The song is based on a lot of observation and a lot of speculation. But in sort of a pointed way its kind of about Madonna. . . I think it was a particular time where I was being bombarded with her image on TV and in magazines and her whole schtick kind of speaks to me in that way. . . like she's going through some sort of problem. It seems she's getting a bit desperate.
All sorts of allowances are made for the illusions of youth, and none, or almost none for the disenchantment of age.