"Your Mirror" is a 1991 song by Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

. Written by Mick Hucknall

Mick Hucknall

Michael "Mick" Hucknall is a British singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the British band Simply Red, and is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice and wide vocal range, as well as his red curly hair.-Early life:...

, it was featured on the album Stars and reached number 17 on the UK chart when released in 1992.

Content

A reminder that the "red" in Simply Red indicated their political leanings, this song is an extended, barely musical and somewhat pretentious critique of the then Conservative Government and the Thatcherite politics they were pursuing. The song criticises the perceived selfishness, individualism and nationalism that typified Thatcherism as some people saw it.