i heard this play in a bar i was in,while serving in the british army in germany,it made me so sad for home and all my mates back home,its the best song ever,lardsters dad
I am really through this time.I have said it before,hurts like ,,,,, but it is for the best I don;t want someone who,doesn't care for me at all,not even a tiny bit.I was willing to wait for him,no matter how long it took.So it is time for someone else,the door is open all I have to do is walk through it.At least he wants to talk to me.
Roy Orbison had one of the most haunting voices ever heard. When I was a young man in the Navy in 1967 I was in a little Japanese Bar by myself at around 2 a.m. and Orbison's "Only The Lonely" came on the jukebox and I can well remember just about crying in my beer.
He was outstanding live , I saw 6 times in live concert , his voice is far better live and when he hit the high notes , it felt like the roof of the building would fall off because his voice was so powerful . I would rate him number one as a singer and I have seen many of the world's top acts live .
Without question, The Great Roy Orbison had the voice of a great opera singer and injected that voice into his type of music that could reach the heart of his audience and cause you to feel and experience the essence and intent of his songs deeply. His music will live on and be an inspiration to those who follow in his profession as it has during his life time.
Not true! After the Coconut Grove Show, Springsteen & Bonnie Raitt said he was so humbled that every single person invited had shown up, he was nearly in tears & responded, "You don't know how great it is to be wanted again!" He personally thanked every person down to the "handlers". After his wife, Claudette died in his arms on a roadside, their boys, 10&6, died in a house fire 2 yrs later. He was married to Barbara 19yrs. His family went with him on tours & they were devout Christians
ya dont have to be beautiful to be rememberd , god bless he big O, his talent shone throug and still shines on today. :))) forever in our hearts and ears.
I'm 62 and life has been quite a ride so far. I spent over 3 years in the Navy (196-71). I lived nearly 30 years as a functioning, at first, and then a dysfunctional drug addict. I got clean at the VA in 1995 and now have 16 years clean. Through all of that, the experiences and the time, Roy Orbison has always been part of my life. To this day, he can still bring a tear to my eye, put a smile on my face, and make me grateful in that I've been allowed to live even longer than he did. Thank God!
We mere mortals toss out the words 'Greatness' and 'Genius'. One only has to listen to the immortal Roy Orbison to understand the true meaning of these terms. His truly is a voice for the ages. Vaya con Dios, Roy Orbison.
The Greatest SCIENTIFIC Explanation. The SPIRIT Lives! HEAVENLY FATHER HAS APPEARED AND HE WALKS AMONG US. Only the Creator Himself can reveal His vision as His own. All the FUTURE He forwards in his gift to humanity..// watch LA PAROLA IN CUATRO and merge with the greatest pronouncement and the highest science, as He reveals all Creation. Watch and rejoice…this one is Real !! Yes, it is He ! @ La Parola In Cuatro. (He even looks like ZEUS !! )
2 mins & 58 secs of pure bliss! The word great is thrown about so easily today but I can honestly say that Roy was a true great. That voice can reduce a grown man to tears.
His wife broke his heart, but at the same time the pain she caused him was the inspiration for his unbelievable music. Elvis said Roy was the greatest. How can you argue with the king?
Bill Dees is still writing songs like this one we just posted one take a look at it . its bill dees sweet butterfly you will like this song we are going in to the studio to record this song and release it Bill wont stop writing at 72 he is still this good at it
Yes very true,many people i kinow dont like ELVIS!DONT REALLY KNOW WHY,addmitted Roy had most unique voice!& sureley Elvis was part of the rockabilly` rock`n`roll era!!!
@Stunatra Even at age 75, if Roy wouldnt have had the looks, he would have still been knocking them dead with that voice.......this is the man who made music, stood there and didnt need to act like an ass on stage/
Roy Orbison will always be missed, and I mean always. That man could sing his heart out, and maybe there's more than a little truth to this statement! It seemed sometimes that all of his grief came out whenever he sang, and whoever was in the audience could feel Roy's ALL whenever they heard Mr. Orbison sing. He has my enduring respect for his artistry.
i cant belive that a human can put so much beauty into words in this ugly cold discusting world,his songs are just magnificent unbelivable i fell like crying to lisen to his songs its pure love !!!!!! thank you roy - i love you soo much
I first heard Roy Orbinson in Dublin when I was about 15/16 i was taken to his concert by two older people. Did not know who he was at the time but he came on stage sat on a stool and sang his heart out. I couldn't get over the fact that this guy could hold an audience spellbound for so long. Have loved his music since then
I was living in Fort Ritchie, Mryland and was only 15 years old. My girlfriend left me for "Ronnie" and I really toought my life was over. And then I met Debbie Dahl Dillard from Virginia. I will never forget that time of my life. Thanks Roy.
