I want to profile this unusual song again. It has not received the attention that it should. The structure recalls classical influence, the William Tell Overture comes to mind. The dramatic tempo and intensity changes build up tension, tease release, elevate again and resolve in a crashing crescendo that has the audience hopping in a frisson of anticipation as the song builds. That in itself is unusual for a popular song but this piece starts at a high tempo, then recedes when the vocals start, builds, falls back, and then explodes. There are horns, keyboard, different stringed instruments--the banjo and guitars, including a bass guitar--unusual--but no drum play.
There is clear religious reference in the lyrics.
It is an intense love song of course and the rhythms are the rhythms of love-making.
It is a hymn sung in the Church of Joy--sex, fun, testosterone-fueled joy.
