"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written and first recorded by American musician Warren Zevon in 1976. His character is such a disaster that he can't even kill himself: he puts his head on the railroad tracks, but the train doesn't run anymore. Poor Poor Pitiful Me by Linda Ronstadt song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position More hit songs originally recorded by other artists.

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written and first recorded by American musician Warren Zevon in 1976.

"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" debuted at number 47 on the U.S. On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen.".
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Ronstadt's live version appeared on the soundtrack album to the 1978 movie FM, while the studio version was included on her platinum-plus album Greatest Hits, Volume 2. Another hit cover version of the song was recorded by Canadian country singer Terri Clark. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs. Set the record straight with our Fact or Fiction quiz. Did they really trade their guitarist to The Doobie Brothers?

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I have to leave that part out.”[2] Ronstadt's interpretation was produced by Peter Asher for her multi-platinum album Simple Dreams. The song pegged him to New York City, leaving Las Vegas to Elvis.
The song first appeared on Zevon's 1976 self-titled solo album.

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What's the George Harrison-Monty Python connection? Linda Ronstadt recorded a gender-altered version of the song during 1977. Eventually, she realizes the man fixing her car is the one for her. And what's up with the band name? The song "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was produced by Browne and was featured on Zevon's eponymous 1976 album Warren Zevon with backing vocals by Lindsey Buckingham. In keeping with Warren Zevon's sardonic lyrical style, the song's verses deal with a suicide attempt, domestic abuse, and a brush with sadomasochism.

[1] "The verse in “Poor Pitiful Me” was “I met a girl on the Sunset Strip,” I think, “She asked me if I’d beat her / She took me up to her hotel room / And wrecked my mojo heater.” It was really funny, and I'm saying to Jackson, “I can’t sing those words, man!

She starts to drive off, before calling him over to get in. The music video was directed by Deaton Flanigen and premiered in late 1996. III, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poor_Poor_Pitiful_Me&oldid=970709582, Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall, Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs, Singlechart usages for Billboardbubbling100, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, In 2003 Anne Louise Blythe covered it for, In 2003 The Lonestar Ladies did the song on, In 2005 Tim Crouch, Randy Kohrs, Larry Richardson, Kurt Mason and Bo Baseman covered it for, This page was last edited on 1 August 2020, at 22:53. Typical of Zevon's songwriting, this is a pretty crude and risqué song.

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Written and originally recorded by Warren Zevon, this first appeared on his self-titled album in 1976. With sexes reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then over a decade later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country top five in the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 12, 1996. Live versions appeared on 1980s Stand in the Fire and 1993's Learning to Flinch.

He then meets a girl and engages in some sadomasochism. Maurice White left it "Bada-Ya" instead of a real word because he never let a lyric get in the way of a groove. . The track was later included on his greatest hits compilations A Quiet Normal Life (1986), I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (1996), and Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon (2002).

What a great country record that could make. Released as a single (on the Asylum label at the beginning of 1978, Ronstadt's version was the week's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of January 28, 1978. "Surf City" was recorded by Jan & Dean, but written by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. It is reputed to be a friendly swipe at Jackson Browne, who produced the song; Browne's own songwriting (such as "Here Come Those Tears Again" and "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate" from The Pretender) could be quite depressing. Clark told Billboard magazine that she heard Linda Ronstadt's version of the song in a local gymnasium while she was exercising. Ronstadt would recall Jackson Browne had pitched "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" to her, teaching it to her in the living room of her Malibu home. Poor poor pitiful me and poor poor pitiful me Oh these girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me, woe is me. When "Turn On The Radio" topped the January 1, 2011 country chart, Reba McEntire became the first female solo act to have a #1 hit in four straight decades. The chorus in "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire is "Bada-Ya, dancing in September." It became a hit when Linda Ronstadt covered it the next year. Clark's version was a number one hit on the Canadian RPM country charts, and a number five hit on the country charts in the U.S.

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Poor poor pitiful me, poor poor pitiful me These young girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me, woe is me.

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Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon, "Linda Ronstadt: I Know When Parkinson's Hit from Listening to My Own Singing", "Linda Ronstadt Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", "Terri Clark Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)", "Terri Clark Chart History (Hot Country Songs)", A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon, The Stone Poneys featuring Linda Ronstadt, Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. With sexes reversed, it was made a hit twice: first as a top-40 hit for Linda Ronstadt, then over a decade later by Terri Clark, whose version topped the Canadian country charts and reached the country top five in the U.S. . Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era. In the '70s, Ronstadt had several hits originally recorded by other artists. One of the most dynamic bass player/songwriters of his time, Chris is the only member of Yes who has been with the band since they formed in 1968. It comprises black-and-white tour footage interspersed with Clark being approached by a series of men while her car is being fixed at a body shop.

It was released in September 1996 as the lead single from her second album, 1996's Just the Same.

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She said "and I thought, what a cool song. It reached number 26 on the Cash Box Top 100[3] and number 31 in Billboard.

Alternate studio versions were included in the 2008 reissue of Warren Zevon, as well as the posthumous 2007 compilation Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings.

Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me Poor, poor pitiful me These young girls won't let me be Lord have mercy on me Woe is me Well, I met a girl in West Hollywood I ain't naming names She really worked me over good She was just like Jesse James She really worked me over good She was a credit to her gender She put me through some changes, Lord