song "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" by Warren Zevon
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"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a darkly humorous rock song by Warren Zevon, known for its sardonic lyrics and later popularized by Linda Ronstadt’s hit cover.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Poor Poor Pitiful Me | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Linda Ronstadt
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Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coveredBy |
Linda Ronstadt
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Terri Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
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rock ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Linda Ronstadt version)
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Poor Poor Pitiful Me (Terri Clark version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyricFeature |
first-person narrative
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ironic tone ⓘ references to suicide ⓘ references to violence ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
darkly humorous
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sardonic ⓘ |
| hasReputation | cult favorite in Warren Zevon catalog ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dark humor
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romantic frustration ⓘ self-destructive behavior ⓘ |
| includedIn | Excitable Boy: The Best of Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyIncludedOn | Warren Zevon (album) ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Warren Zevon (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Warren Zevon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
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