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"Oh, Pretty Woman", or simply "Pretty Woman", is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and 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, making it the second and final single by Orbison (after "Running Scared") to reach number one in the United States. [4]
Clapton's guitar solo on "Strange Brew" is taken nearly note for note from Albert King's solo on "Oh Pretty Woman" (from King's "Born Under a Bad Sign" album) [5] Clapton performs lead vocals on the song mostly in falsetto. It was the first Cream single on which he sang lead.
Dees eventually made his way to Nashville, Tennessee, where his meeting with Roy Orbison led to a collaboration that produced a string of successful songs for Monument Records, including the hits "Oh, Pretty Woman" and "It's Over". [2] In 1967, Dees co-wrote all the songs for the Orbison album and MGM motion picture The Fastest Guitar Alive. [3]
Based on the 1990 film, the musical features the Roy Orbison hit “Oh, Pretty Woman,” original music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s director, Garry ...
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Mystery Girl is the twenty-second album by American singer Roy Orbison.It was his last album to be recorded during his lifetime, as he completed the album in November 1988, a month before his death at the age of 52, and it was released posthumously by Virgin Records on January 31, 1989. [2]
Despite a cease and desist letter, Trump has continued reciting the lyrics at rallies including in June 2021, [18] and in September [19] and December 2023. [20] At a rally in Ohio March 16, 2024, Trump again read "The Snake," calling it "a very accurate metaphor, and it's about our border, it's about the people we have coming in, and don't be ...
Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall, from a screenplay by J. F. Lawton. The film stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts , and features Héctor Elizondo , Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo , and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. [ 1 ]