I'm with you, Rainman. It's one of the songs from the CD that's had the most staying power for me. I never would have predicted that, since from a musical standpoint the song is very repetitive.
I think for me, it's the intensity of her vocal _ the way it builds to a wail at the end of the song _ paired with the power of *some* of the lyrics, especially in the chorus. (Although I agree that some lines are just silly... "I am a cliff-dweller from the old school" is right up there with "the forgotten chimpanzee" in my book!)
Also, John's bass is just fantastic _ really exciting, especially the way it creeps in at the beginning.
I also have learned to deal with that weird effects-laden interlude in the middle of the song (the "Speak N Spell" portion
), which really turned me off at first.