baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ dˈeɪvɪd lˈiːf sˈɛd: "ðə sˈɔŋ nˈiːdz nˈoʊ ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ɔːɹ dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən ˈʌðɚ ðɐn tə sˈeɪ ðæt ɪts ɐn ɪŋkɹˈɛdɪbəl pˈiːs ʌv mjˈuːzɪk ... sˈɛkʃənz ʌv ɪɾ ɑːɹ kəmplˈiːt ɪnˈʌf təbi ɐ tɚɹˈɪfɪk ɛɡzˈæmpəl ʌv hˌaʊ bɹˈaɪən, ɪn vˈæn dˈaɪk pˈɑːɹks wˈɜːdz, jˈuːzd tʊ sˈætʃɚɹˌeɪt ðə tˈeɪp wɪð mjˈuːzɪk."
Biographer David Leaf said: "[the song] needs no analysis or description other than to say that it’s an incredible piece of music ... sections of it are complete enough to be a terrific example of how Brian, in Van Dyke Parks' words, used to 'saturate the tape with music.'"