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1976 song by the Modern Lovers
"
Pablo Picasso
" is a song written by
Jonathan Richman
[3]
for the
proto punk
group
the Modern Lovers
. The song was recorded in 1972 at Whitney Studios in Los Angeles, and produced by
John Cale
, but was not released until 1976, on the Modern Lovers'
self-titled debut album
. The recording featured Richman (lead guitar, vocals), Ernie Brooks (second guitar),
Jerry Harrison
(bass) and
David Robinson
(drums), with Cale playing the repetitive hammered piano part.
[4]
The central character of the song is the charismatic 20th century artist
Pablo Picasso
.
[5]
With dry wit, the lyrics suggest that women never rejected Picasso's romantic advances, despite his short stature. "Well he was only five foot three but girls could not resist his stare / Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole / Not in New York". In a 1980 interview, Richman stated that the song was inspired by his own adolescent "self-consciousness" with women.
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a
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Slingerland, Calum (April 25, 2018).
"Jack White "Pablo Picasso" (Modern Lovers cover)"
.
Exclaim!
. Retrieved
May 2,
2018
.
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Oshinsky, Matthew (April 25, 2018).
"Jack White Covers The Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso"
"
.
Paste
. Retrieved
May 3,
2018
.
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"ASCAP, ACE Title Search"
.
Accessed February 14, 2011
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Mitchell, Tim
(1999).
There's Something About Jonathan
. Peter Owen. p.
50
.
ISBN
0-7206-1076-1
.
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Allmusic.com "Pablo Picasso" review
. Accessed August 15, 2007.
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"Boston Groupie News"
.
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Talking Heads - Pablo Picasso (Modern Lovers cover) - Live 1976 Max's Kansas City, New York
, retrieved
2024-01-07
- ^
"Siouxsie - The Creatures with John Cale - Pablo Picasso"
. youtube.
Archived
from the original on 2021-12-22
. Retrieved
2 April
2015
.
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