[3][4] The song uses metaphors such as "vultures," "weeds," "pollution" and "industrial waste" to drive home the point of gossip's effects.

[1][3] The theme was a personal one to Harrison, as he had felt victimized by gossip and by the media attention he received as an ex-Beatle, which inhibited his ability to live a normal life.

[5] The other musicians who performed on the song were Elton John on piano, Jeff Lynne on bass guitar and keyboards, Ringo Starr on drums and Ray Cooper on percussion.

[3] Mat Snow praised Lynne's production for bringing out the "wry, loving humor of George's singing," even though Harrison's voice often struggles with up–tempo songs like this.

[2] Harrison biographer Elliot Huntley called it one of Cloud Nine's "most instantly accessible tracks" and expressed surprise that it wasn't released as a commercial single, stating that its honky tonk piano and Beatle-like backing vocals made it a natural album-oriented rock radio track.