Jarvis Cocker has always been vague about the rich young woman who inspired the hit. But could it be the wife of the Greek finance minister?She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge. She studied sculpture at St Martins College. But who the hell was she? Well, the wise druids at music website the Quietus might just have found out who the Pulp song Common People is actually about, and the answer will amaze and astonish you. Or at least, it amazed and astonished us, because the rumoured muse is none other than artist Danae Stratou, wife of the controversial Syriza politician Yanis Varoufakis. Which means the only sexually attractive finance minister in the known universe might now share an unlikely bond with Jarvis Cocker, and this mental image pleases us here at Lost in Showbiz greatly. Not because of anything inappropriate, you understand, but because we are interested in ties, and the pop star most likely to wear a tie will now forever be bound in romantic pop triangles with the politician least likely to wear one. Continue reading...
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