Top 10 Roy Orbison Songs

[llorando]

Shrouded in mystery behind those iconic shads, Roy Orbison was one of the founding fathers of Ron 'N' Roll that would forever change the face of music with is operatic voice and heart wrenching ballads of insecurity, heartache and fear, in an era when Rock 'N' Roll was about confidence and machismo. Whit his operatic voice and heart wrenching ballads Roy Orbison topped the charts with nine Top 10 hits between 1960 and 1965, with his firs major hit Only The Lonely topping the US charts at #2. Orbison wouldn't have another chart topper till 1989 with the posthumously released Mystery Girl album, the biggest selling album of his career reaching No. 5 on the charts.

Oh Pretty Woman

Crying

Only The Lonely

In Dreams

It's Over

Running Scared

You Got It

Mystery Girl

A Love So Beautiful

I Drove All Night

[TadCurious]

He was a pioneer and one of the great ones of music. Thanks for exposing him to people who may not have known about him.

[llorando]

It's all part of keeping his legacy alive.

[TadCurious]

Well said. He influenced so many great singers and songwriters.

[llorando]

Especially John Lennon and the Beatles.

[douride2]

Man what a collection of great songs.

[llorando]

In deed it is, other wise the take wouldn't of been featured.

[llorando]

*Promoted.

[llorando]

Forget about replacing featured with promoted, this take is now featured.

[douride2]

As well it should be.

[chocolatedragon]

Pretty Woman is fave of mines. I heard it for the first time in Sunny in Philadelphia.

I will however have to correct the statement of him "being the father of rock n roll".

Rock n roll began as a combination of AA jazz, blues, etc mixed with western country sounds. The genre didn't officially get its name until 1950. First rock n roll song was by Ike Turner, it was called "Rocket 88". It came out in 1951.

In 1951, Orbison was 15. He didn't start producing music until '57.

So chronologically & technically speaking, he's not the father of the rock. He's a definite pioneer, but not the father.

[epiman94]

Great take! Roy Orbison is the man! I saw the name of the take and knew it was you. Rock on! B-)

[llorando]

Of course you knew it was me, everyone know's I'm Orbison's number one fan =D.

[epiman94]

Yup. You take the cake for sure.

[Dandeus]

I'm sure you've seen this, but incase you haven't

https://youtu.be/bVRDvR7pjN4

[llorando]

It's OK but will never be as good as the Original.

[ILikeToilet]

My mum loves him :)

Only the Lonely <3 she loves that song and it's a damn great song.

[llorando]

She has great taste in music.

[Koldhearted]

Pretty woman #1

Heard it come on the other day and was like chyea

then it was fall out boys version and i damn near puked

[LittleSally]

I never got him... as an artist...
Maybe my music taste just doesn't encompass what he did... o. O

[lifes_curve_ball]

I'll have to remember to check these out, maybe I'll like them who knows

[SWilson]

You Got It is easily #1 for me. One of my favourite songs.

[Mark01]

Awesome list. Some runners up would include

Blue Angel
Uptown
Lana
I'm Hurtin
Blue Bayou

[ihatethiswebsite]

I only liked oh, pretty woman but that's a great song.

[JackKerouac77]

I never got into Roy, but thank you for this

[llorando]

Your welcome :).

[chocolateismylover]

His music is okay Lol :)

[llorando]

HIS MUSIC IS OKAY D=, He's not nicknamed the Big O for nothing. Just joking, it's fine if your not into his music.

[lifes_curve_ball]

Lol when I hear the nickname The Big O I immediately think of Oscar Robertson

[llorando]

@lifes_curve_ball I immediately think of orgasm lol.

[chocolateismylover]

Lmao !!!

[lifes_curve_ball]

Lmao, I guess I should have said nickname for a person. IFK if he likes the nickname though, I know Glen Big Baby Davis doesn't like his

[Anonymous]

Thank you for this take.

[llorando]

Your welcome :).

[Krushhbrownies]

Mystery girl is my favourite song from him

[llorando]

In Dreams is my favorite from him.

[YourFutureEx]

You seems to be a great fan of him.