This and Ballad of Lou the Welterweight are my fave Felice Brothers' songs. The whole Yellow Brick Road movie that plays out here is awesome...and the cast of characters: Dorothy, Tin Man and the Scarecrow himself. It's the little details that really make it, things like "Aw yeah, leave your clothes there on the folding chair" which almost spells out the transient nature of the sex on offer along with the bleak functionality of the room in question. It's the basis of a whole novel yet it fits into a song perfectly. Such style and economy of writing. Definitely in my top 10 songs of all time.
This and Ballad of Lou the Welterweight are my fave Felice Brothers' songs. The whole Yellow Brick Road movie that plays out here is awesome...and the cast of characters: Dorothy, Tin Man and the Scarecrow himself. It's the little details that really make it, things like "Aw yeah, leave your clothes there on the folding chair" which almost spells out the transient nature of the sex on offer along with the bleak functionality of the room in question. It's the basis of a whole novel yet it fits into a song perfectly. Such style and economy of writing. Definitely in my top 10 songs of all time.