"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison, written by Orbison and Bill Dees.[3] It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 26, 1964, the second and final single by Orbison (after "Running Scared" to top the US charts.[4] It was also Orbison's third single to top the UK Singles Chart (for a total of three weeks).[5]
The single version (in mono) and the LP version (in stereo on the Oribisongs LP) have slightly differing lyrics. The LP version with the intended lyric: "come with me baby" was changed for the single to "come to me baby" as the former was considered too risque. The record ultimately sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career.[6] In October 1964, the single was certified gold by the RIAA.[7] At the year's end, Billboard ranked it the number four song of 1964.[8]
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The title was inspired by Orbison's wife, Claudette, interrupting a conversation to announce that she was going out. When Orbison asked if she had enough cash, his co-writer Bill Dees interjected, "A pretty woman never needs any money."[10]
Orbison's recording of the song was produced by Fred Foster[3] and engineered by Bill Porter[11] on August 1, 1964. There were four guitar players at the session: Orbison, Billy Sanford, Jerry Kennedy, and Wayne Moss.[12] Sanford, who later played on sessions for Elvis Presley, Don Williams, and many others, played the song's introductory guitar riff. Other musicians on the recording included Floyd Cramer on piano, Henry Strzelecki on upright bass, Boots Randolph and Charlie McCoy on saxophones, Buddy Harman on drums, and Paul Garrison on percussion.[12] Dees sang harmony vocals, as he did on many Orbison songs.[13] Billboard described the song as having a "great dance beat coupled with fine arrangement."[14] Cash Box described it as "a catchy, quick-beat salute with a number of ear-catching rockin' ingredients."[15]
Orbison posthumously won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the recording of "Oh, Pretty Woman" from his 1988 HBO television special Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night. In 1999, the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame and was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song at number 224 on their "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list. On May 14, 2008, the Library of Congress selected the song for preservation in the National Recording Registry.
A promotional video for the song directed by Stanley Dorfman[16][17] was filmed on October 19, 1964, in the rooftop garden of the Derry and Toms department store in Kensington, London. The clip was filmed to air on Top of the Pops on October 22, as Orbison was unable to attend the show's live taping. It subsequently aired on October 29, November 12, and November 19.[16][17]
In 1989, Miami bass group 2 Live Crew recorded "Pretty Woman", a parody of "Oh, Pretty Woman", for their album As Clean as They Wanna Be. The group sampled the distinctive bassline from the Orbison song, but wrote new lyrics about a hairy woman, her bald-headed friend, and their appeal to the singer, as well as denunciation of a "two-timing woman."
Orbison's music publisher, Acuff-Rose Music, sued 2 Live Crew on the basis that fair use did not permit reuse of their copyrighted material for profit. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled in 2 Live Crew's favor in 1994, greatly expanding the doctrine of fair use and extending its protections to parodies created for profit.[9]
Van Halen recorded a cover of "Oh, Pretty Woman" to be released as a non-album single in January 1982 before a planned hiatus. However, its sudden success brought much pressure from Warner Bros. Records, the band's label, to produce an entire LP; the resulting album, Diver Down, was released in August 1982.
On the Diver Down album and in the song's music video, "(Oh) Pretty Woman" is preceded by the instrumental "Intruder", which features frontman David Lee Roth playing an Electro-Harmonix synthesizer.[45]
In the music video, filmed at Indian Dunes near Valencia, California, the band members appear dressed as a samurai (bassist Michael Anthony), Tarzan (drummer Alex Van Halen), a cowboy (guitarist Eddie Van Halen), and Napoleon (Roth).[46] Per a hunch-backed onlooker's request, they rescue a captive girl. It was one of the first videos banned by MTV, due to its opening sequence featuring the captive girl (played by International Chrysis) being tied up and fondled against her will by a pair of dwarves. At the end of the video, she is revealed to be a man cross-dressing. The ban was eventually lifted, as MTV Classic would later air the video.[47]
"Oh, Pretty Woman" was Van Halen's second Top 20 hit in the United States, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100,[48] and peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the death of rock 'n' roll pioneer Roy Orbison. Appropriately, this year has seen the release of a four-disc retrospective called The Soul of Rock and Roll. And the Library of Congress has added Orbison's song, "Oh, Pretty Woman" to the National Recording Registry.
"He turned to me with the guitar lick, and he said, 'I feel like I need to say something while they're playing [that guitar lick],'" Dees says. "I said, 'Well, you're always saying [the word] 'mercy,' why don't you say mercy?' You know, I said, 'Every time you see a pretty girl you say mercy.'"
