Roy Orbison - "Only the Lonely" from Black and White Night

Roy Orbison and this all-star cast of friends (Bruce Springsteen, k.d. lang, Elvis Costello and more) perform Roy's "Only The Lonely," recorded on the Monument Records label. This video is from "A Black and White Night," available on Blu-Ray and DVD at RoyOrbison.com!

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[Phillip Crane]

I don't know squat about music fundamentals, but I know a special voice when I hear one and understand he had the VERY RARE ABILITY to sing at 7 different octave levels.. If I screwed that up, just understand what I'm trying to say, which is the compliment, and whats important and don't be the Blog Mother, and correct me, please.

[naturesports99]

Elvis had good taste of music, roy orbison was his idol.

[Frank Berg]

7 lol, 3-4 perhaps.

[Adua Monti]

una voce meravigliosa!!!!

[georgiatanasov92]

This is art !

[ritaggn]

Fantastic voice. Breaks my heart to know he is gone. As a footnote, a young kd lang is among the trio of backup lady singers.

[austin teutsch]

Notice the famous musicians in the background when Roy begins to sing, they are star struck as we all are when Roy Orbison sings. I saw him in Austin, Texs 4 months before his death. Absolutley the best concert I've ever seen in my life and I've seen them all from the Beatles to the Stones to well, you name it.

[Katalin Banoczy]

Super!!!!!

[Carlos Muñoz]

True that ! and what about John Lennon ? :)

[JUDITH CHAPELA]

Lo estoy escuchando recomendado por un gran amigo. Me encanta esta canción, aunque para mí, la más conocida sea Oh, Pretty Woman. A pesar de los años que tienen sus canciones, perduran en el recuerdo porque tienen una gran calidad.

[Daniel Gunter]

Orbison's voice was great not only because he had a wide range but because he could sing with apparently effortless power throughout that range. He also phrased brilliantly. For all the preternatural brilliance of the singing, the songs sound absolutely natural.