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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on May 6, 2021 23:47:49 GMT -5
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Post by Hit Girl on May 7, 2021 0:23:14 GMT -5
Elvis said he was the best singer he ever heard, and I agree.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on May 7, 2021 0:42:59 GMT -5
Still one of the most hilariously awkward guest appearances of a celebrity on a scripted TV show. Like, everybody just sits around and watches the dude rattle off an entire song.
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Post by Mozenrath on May 7, 2021 0:53:32 GMT -5
When thinking of him, I often think of how he was blindsided by "In Dreams" being used in Blue Velvet, but also benefiting from it and coming to appreciate it as it helped him enjoy a resurgence in his last years. It's a shame "Pretty Woman" came too later to further help him see his revival in bloom.
I am shocked he was only 52 when he died. He seemed to be born old.
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Post by SmashTV on May 7, 2021 5:34:23 GMT -5
Still one of the most hilariously awkward guest appearances of a celebrity on a scripted TV show. Like, everybody just sits around and watches the dude rattle off an entire song. Yeah, but...Catherine Bach. Boss Hogg enjoyed himself, the energy died off about the 1.55 mark and Uncle Jesse looked like he couldn’t give two shits either way. But Catherine Bach...
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on May 7, 2021 7:35:14 GMT -5
It's weird to think of what could have been for a guy who's had such a long career, but he was finally returning to the mainstream when he died and getting the respect he deserved after years in the doldrums. He had a hell of a voice, nobody sounds quite like the big O.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2021 7:53:45 GMT -5
I'm not going to lie and say I'm a huge fan or anything, but You Got It is fantastic. The way he sings that line "I live my life to be with you" is fantastic. It's like he starts off singing deeply but then he transitions into singing higher pitched notes until the end of the line. It's one of the most beautifully sung lines in the history of recorded music.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on May 7, 2021 8:24:10 GMT -5
I've never been a great fan of his or anything, but he's a weird part of the history of my birth town, Slough. It was where he played his first UK show in 1963, supported by the Beatles who by the end of the tour had famously been promoted to headline because of the reaction to them.
The venue is today a tacky bingo club.
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Post by Toilet Paper Roll on May 7, 2021 8:41:53 GMT -5
Elvis said he was the best singer he ever heard, and I agree. I’d put him right below George Jones
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Post by Display Name on May 7, 2021 12:10:16 GMT -5
When his verse comes in on “End of The Line”..so awesome.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on May 7, 2021 13:09:18 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on May 7, 2021 13:38:17 GMT -5
Still one of the most hilariously awkward guest appearances of a celebrity on a scripted TV show. Like, everybody just sits around and watches the dude rattle off an entire song. Yeah, but...Catherine Bach. Boss Hogg enjoyed himself, the energy died off about the 1.55 mark and Uncle Jesse looked like he couldn’t give two shits either way. But Catherine Bach... Oh yeah. Not gonna lie, I was just a kid but she and Erin Grey (Wilma Deering from Buck Rogers) were both VERY important to my development in tastes in women. Great legs and sassy? Yes, please!!!
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Post by Hassan bin Sober on May 7, 2021 15:31:08 GMT -5
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Post by The Dark Order Inferno on May 8, 2021 6:01:07 GMT -5
I've never been a great fan of his or anything, but he's a weird part of the history of my birth town, Slough. It was where he played his first UK show in 1963, supported by the Beatles who by the end of the tour had famously been promoted to headline because of the reaction to them. The venue is today a tacky bingo club. Well, at least it wasn't demolished for flats like so many other historic venues.
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Post by An Dog On An Skateboard on May 8, 2021 7:05:32 GMT -5
I've never been a great fan of his or anything, but he's a weird part of the history of my birth town, Slough. It was where he played his first UK show in 1963, supported by the Beatles who by the end of the tour had famously been promoted to headline because of the reaction to them. The venue is today a tacky bingo club. Well, at least it wasn't demolished for flats like so many other historic venues. This is true. I do worry a bit though, there's a lot of development aimed at property speculator leeches going around that particular corner of the world. Cost of everything, value of nothing, etc.
But anyway.
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on May 8, 2021 8:50:03 GMT -5
"Mother" was pretty awesome.
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Post by XIII on May 8, 2021 9:13:31 GMT -5
Great voice that seemed almost preternaturally sad.
Blue Bayou is still the gold standard for me.
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Post by Zenengage on May 8, 2021 10:54:03 GMT -5
A great talent for sure. It is also worth noting that he is the namesake for the koopaling Roy Koopa.
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Post by Dr. T is an alien on May 8, 2021 11:51:24 GMT -5
I forgot the obligatory statement about the topic at hand: I loved the Traveling Wilburies and the one song he was the lead vocals on may very well be my favorite of the whole lot: m.youtube.com/watch?v=cko3dBWiyusNote: Sorry, I’m posting on my phone so the handy tab for imbedding a video isn’t available and I don’t recall the proper coding at the moment to do it manually. I’ll edit this later to do so.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Feb 20, 2024 15:11:37 GMT -5
I've never heard a Roy Orbison song that I haven't liked.
Roy is by far, one of the greatest singers, songwriters, musicians, performers and recording artists that has ever existed.
Roy was and will always continue to be a true musical genius.
I even greatly admire Roy's 1979 song "Hound Dog Man" which Roy had written, recorded and performed in honor of the memory of his friend Elvis Presley.
Roy and Elvis were good friends from the mid-1950's all the way up until Elvis' tragic death on August 16, 1977 and they always had such a great amount of respect for each other.
Here is Roy's live on stage rendition of "Hound Dog Man" from Austin City Limits on August 5, 1982.
"Penny Arcade" is another really cool Roy Orbison song.
Here's a live on stage rendition of that fun, groovy and catchy song by Roy from Roy's (1975) television special "Roy sings Orbison".
"Walk On" is another incredible Roy Orbison song.
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