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Oh Pretty Woman

Certain Songs #2128: Roy Orbison – “Oh, Pretty Woman”

June 17, 2021 by Jim Connelly

Single, 1964

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Inspired by an off-hand comment Roy Orbison’s co-writer, Bill Dees, made about Oribison’s wife, “Oh, Pretty Woman” is an absolute masterclass in how to pare a song down to the absolute basics. In this case, the basics are a dynamite corkscrew guitar riff, the simplest of drumbeats, and of course, Orbison’s voice, which mostly mitigates the somewhat problematic lyrics.

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