*First line is the artist name. 1971. The artist wrote this song. Stephen Stills played guitar on this song. One two word phrase is repeated 26 times. The writing of the song was inspired by the film Days of Wine and Roses. At the time, the artist was working at a factory making lavatories for airplanes. When the song went gold, the record company presented him with a golden toilet seat, marking the start of his new career.