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Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed the Big O, was an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Between 1960 and 1964, 22 of his songs placed on the Billboard Top 40, including "Only the Lonely", "Crying", and "Oh, Pretty Woman".
The combination of Orbison's powerful, impassioned voice and complex musical arrangements led many critics to refer to his music as operatic, giving him the sobriquet "the Caruso of Rock". His voice ranged from baritone to tenor, and music scholars have suggested that he had a three- or four-octave range. While most male performers in rock and roll in the 1950s and 1960s projected a defiant masculinity, many of Orbison's songs instead conveyed a quiet, desperate vulnerability. He was known for performing while standing still and solitary and for wearing black clothes and dark sunglasses, which lent an air of mystery.
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Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy film set in Los Angeles. Written by J. F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall, it stars Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, and features Hector Elizondo, Ralph Bellamy (in his final performance), Laura San Giacomo and Jason Alexander in supporting roles. Its story centers on down-on-her-luck Hollywood hooker Vivian Ward, who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy businessman, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of her week-long stay with him.
Originally intended to be a dark cautionary tale about class and sex work in Los Angeles, the film was reconceived as a romantic comedy with a large budget. It was widely successful at the box office, and it became one of the highest money-makers of 1990.
The film is one of the most popular films of all time; it saw the highest number of ticket sales in the US ever for a romantic comedy, with Box Office Mojo listing it as the #1 romantic comedy by the highest estimated domestic tickets sold at 42,176,400, slightly ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) at 41,419,500 tickets.
"Oh, Pretty Woman" (originally issued as "Pretty Woman") is a song recorded by Roy Orbison, written by Orbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monument Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 – the second single by Orbison to top the US charts. It was also Orbison's third single to top the UK Singles Chart chart (for a total of three weeks). The record ultimately sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbison's career. Within months of its release, in October 1964, the single was certified gold by the RIAA. At the year's end, Billboard ranked it the number four song of 1964.
The lyrics tell the story of a man who sees a pretty woman walking by. He yearns for her and wonders if, as beautiful as she is, she might be lonely like he is. At the last minute, she turns back and joins him. The title was inspired by Orbison's wife, Claudette, interrupting a conversation to announce she was going out. When Orbison asked if she had enough cash, his co-writer Bill Dees interjected, "A pretty woman never needs any money." Orbison's recording of the song, which used four guitars, was produced by Fred Foster.
In Dreams may refer to:
Roy Orbison - Leah (with Encore - Rare Live 1972)
Roy Orbison - "RUNNING SCARED /w ENCORE" (LIVE 9-5-87)
Crying live (with encore) Royal Albert Hall 1985
Roy Orbison - - - Running Scared - -{ Live }
Billy Gilman : Crying (by Roy Orbison) - 2nd Encore, The Sharon in The Villages FL 4/7/17
Oh Pretty Woman (with encore) live 08/10/1988
Roy Orbison Bridge Over Troubled Water.
roy orbison leah
Roy Orbison - "In Dreams" - Live 1982
ROY ORBISON - IN DREAMS - LIVE1988 (HQ-856X480)
Roy Orbison - Too Soon To Know (Melbourne Australia - 1973)
Roy Orbison - Distant Drums
➜Roy Orbison - Sleepy Head (Demo)
Roy Orbison - "Leah" from Black and White Night
Roy Orbison / Rollin On
Roy Orbison: "Sweet Caroline" from Live in Australia
Roy Orbison Running Scared Wembley
Oh Pretty Woman live 1972 (with encore)
Oh Pretty Woman (with encore) live in Sweden 1965
ROY Orbison ..... EVERGREEN ....a Beautiful Love Song
Roy Orbison Talks About His Song Running Scared
Roy Orbison - Falling
Roy Orbison - Leah 1963 HD
Roy Orbison - "Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, Md 3-29-87"