"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.
[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".