I Feel Pretty I Feel Pretty "I Feel Pretty" is a song from the 1957 musical "West Side Story". "The New York Times" explained that "Mr. Sondheim…has said he was never particularly fond of his lyrics in 'West Side Story,' especially 'I Feel Pretty, later expressing that "The idea of the song is so simple". The original stage version of the lyrics were altered in the making of the movie version of West Side Story due to a change in the scenes occurrence. Making 'I feel pretty and witty and bright/And I pity/Any girl who isn't me tonight' into 'I feel pretty, and
Pretty Persuasion (song) as one of the songs that influenced R.E.M.'s 2008 album "Accelerate". A live version from this tour was released on the 2009 live album "Live at the Olympia". "Pretty Persuasion" has also been included on several of R.E.M.'s compilation albums, including "The Best of R.E.M." in 1991 and "And I Feel Fine... The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982–1987" in 2006. Pretty Persuasion (song) "Pretty Persuasion" is a song by R.E.M. that was first released on the band's 1984 album "Reckoning". Although not released as a single, it reached number 44 on "Billboard"'s Rock Tracks chart. According to R.E.M. biographer