In a magazine interview somewhere around 1982-3, Dolby talks about how the instrumentation in this song parallels the lyrics in combining past (pre-rock R&B) and present (synthpop) sounds—the harmonica alternating with the synth lead; the blatantly synthetic drum machine sounds playing a classic Bo Diddley beat, and also alternating with real handclaps; etc.
In a magazine interview somewhere around 1982-3, Dolby talks about how the instrumentation in this song parallels the lyrics in combining past (pre-rock R&B) and present (synthpop) sounds—the harmonica alternating with the synth lead; the blatantly synthetic drum machine sounds playing a classic Bo Diddley beat, and also alternating with real handclaps; etc.