Roy's voice was a magnificent instrument. If he'd had proper vocal training, he could have easily become a major opera singer. Instead, he was on his own...and spent his whole life exploring what he could do with his voice. What a gift to the whole world!
The amazing thing about Roy's songs are that they are so different in their format to most other songs which have verses and chorus. Very innovative Artist, Writer and Musician.
I was looking for the original version because I thought he wouldn't sound so good, being older. I gave this one a shot and he was as good as ever. It's so sad that it is over---
Oooh my gooshh, what a voice. And how you can hear very clearly it is not playback, his voice is sooo pure and clear, nobody could do better and will never sing better than mister Roy Orbison. I miss you Roy my friend.
I LOVE the tongue... That's just hilarious! *Beautiful song... Even though he looks like Larry Bud Melman dressed as an Elvis impersonator. I hope they fired the wardrobe guy on that day? Poor Roy...
Thank you for posting this. Some songs and some performances just electrify you and Roy singing It's Over does that. You can close your eyes and be back in 1964.
very good, there was a big orb impersinater in our local pub in pateley bridge and I'm sure he said one of the orbs original backing singers was singing with him, was good anyway. There is something mesmerising about the orbs music.
@mel0louise0 This comes from a stern heterosexual background, logo channel shows some amazing concerts liked Queen in the Ukraine.... Need I say more. I know Roy is in a different Genre still some channel's still show badass marathon's of some of the Most talented individual's..
i heard this play in a bar i was in,while serving in the british army in germany,it made me so sad for home and all my mates back home,its the best song ever,lardsters dad
Lardster142 3 days ago
@Lardster142 I heard it when I was bombing Dresden.
MrRobertJameson 3 days ago
I am really through this time.I have said it before,hurts like ,,,,, but it is for the best I don;t want someone who,doesn't care for me at all,not even a tiny bit.I was willing to wait for him,no matter how long it took.So it is time for someone else,the door is open all I have to do is walk through it.At least he wants to talk to me.
1949578 4 days ago
Roy Orbison had one of the most haunting voices ever heard. When I was a young man in the Navy in 1967 I was in a little Japanese Bar by myself at around 2 a.m. and Orbison's "Only The Lonely" came on the jukebox and I can well remember just about crying in my beer.
1948paulds 5 days ago
Goodbye Rangers. GIRFUY
wonderbhoy1967 2 weeks ago
Mr RobertJameson So old??
Have you read Roy's life story????
67jkerr 2 weeks ago
wow. I wish I'd been around to see him live
iblameindie 3 weeks ago
You never wanted to listen to Roy, after you just broke up with someone, his mornful songs would just destroy you.
angloamer123 3 weeks ago
Wow, he looked so old and lined at only 39.
MrRobertJameson 3 weeks ago 2
@MrRobertJameson He'd been through an awful lot. You know his wife and kids died in a fire, i believe.
DrewBludd 2 weeks ago
I heard he got an erection on the set during the taping of this program. Anyone witness that??
DSherry68 1 month ago
@DSherry68 No I didnt but thank God he was human. He was probably turned on by his own singing :)
IM4MJ2 4 weeks ago
I was blessed to see him once in concert -- must have been 1965. He was one of a kind and an amazing artist
basicaa 1 month ago
Yes! pure émotion. I lovet. I'M fan. Roy Orbison. Thank you.
sabrina60ful 1 month ago
Distilled pure emotion
wolfmanpeter195 1 month ago
He was outstanding live , I saw 6 times in live concert , his voice is far better live and when he hit the high notes , it felt like the roof of the building would fall off because his voice was so powerful . I would rate him number one as a singer and I have seen many of the world's top acts live .
thecherrytree333 1 month ago
@thecherrytree333 Hello. I saw him twice, and yes, his voice WAS better live than on recordings amazingly
enough.
dac1705 1 month ago
Without question, The Great Roy Orbison had the voice of a great opera singer and injected that voice into his type of music that could reach the heart of his audience and cause you to feel and experience the essence and intent of his songs deeply. His music will live on and be an inspiration to those who follow in his profession as it has during his life time.
Schnitzelschitzen 1 month ago
pure heart break,weve all felt it!
