Redding, Otis - Mr. Pitiful Lyrics






They call me Mr. Pitiful
Baby thats my name now, oh
They call me Mr. Pitiful
That's how I got my fame

But people just don't want to understand that
What make a man feel so blue
They call me Mr. Pitiful
'Cause I've lost someone just like you, yeah

The call me Mr. Pitiful
This everybody know now
They call me Mr. Pitiful
'Most everyplace I go

But nobody seems to understand now
How can a man sing such a sad song
When he lost everything
When he lost everything that he had

How can I explain to you?
How somebody can get so very blue, now
How can I tell you about my past?
If all things won't end

Mr. Pitiful
That's my name now
They call me Mr. Pitiful
That's how I got my fame

But nobody seems to understand
Oh what make a man can feel so blue and
They call me Mr. Pitiful
'Cause I'm in love with you

Can I explain to you?
Everything is going wrong
I've lost everything I had
I have to sing this sad song
To get back to her
And I want you and I want you and I want you
And I want you and I wanna tell you that now
That everything is going through my mind
And I wanna sing
And I don't wanna sing this song with you
I gonna sing this song for everybody
'Cause I want them to understand what I talkin' about
I want you to understand what I'm sayin'





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  1. A.... B....

    ....they call me Miss Pitiful everywhere I go.

  2. M.... W....

    NO ONE SINGS LIKES OTIS REDDING HE IS THIS BEST

  3. O.... B....

    MY SONG

  4. D.... B....

    I love his voice

  5. M.... M....

    The Colonel Steve Crocker co-wrote this with OTIS and played lead guitar on The Great Stax MEMPHIS production!

  6. J.... A....

    José Feliciano, Mi fórmula de amor

  7. L.... n....

    they call me miss pitiful because the song related my life.

  8. s.... ....

    I remember this and the dances that we used to do to it ! LORD I miss the good old days !

  9. B.... m....

    Nice ..iam n love with u ..

  10. R.... ....

    1 of the best, love him and his music

  11. G.... W....

    I don't mind if somebody calls me mr.pitiful, if it's good enough for Mr. Otis Redding, you can bet your bottom dollar it's good enough for me

  12. j.... b....

    Just love this dude

  13. P.... ....

    Awesome💪! The person who will match Otis Redding is not yet born.

  14. J.... ....

    King of Soul, the one and only Otis Redding, his voice is out of this world. Miss him and still enjoying his music in 2019. Often imitated, but, never, never, never should be replicated. There is only one King of Soul.

  15. T.... S....

    King of the soul. We miss your music. Still now.

  16. j.... c....

    whoa life was like a bowl of cherries
    we would dance and laugh and drink and dance some more.

  17. l.... t....

    My mommy favorite song 😞😞😞😞😞 ❤️❤️😍❤️😍❤️ 11-17-1940 03-25-2019 😞😞😞😞😞 miss u girl

  18. G.... W....

    everybody that followed otis Redding knew he wasn't a dancer but he could sure move those shoulders 😄

  19. L.... H....

    Speechless! My God that voice was Heaven sent 😥 😥 😢

  20. P.... B....

    Number 1

  21. G.... W....

    the story about this song is in his documentary thank you Steve cropper who played the guitar for otis Redding

  22. C.... L....

    Al Jackson.

    C.... L....

    The Human Metronome!

  23. A.... H....

    Call me MR.pitiful,because I sang a sad love song,about my lady.steve n the big o.writing,what a TEAM,Memphis GREATEST,Memphis horn session,duck,al,Steve n Booker t

  24. s.... ....

    Essentially Jim Reeves with Memphis sass

    s.... ....

    I don't get the comparison. Jim Reeves was so laid back. Otis anything but.

    s.... ....

    @flomurdock
    Jim Reeves is nowhere near in Otis Redding's league.

    s.... ....

    @Ronald Mondrey I know that, that is what I was saying. The only thing they ever had in common was, unfortunately, an airplane.

  25. C.... H....

    As a writer, I also love hearing the backstory on anything. Thanks, dude...

  26. J.... H....

    Kendrick who? Jay-Z who? Otis and Steve Cropper (Booker T and the MG"s).

  27. C.... C....

    My favorite hit from Otis Redding. The guitars and the saxophones, Wow! 😀👍✌️

  28. M.... ....

    The 64 people who disliked this song is, "Mr. Pitful".

    M.... ....

