"... In Dreams I Talk To You ..." (In Dreams - 1963)
La scorsa notte ho sognato Roy Orbison.
Eravamo soli in una in una stanza e lui se ne stava in piedi immobile, in silenzio.
Indossava un completo nero e aveva gli immancabili occhiali da sole.
Lo fissavo incredulo senza avere il coraggio di parlare.
"White " mi dice, improvvisamente, rompendo il silenzio.
"Roy ...... Come va?"
"Bene, grazie. Ascolta, volevo chiederti un favore"
"Un favore? Certamente, se posso ..."
"Dalle vostre parti, sulla terra, c'è un posto dove si pubblicano recensioni.
Mi pare si chiami Database o qualcosa del genere..."
"Ah si, DeBaser ..."
"Si credo si chiami proprio così.
Ecco, in quel sito ho letto per caso una recensione che mi riguarda e che non mi è piaciuta affatto. Non mi ci ritrovo. Potresti scriverne una tu per sistemare le cose?"
"Certamente, ma non so se sono all'altezza del compito. Se potessi darmi una mano ..."
"Una mano?"
"Si. Magari raccontandomi qualcosa. Per esempio vuoi che parli del periodo d'oro degli anni '50/'60, del ritorno al successo verso la fine degli anni '80 con Mystery Girl oppure dei Traveling Wilburys?"
"Preferirei che parlassi del primo periodo, diciamo fino alla metà dei sessanta. Prendi una raccolta, ad esempio quella della Rhino Records mi sembra ottima ..."
"Va bene"
"Cominciamo?"
"Ecco, che cosa suonavi all'inizio e come hai fatto ad approdare alla Sun di Phillips"
"Allora, nel Texas, dove sono nato, suonavo Country e, pensa, nel 1954 diedi una mia composizione all'amico Buddy Holly, texano come me.
Fu così che l'anno dopo con il mio gruppo, i Teen Kings, mi recai nello studio di Petty, il produttore di Buddy, per incidere un brano che avevo appena composto, Ooby Dooby. Purtroppo però il disco non ottenne alcun risultato."
"Fu allora che ti notò Sam Phillips"
"Certo. Era la primavera del 1956 ed Elvis aveva firmato per la RCA perciò Phillips era a caccia di nuovi talenti da lanciare. In realtà io avrei voluto cantare ballate.
Sai, il Rockabilly non era nelle mie corde, ma comunque accettai di farmi guidare da Sam perché mi pareva che avesse le idee chiare. Anzi certamente le aveva.
Lui era un tipo vulcanico, voleva che ogni cosa girasse a mille, che fosse veloce, energica, ma io non ero Presley. Così cercavo di assecondarlo, di seguire le sue indicazioni. Però ogni tanto mi scoraggiavo e gli dicevo < Signor Sam, io voglio cantare ballate> ma lui sorrideva e tirava dritto per la sua strada. All'inizio i fatti parevano dargli ragione. Ooby Dooby nel 1957 fu un discreto successo e... come? Ah si, è Tom Fogerty che mi ricorda la cover dei Creedence ..."
"Certo, quella di Cosmo's Factory"
"Stavo parlando del successo con la Sun.
Ecco, però a parte Ooby Dooby, gli altri singoli come Rockhouse non riuscirono a sfondare, forse perché non davo la giusta interpretazione ai brani, ma, l'ho già detto, il Rockabilly non era proprio il mio genere."
"Quando lasciasti la Sun?"
"Nel 1958 dopo aver scritto Claudette, un brano portato al successo dagli Everly Brothers.
Mi trasferii a Nashville per incidere le mie agognate ballate.
All'inizio non ebbi fortuna poi, finalmente, nel 1960 scalai la classifica con Only The Lonely. Fu il vero inizio della mia carriera. Blue Angel, Crying, Running Scared, In Dreams, Dream Baby furono tutti successi da Top Ten fra il 1960 ed il 1963 sia in America che in Inghilterra. "
"A cosa credi fosse dovuto il tuo successo?"
"Beh, forse l'atmosfera dei brani.
Per esempio Only The Lonely è aperta da un coro Doo Woop quasi sussurrato che viene rotto dalla mia voce potente, quasi lirica, creando così un notevole impatto emozionale.
