The poem makes a distinction between the "people on the pavement" and good ol' Richard Cory. He doesn't live downtown with them. He's not one of them. He's an outsider. But still, the people of the town think he's a real winner. He's a gentleman from head to toe. Nice clothes, nice build, nice attitude—he seems like an all-around great guy.

Richard Cory This song is by Them and appears on the anthology Them () and on the anthology The Story of Them Featuring Van Morrison (). They say that Richard Cory Owns one-half of this here town With political connections Spread his wealth around Born into society, a banker's only child He had everything a man could want Power, grace and style But I, work in his factory And I.

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They say that Richard Cory owns one-half of this here town With political connections spread his wealth around Born into society, a banker's only child He had everything a man could want, power, grace and style But I work in his factory and I curse the life I'm livin' And I curse.

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Them was a Northern Irish rock and roll band that was formed in Belfast in Best known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and for launching singer-songwriter Van Morrison's careers, the group had an energetic sound that fit right into the British blues and rock boom of the giastouttercaptpupdavagoticityma.coinfo Van Morrison on vocals and harmonica, it featured as well Billy Harrison on guitar, Eric Wrixen on piano.

"Richard Cory" is a song written by Paul Simon in early , and recorded by Simon and Garfunkel for their second studio album, Sounds of Silence. The song was based on Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem of the same title.