Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
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I go out with the crowd, I play the game Pretending out loud but it don't seem the same For the heart of the crowd is gone from sight My part of the crowd is not with me tonight I remember the prom, every dance with you All the crazy things that we used to do Sometimes we'd wait for a chance And then we'd steal away From the crowd and the dance to our hideaway Aww, but you're gone and it's not the same old game I fall apart each time I hear your name Guess I'll go along with the crowd, I'll make believe That you'll come back to me, run back to me Hurry back to the crowd a-and me.
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Written by: ROY ORBISON
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10 facts about this song
Background"Oh, Pretty Woman" is a song by American singer-songywriter Roy Orbison, released as a single on August 1, 1964 on Monument Records.
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Writing ProcessOrbison wrote the song with Bill Dees, who claimed that it was written in less than forty minutes while the two were sitting in Orbison's 1963 Ford Galaxie car.
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Chart SuccessThe song became a major hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks in 1964, and also reached No.1 on the UK Singles Chart.
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CertificationThe song eventually earned Orbison a 2x Platinum certification in the US for sales exceeding 2 million copies.
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InfluenceRolling Stone magazine ranked it No.222 on its "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list in 2004.
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Inspiration for Movie TitleThe title and the song itself served as the inspiration for the 1990 romantic comedy film "Pretty Woman," starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
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Cultural ImpactThe song's lyrical premise of a man being smitten by a woman's beauty spawned plenty of parodies and tributes, asserting its place in pop culture.
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CoversOver the years, the song has been covered by numerous artists, including Van Halen who included their version on their 1982 album "Diver Down."
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Legal ControversyThere was a significant legal battle over the song's distinctive guitar riff when 2 Live Crew sampled it in their 1989 parody song "Pretty Woman." The case escalated to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of 2 Live Crew's fair use right.
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Inclusion in Orbison's albumsEven though "Oh, Pretty Woman" remains one of Orbison's most popular songs, it was not initially included on an album. It was later added to Orbison's album named "More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits" which was released in 1964.
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