<P> The song is a saucy , teasing offer of a desert love affair , in a fantasy setting that owes more to Rudolph Valentino sheik movies than to real Middle Eastern deserts . AllMusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald describes the song as `` so sensual and evocative that it was probably one of the most replayed records of the era and also may be responsible for the most pregnancies from a record during the mid - ' 70s '' . Some of the lyrics are doubtlessly suggestive ( such as : `` let 's slip off to a sand dune ... and kick up a little dust '' ; `` you wo n't need no camel ... when I take you for a ride '' ) But the tone is playful throughout . `` Midnight '' features a 1970s - defining instrumental bridge , particularly memorable for the guitar work of Amos Garrett . </P>
<P> The song is a saucy , teasing offer of a desert love affair , in a fantasy setting that owes more to Rudolph Valentino sheik movies than to real Middle Eastern deserts . AllMusic reviewer Matthew Greenwald describes the song as `` so sensual and evocative that it was probably one of the most replayed records of the era and also may be responsible for the most pregnancies from a record during the mid - ' 70s '' . Some of the lyrics are doubtlessly suggestive ( such as : `` let 's slip off to a sand dune ... and kick up a little dust '' ; `` you wo n't need no camel ... when I take you for a ride '' ) But the tone is playful throughout . `` Midnight '' features a 1970s - defining instrumental bridge , particularly memorable for the guitar work of Amos Garrett . </P>
who played guitar on midnight at the oasis
who played guitar on midnight at the oasis
Amos Garrett
Amos Garrett