1ellenmaguire 1 month ago
COMPLETE LEGEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
osheal 1 month ago
elvis said he was far better than himself and thats true!!
30martyn 2 months ago 3
this is GENIUS , if i do say so , myself
kssolomon 2 months ago
John Lennon said Orbison had the greatest voice in rock and roll. No argument here.
originaljgf 2 months ago 2
I hear he was not a nice man
BusyB0X 2 months ago
Not true! After the Coconut Grove Show, Springsteen & Bonnie Raitt said he was so humbled that every single person invited had shown up, he was nearly in tears & responded, "You don't know how great it is to be wanted again!" He personally thanked every person down to the "handlers". After his wife, Claudette died in his arms on a roadside, their boys, 10&6, died in a house fire 2 yrs later. He was married to Barbara 19yrs. His family went with him on tours & they were devout Christians
DaveCarroll4 2 months ago
@RichardElden it must be you ,looking in a mirror perhaps!
MrScaramoosh 2 months ago
I'm confused when I was born because I listen too music before I was even born and I love it :)
DJMetalstone 2 months ago
Even King Elvis said Roy had the greatest voice in rock and roll! Unmatched!
WhippJunior 2 months ago 3
Just another reason I am proud to be a Texan! The Eyes of Texas are still on you Roy!
DalonCole 2 months ago
ya dont have to be beautiful to be rememberd , god bless he big O, his talent shone throug and still shines on today. :))) forever in our hearts and ears.
bigsinger1981 2 months ago 2
I'm 62 and life has been quite a ride so far. I spent over 3 years in the Navy (196-71). I lived nearly 30 years as a functioning, at first, and then a dysfunctional drug addict. I got clean at the VA in 1995 and now have 16 years clean. Through all of that, the experiences and the time, Roy Orbison has always been part of my life. To this day, he can still bring a tear to my eye, put a smile on my face, and make me grateful in that I've been allowed to live even longer than he did. Thank God!
DaveCarroll4 2 months ago 3
@DaveCarroll4 you have my utmost admiration. Keep on rocking man...
jimmy45next 2 months ago
@DaveCarroll4 Amen!
MrShestheoneandonly 3 weeks ago
The best.
bullogh 2 months ago
Classic.
vinnieandtina 2 months ago
AMAZING.
elemileTLDR 2 months ago
We mere mortals toss out the words 'Greatness' and 'Genius'. One only has to listen to the immortal Roy Orbison to understand the true meaning of these terms. His truly is a voice for the ages. Vaya con Dios, Roy Orbison.
bill2baggett 3 months ago
Pure Magic!
bartverstockt1 3 months ago
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bortelliM 3 months ago
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mrsselieko 3 months ago
2 mins & 58 secs of pure bliss! The word great is thrown about so easily today but I can honestly say that Roy was a true great. That voice can reduce a grown man to tears.
711honved 3 months ago 19
@711honved Yeah such emotion literally cuts thruw you :)
DJMetalstone 2 months ago
Need a DVD of this in true stereo.
nerole1 3 months ago
His wife broke his heart, but at the same time the pain she caused him was the inspiration for his unbelievable music. Elvis said Roy was the greatest. How can you argue with the king?
RIP brother.
stickitupyapipe 3 months ago 2
Bill Dees is still writing songs like this one we just posted one take a look at it . its bill dees sweet butterfly you will like this song we are going in to the studio to record this song and release it Bill wont stop writing at 72 he is still this good at it
21bugler 3 months ago
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purorockandron 4 months ago
Yes very true,many people i kinow dont like ELVIS!DONT REALLY KNOW WHY,addmitted Roy had most unique voice!& sureley Elvis was part of the rockabilly` rock`n`roll era!!!
crazytoad1971 4 months ago
Even if you have a voice these days, if you don't have the looks to go with it, you can't get anywhere.
Stunatra 4 months ago
@Stunatra Even at age 75, if Roy wouldnt have had the looks, he would have still been knocking them dead with that voice.......this is the man who made music, stood there and didnt need to act like an ass on stage/
stvoyager 4 months ago 2
@Stunatra i totally agree with that comment! we live in a very fickle world
MeatloafTribute1 4 months ago
Elvis said he had the best male voice of all times and I agree with him.
neejohn1 5 months ago
no 1 in the world sings like roy did yall
guido1365 5 months ago
i rest my case he rules
guido1365 5 months ago
2:33
cemott3rd 5 months ago
Roy Orbison will always be missed, and I mean always. That man could sing his heart out, and maybe there's more than a little truth to this statement! It seemed sometimes that all of his grief came out whenever he sang, and whoever was in the audience could feel Roy's ALL whenever they heard Mr. Orbison sing. He has my enduring respect for his artistry.
