What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch! What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch! "What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch!" (; sometimes separated by exclamation mark instead of comma) is a catchphrase and winged word from Alexander Pushkin's correspondence with one of his friends, poet Pyotr Vyazemsky. The phrase commonly expresses a joy after finishing one's work and appears particularly in several Russian literary works. In a letter dated circa November 7 or beginning of October, 1825 Pushkin, celebrating his finished drama "Boris Godunov" wrote to Vyazemsky: That was preceded by what Pushkin wrote to Vyazemsky on July 13 of the same
I Need a Lover Thomas Erlewine described "I Need a Lover" as Mellencamp's "first good song." Mellencamp has stated that "I Need a Lover" was inspired by The Rolling Stones' 1972 song "Happy." Hamilton Leithauser (of indie rock band The Walkmen) performed a version of the song in August 2014 for "The A.V. Club" A.V. Undercover series. The song was covered and released as the debut single in 1980 by American rock singer Pat Benatar for her debut studio album, "In the Heat of the Night" (1979). The song became an album-oriented rock radio hit for the singer. I Need a Lover "I Need