I miei arrangiamenti erano ricchi di sonorità, le altre canzoni, al confronto, sembravano davvero scarne.
Insomma credo che il mio stile fosse originale ed i testi, spesso tristi e malinconici, si adattavano perfettamente alle progressioni melodiche.
Sai anche i miei concerti erano insoliti.
Me ne stavo immobile sul palco, con gli occhiali da sole. Una figura esile, vestita di nero che improvvisamente esplodeva in una voce drammatica e intensa.
Così tutti rimanevano a bocca aperta ..."
"Incontrasti anche i Beatles in quel periodo"
"Certo fu durante il Tour in Inghilterra del 1963. Mi guardavano come se fossi un marziano. Io venivo prima e loro se ne stavano dietro il sipario ad ascoltarmi pieni di paura Dicevano ..."
"Già, poi la storia di Please, Please Me ..."
"Si, l'ho saputo. Si erano ispirati alle mie progressioni. Sai : Come On, Come On ... Please , Please Me Oh Yeah ... Vero ragazzi?
Ci sono John e George qui accanto che annuiscono sorridendo ...
Anni dopo anche Springsteen dimostrerà la sua ammirazione e mi citerà in Thunder Road "
"E poi il classico Oh Pretty Woman"
"Si, del 1964. Un grande successo che poi fu ripreso tanti anni dopo in quel film ..."
"Quello con Richard Gere e Julia Roberts del 1990"
"Si, proprio quello ...
Di Oh Pretty Woman sono veramente orgoglioso, credo che sia un vero e proprio classico.
Beh, direi che può bastare anche perché devo lasciarti.
Mi raccomando, la recensione"
"Non ti preoccupare Roy, sarà fatto"
"Grazie, ciao"
"Ciao Roy. R.I.P."
Elenco tracce e testi
01 Ooby Dooby (02:10)
Hey baby, jump over here
When you do the ooby-dooby I just gotta be near
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-do-wah
Well you wiggle to the left, you wiggle to the right
You do the ooby-dooby with all of your might
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-do-wah
Well you wriggle and you shake, like a bit rattle snake
You do the ooby dooby 'till you think her heart'll break
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-do-wah
Well you've been struttin' 'cause now you know
How to do the ooby dooby, baby let's go!
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby
Ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, ooby-dooby, dooby-do-wah-do-wah-do-wah
02 Go! Go! Go! (02:10)
(ELLIS/Orbison)
ROY ORBISON (Sun 242, 1956)
Well you can't be my lovin' baby, you ain't got the style
I'm gonna get some real gone love
That'll drive a cool cat wild
I'm gonna move, rollin' right on down
Gonna get me a gal that'll go out on the town
Well you move on down the line
I'm gonna get me a gal that'll make some time
She can't be square, she can't be slow
'Cause when we start struttin', gotta go-go-go
Well I'm gonna show you ain't so hot
I'm gonna get what you ain't got
She'll be sweet, won't do me wrong
She'll be cool and twice as gone
You gotta roll, move it right on down
Gonna get me a gal that'll go out on the town
Well you move on down the line
I'm gonna get me a gal that'll make some time
She can't be square, she can't be slow
'Cause when we start struttin', gotta go-go-go
03 Rockhouse (02:01)
Blue light, big crowd
Jukebox plays loud
No fear, no care
Everybody's rockin' everywhere
Rockhouse, rockhouse, rockhouse
We're goin' to the rockhouse
Well rock it in the mornin'
Rock it in daylight
Rockin' through the evening
And I won't be home at night
Rockhouse, we're goin' to the rockhouse
Rock-a-rockhouse
Heartache, you lose
No trouble, no booze
Come one, come all
Well rock it up and have a ball
Rockhouse, rockhouse, rockhouse
We're goin' to the rockhouse
04 Devil Doll (02:05)
Devil Doll..........Devil Doll
We went steady in the fall,
we broke up in the spring
your young lovin blinds,
and you gave me back my ring
Well I see now what my friends saw then,
that you're just not the one
to love someone true
the way I love you,
oh devil doll
Now I'm not the first one
and I won't be the last,
you'll make my heart
just another heart you've broken in the past
Don't play a game with another guy,
don't make me feel so blue,
I'm a guy that's true and I love you
oh devil doll
Now I'm not the first one
don't let me be the last,
don't make my heart
just another heart you've broken in the past,
Don't play a game with another guy,
don't make me feel so blue,
I'm a guy that's true and I love you
oh devil doll (devil doll)
06 I'm Hurtin' (02:43)
Felt this way yesterday,
Today I keep hurtin', yeah hurtin'
Time goes by, right on by, and I,
I'm still hurtin', yeah hurtin'.
