After “Only the Lonely” netted Roy Orbison his first hit in 1960, nearly all of his subsequent singles followed the same template: rock and roll arias of rejection and loneliness showing off his epic range and vibrato. But unlike contemporaries who continued to churn out rehashed versions of their Big Hit to diminishing returns, Orbison’s [...]
Archive for November, 2010
118) Roy Orbison – “Oh, Pretty Woman”
Posted in 08, 1964, tagged roy orbison on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
117) The Animals – “The House of the Rising Sun”
Posted in 10, 1964, tagged british invasion, the animals on November 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Well, when were in Detroit I caused a bit of a disturbance there because I said on the radio I didn’t like Motown, I thought it was whitened Negro music, it had taken the wildness and corralled it. I don’t know if that’s the new development or not, but I don’t like it. … Motown [...]
