The writers of Herman's Hermits' "The Man With The Cigar" - known only to me as "Richard/Kusik" - were probably striving for the heights set by Mann/Weil in the "common folk" observational lyric department, but didn't quite make it. Fortunately, it's got a languid groove that's quite groovy but just may explain why the boss man was always giving Herman grief. A quickening of the pace when Herman sings, "I need this job and I need it bad..." is a nifty little trick that never fails to make me chuckle. Then I look over my shoulder and get back to work.
