ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːməntˌeɪɾɚz kəmpˈɛɹ sˈʌʔn̩ tə mˈeɪ dˈeɪ: pˈɔːl sˈɪmpsən ˈɑːɹɡjuːz ðæt sˈʌʔn̩ wʌz "kənsˈɪstəntli ˌoʊvɚʃˈædoʊd baɪ ɡɹˈeɪs dʒˈoʊnz mˈeɪ dˈeɪ," wˌaɪl dʒˈeɪmz tʃˈæpmən sədʒˈɛsts ðæt mˈeɪ dˈeɪ ɪz ˈeɪ "fˈɑːɹmˌoːɹ mˈɛmɚɹəbəl kˈæɹɪktɚ" ðɐn sˈʌʔn̩, hˈuː "ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnts ɐ θɹˈoʊbæk tə ðə wˈɜːst ɛksˈɛsᵻz ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z bˈɪmboʊˌɪzəm.
A number of commentators compare Sutton to May Day: Paul Simpson argues that Sutton was "consistently overshadowed by Grace Jones' May Day," while James Chapman suggests that May Day is a "far more memorable character" than Sutton, who "represents a throwback to the worst excesses of 1970s bimboism.