A lot of people think that those early to mid '80s albums -
Landing on Water, Trans, Everybody's Rockin', Hawks & Doves, Re-ac-tor
- were all made to get out of his Geffen contract. I'm not so sure. I mean, he's definitely being willful here, but this is a catchy song, not just a quick knock off. Actually it is a knock off in many ways but it's still pretty fine for what it is.
Other faves from that era include
The Old Homestead (from Hawks & Doves)
, which has Levon Helm on drums and some of the weirdest lyrics ever: