Bolan's own commentary: "..a song about me 'As a child I laughed a lot, now it seems I cry a lot'. I've never cried so much in my whole life as this last year. 'Giraffes in my hair', that's a 'Top of the Pops' flash about having giraffes coming out of the top of my head. I thought it would be funky... I'm weird, man, let's go." - source, sleeve notes to the alternate Slider.
Bolan's own commentary: "..a song about me 'As a child I laughed a lot, now it seems I cry a lot'. I've never cried so much in my whole life as this last year. 'Giraffes in my hair', that's a 'Top of the Pops' flash about having giraffes coming out of the top of my head. I thought it would be funky... I'm weird, man, let's go." - source, sleeve notes to the alternate Slider.