The A-side made it to #1 on the Billboard hot country singles in 1979. The B-side, which the record company called a second A-side if such a thing is possible, broke into the top 30 pop singles chart in 1979. There was even an extended dance mix released for play at your local discotheque. I've never heard that version.
Both evidence Dolly's ability to flow with the times, showcasing the keyboard as a central sound element, and foregoing any major guitar action. IRGTF also has some orchestration - truly, it could have been arranged by the same people who brought you "Believe it or Not," the theme song to "The Greatest American Hero."
Listen to them side by side - you'll see.
Anyhoo, near the beginning of the song, there is a line that goes:
"This red hot emotion/puts fireworks in motion/it looks like the fourth of July"
Followed by a falling cascade of keyboard notes. At the moment the keyboard kicked in, all of the papers tacked to my wall bew as if a great wind had blown.
Perhaps it was the fireworks in motion?
Dolly, are you planting some seeds of excitement for what is in store for May 5?
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