"Mr. Pitiful" is a song written by Otis Redding

Otis Redding

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...

 and Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper , also known as Steve "The Colonel" Cropper, is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T...

 which was on the 1965 album The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads

-Appearance in other media:The song, "For Your Precious Love", a cover of a song by Jerry Butler, can be heard entirely at the very beginning of the French thriller film Tell No One by Guillaume Canet and is integrated to the film soundtrack.-References:...

. It also appeared on The Commitments

The Commitments (film)

The Commitments , the soundtrack for the film, was released on 13 Aug 1991. "Mustang Sally" was released as a single. Most of the songs on the album are performed by the cast band, but two are by Irish singer Niamh Kavanagh.-Track listing:-Chart positions:-The Commitments, Vol...

soundtrack (sung by Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert Strong. He grew up in Naas, Co Kildare. He starred as Deco Cuffe in the 1991 cult film The Commitments, based on the book by Roddy Doyle, having been cast at only 16 years of age with a voice sounding much older...

). Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin makes a nod to Otis Redding in the song "The Crunge" (from the album "Houses of the Holy"), which is known for paying tribute to soul

Soul

A soul in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions is the incorporeal essence of a person or living thing or object. Many philosophical and spiritual systems teach that humans have souls, and others teach that all living things and even inanimate objects have souls. The...

 and funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

. The song was also covered by New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble on their album "Low Blow" and by Tower Of Power

Tower of Power

Tower of Power is an American R&B-based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California, that has been performing for over 43 years. They are best known for their funky soul sound highlighted by a powerful horn section...

 on their album "Great American Soulbook". It was also by Etta James

Etta James

Etta James is an American blues, soul, rhythm and blues , rock and roll, gospel and jazz singer. In the 1950s and 1960s, she had her biggest success as a blues and R&B singer...

 as "Miss Pitiful." The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

covered it live 5 times between 8/10/05 and 12/3/05 on their Bigger Bang tour.