Songwriter Joe Rock, who composed this song along with Jimmy Beaumont, wrote most of the lyrics while sitting in his car between stoplights. He was upset about a girl who had just left him.
This was used in the movies American Graffiti, The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai, Lethal Weapon 2 and Mischief.
Guns N' Roses recorded this for their 1994 album The Spaghetti Incident and hit #10 in the UK with their cover. Art Garfunkel hit #38 UK with his 1979 cover, and Don McLean's 1981 version went to #23 in the US. Other artists to record the song include Chuck Jackson, The Vogues, Lenny Welch, Ronnie Milsap, and The Brian Setzer Orchestra.
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