This reminds me of an interview I read with Todd Rundgren. He’d produced Grand Funk’s hit single(and album)
‘We’re An American Band’ - and he said that on the chorus of that song, he’d suggested that they add that
one, repeating, cheesy sounding farfisa organ note ‘tee tee tee tee tee’ - and they all fought him on it,
but they finally agreed to do it - and after the song became a big hit, they all agreed that that idea made a big difference.
And, of course, that killer beat with the cowbell during the verse didn’t hurt either. 