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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]
Eddie Van Halen used a Gibson doubleneck 12-string for the song, played with a flatpick. The solo was done in one take. [6] The track "Intruder", which precedes "(Oh) Pretty Woman", was written by Roth specifically to cover the length of the promotional video for the "(Oh) Pretty Woman" single.
Van Halen was an American hard rock band formed in Pasadena, California in 1972 by the Dutch-born American brothers Eddie Van Halen (guitar) and Alex Van Halen (drums), plus singer David Lee Roth and bassist Michael Anthony. The band's discography consists of 12 studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, and 56 singles.
To be fair, Van Halen was a victim of their success during this period – thanks to a splendid cover of Roy Orbison’s “(Oh) Pretty Woman” that raced up the charts in early ‘82, they had ...
1984 (stylized in Roman numerals as MCMLXXXIV) is the sixth studio album by American rock band Van Halen, released on January 9, 1984. [2] It was the last Van Halen studio album until A Different Kind of Truth (2012) to feature lead singer David Lee Roth, who left the band in 1985 following creative differences.
Van Halen (/ v æ n ˈ h eɪ l ə n / van HAY-len) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973.Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene, [1] Van Halen was known for their energetic live performances [2] and for the virtuosity of its guitarist, Eddie Van Halen.
Pretty Woman is a 1990 romantic comedy film. Pretty Woman may also refer to: " Oh, Pretty Woman ", or simply "Pretty Woman", a song co-written and recorded by Roy Orbison, later covered by Van Halen
In addition to Roberts sole Oscar nomination for the film, Pretty Woman opened at number one at the box office and remained in the position for four non-consecutive weeks. It has since earned over ...