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USA Today Premiere: Roy Orbison’s studio demo of ‘The Comedians’

May 13, 2014 by admin

USA Today Premiere: Roy Orbison’s “THE COMEDIANS” (Studio Demo)

“USA TODAY premieres a studio demo of The Comedians, penned by [Elvis] Costello. Orbison’s son, Alex, describes it as ‘a beautiful song about forlorn, twisted abandonment’ and ‘one of the best ‘Orbison’ songs that Roy did not write, if not the best.'”

Read more and LISTEN HERE

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Alex Orbison, bonus track, Deluxe, Elvis Costello, Mystery Girl, new, Roy Orbison, The Comedians, USA Today

USA Today: Roy Orbison’s sons pay tribute in new doc

May 7, 2014 by admin

Video: Roy Orbison’s sons pay tribute in new doc

POP CANDY

Whitney Matheson, USA TODAY 9:26 a.m. EDT May 7, 2014

“Mystery Girl was a big hit and landed at No. 5 on the Billboard chart. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, a deluxe edition comes out this month, along with a documentary about its creation.

Mystery Girl: Unraveled features commentary from Petty, Lynne, Bono and others who worked with Orbison, along with the musician’s three sons. (It was directed by one of them, Alex Orbison.)

It’s moving to see the archival footage, but what really gets me is this new song featuring a previously unheard vocal by Roy and new instrumentation and backing vocals from his sons. They say it fulfills their lifelong dream to play with their father.”

Read more HERE!

Filed Under: Official News Tagged With: Mystery Girl, popcandy, Roy Orbison, Spin, The Way Is Love, USA Today

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