 11.22.19  7:17 pm whoa no way! i have always heard that one as a waltz... just blew my own mind by listening to it in 12/8 (which was mostly successful with a conscious effort, i am pleased to report)  i think because the vocals so strongly imply a slower 3, i would have needed a 12/8 groove for a few bars before the verse, otherwise the count-in just gets recontextualised in my brain as "interesting weird rhythm"
yeah, yeah, that's exactly what i was afraid of