You walked away, the pain began,
I knew I'd never love again.
Oh my heart tore apart,
And I'm sure hurtin', yeah hurtin'.
You walked away, the pain begain,
I knew I'd never love again.
Seems to me my destiny
Is to be just hurtin', yeah hurtin.
09 Crying (02:45)
Roy: I was all right for a while
I could smile for a while
KD: THEN I saw you last night
You held my hand so tight
WHEN you stopped to say hello
Roy: You wished me well
You couldn't tell that
I've been crying over you,
crying over you And you said "So long" Left me
standing all alone, alone and crying, crying, crying, crying
It's hard to understand
But the touch of your hand can start me crying
I thought that I was over you But it's true, so true
I love you even more than I did before
But darling, what can I do?
For you don't love me
And I'll always be crying over you, crying over you
Roy: Yes now you're gone
Both: And from this moment on, I'll be crying, crying, crying, crying
Yeah, crying, crying over you
10 Candy Man (02:43)
(Fred Neil/Beverley Ross)
Come on baby, let me take you by the hand
come on sugar, let me take you by the hand
go for me, let me be,
all your own candy, your candy, candy man
come on baby, I love your honey lovin ways
baby sweet thing, I love your honey lovin, your honey lovin ways
come to me, let me be
all your own candy, your candy, candy man
Come on woman, gonna treat you right
give you candy kisses every single night
candy man, candy man, candy man, candy man,
go for me, let me be
all your own candy, your candy, candy man.
11 The Crowd (02:20)
Words and Music by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
I go out with the crowd, I play the game
Pretending out loud but it don’t seem the same
For the heart of the crowd is gone from sight
My part of the crowd is not with me tonight
I remember the FUN, every dance with you
All the crazy things that we used to do
Sometimes we’d wait for a chance
And then we’d steal away
From the crowd and the dance to our hideaway
Aww, but you’re gone and it’s not the same old game
I fall apart each time I hear your name
Guess I’ll go along with the crowd, I’ll make believe
That you’ll come back to me, run back to me
Hurry back to the crow-ow-ow-owd a-and me-e-e-e-e.
13 Running Scared (02:10)
Words and Music by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson
Just runnin’ scared each place we go
So afraid that he might show
Yeah, runnin’ scared, what would I do
If he came back and wanted you
Just runnin’ scared, feelin’ low
Runnin’ scared, you love him so
Just runnin’ scared, afraid to lose
If he came back which one would you choose
Then all at once he was standing there
So sure of himself, his head in the air
My heart was breaking, which one would it be
You turned around and walked away with me.
14 Leah (02:37)
Hey, Leah Leah
Hey, Leah Leah
Here I go
From the hut to the boat to the sea for Leah
Uh huh! I gotta go diving in the bay
Gotta get a lot of oysters
Find some pearls today
To make a pretty necklace for Leah
Leah
I gotta go deep and find the ones just right
I'll bet my Leah will be surprised tonight
I'll place the pearls around the only girl for me
Leah
But something's wrong
I cannot move around
My leg is caught
It's pulling me down
But I'll keep my hands shut tight for if they find me
They'll find the pearl for Leah
And now it's over
I'm awake at last
Oh, heartaches and memories from the past
It was just another dream about my lost love
About Leah
Hey, Leah Leah
Hey, Leah Leah
Here I go
Back to sleep and in my dreams
I'll be with Leah
Leah
Leah
16 In Dreams (02:46)
Roy Orbison
A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper
"Go to sleep. Everything is all right."
I close my eyes, Then I drift away
Into the magic night. I softly say
A silent prayerLike dreamers do.
Then I fall asleep to dream My dreams of you.
In dreams I walk with you. In dreams I talk to you.
In dreams you're mine. All of the time we're together
In dreams, In dreams.
But just before the dawn, I awake and find you gone.
I can't help it, I can't help it, if I cry.
