Thanks to "Scandal" for putting me on to this hidden gem
8 years ago
John M. DiIonno
Look up the definition of Classic Soul, and you'll find this song !!!
8 years ago
jimmy page
Check out the reference to this song in led Zep's The Crunge
8 years ago
Kevin Williams
Big O from Macon Ga. boy this will make and old school class reunion Jump my and my 47 is this year. Old school 67 youth center graduated 68. Big O.
9 years ago
Ed Obie
The first I cried and didn't know why. 1967 the day O died. I knew the music would never the same and I would be able to hear a new song be the genius of my generation. A man who sang from the gut and touched every heart, blessed to hear Otis Redding sing a song.
9 years ago
UngratefulLiving420
"Mr. Pitiful" was recorded in December 1964 at the Stax studios. The song was written by guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Otis Redding, his first collaboration with Cropper, as a response to a statement made by radio disc jockey Moohah Williams, when he nicknamed Redding as "Mr. Pitiful", because of sounding pitiful when singing ballads. Cropper heard this and had the idea to write a song with that name when taking a shower. Cropper then asked Redding in a car how he felt about this idea, and soon after they recorded the song in about 10 minutes. ----------------------------------------I love when you learn the background of a song and it takes on a whole new meaning
9 years ago
ABDESSAMAD abd
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
9 years ago
byron stevens
Yes Indeed, This is it. A smash.
9 years ago
Aatothron Jones
The one person who disliked this song is "Mr. Pitiful".