Carolina. She came in fifth in the GOP primary for her trouble and vowed to get her revenge on Trump. Sure, Jan.
Who’s left? Lauren Boebert remains, but seems to have lost her mojo. Linda McMahon isn’t even the biggest villain in her own marriage. That aptly named Florida congresswoman, Anna Paulina Luna, shows a lot of promise, but is she ready for so much spotlight? I don’t expect the role will go unfilled for long, but none of them so far has shown the combination of idiocy, malice and cunning to warrant a claim on the title of Most Hated Woman in MAGA World, or the Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS Trophy that goes with it.
So I’ll take my cue from Jeff Lynne, who wouldn’t name the woman who inspired this No. 10 Billboard hit. He said he wrote it in a matter of minutes when he decided the 1975 LP “Face the Music” lacked a good single.
The song’s most notable cover was by Duran Duran, who rearranged it for the dance floor and substituted synths for real strings. It makes you appreciate Lynne’s clean production all the more.