MOSFET2288 5 months ago 27
i cant belive that a human can put so much beauty into words in this ugly cold discusting world,his songs are just magnificent unbelivable i fell like crying to lisen to his songs its pure love !!!!!! thank you roy - i love you soo much
geilerziegenbock1 5 months ago 3
I am glad I am not the only one who remembers and misses Roy Orbison! He was the greatest!
joeocho88 5 months ago 3
class, pure class!
GazzaFJ27 5 months ago
I first heard Roy Orbinson in Dublin when I was about 15/16 i was taken to his concert by two older people. Did not know who he was at the time but he came on stage sat on a stool and sang his heart out. I couldn't get over the fact that this guy could hold an audience spellbound for so long. Have loved his music since then
kateomprint 5 months ago
To RichardElden - elvis looked bloody ugly before he died - and elvis didn't have the great voice Roy had
IanKWatts 5 months ago
time tested, thumbs all the way
kaulkking 5 months ago
So much hurt,but still all in one take, no one can touch this fantastic human being.
TheLiam240 6 months ago
nope she wont! i tryed, but now i feel like a stalker, mines a whiskey :)
1hedgeful 6 months ago
@1hedgeful I hope its Jack Daniels its the best to get over what ever ails you.
kateomprint 6 months ago
When I was 16 I saw him in concert in Ireland and didn't who I was watching but I knew he was brilliant and he still is
kateomprint 6 months ago
@kateomprint Songs that got your heart, with a voice that was a gift to humanity.
critchley3819 5 months ago
A sad song always--sadder yet when it really is over. So, so sad--
nancykidd10 6 months ago
Roy was amazing ... I love all of his songs. What a talent he was.
SuperHurricane6 6 months ago
Someone just kill me, that voice is to die for.
Tonithenightowl 6 months ago
I was living in Fort Ritchie, Mryland and was only 15 years old. My girlfriend left me for "Ronnie" and I really toought my life was over. And then I met Debbie Dahl Dillard from Virginia. I will never forget that time of my life. Thanks Roy.
meggieturi 6 months ago
Roy's voice was a magnificent instrument. If he'd had proper vocal training, he could have easily become a major opera singer. Instead, he was on his own...and spent his whole life exploring what he could do with his voice. What a gift to the whole world!
arezeeisme 6 months ago
Roy Orbison n' est jamais parti il vit avec moi pour toujours QuelTrésor qu'il nous a laissé
Mimi
52cardinal 6 months ago
What a voice. What writing. What emotion. Simple, and brilliant.
rm2551 6 months ago
thank you for an excellent video of Roy, who is still missed by so many of us. Do you think his thank you at the end was a little 'poke' at Elvis?!
avpandora 6 months ago
Thank goodness for youtube or we'd be forced to listen to whats out there today....NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....
LASchgos 7 months ago
@LASchgos indeed, imagine having to listen to the crap most self inflated and overrated Dj's and VJ's sling at the general public !
dasmol 6 months ago
Roy was the best. what a talent Brought me through my teen years
127589 7 months ago
One of the very best, Our world is a better place because of his gifts to us
edcyndy 7 months ago
What a super performer!!! Brilliant voice. . So sad about his family. Thanks Roy for all the beautiful music you left your fans.
jiffyyoyo 7 months ago
He has been called the (Enrico) Caruso of rock; he was that good.
hermangr 7 months ago
awesome singer
kezie666666 8 months ago
super...i like very much the dance and the song...can you tell me the title of the song???please..thank`s..:)
ronanita72 8 months ago
I was 3 when he sang this... Just F'in Amazing..... He has the voice of an angel.
shaunwtx 8 months ago
what kind of people could dislike that!??? what kinda bollocks is that!!
LAparis75 8 months ago
Heart rending.
vanislefan 8 months ago
The amazing thing about Roy's songs are that they are so different in their format to most other songs which have verses and chorus. Very innovative Artist, Writer and Musician.
pushkint1 8 months ago
He was the best!
ronnelson82 8 months ago
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bullogh 9 months ago
R O So underated - what talent, thanks for posting
budling29 9 months ago
just fantastic, shame about the schmeggim on the side of his mouth, the Everyman's Elvis.....he rules.
