Poor Poor Pitiful Me
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"Poor Poor Pitiful Me" is a rock song written by Warren Zevon. In keeping with Zevon's sardonic lyrical style, the song vents various complaints about a failed suicide, domestic abuse, and a brush with sadomasochism.
The song first appeared on Zevon's 1976 self-titled solo album, but, like the album itself, initially garnered little airplay or attention.
Linda Ronstadt recorded a slightly bowdlerized version of the song in 1977; this track was released on the album, Simple Dreams, which also contained another Zevon song, "Carmelita". Released as a single (on the Asylum label, #45462), Ronstadt's version of the song debuted on the charts February 18, 1978, and peaked at the #48 position after nine weeks.
The song remained a staple of Zevon's live show and is featured on several of his hits collections.
A cover version of the song was released on November 5, 1996 by country singer Terri Clark on the album Just the Same; the album and song won several awards.