"Mrs. B" sounds innocent, like some sugary, bubble-gum pop tune you’d hear while sipping a soda at a retro diner. But if you know the real story behind it, the song is anything but sweet. It’s a dagger wrapped in cotton candy, aimed straight at Mrs. Baxter, the wife of Bax Baxter—an important figure in both the art world and local politics.
Let me set the stage. Bax was a key player, and I admired him—until his wife decided to throw a subtle insult my way. Her little comment? A dig at me for running around with hipsters and being in a platonic relationship where, yes, I was deeply in love. She barely knew me, but that didn’t stop her from sliding in a snide remark, and I wasn’t one to let that slide.
So what did I do? I went straight for the jugular, in song form. "Mrs. B" is written in such a way that, at first listen, it sounds like an innocent tune, but beneath the surface, it’s a taunt. Only three people really knew what I was talking about: Bax, his soon-to-be-ex-wife, and me. And while they were at the beginning of a brutal divorce, I had my fun describing my loving (but entirely platonic) relationship with Karen, and taunting Mrs. B. directly.
“Have you got love, Mrs. B? Look at me, look at me!”
It’s playful, it’s catchy, but it's pure venom disguised as pop. There’s a certain satisfaction in knowing that I had written this catchy tune that caught fire on social media for about a week—everyone was humming it, sharing it, and all the while, it was a hidden jab at this woman who had insulted me.
The whole thing felt a bit like the rivalry songs between Paul McCartney and John Lennon after the Beatles broke up. My "Mrs. B" is my "How Do You Sleep?"—a classic of me being mean with a smile on my face.
So, if you listen to it, you might find yourself tapping your foot, thinking it's a sweet little pop number. But now you know the real story behind the tune, you’ll see it for what it is: a well-disguised lyrical backstab.
Enjoy!
by Dan and Bonkers
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