Re: Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989)

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:21 pm

Jeff Lynne's back.

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:21 pm

Video!

by Butterfield Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:21 pm

Nightjar wrote:
Butterfield wrote:Bit too hillbilly for my liking.

I think you mean Rockabilly.

Hillbilly would be bluegrass.

I think that is indeed what I meant.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:21 pm

Roy sounds like he's taken his teeth out. shifty

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:21 pm

A Love so Beautiful

Must have been a single dunno

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:22 pm

Oh, this is going to be a tearjerker.

Like Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt".

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:22 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Roy sounds like he's taken his teeth out.

by Butterfield Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:22 pm

I'm going to guess Uncle Roy isn't going feature in this video.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:23 pm

I've just looked at his discography on Wikipedia. It's amazing how much bigger his albums were in Britain than in America. gasp

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:23 pm

Nightjar wrote:
Butterfield wrote:
Butterfield wrote:His voice does sound... "older" on this.

But still younger than Nightjar.

I've got a voice like Aled f*cking Jones me.

castrato?

by Butterfield Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:23 pm

I think I saw a BBC Four(?) documentary about this album and I remember this song being featured.

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:23 pm

Sensational Alex Harvey band clowning.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:23 pm

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:24 pm

Nightjar wrote:
The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Roy sounds like he's taken his teeth out.

It sounds a bit like he's got early onset lockjaw.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:24 pm

Track 5 - California Blue.

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:24 pm

It's more than a bit of a dirge this.

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:25 pm

The Call of the Wendigo wrote:Track 5 - California Blue.

Something something lovely plumage lovely plumage...

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:25 pm

California Blue

'nuther video.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:25 pm

Ghostbusters 2!

by Nightjar Tue Aug 15, 2023 7:25 pm

Pure ELO arpeggioing synthesised keyboards.

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Roy Orbison - Mystery Girl (1989)