Chris Isaak performing "Only the Lonely" on Soundstage

[verbusen]

Two minutes of talking? Oh brother, can't play that in a rotation.

[NewWorldReport]

1 word....Damn.

[pkfireflies]

Awesome!

[woody8364]

best male vocalist alive , somewhere between elvis and orbison

[kit10luvssushi]

he is so so handsome, and his voice ahh, :o

[MsAzSunshine]

I just love this!!! Roy and Chris are two of my favorites. It is so wondeerful to hear a song and understand the lyrics. Not like the current mumob jumbo and nothing but sound effects..

[snoppy303]

Wow

[jm818809]

ONLY the BEST, from CHRIS.

[sfmssge]

amazing once again ! Chris is a cross of Elvis and Roy.....

[Sarusource]

Damnit! I wish I could sing like that!

[haastaboozia]

Back in nineteen hundred and nintynine I had a chance to see Mr. Isaak play a small venue at an Indian Casino in Oregon. I didn't take the chance. I'm still kicking myself in the buttock for that!

[davefordavefor]

Truly a FANTASTIC version of this wonderful song!!!

[totovillefranche]

In fact, the whole record where it comes from is terrific !!

[elmerhdga]

Chris is such a rare human being who is first a straight-ahead sanguine honest friend and neighbor who is such a gentleman and sight to behold, and second such a respector of great talent such as Orbison's and with his admiration, able to prepare and absolutely deliver a monumental tribute to Roy, with a presentation that fairly staggers the pleasure-center, if not necessarily the visually wired-up center. I kinda admire Chris's artistry. (know what i mean?)

[elmerhdga]

I been lonely my entire life, but mostly since about 1959, when Orbison brought this out, and now, thanks to Chris, I'm lonelier than ever ! LOL

[florinip]

forever alonely :))

[tommosshedpc]

Unbelievable!! Best male vocal in the world.(not including the great Tenors)

[josvandongen1]

no more sorrow, thanks

[roundedges2]

Need the dumbedoowahs!

[1953jazzman]

Chris is the only artist to cover Roy Orbison where I wasn't sitting there thinking that Roy should sue! Well, perhaps K.D. Lang falls into that category as well!

[dukie172]

Only Roy can hit that note. 'A' for effort, though.

[hearts76100]

BRITISH AND AMERICAN MUSIC IS THE BEST!!!

Everything else is pretty awful

[longrockwoman]

Falsetto=Manly Man, Chris Isaak, Aaron Neville, Roy Orbison, anyone else care to add to the list??

[ONENIGGER2ANOTHER]

@longrockwoman Raul Malo of the Mavericks, Jay Black, Elvis.

[bchbys]

@longrockwoman Brian Wilson

[johnnymac497]

had to pull the plug after the first 10 minutes of the boring story

[TheFantasy73]

VERY GOOD! I also like the extended version from ; geoffrey groos ..,here on youtube

[srvinfinity]

Only the Isaak could cover this and still it has Chris written all over it.

[mesienna]

AWESOME,goosebumbs,wow.. what more can i say.

Damn

[jhlucky1]

Wow! Great voice...great sense of humor!! Truly a class act. A rare artist.

[berend1959]

When you sad, than this cheer you up

Ben

[pearcey77]

Even Roy would be happy with that one!

[ZAOUWV]

Great cover! Yes Cris we love you

[performingsys]

Wow.. how great can one singer be? Makes me feel like I am beaming up...

[adelle1939]

God took Roy Orbison ,,,so, He gave us Chris Isaak,,,,thats my message

[nowheregirl22]

What a great performance!

I love it!

[Aphidboy]

Killer version. Whew. This man knows music, and, boy, can he sing!

[Blaydrnnnr]

man.. you know,... I love Chris as a performer.. rocking great real true rock and roll.. but damn.. the guys got looks, the guys got a voice.. this is just such a great performance... you almost wanna hate him for being so damn good..LOL J/K'ing.. hes a real inspiration and I play alot of his stuff on stage..such a great talent....

[curea229]

Sweet

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

Now that is sweet.. opening for Roy.. yeah. Only a few in the world can touch Roy. And Chris is so dang close. And so dang silly.. He just has to put the sequin suit on.. and the crowd went wild. Only guy who can make it cool and hysterical at the same time. Go Chris!

[BluntFella]

Hey Jigaboo123456,

The only way to convert a lesbian would be by using shock treatment.

[lahaila1]

M157...what are you talking about...half converted?

[susieQ128]

Chris is one of the few that does Roy Orbison's songs justice. Thanks for posting.

[captainbones42]

great song great version thank u for posting this

[Jigaboo123456]

Thanks for posting. A great talent singing agreat song/. I wish I could use my voice teh way he does at 2;50, it would melt the heart of a life-long lesbian and convert her!

[maxwell157]

You only want her half converted.

[abuffalo19]

Pardon my spelling

[abuffalo19]

Its great in an era of X-factor etc (exscuse for a second....or two.....) that we can still have some real talent around! If I want karaoke, well, I'll go to karaoke, but this is real respected class. Thanks...

[DarkStar5393]

this guy is underated. his music is the shit!

[maxgotballs]

this version is truly awesome!

[elmerhdga]

@maxgotballs dude, This version is so dang awsome, that it is a low-ballin', freight-haulin', short-nor-tallin',flamin'-stal­lin', keelhaulin' Favourite Of Us'n's. Yeee Haaah

[azbquinton]

I may be incorrect but my thinking is that this is an original Roy Orbison song? Not sure but anyway regardless has anyone ever done it better then Orbison or Isaak? In my humble opinion 2 of the best American voices ever! Thanks for posting!

[kapaibro]

If you listen to the opening, Chris explains that he was always an Orbison fan, and got to open for him in concert, and so they were going to do his song.

[azbquinton]

You're right and I don't know how I missed that as I've watched this clip about 100 times! DUH!! I think it's because of the multitasking? At least that's what I'll say, lol. Thanks again, great song no matter who seems to cover it, great song!

[GARYMILKERT]

LISTEN AND LEARN

[ELVISFREE1977]

great

[lanalo99]

Yes only the lonley will only know this song

[Webbsandflows]

...great performer great guitar player wonderful record & video maker... and the man has HUMOUR too.... lovely posting, thanksso much, so enjoyable to watch

xxxx

[hajqbvii]

Chris is also a very funny guy...love his voice!...thanks for posting

[n2498al]

this is one of my favourite song os Chris Isaak.a wonderfull song.

[Dortmunder1980]

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