We've known that John got his musical influences from different
rock idols as he was growing up. Some of his music ended up sounding
similar to those tunes he listened to. For example, Come Together
was a direct rip-off of Chuck Berry's YOU CAN'T CATCH ME while Hey
Bulldog is done in a similiar ilk to MONEY. Even the Ballad of John
and Yoko had the guitar shuffle which was copied from LONESOME TEARS
IN MY EYES (listen to "Live at the BBC" side two, track 12). I wonder if anyone agrees with me that Day Tripper is very similiar
to Roy Orbinson's "Pretty Woman." (To see what I mean, record these
songs "back-to-back" on audio tape and listen to them.) To me, the
chord shuffle and progression is done in the same ilk (it may NOT be
the exact same chords but it sounds similiar). Also, in Orbinsons song,
the drummer beats strong and steady. Doesn't Ringo do the same thing
on Day Tripper. I think John may have "nicked" a few ideas off of
Orbinson's song and changed the chord structure just enough to avoid
a lawsuit. Your comments on this one, please! Both pros and cons!John"...She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there!"
-- Day Tripper
I tend to think Roy Orbison copied "Money"; thus making "Pretty
Woman" and the Bealtes copied the previous two. Day Tripper was
supposed to be the Beatles response to the Rolling Stones
"Satisfaction".
This could take years of therapy to sort out.On what planet are these two songs considered even remotely similar? And
on what basis? They are both songs? They are both sung and performed by
homo sapiens?;)
SFFo...@aol.com (Oceandig)"Let me explain something to you Walsh...this business takes a certain
amount of finesse"- (Chinatown)
Now here is a guy with WAY too much time on his hands;)The songs couldn't be more dissimilar, in rhythm, drum pattern, guitar
lick, chords...you name it. The only thing they have in common is they
both utilize a strongly melodic guitar hook....like a dozen other rock
songs.
Interesting how musicians draw on their heroes to help themselves
write a great song. I think sometimes when a composer writes something
such as John did in Come Together (aka Chuck Berry's YOU CAN'T CATCH
ME), could this have been the ulimate compliment by John to Berry
for all the great stuff Berry did in the 50s? Maybe.
Its interesting how "you've picked up" on where the inspiration
came for "Pretty Woman" visa-vie "Money." Not being a musician myself,
you seem to know about the riffs in the chords to these songs. Would you
happen to know if the song "I'm Down" has the same chord arrangement
as "Long Tall Sally?" Any other Beatle songs similar to other
rock versions from the past?
"Now somewhere in the black mountains of Dakota there lived a
young boy namrd Rocky Raccoon.."
-- Rocky Raccoon, Beatles White Album :)
PS: Thanks for the scoop on Day Tripper/Satisfaction. Never knew
about that one! :)
Your right in saying that just about any song can be compared
to "some other song." I just found that the chord changes and the
approach to Day Tripper had some basic rudiments to Orbinson's "Pretty
Woman." I think John was clever enough to nick a few ideas and then
change it enough so that Orbinson couldn't touch him in a lawsuit.
I'm glad both songs are different enough as to avoid legal entanglements. Concerning George's work, I'll let him speak on that subject: "THIS SONG could well be...a reason to see..that without you,
there's no point to...THIS SONG!"
ENOUGH SAID!! har har! :P :)
"I'm down" is very similar to "Long Tall Sally". As for other
Beatles songs that sound like other artist songs, you just opened
Pandora's Box. There are many examples and even a few solo. Go to your
local library and read Beatle bio-books or buy one in a bookstore. I
prefer the free option. One great book is the one about Lennon's Life
called obviously "Lennon A Life" or something to that nature. Some of
these books detail the inspiration or plagarism behind their songs. perigon
> John,
> There are similarities in style between "Money" and "Hey Bulldog",
> but that doesn't even approach plagiarism. They are of complimentary
> styles just as, say "Yesterday" and the Stones' "As Tears Go By". They are
> not at all the same song, however.
> As for "Come Together", I think this is entirely overblown. There's
> a huge difference between a HOMAGE and a RIP-OFF. John was clearly playing
> homage to Berry with the opening line. The resulting songs are much
> different beyond the fact that you can find a little Chuck Berry in
> virtually any rock song. The line John used was so obviously a Chuck Berry
> quote that he would have to have been an idiot to think no one would
> notice. John was no idiot. He quoted a Berry line as a springboard to the
> rest of the song . . . a tribute rather than a rip-off. It would be
> similar to a current artist releasing a new composition that included the
> line "All you need is love, love is all you need". The homage to the
> Beatle song would be obvious. The whole problem with "Come Together" was
> Berry's overzealous publisher who had to get a piece of the Beatle pie.
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