TheMaestroB 9 months ago
@TheMaestroB i feal ya, i worship this man and so upset noone got him a glass of water 4 cryn out load.
jeffery1143 9 months ago
Love this song
26jools 9 months ago
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This is the voice of God. Listen.
yetibuster 10 months ago
elvis said he wished he could sing as good as roy ! thats a true fact !
kevooom 10 months ago
I was looking for the original version because I thought he wouldn't sound so good, being older. I gave this one a shot and he was as good as ever. It's so sad that it is over---
winterka100 10 months ago
Oooh my gooshh, what a voice. And how you can hear very clearly it is not playback, his voice is sooo pure and clear, nobody could do better and will never sing better than mister Roy Orbison. I miss you Roy my friend.
iluvmyphilippina 10 months ago
I wish i could have seen Roy live in concert. if only.
TheLatch44 11 months ago
@TheLatch44 I did once.....and I will never hear a better voice than I did that night.
rbound827 11 months ago
I wish i could have see Roy live in concert. if only.
TheLatch44 11 months ago
Such a pure and simple way to present a song, yet it packs so much power. Great post.
anakina1 11 months ago
very neat video. I wish all the utube videos were like this one.
congratulations to the one who recorded it and posted here.
harfuch1 1 year ago
Wacky drumbeat. Had the drummer heard this before?
gemimasaliva 1 year ago
Think about this for a minute. . .Roy was only in his late 30s when this was done. . .what would it be like if Roy had not died at 52 in Dec of 89?
ChrisFrenchComedy 1 year ago
How did he chain smoke his whole life and have a voice like that? defies physics.
TruthSurge 1 year ago
The first time I heard this song,
it was summertime on a small radio.
I felt as if someone lifted me off the earth
and let me fall to the ground.
Amazing then, amazing now.
Cheers Roy.
Interview1998 1 year ago
Omg, this footage is the missing link between Roy Orbison and Antony Hegarty! It's a perfect match! The look, the high pitch!
DunderHugo 1 year ago
Everybody is wearing glasses like him these days...shame.
Izoucosmik 1 year ago
I dedicate this to the Boston Bruins! Fourth team in American sports history to blow a 3-0 series lead... at least we had the Red Sox!
docileprimate 1 year ago
I LOVE the tongue... That's just hilarious! *Beautiful song... Even though he looks like Larry Bud Melman dressed as an Elvis impersonator. I hope they fired the wardrobe guy on that day? Poor Roy...
Margeaux2010 1 year ago
An American treasure.Thanks for the music Roy.
mrfunnyman99 1 year ago 28
"la beauté des laids, des laids, se voit sans délai"
En voilà une jolie illustration
deepsky67 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this. Some songs and some performances just electrify you and Roy singing It's Over does that. You can close your eyes and be back in 1964.
jokergame 1 year ago
For some reason this song always makes me cry lol one of my favourite songs ever :-)
misspink102 2 years ago
my fave of roys. thanx 4 postin. rip roy.
goonerbrain59 2 years ago
Roy is an amzazing singer.
carsonstudio 2 years ago
Roy could sing live..not many can do that
JanV24031964 2 years ago
is there any footage of this as was shown on top of the pops on the embankment London
VERAKINS1 2 years ago
The world of music suffered a heartattack the day Roy died ,and has never recovered!!
stuballs42 2 years ago 2
This is probably the best concert footage of this song on Youtube. This and the one in Holland. Amazing!!
PrivatePyles 3 years ago
very good, there was a big orb impersinater in our local pub in pateley bridge and I'm sure he said one of the orbs original backing singers was singing with him, was good anyway. There is something mesmerising about the orbs music.
alfaromeoash 3 years ago
Uau...the big hair heheh...and the big music!
Wonderfull Roy!!
Tinorbison 3 years ago
Lovely. Thank You So Much. Could You Post The Other Songs if possible? Thanks
ericp22 3 years ago
Wonderful... Roy's amazing.
goodbye2romance 3 years ago
A whole hour and a half of Roy on BBC4 last night! It was a treat to watch, thanks for posting this. :-)
mel0louise0 3 years ago 11
Yes it was a real treat - the BBC can show good music when it wants to!
TheBigOooH 3 years ago 7
@mel0louise0 This comes from a stern heterosexual background, logo channel shows some amazing concerts liked Queen in the Ukraine.... Need I say more. I know Roy is in a different Genre still some channel's still show badass marathon's of some of the Most talented individual's..
DurbanpoisonXskunk 11 months ago