From ''' Let's Get Acquainted ''
Label: BOMP! ?-- BLP-4023
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1986
Tracklist
A1 Neighbor's Scream
A2 For Pete's Sake / Shades Of Gray
A3 Oh Pretty Woman
A4 Machine Gun
A5 Housework In Exile
B1 Round And Round
B2 Mister Mister
B3 I Won't Breed In Captivity
B4 Beside You
B5 Future
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\"Oh, Pretty Woman\" is a song, released in August 1964, which was a worldwide success for Roy Orbison.
Recorded on the Monument Records label in Nashville, Tennessee, it was written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees.
Five years after its release, in 1969, the single was awarded gold record by RIAA.
Orbison posthumously won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his live recording of the song on his HBO television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night.
In 1999, the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award 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 it #222 on their list of the \"500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\"
Cover versions and parody
In 1964, Johnny Rivers recorded the song on his live album In Action.
In 1972 by Al Green on his album I'm Still in Love With You.
Victor Wood on his album In Despair under Vicor Records.
In 1976 Andy Kim released a version of the song as a single, but it did not chart.
In 1976 John Mellencamp also released a version of the song on the album Chestnut Street Incident, under the name Johnny Cougar
In 1978 by Connie Francis in English and German, both versions changed the title from Pretty Woman to Lovin' Man. Aside from the change of title, the English version kept Orbison's original lyrics.
In 1982 the song -- titled \"(Oh) Pretty Woman\" -- was covered by the group Van Halen on their album Diver Down, preceded by a bass-driven intro titled \"Intruder\".
Their version is playable in the video game Guitar Hero: Van Halen. Some lyrics and words were omitted, such as the line \"Come with me baby, be mine tonight\".
Spoof heavy metal band Bad News covered the song c. 1987 (including it on the 2004 reissue of the Bad News album). As it quickly becomes obvious that the (fictional) band only know the opening lines (and repeat them over and over), the song descends into sarcasm, swearing and general disorder.
Having performed the song in Deutschland sucht den Superstar, Daniel Kublbock recorded the song for his first album Positive Energie.
In 1983, Hong Kong singer Sam Hui covered this song in Cantonese using his comedic lyrics about a woman that looks great from behind until she turned her head and revealed her not so good looking face.
In 1990 Ricky Van Shelton covered the song on RVS III.
In 1990, Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for the soundtrack to their TV documentary Rockin' Through the Decades.
In 1991, Nokie Edwards performed an instrumental version of the song live in Japan.
Ray Brown, Jr. released a jazz-style version of this song on the album Stand by Me
Rockapella has released several versions of the song and was a concert staple for well over a decade. This song has also been parodied the song twice on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? as musical clues for the gum shoe contestants.
The Boogie Bass (one of the many variations of the popular Big Mouth Billy Bass) sang a parody of \"Oh, Pretty Woman\" titled \"Pretty Fishy\".
Green Day has covered the song live.
Westlife has covered the song live on their The Number Ones Tour.
Sharleen Spiteri has covered this song in her album The Movie Songbook
Bon Jovi covers this song live as a mix in with \"Bad Medicine\", with Bobby Bandiera helping on vocals on The Circle Tour
On October 29, 2009 Bruce Springsteen and John Fogerty sang Oh, Pretty Woman live at the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
In other media
The original Orbison song inspired the title for the 1990 feature film, Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts. The film featured the song.
The song was licensed for the 2003 hit Bollywood film Kal Ho Naa Ho.
Dumb and Dumber.
La Cite de la Peur.
Attention Please.
Weird Science.
It was used in the Chris Martin episode of Extras.
It is used in the Belgian film De Helaasheid der Dingen (The Misfortunates). In the movie the Strobbe family believes its fortunes are tied to that of Roy Orbison, leading them to follow his 1988 comeback concert with great enthusiasm.
The song is used in Tamil film Goa, when Vaibhav meets Sneha for the first time.
This song is featured in the Futurama season 3 episode \"The Cyber House Rules\".
It is playable in the videogame Band Hero. It was also released as downloadable content for the videogame Rock Band.
It is heard on The Chipmunks' record Rockin' Through the Decades and the episode, \"Sploosh\" (which was a spoof of the film Splash).
It is used in the episode Frank's Pretty Woman in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
