Perfectly, completely, and totally over the top — and still somehow sounding absolutely just right while doing so — "
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" marries one of the strangest lyrics around to one of the best band performances and orchestrations available. The result, thanks to
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's total nailing of the singing on this classic, sounds like every Broadway classic, Edith Piaf-styled moment of triumph and rock & roll apotheosis smashed into one. It was meant to play around with, to quote
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, "transplant[ing] the brain of a cabaret song onto a piece of rock writing," not to mention a bit of Sinatra along the way, as the "inspired by Frankie" note on the album cover indicated.
Welke single van welke artiest (1971) ?