This was the first song I ever heard by Status Quo. It was the one where they changed style from psychedelic whimsy to heads-down no-nonsense mindless boogie.

By 1970 they had managed two hit singles in their three years together, the most notable being Pictures of Matchstick Men and Ice In The Sun – psychedelic hippie music.

Times were changing and they were eager to change course too as music began to evolve into something darker and heavier with hard-rocking bands like Black Sabbath and Canned Heat.

So when they were offered this song by an unknown Australian songwriter (courtesy of a shared management), they jumped at the chance – and found not just instant success, but a new minimalist style that would keep fans happy for the next 50 years.

And yet… the songwriter, Carl Groszman, from an Aussie band called Steve And The Board (uninspiring or what?) first offered it to an equally unknown Australian band called The Mint. And they recorded their own version first.

They were a Sydney-based band made up of members of the same family, the Daltons: Michael on guitar, Christine on organ, David on bass, Eddie on drums. Not a lot like the Quo…  But they had perfected what Francis Rossi would call “our soon-to-be trademark boogie shuffle” before the Quo had pulled on their denim jeans.