Musical Content
The song has a slow, groovy rhythm, and is arguably the closest the band has come to funk until late 1973, and the introduction of Glenn Hughes who had affection for the genre. The main guitar riff in the vocal section of the song bears a resemblance to the Jimi Hendrix track "Foxy Lady."
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