Mirror Mirror on Diana Ross’ Wall

An underrated gem from the Diana Ross catalog. I have a clear memory of being very young and rolling skating to this. I think that says everything.

Diana Ross – “Mirror, Mirror”

Diana’s on my mind because I just watched 1975’s Mahogany. Melodramatic and campy and oozing with diva-appropriate narcissim, it lurches from one setup to the next, defying all emotional logic. It’s soapy good fun though — even if it’s sexual politics are completely jacked up.

As a clearly coded “gay/psycho,” Anthony Perkins is on-hand as the photographer who makes Diana a STAR and keeps things interesting/cringe-worthy.