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Track: Mr. Pitiful
Artist: Otis Redding
Album: The Very Best of Otis Redding

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Name: Otis Redding
Spotify Genres: soul, motown, classic soul, soul blues
Followers: 2,514,767
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American soul singer, songwriter, producer and arranger. Born: September 9, 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, USA. Died: December 10, 1967 near Madison, Wisconsin, USA in a plane crash. Married to [a695786] from 1961 until his death, father of [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/715560-Otis-Redding-III]Otis III[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/435185-Dexter-Redding]Dexter[/url], Demetria and Karla, and cousin of [a1096936]. Influential figure for 60s American popular music and considered a seminal artist of Soul and R&B. In 1965, he co-founded the publishing entity [l=Redwal]. Of his compositions, best known are the hits [i]Respect[/i] and [i](Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay[/i]. Inducted to Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 (Performer) and Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Release: Otis Redding - Mr. Pitiful
Year: 1964
Genres: Funk / Soul
Styles: Soul

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LYRICS

( Steve Cropper & Otis Redding )
You call me mr. Pitiful
Baby thats my name now, oh
They call me mr. Pitiful
Thats how i got my fame
But people just don`t understand, now
What makes a man feel so blue, now
coh, they call me mr pitiful
Cause i lost someone just like you, now

They call me mr. Pitiful
This everybody know, now
They call me mr. Pitiful
Most everyplace i go
But nobody seem to understand, now
How can a man sing such a sad song, now
Ooh, when he lost everything
When he lost everything that he had

How can i explain to you
How somebody con get so very blue, now
How can i tell you about my past
When the whole thing won`t end

Mr pitiful
Thats my name, now
They call me mr. Pitiful
Thats how i got my fame
But nobody seems to understand, now
Oh, what make a man feel so blue, now
They call me mr. Pitiful
Cause i'm in love with you, now

Can i explain it to you
Everything is going wrong
I`ve lost everything i had
And i have to sing these sad songs
To get back to her
And i want you
And i want you
And i want you
And i want you
And i want to tell you, my love,
everything's going through my mind
Things i've been singing
And i don't want to sing this song to you
Tonight, i'm going to sing this song to everybody