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Orbison's profound musical and emotional influences may be heard in early Beatles singles e.g.

Mike Ragogna: "What The Hell": A Conversation with Avril Lavigne, a Josh T. Pearson Exclusive, Roy Orbison News and a YouTube/RightsFlow Deal Mike Ragogna 2011

While his second single for Monument, "Uptown," became his biggest hit as a performer since "Ooby Dooby," it was Orbison's third single for the label, "Only The Lonely Know How I Feel," which announced to the world the true artistry of Roy Orbison.

Mike Ragogna: "What The Hell": A Conversation with Avril Lavigne, a Josh T. Pearson Exclusive, Roy Orbison News and a YouTube/RightsFlow Deal Mike Ragogna 2011

Even the song choices convey a sense of duality, like Roy Orbison's "Cryin'" —who ever heard of a rockabilly heartbreaker?

The Jazz Scene: Hot Tones, Francophones Will Friedwald 2011

Among dozens of citations are the Dallas Cowboys 'lawsuit against a porn movie producer who used cheerleader uniforms in an X-rated film, 2 Live Crew's parody of Roy Orbison's classic song "Pretty Woman" and an artist's series of photographs featuring a Barbie doll depicted in sexualized positions.

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Yet she removes the backbeat and the echo chamber not to mention the sunglasses, and reduces the song to its most emotional essentials; Orbison's colorful melismas become even more anguished and tearful.

The Jazz Scene: Hot Tones, Francophones Will Friedwald 2011

Among dozens of citations are the Dallas Cowboys 'lawsuit against a porn movie producer who used cheerleader uniforms in an X-rated film, 2 Live Crew's parody of Roy Orbison's classic song "Pretty Woman" and an artist's series of photographs featuring a Barbie doll depicted in sexualized positions.

Chamber Of Commerce Still Suing Yes Men Over Last Year's Prank Marcus Baram 2010

Because of the later song, we can recognize that Orbison's narrator has the “same thing” -- sex -- on his mind as the later singers ….

If a book meets a book coming through the rye Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Because of the later song, we can recognize that Orbison's narrator has the “same thing” -- sex -- on his mind as the later singers ….

Archive 2009-07-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

Among dozens of citations are the Dallas Cowboys 'lawsuit against a porn movie producer who used cheerleader uniforms in an X-rated film, 2 Live Crew's parody of Roy Orbison's classic song "Pretty Woman" and an artist's series of photographs featuring a Barbie doll depicted in sexualized positions.

Chamber Of Commerce Still Suing Yes Men Over Last Year's Prank Marcus Baram 2010

Atkins ended the night with a solo cover of Roy Orbison's "Crying," a tune as dramatic as any song not written centuries ago in Italian can be.

Concert review: Nicole Atkins live is a high note at Rock & Roll Hotel 2011