While contemporary critics at magazines like dismissed the record as an over-produced chase for MTV trends, the global buying public disagreed. The album proved to be an international commercial powerhouse:
: The album concludes on an upbeat, triumphant note. Featuring a soulful arrangement, background vocal harmonies, and a celebratory brass section, the song leaves listeners with a sense of high-energy satisfaction. Visual Identity: The Album Cover Art rod stewart body wishes hot full album
“Hot Legs” (though originally released on Foot Loose & Fancy Free in 1977, it remained a staple of this era’s live shows and its thematic spirit haunts Body Wishes ) serves as the perfect archetype for the album’s ethos. The song is not subtle. Its iconic opening riff, a snarling, bluesy guitar lick, is the sound of a wolf whistle. Stewart’s delivery is half-sung, half-snarled, a man who knows exactly what he wants and assumes the feeling is mutual. The lyrics are a catalog of objectification, but delivered with such unapologetic joy that the song transcends its potential seediness. It becomes a cartoon of lust, a Looney Tunes chase set to a rock beat. In the context of Body Wishes , “Hot Legs” is the ur-text—every other track is a variation on this theme of desire as a game. While contemporary critics at magazines like dismissed the