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Song Analysis: Pretty Woman
(Oh) Pretty Woman
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 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 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 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
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When most people hear this song they immediately think of the 1990 romance/comedy Pretty Woman, because the movie is about a prostitute and is inappropriate many people will assume the song is inappropriate too. But, what people fail to realize is that the song (Oh) Pretty Woman and the movie Pretty Woman have almost nothing in common. The song (Oh) Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison is a song inspired by his wife and shoes how men should respectfully treat women, this song is also excellently written, and has a fun and playful tone that has been enjoyed sense its …show more content…
A truly amazing thing about this sing is not only that these men wrote it in a few hours, but that it is respectful the woman and shows us how they are supposed to be treated. Throughout, the song there seems to be a lonely man trying to convince a young pretty woman to spend the evening with him. Once the lonely man perceives that, the pretty woman wants to be left to herself. Even though he is disappointed he kindly backs off, but then the woman changes her mind and walks back to be with him. Even though, this is only a song there is still something to be learned, that whether you are pursuing a man or a woman if they wish to be left alone that is exactly what you should do as a

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