the lyrics describe fear of being sexually inadequate in the face of a prostitute. the singer wants to have an emotional connection with the prostitute but she only sees him as dehumanized and recognizes his sexual insecurity. he is concerned that he didn't bring her "to the height of ecstasy." it features a guitar-like assault throughout the song, described by pete townshend as sounding like "a musical mack truck" and is actually entwistle's heavily distorted eight-string alembic bass. chris charlesworth feels that the bass dominates the song to an extent that none of the other elements of the song matter. who biographer john atkins says the song has a "muscular texture" and is "fully realized" but that it represents an "orthodox heavy rock format" that the band usually shunned. the who faq author mike segretto considers it one of entwistle's "catchier songs," attributing its lack of chart success to its being "too heavy" and "too mean" for the 1977 singles chart. segretto considers the song to be underrated, finding humor in the situation but stating that "genuine vulnerability makes the song more than a good giggle and undercuts the performance's cock-rock attitude." but it was not a favorite of who lead singer roger daltrey, who complained that it went "on and on and on and on."