Other reviews and interesting facts about the track include:
: During the recording session, Elvis specifically asked pianist Ronnie Milsap (who later became a country star) to "make the thunder roll" on the keys. Milsap later used a similar technique for his own hit, "Smoky Mountain Rain". "Kentucky Rain"- Elvis Presley
: Even the preacher who gives him a ride is seen as someone who probably regretted picking up a "lunatic" until he heard the desperate story. Other reviews and interesting facts about the track
: Reviewers at Elvis Australia note that the song walks a fine line between "passion and parody," suggesting that its "paranoid hysteria" would be laughable if sung by anyone other than the King. : Reviewers at Elvis Australia note that the
: Despite the "batshit crazy" premise, the review concludes that Elvis's "vocal perfection" makes the anguish feel 100% real and emotionally devastating.
: The reviewer points out that if you examine the lyrics literally, the narrator is a "nutjob" hitch-hiking across an entire state on foot with nothing but a photo.
: Professional music reviewers on Rate Your Music describe the song as the perfect "story form" fallout to "Suspicious Minds," capturing Elvis's "late-period breakdown" with a "psychically devastating" big arrangement.