Best Opening Lyrics: No. 12
--Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams'
Beautifully haunting by itself, chillingly twisted in 'Blue Velvet.'
Listen to the line!
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Reader Comments(1 of 1)
Jim Beckerat 8-06-2007
Hey! Somebody's got to comment on my man Roy! There are circles in the biz where he is considered...the MAN!
Leeat 8-06-2007
Anything he ever sang is a classic. Ashame he had such heartache in his personal life with the death of his first wife and his two little boys.
Carlaat 8-07-2007
Some people should really know what they are talking about before speaking. Bon Jovi himself is a BIG fan of Bruce Springsteen. Though I must say you can't compare either of them to Bob Dylan. That's just impossible. They are all individuals with different talents and types of music. Dylan is kickin on the guitar, as is Eddie Van Halen and Richie Sambora. Then again that is my opinion. Everyone has a right to their opinion, so why bash them for it?
IF Bon Jovi wasn't good enough, he wouldn't be movin in with the Country Folks now would he? If he wasn't talented, he would be no where near Country Music or any stage period.
If your going to have negative comments about Country Music next, just keep them to yourself. Everyone can like whatever music they choose. Just because someone doesn't like it, doesn't mean nobody else can listen to it.
Mikeat 8-07-2007
This opening line should be #1!
"A candy-colored clown they call the sandman...".
Think the writer of that line ever smoked weed? Ya think?!
Roy is The Man.
Trebor Lloydat 8-14-2007
Amen to Jim Becker...Roy Orbison is a giant of rock--far more influential than many realize and with a voice that defies description.
thissitesucksat 9-19-2007
Hey Carla, i agree with you saying you can listen to anything you like. It goes without say. The only talent i discovered in Bon Jovi,however, is keeping his hair up.
Roy Orbison was ten times the artist he will ever be.
dAnnyat 9-24-2007
and what do you do with "The Sandman" nasty. yous a freak, messing wit a clown.
SHAWNat 9-24-2007
Carla, were you DRUNK when you wrote your comment? This article is about ROY ORBISON! Get with program . . . IDIOT!
Marciaat 9-30-2007
I really miss Roy Orbison. He really added something to the Wiburys. But my favorite was "Mystery Girl".
tygrusfurbellyat 9-30-2007
couldn't really appreciate this guy until I hit 28.
always thought he was some old country crooner singing about his woman cheating on him or leaving on him.
Not until i heard "Anything you want..you got it.
anything at all you got it..baaaaaaaby!" and that guitar riff following...was at that point I was hooked.
Even though I had heard the song hundreds of times before and my mother liked Roy Orbison music.
One day this song just hit me ..like an epiphany does.
sorayaat 10-15-2007
Roy Orbison was great indeed. So are the other artists. I think we all have talents, perhaps untapped because some get lost on the way. But Roy had his place in history.
Oh, and why can't a musician have a go at a different market? (even though i do agree that country is alot easier than Rock and Roll.)
acklesforlifeat 10-26-2007
yo dis f in sucs
sherryat 10-28-2007
When he sang "Crying" it literally hurt ones soul.
I was so sad upon his passing. I still miss him. He was AMAZING
Debbiat 4-01-2008
Ah....Roy....try to catch the PBS concert of him at a small club in NYC...backed by some of the biggest names in music...a truly amazing program
DrawBySundownat 8-04-2008
Roy Orbison... truly amazing, wonderful, and the best
jimmyv2222at 12-21-2008
A little bit of history, sandman were a brand of sleeping pills back int he 40's and 50's so this line makes sens just like the line " Mr sandmand bring a dream.....
deesjointat 6-10-2009
Roy Orbison's voice is one of the few that can move me to tears...You can always hear some shade of pain in his voice--even on the upbeat songs. Still the man, Roy is...