Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely

Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“Only the Lonely (Know The Way I Feel)” is a 1960 song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Recorded by Orbison, it became his first major hit. As an operatic rock ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, and is seen as a seminal event in the evolution of Rock and Roll.

Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely Music Video

Roy Orbison - Only the Lonely Lyrics

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Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah
Only the lonely

Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
Know the way I feel tonight (ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah)
Only the lonely (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)
Know this feelin aint right (dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah)

There goes my baby
There goes my heart
Theyre gone forever
So far apart

But only the lonely
Know why
I cry
Only the lonely

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Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah
Oh-oh-oh-oh-wah
Only the lonely

Only the lonely
Know the heartaches Ive been through
Only the lonely
Know I cried and cried for you

Maybe tomorrow
A new romance
No more sorrow
But thats the chance - you gotta take
If your lonely heart breaks
Only the lonely

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The song also appears on Orbison’s 1962 album, Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits, and his 1989 posthumous album A Black & White Night Live, from the 1988 HBO television special.

In 1999, “Only The Lonely” was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked it #232 on the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.”
source wikipedia.com

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 at 4:14 am.