My friend Sara was there when I wrote it. I always assumed it was addressed to her friend, who was Mick’s wife at the time.” I wasn’t delving into Stevie’s private life at the time, so I was never told what it was actually about. The nine-minute version of this was something we cut but probably never intended it to go out at that length. If you’re very lyric driven and not overly worried about time and structure, if it’s more freeform, which a lot of Stevie’s things can be, six or more minutes is not hard to get to. Lindsey: “Some of Stevie’s songs were hard to rein in. It is among the bonus material in this edition. The nine-minute first take, mixed down for listening purposes but not intended for release, is sometimes referred to as the “cleaning lady version,” after the dialogue at the start. hit and the version used on subsequent CD editions of the album. ![]() Stevie’s first song on the album began as a 16-minute home demo, condensed into a nine-minute studio version, further trimmed to a six-and-a-half minute album track and, later, a four-minute single edit, which was a Top 10 U.S. Souther, Sara Fleetwood, and other things
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