Jack White performed a cover of “Pablo Picasso”, a song written by Jonathan Richman and recorded by the Modern Lovers in 1972, as part of a live session for his Spotify Singles release. He and his band turn a proto-punk classic into a lengthy blues rock jam with this recording. The lyrics are altere...
Yeah, some guys try to pick up girls and
They get called assholes
This never happened to Pablo Picasso
He could walk down the street, and girls could not resist his stare, and that's why
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Yeah, the girls' faces turned the color of an avocado
When he rolled down the street in his El Dorado
You know they could not even try to resist his stare, and that's why
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Yeah, some people walk down the street
They get called assholes
This never happened to your mom or Pablo Picasso
He could walk down the street, and girls could not resist his stare, and that's why...
Woo!
He was fine with nothing and never called an asshole
He didn't have a camera
Yeah!
Yeah!
He was fine with something and never called an asshole
The girls could not resist, resist his stare
He would drop down the street in his Coupe de Ville
And think of all the things that you don't wanna let spill out of your brain, out of your mind
And that is what I'm trying to tell you, it's
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole
Pablo Picasso was written by Jonathan Richman.
Pablo Picasso was produced by Jack White.
Jack White released Pablo Picasso on Wed Apr 25 2018.