I remember that you said goodbye.
It's too bad that all these things, Can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams In beautiful dreams.
17 Falling (02:22)
Roy Orbison
I'm falling, I'm falling
Falling in love with you
Baby, Come closer closer to me, And listen listen so carefully
Remember all the nights that I told you that I loved you
It wasn't true,I used you,And you were just someone new
To thrill this lonely heart of mine
I was lying all the time
Pretending to be falling in love with you
But it's different now, I've kissed you now
So forgive me forgive me somehow
Hold me tight for tonight, Then tell me truth
If you still love me, Say that you love me
Don't leave me now
Now that I'm falling for you
I'm falling, I'm falling
Falling in love, Falling in love with you
19 Oh, Pretty Woman (02:55)
Pretty woman, walking down the street
Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
Pretty woman
I don't believe you, you're not the truth
No one could look as good as you
Mercy
Pretty woman, won't you pardon me
Pretty woman, I couldn't help see
Pretty woman
That you look lovely as can be
Are you lonely just like me
Wow
Pretty woman, stop a while
Pretty woman, talk a while
Pretty woman, gave your smile to me
Pretty woman, yeah yeah yeah
Pretty woman, look my way
Pretty woman, say you'll stay with me
'Cause I need you, I'll trear you right
Come with me baby, be mine tonight
Pretty woman, don't walk on by
Pretty woman, make me cry
Pretty woman, don't walk away, hey...okay
If that's the way it must be, okay
I guess I'll go on home, it's late
There'll be tomorrow nigh, but wait
What do I see
Is she walking back to me
Yeah, she's walking back to me
Oh, oh, Pretty woman
20 Blue Bayou (02:29)
I feel so bad I've got a worried mind
I'm so lonesome all the time
Since I left my baby behind on Blue Bayou
Saving nickels, saving dimes, working 'till the sun don't shine
Looking forward to happier times on Blue Bayou
I'm going back some day come what may to Blue Bayou
Where you sleep all day and the catfish play on Blue Bayou
All those fishing boats with their sails afloat If I could only see
That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be
Go to see my baby again
And to be with some of my friends
Maybe I'd be happy then on Blue Bayou
I'm going back some day, gonna stay on Blue Bayou
Where the folks are fine and the world is mine on Blue Bayou
Oh, that girl of mine by my side the silver moon and the evening tide
Oh, some sweet day gonna take away this hurtin' inside
I'll never be blue, my dreams come true on Blue Bayou
23 (Say) You're My Girl (02:44)
(Orbison/Dees)
Hello, may I have this dance with you?
How have you been, girl?
Hold me, and then girl
just let me look at you.
Tell me, now, is it true?
Oh, did you break up?
No chance to make up.
I hate to take up all your time,
but tell me.
Oh, no it won’t be repeated.
You mean to tell me he cheated?
Oh, what a fool he’s been
Though he is, my best friend
I hate it this way,
But I’ve waited for this day.
I’ve always wanted
You to be my girl.
Be my girl, you’re my girl.
I still don’t believe it
he played around on you.
When all the time he knew
I loved you too
With your big eyes,full lips,
High cheek bones,
And ev’rything about you, girl.
Personality girl,
Gimme a chance, come on,
Let’s dance,some
Dance the night awa--y;
You’re my girl.you’re my girl, you’re my girl.
Baby doll, baby, baby, hold me tight.
Be mine tonight, say it’s alright.
And I will never, ever let you go, oh...
Be my girl, be my girl,
you’re my girl.you’re mine,
you’re my girl.
24 Goodnight (02:23)
(Orbison/Dees)
My Lovely woman child
I found you out running wild with someone new
You've been untrue, And everybody knows we're through
But I can't say goodbye to you, No matter what you do
My heart won't let you go, Although I know you go
With someone new, I think of you
I think of how you kiss, Your tenderness
With all of this, I miss the way you say goodnight
Bittersweet, your kisses, When my heart still misses
The way that things used to be, But I know you're strong for
Other arms you long for, And you can never come back to me
Not just for yesterday, tonight or tomorrow
Ah, but forever
I'll hear you say goodnight, goodnight
Goodnight turned out to be a lie
And I can't help it if I cry
Goodnight my love, Sleep tight my love
Goodnight
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