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What a Crying Shame

The Mavericks

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  1. Released on BMG Direct Marketing, Inc., also Sweet Child o’ Mine (Guns N’ Roses), Zombie (The Cranberries) and Welcome to the Jungle (Guns N’ Roses)

  2. Written by Raul Malo, also Dance the Night Away, Foolish Heart and Here Comes the Rain

  3. Part of What a Crying Shame, also I Should Have Been True, O What a Thrill and The Losing Side of Me

  4. Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Kostas wrote 20 songs on fono

  • Kostas first appears on fono in 1988, 5 years before this song

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Written by
Kostas and Raul Malo
Part of
What a Crying Shame
Released on
BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. and MCA Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz What a Crying Shame was written by Kostas

    What a Crying Shame was written by Kostas

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz What a Crying Shame was written by Raul Malo

    What a Crying Shame was written by Raul Malo

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz What a Crying Shame is part of the release What a Crying Shame

    What a Crying Shame is part of the release What a Crying Shame

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. is the label of the song What a Crying Shame

    BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. is the label of the song What a Crying Shame

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song What a Crying Shame

    MCA Records is the label of the song What a Crying Shame

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz What a Crying Shame was released on 1993-11-05

    What a Crying Shame was released on 1993-11-05

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026