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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.'”
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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.”
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