They needed another song to finish their next album. Lead singer and guitarist Allan Clarke suggested “Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress),” a rockabilly-noir he had co-written weeks earlier ...

But when it came to writing "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" with Allan Clarke and Roger Greenaway, Cook was trying to tap into American drinking culture — specifically, the Prohibition era.

The black minidress, paired with her radiant smile, reminded everyone why she is considered a fashion ... but appreciates that of another woman: "It was cool to see her on the sideline" ...