I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity

• "Don't I look fabulous? I'm a triumph of science and fiction."
• "Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world."
• "I have my standards. They're low, but I have them."
• "I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity."
• "Trust your talent. You don't have to make a whore of yourself to get ahead. You really don't."
• "Get the trash off the street and back on the stage where it belongs."
• "Underneath all this drag, I'm really a librarian, you know."
• "Thank God for the gays. I don't know what would have happened but I know what did happen. Good for them and good for me."
• "I'm working my way toward divinity."
• "Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke!"

Lordy! Our Patron Saint of Boobs, The Divine Miss M herself, Bette Midler is 80 years old today!

To mark the auspicious occasion, on this Tacky Music Monday, how about a triple-bill wake-up call?

That'll do nicely...

Bette Midler - Fiesta In Rio

Bette Midler - Pretty Legs And Great Big Knockers

And, finally - Ms Midler's alter-ego, the character who inspired my entire blog!

Delores DeLago and the DeLago Sisters - I (We) Will Survive (Bette Midler: Art or Bust)

Unbeatable.

Many happy returns, Bette Midler (born 1st December 1945)