The song was written about the British author of 'racy' novels, Jilly Cooper. Her husband was revealed to have been having an affair for years. When the story broke, he went back to Jilly, saying it was just a dalliance. Gedge thought of the heart-broken mistress, who was thrown aside and the affair just treated as a little bit of fun despite all that time. He just changed the sex as he found it difficult to sing about a man in those terms.
The song was written about the British author of 'racy' novels, Jilly Cooper. Her husband was revealed to have been having an affair for years. When the story broke, he went back to Jilly, saying it was just a dalliance. Gedge thought of the heart-broken mistress, who was thrown aside and the affair just treated as a little bit of fun despite all that time. He just changed the sex as he found it difficult to sing about a man in those terms.