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Originally Posted by bombaysaffires
this is a classic example of Lindsey taking one of her repetitive songs (repeating patterns) and giving it variety through rising and falling background vocals and interesting guitar lines (and keyboard lines) propelled by the ever-fabulous rhythm section. He does the same on Gypsy.
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Yes, and Stevie's own variations in the melody also give the song interest. I thought the most interesting part of the podcast discussion was how he pointed out how the melody, and length of the verses, are driven by the lyrics and not the other way around, giving the song an asymmetry that's "so not math." I think that's part of why I can listen to this song so much and not get tired of it. Its structure is irregular and my mind can't quite make sense of it.