Isaac Hayes understood orchestral magic like Ennio Morricone and Lee Hazlewood. He understood the open nature of chord changes like Gil Scott-Heron and Donnie Hathaway. At 1:30 the intro takes a turn.

It seems Isaac Hayes and Barry White are remembered as masters of artistic sexy seduction. I don't know much about Barry White; it seems I should spend a week listening to his discography on the u-turb after which I just might post something here.

However, I have spent much more than a week listening to Isaac Hayes, and I gotta tell ya; this guy's musical head is HUGE! He knows how to dramaticize events, change chords in ways you may not have expected, and bring things all together like Serge Gainsbourg. It's a sound I like to fill the room with; my computer goes right into my stereo.

If you're new to Isaac Hayes, in addition to the song linked in the title, I recommend giving volume and attention to the hit that launched his big-time days, his cover of Burt Bacharach's Walk On By. He has done a lot of covers like Wes Montgomery, but Hayes' covers imo are remarkably noteworthy on account of how he dramatically adds beautiful psychological elements to these otherwise simply pop songs, elongating them into opportunities for us to relax and enter his warm vision of a romantic experience.