"Pretty Woman" - Roy Orbison or Van Halen

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Which version of "Pretty Woman" do you prefer?

Not my favorite song, but VH.

[Dude111]

I picked the original by Mr Roy Orbison ...

The one by Van Halen blows chunks!!!


Ill look for your other poll

[TJ]

I fixed the poll. I voted for Roy Orbison. I didn't even remember Van Halen's version. I just rewatched it. I guess it wasn't one of their big hits.

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Originally Posted by TJ

I fixed the poll. I voted for Roy Orbison. I didn't even remember Van Halen's version. I just rewatched it. I guess it wasn't one of their big hits.

Thanks for the fix.


VH actually did pretty well with it. Not gonna bother linking, but cut and pasted from Wikipedia:

>>>"Oh, Pretty Woman" was Van Halen's second Top 20 hit in the United States, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.<<<

[TJ]

The video didn't get much airplay on MTV. That's why I didn't remember it well.

Per Wikipedia:

In the music video, filmed at Indian Dunes near Valencia, California, the band members appear dressed as a samurai (bassist Michael Anthony), Tarzan (drummer Alex Van Halen), a cowboy (guitarist Eddie Van Halen), and Napoleon (Roth). Per a hunch-backed onlooker's request, they rescue a captive girl. It was one of the first videos banned by MTV, due to its opening sequence featuring the captive girl (played by International Chrysis) being tied up and fondled against her will by a pair of dwarves. At the end of the video, she is revealed to be a man cross-dressing. The ban was eventually lifted, as MTV Classic would later air the video.

The one Van Halen song too shocking for MTV to show

[Bonniegirl]

Usually I like originals , but in this case I really like Van Halen's version.

[Dude111]

Hmmmm did you hear that one first Bonnie and you thought it was the original?