Whereas the Germans, for instance, Grand Hotel is right up their strasse. A Salty Dog nations. The song has already undergone a lot of systematic analysis . . . There were four recognised elements of its appeal. One major exercise concluded that its success couldn't be explained and that it was simply 'A mystery'.
Most people find something in the lyrics for themselves.
And there's the sex element, of course. It's the emotion. There's something deep in it. Nothing on the surface. Something reaches down more inside people.