Post by the Scribe on Jun 9, 2023 22:57:11 GMT
“Poor, Poor Pitiful Me”
Ronstadt possessed unmistakable abilities in being able to squeeze out deeper meanings in her peers’ work. Taking on Warren Zevon’s 1976 song, she fearlessly uncovers more harrowing layers of “Poor, Poor Pitiful,” which she recorded for her 1977 album Simple Dreams. She recounts laying her “head on the railroad tracks,” getting abused by a man out in Hollywood who eerily reminds her of outlaw Jesse James and a unlikely brush with sadomasochism. In her very capable hands, her interpretation is both honest and humorously drawn. The album would later come in handy as the title for her 2013 memoir, mixing lightheartedness and sincerity.
www.pastemagazine.com/music/linda-ronstadt/the-15-best-linda-ronstadt-songs
Ronstadt possessed unmistakable abilities in being able to squeeze out deeper meanings in her peers’ work. Taking on Warren Zevon’s 1976 song, she fearlessly uncovers more harrowing layers of “Poor, Poor Pitiful,” which she recorded for her 1977 album Simple Dreams. She recounts laying her “head on the railroad tracks,” getting abused by a man out in Hollywood who eerily reminds her of outlaw Jesse James and a unlikely brush with sadomasochism. In her very capable hands, her interpretation is both honest and humorously drawn. The album would later come in handy as the title for her 2013 memoir, mixing lightheartedness and sincerity.
www.pastemagazine.com/music/linda-ronstadt/the-15-best-linda-ronstadt-songs