I was kind of surprised to find the first version of this. It was recorded on May 2 of 1982, about a year before I thought I'd written it. I do regard it as one of my better songs, if for the moment beyond my musical technique.
The problems I was having at the start were due to a microphone that just wouldn't stay put. (Why, you ask, did I not secure it with duct -- or more properly, gaffers' tape? The short answer to that is that I didn't have any duct -- or more properly, gaffers' tape. Sheesh.)
Bonus points for spotting the Pee-wee Herman reference (the "Wo-OH-oh-OH" at approx. 3:40). I have no idea where that came from. I've never seen his TV show or any of his movies. He was a favorite guest of Letterman, et.al. at the time though, so I probably picked it up from there.