    You got that right!

    M.... ....

    Whoever did that is a

  29. G.... b....

    j'ai essayé de raconter un peu l'histoire de cette chanson: https://orinoco-podcast.com/2018/09/06/rhythm-and-blues/

  30. d.... f....

    A Foot tapper

  31. t.... d....

    I prefer the faster live version at Whisky-a-Go-Go.

  32. P.... B....

    trump should like this cause he's the pitiful mess

    P.... B....

    Trump is not pitiful, he's PATHETIC!!!

  33. J.... S....

    Aretha is the queen of soul. Otis is the king!

  34. S.... C....

    yes my name

  35. S.... C....

    happy birthday to Mr Sheldon H chambliss August 18 2018

  36. T.... B....

    The drummer is on fire the whole band

  37. J.... M....

    Serious groove - this has trumpets and drums; all thanks to his father's appreciation and love for the music.

  38. A.... K....

    My dad and I used to listen to this and other hits on the way to school! I love my dad! Great memories!

  39. C.... R....

    Man that drummer is so good, tight as a submarines hatch

  40. G.... V....

    Otis was anything but pitiful. He was one of America's finest singer-singer writers.

  41. S.... W....

    I hate how with some artists, a lot of people only know one song by them but ask them to name another song by them and their mind goes blank. Those artists might as well be One Hit Wonders to those people even though historically they weren’t. It’s a shame because you can’t really judge an artist in any genre just by knowing only one song by them. You gotta give their other tunes a listen. And this is just proof that this artist had more to him other then the one song everybody knows by him. I know he’s not the only one like that but I just wish people would give his other tunes a listen then always just focus on his one big hit

  42. S.... C....

    dam everything is going wrong in my life my is on life support iam about to loose the apartment my older brother has cancer

  43. R.... G....

    The Rolling Stones do a great version of this, check it out !

    R.... G....

    Why do people come on here and write stupid shit like that??? I'm sure it's positively dreadful.

  44. K.... W....

    Can I explain to you? oow!

  45. N.... D....

    CLASS~IC !!

  46. M.... M....

    Magnifique chanson, celle-ci et les autres, du regretté, Otis Redding, que j'adore et dont je connais, depuis que je suis ado. Sublime, sa voix et ses belles chansons. Merci, Otis, tous ceux qui t'aimaient ne t'ont pas oublies. 💐👏💐👏🌠🎺🎷🎸

  47. J.... J....

    MR. PITIFUL, THAT'S MY NAME!

  48. G.... M....

    Another great hit from Otis!

  49. D.... ....

    I just visited STAX museum in Memphis and it’s a great place to visit and all the history that was made there.👍🏽

  50. M.... M....

    Celle là, aussi, elle est magnifique, de toutes façons, elles le sont toutes, Otis, un génie musical, trop tôt disparu, hélas..

  51. K.... A....

    Memphis Funk

    K.... A....

    Kurt Adams that is MACON, GA rock and roll 😎

  52. B.... B....

    My Dad loved this song. Rest Easy Daddy Frank. August 29th 1932- August 27th 2017. 💜💜💜

    B.... B....

    Barbara so sorry for your loss, your dad was a good man he was an Otis man.

    B.... B....

    Him singing with Otis now

    B.... B....

    I'm sorry for your loss.

    B.... B....

    lived a good life. old. lucky u. my dad died at 50, 1980's knew him for a min .

    B.... B....

    I feel your pain I lost my pops 2015 thanks to him he put me on real music it never gets old

  53. a.... b....

    They broke the mold when Otis died!!!

  54. E.... Y....

    Perfection

  55. v.... ....

    California Raisins brought me here.

  56. S.... C....

    happy birthday to my uncle may 6 2017 Tom H chambliss from Sheldon H chambliss

  57. C.... ....

    I've listened to this song way too much...

    C.... ....

    Otis Redding en public

  58. T.... ....

    We are living pitiful lives ,ruined by pitiful nonhumans

  59. P.... B....

    mista pitty full

  60. E.... S....

    Great classic.....

  61. K.... C....

    This is my father Derrick song ❤️

  62. k.... ....

    dad hates this song

  63. J.... G....

    ive been called that. lol!

  64. a.... ....

