xt ap ose ▁an ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁woman ' s ▁hand ▁reaching ▁out ▁to ▁a ▁tele phone ▁to ▁call ▁the ▁police . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁prom in ently ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁film ▁The ▁Last ▁American ▁Virgin ▁and ▁on ▁its ▁sound track . ▁It ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁drama ▁St . ▁Else where . ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁composed ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁A ▁major ▁with ▁the ▁ch ord ▁pro gression ▁of ▁As us 2 - F # m 7 ( add 4 )- C # m 7 ▁in ▁the ▁vers es ▁and ▁As us 2 - A - As us 2 - A - E - D ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus . ▁The ▁song ▁uses ▁guitar ▁re verb ▁and ▁echo ▁in ▁the ▁vers es . ▁ ▁" I ' ve ▁dan ced ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁for ▁weeks ▁to ▁that ▁song ," ▁remarked ▁J oni ▁Mitchell . ▁" I ' m ▁an ▁old ▁rock ▁and ▁roll ▁dan cer , ▁you ▁know . ▁The ▁stops , ▁the ▁p aus es , ▁in ▁that ▁one ▁are ▁really ▁fun . ▁I ▁appreciated ▁the ▁rh yth mic ▁hy br ids , ▁the ▁g aps ▁between ▁the ▁bass ▁lines , ▁the ▁repet itive ▁figures ▁with ▁space ▁between ▁them . ▁James ▁Taylor ▁and ▁I ▁had ▁dinner ▁with ▁St ing ▁once ▁at ▁our ▁mut ual ▁manager ' s ▁place . ▁He ▁was ▁quite ▁eff us ive ▁about ▁us ▁being ▁his ▁hero