Lady Writer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mick1144 

Cover art for Lady Writer lyrics by Dire Straits

It's all about the feminist writer and academic Marina Warner, and her book about the Virgin Mary, entitled "Alone Of All Her Sex". All the clues are there in the lyrics.

Absolutely correct. I am almost certain that I saw the same interview with Marina Warner on a TV culture programme that inspired the song. She was an extremely attractive and engaging woman (hey, she still is) and I remember a friend and I being very taken with her. It was quite a surprise when the song came out and we found it expressed our thoughts to a great extent.