    16 people not like, is really strange sure on that they are friends to trump

    a.... ....

    that was racist

    a.... ....

    afroberbere Go hard then bro. Got your back.

    a.... ....

    afroberbere drumpf is well on his way to being a mister pitiful removed or forced out of office for good reason. Give it a bit more time, on into 2019.

    a.... ....

    @Marc Ager I highly doubt that Li'l Dancin' Donnie T. can sock it to the "Karate Boogaloo", though.

    a.... ....

    afroberbere It runs in their veins.... The being of Pitiness!!!!

  65. E.... F....

    I was looking up Otis Redding songs to add to my old school YouTube playlist, and had to throw this one on my list

    E.... F....

    Big E Fulwiley Otis was one of the good ones.
    Gone too soon!

    E.... F....

    Ernie Boots yes indeed he was

    E.... F....

    Big E Fulwiley If you haven't already heard it, you should see his performance footage at the Monterey pop festival.
    He gave it his all in that concert.

    E.... F....

    Ernie Boots ill have to check it out... thanks

  66. A.... R....

    realtalk Otis resting in peace I love this song it's awesome

  67. S.... G....

    Happy 75th Birthday Otis!

  68. R.... A....

    This song has literally become my theme song. I bump it in the headphones all the time AND my girl just left me yesterday 😂😂

    R.... A....

    Robby Sanchez : Sorry but keep breathing. You will be ok. Just keep breathing.

    R.... A....

    Are you ok

    R.... A....

    😂😂😂🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

    R.... A....

    Hope better now

    R.... A....

    Better now I hope

  69. S.... C....

    I just love it

  70. B.... M....

    The great Otis Redding, of "dock on the bay" fame!! Sing it Otis....

    B.... M....

    Bob Murphy I wish he wasn't only know for Dock of the bay.
    He had many great songs!

  71. v.... l....

    i love this song^^

  72. d.... ....

    Cause of Vinyl

  73. P.... B....

    I love this song

    P.... B....

    Love it, song .

  74. B.... I....

    HERE HERE! Sho you right.

  75. A.... B....

    GOLD!!!! The best music ever! Otis Redding Love You!

  76. M.... J....

    takes me back to my childhood 1967 Bronx NY.. 45 records and spindles!!!

    M.... J....

    +Michael Joyner cool

    M.... J....

    +jimmy page Hey Hey Jimmy

  77. G.... J....

    Sept.9: Happy birthday Otis Redding (1941-1967). Thank you and God bless. Tha's a singer right there. Thanks for the upload. Blessings

  78. K.... ....

    "Swing It To The Area" by UMC's sample

  79. j.... e....

    watch him at the Monteray festival & you will see a master at the top of his game

    j.... e....

    Them hippies didn't know what hit 'em

  80. C.... S....

    Thanks to "Scandal" for putting me on to this hidden gem

    C.... S....

    Christian Sylver Foh. And that bum ass fake ass TV dumb ass show!!!!

  81. J.... M....

    Look up the definition of Classic Soul, and you'll find this song !!!

    J.... M....

    +John M. DiIonno it's the shit

  82. K.... W....

    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.

  83. E.... O....

    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.

    E.... O....

    +jimmy page IF THEY DON'T HAVE SOUL IT DOESN'T T COUNT TO US! BYE!

    E.... O....

    @Jeneadeheayea L Granger kepp thinking that way and maybe one day too you can be the Prez

    E.... O....

    Tou'che

    E.... O....

    jimmy pag

    E.... O....

    Would never be the same again

  84. M.... P....

    "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. 

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    I love when you learn the background of a song and it takes on a whole new meaning

    M.... P....

    Ned's Head where did you hear that from?

    M.... P....

    Definitely before 1969.

    M.... P....

    99% of the time its a made up bullshit story

    M.... P....

    I’ve been a big Otis Redding fan since 1971, and I love learning these little snippets. Thank you.

    M.... P....

    Yes Indeed! Otis's sang with such feeling.

  85. b.... s....

    Yes Indeed, This is it. A smash.

  86. A.... ....

    The one person who disliked this song is "Mr. Pitiful". 

    A.... ....

    it may be Mrs Pitiful...

    A.... ....

    U got that right!!!

    A.... ....

    More like Mr. Pathetic.

  87. J.... E....

    Otis, you killed it!

    y.

  88. C.... G....

    Rip mr pitiful!

  89. N.... J....

    i grew up on this fool. he is one of the best

    N.... J....

    you best believe it 

    N.... J....

    +Nathan Jensen righteous