One of the most self-righteous and eloquent indictments ever committed to wax, _____________________ filters the singers¹s indignation for pseudo-bohemian sixties¹ scenesters through his legendary wit. If the singer¹s first incarnation was as a protest singer, Like a _______________ signals the era of the singer as court jester/verbal assassin.
The raw scale-climbing guitar is accented at every turn by (guitarist turned pianist turned organist) _________________¹s triumphant and meta-influential Hammond organ riff. Together they create a circus-like jubilance, a sound that is later perfected in the singer¹s classic double album _______________. Though decidedly electric, they are able to retain the singer¹s trademark hypnotic groove; a subtle element that propels his best and wordiest acoustic songs. The end result is a 6-minute-plus single that flourishes on notoriously time-conscious commercial radio.
The singer says ______________________________is distilled from a 24-page short story he wrote about a society girl turned lonely street urchin. Yet as in one theory of dream analysis, where every character is an aspect of oneself, it could just as easily be argued that there is some self-referential songwriting going on here, too. Ultimately, this band rollicks through the song with such focus and fury, and the singer wails with such conviction, that the end result transcends logic and theory - and inspires a half-century¹s worth of musicians, writers and artists.