He falls for an attractive 5’9" woman in a black dress and helps rescue her when gun shots ring out.

Clarke imitated John Fogerty's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song "Green River".

[2] U.S. music-business magazine Cash Box said of the song: "rockin' in the tradition of Creedence and T Rex, the Hollies at their most commercial since 'He Ain't Heavy.

'"[7] In the Hollies' native United Kingdom, the song was only a modest success, peaking at number 32 on the charts.

However, it was a much bigger hit in the United States, peaking at number 2 for two weeks, making it the group's highest-charting single ever in the U.S.