[8] In 1983, a music video of the song was released, featuring Dylan, Steve Ripley, Charlie Quintana, Clydie King and Carla Olson.

[1][11] In addition to Dylan, the song features Mark Knopfler and Mick Taylor who plays the lead guitar solo, Alan Clark on keyboard, Robbie Shakespeare on bass, and Sly Dunbar on drums.

[3] In its contemporary review of the single, Cash Box said that it "is a twist on the old 'What’s a nice girl like you' pickup line, only Dylan uses it as a springboard for a monologue full of the singsong surrealism of his greatest work.

"[12] Cash Box noted that "while the woman in the title could be a grownup version of the subject of 'Like A Rolling Stone,' he treats her with tenderness instead of venom" and particularly praised the line "Steal a little and they put you in jail/Steal a lot and they make you a king.

In an article accompanying the list, critic Holly Gleason wrote, "Bob Dylan is nobody’s feminist, but with this lean ballad, he offers a truth about the challenges facing those pioneering women in the music business.

Believed to be written about his ‘80s/’90s business associate Deborah Gold, the notion of 'you could be known as the most beautiful woman to crawl across cut glass to make a deal' rings true for generations of women".

[23] The song is featured in Conor McPherson's musical play Girl from the North Country, which premiered at the Old Vic in London in 2017.