Roy Orbison nació en Vernon, Texas, el 23/04/1936. Fue uno de los cantantes y compositores más prolíficos de los años 60 y 70. Entre 1960 y 1965 cosechó sus mayores éxitos gracias a canciones como "Only the lonely" y la famosa "Oh, pretty woman". Murió el 6 de diciembre de 1988, justo después de publicarse el álbum "Mistrey girl".
"Oh, Pretty Woman" es un éxito internacional de Roy Orbison, lanzado en 1964, grabado en los estudios Monument Records, en Nashville, Tennesse, y compuesto por Orbison y Bill Dees.
La letra de la canción cuenta como el cantante admira a una mujer bonita caminando, preguntándose si estará tan sola como él.
Además, la canción inspiró la película de 1990 "Pretty Woman", protagonizada por Richard Gere y Julia Roberts, siendo el tema principal de su banda sonora.
"Oh,
Pretty Woman" ocupa el puesto 222 de la lista de las 500 mejores
canciones de todos los tiempos, según la revista "Rolling Stone".
Letra
Pretty woman, walkin' down the street
Pretty woman the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you, mercy
Pretty woman the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you, mercy
Pretty woman won't you pardon me
Pretty woman I couldn't help but see
Pretty woman that you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me
Pretty woman I couldn't help but see
Pretty woman that you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me
Pretty woman stop awhile
Pretty woman talk awhile
Pretty woman give your smile to me
Pretty woman yeah, yeah, yeah
Pretty woman look my way
Pretty woman say you'll stay with me
'Cause I need you, I'll treat you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
Pretty woman talk awhile
Pretty woman give your smile to me
Pretty woman yeah, yeah, yeah
Pretty woman look my way
Pretty woman say you'll stay with me
'Cause I need you, I'll treat you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
Pretty woman don't walk on by
Pretty woman don't make me cry
Pretty woman don't walk away, hey, OK
If that's the way it must be, OK
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walkin' back to me?
Yeah, she's walkin' back to me
Oh, oh, pretty woman.
Pretty woman don't make me cry
Pretty woman don't walk away, hey, OK
If that's the way it must be, OK
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow night, but wait
What do I see?
Is she walkin' back to me?
Yeah, she's walkin' back to me
Oh, oh, pretty woman.
Compositores: Bill Dees / Roy Orbison
Videos
1964
1966
1985
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