"This was used in a very funny 1980s ad for Maxell cassettes - a man was shown standing in the street holding hand-written cards with lyrics on them, à la Bob Dylan. The written lyrics were as follows: "Get up in the morning Sleeping for bed, sir Sold out to every monk and..." (view)

"This is The Quo trying (for reasons best known to themselves) to play prog-rock and failing at every clod-hopping step of the way. It was a huge hit, possibly because it sounds totally unlike any other Quo song. As previously mentioned, it is a cover (so at least Messrs Parfitt..." (view)

"That is the sublime Nicky Hopkins on piano, along with the Jeff Beck Band. Hopkins officially joined Beck's band briefly in 1968, just long enough for them to appear together on this classic track and play a few gigs. Touring proved too much for Hopkins who had suffered from medical..." (view)

"Has to be said, the line "Coast to coast, LA to Chicago", while sounding sophisticated and cosmopolitan is actually meaningless. Chicago is in the American Midwest, thousands of miles from the nearest coast! Maybe the Smooth Operator got stranded at O'Hare airport en route to the East Coast. Who knows...." (view)