This is the 1963 version and is far superior to the re-recorded version from 1986 because when he says "too bad they're only dreams," you hear the violin, the orchestra, and his voice come together in a dramatic fashion. Everyone is doing their part to create this beautiful song. The violins are muted in the later version, and to me, this affects my enjoyment. I mean, it's still great, it's Roy Orbison, but THIS is the version for me. Those violins get right in there, and I never feel more alive than when listening to this song.
He doesn't sing "too bad they're only dreams"....he sings "it's too bad that all these things can only happen in my dreams"....but I agree, this version is the best. It might be the most beautiful song I ever heard
What a glorious song dedicated to my sweet wife who died from breast cancer at 43 but love never dies and no such thing as closure , that was in 1996, and she’s always alive in my dreams. Grief is the price we pay for love! Queen Elizabeth.
We recently lost my dads beautiful wife to cancer and this was their wedding song, we played it at her funeral yesterday. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to hear it without crying now but what a beautiful song. You’re right, love never dies xxx
I am also terminally ill with cancer at the age of 51. 3 years ago I met the love of my life. And six months later I am told that I do not have long to live. Our Lord has a sick sense of humor... But this song will be heard at my funeral...
He was the greatest singer of all time . Elvis Presley said he had the greatest voice of any . And when he was in England the Beatles was his back up group. John Lennon after three or four encores said to him Yankee go home .
Hi Roy, thanks for the lovely songs you gave us, you were FAB then and still are, l picked this song for someone special they know who they are, thats the only way l get to walk and talk with them now, SaD. RIP Roy.
I was 10 when this song came out. It made me cry and I didn't quite know why. It makes me cry again for my husband who said his final goodbye in 2012 😢❤
Bonsoir Monsieur Roy MERCIIi, je vais mieux m endormir après vous avoir écouté... Quelle délicieuse "potion", du miel!...❤ Prières ferventes d AMOUR 💓❤️
Quel Homme merveilleux, on le devine dans sa voix d or!.... Il aimante la perle la plus réfractaire !.... BRAVO ! Le charme, c est ça, on est doué où on ne le sera jamais ! MERCIIii et Félicitations Monsieur Avec mes prières d AMOUR 💕❤️
I'm 52, and I've never heard this one before! I've listened to the Oldies almost exclusively, since I was a young teenager, since I didn't like 80s music. I therefore cannot believe I've never heard this before. There's ALWAYS new songs to discover from the Golden Era of Music!
@@tryton111 I noticed the deleterious changes in music at 12 years old, in 1979. At least in country music, which was about the only "modern music" that I could stand then. I only developed a taste in rock later. Anyway, I thought that it was an honest mistake, and that the adults would discover it and "fix the music". But they didn't. And at the age of 16, on a school bus in 1983, while listening to a particularly vile "Today's Hot New Country" p.o.s. song, I decided it wasn't a simple mistake, it was on purpose. And I decided I wasn't going along with it anymore. And that I'd just listen to the Oldies stations from then on. Which I mostly already was doing at that point. That's the day I became a "grumpy old man" about the noise "the youngin's were listening to"...at the age of 16. And decided not to just go along with the crowd. Which I was already not doing anyway, because I couldn't stand most 80s music. Anyway, today I'm still discovering "new to me" music from the greatest, most highly concentrated, Golden Era of Music that has ever existed on the planet...the 60s and 70s.
@@robertlauritsen3511 Yes, certainly the 50s was the start of the Golden Age of Music. As a kid in the 70s, I first learned to like The Everly Brothers, and some of the early Elvis music. I didn't know then how old it was, and I didn't care. Actually, my attitude from then until today, has been that if it has stuck around that long, there must be a good reason for it. So I tend to give music more benefit of the doubt the older it is.
Thanks ❤ Quel air majestueux... Merci beaucoup pour la traduction.... J adoooore comme il est beau le refrain offert par sa voix d or... MERCIIii mille fois Vive Monsieur Roy. Que Dieu veille à le rendre heureux... MERCIIii ❤
Only the lonely this song and Mean Woman Blues are my songs. Been listening to Roy and many others my entire life. So many memories when I hear that silky voice come out of the speakers. RIP Mr. Orbison and thank you for a lifetime of joy
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Wot a fantastic guy!! Sucha bew-ti-ful song!! I've sent 2 MANY an Ange-L as Roy says it better than I can!! ..& from a MUCH MORE civilised era..!! ALWAYS luv his songs!! .. R-I-P M8..!!
Played this as the last song at our Mums funeral, our Dad died 17 months earlier and she would think of these words about Dad and their 3 daughters would think the same words about them both. We love you Mum and Dad xx
Something we all can relate to in some way or another-some things we dream about that we so wish could or would have come true; “pipe dreams,” in other words,” because the chances of them coming true we know are or practically ZILCH-and no sooner so we wake up than the old familiar CRUSHING, SICKENING DISAPPOINTMENT comes over us-“it was ONLY NOTHING other than a BEAUTIFUL dream.” Just like Roy Orbison’s song here, about someone and an ex-sweetheart (with whom the relationship had ended on BITTER TERMS, NO DOUBT!) are back together to stay-chances of something like that ever coming true are indeed ZERO.
That scene was so sad, made me think of my little brother. Y'know, I actually got to meet Brad Dourif (who was in Blue Velvet). He is the kindest person I have ever met. 😁
Actually no, he said he liked my hat (a teal, felt, Panama hat), double checked the spelling of my name for the autograph, said "Your shaking!" When I stood next to him for the selfie (which I was), to which I replied, "I'm just nervous." He kindly replied "I get nervous a lot too." And at the professional photo op, when he saw me again, he goes, "It's the girl with the magic hat!"
Roy's performance is exceptional, as usual. The otherwise beautiful video, however, is flawed. The video totally omits the beautiful first stanza of lyrics sung. I do not understand why. Oversight? The omitted lyrics are as follows: A candy-coloured clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper "Go to sleep, everything is all right."
When I was younger, about 5-8, when I didn't go to sleep in my bed, I would go sleep in the same bed as my dad and younger sister. When I can't sleep or just don't want to, I go in and watch some of the stupid things he puts on to help us sleep. He would play stuff like ASMR and SNL. When I was younger, he would play this song almost every night and it became my favorite song. I'm 13 now and my dad hasn't played it in a long time and he keeps forgetting a lot of stuff about me and my sister, like our ages and grades. We only see him every summer in person and he sometimes flys over to our mom's place to spend the holidays with us to make it easier on mom and him (mom forgave him and now they are friends again). I honestly like going over to my dad's and want to stay over there more often but I don't think it's likely, and my childhood home may begone soon because of his debt. So I guess all I can really do is dream and hope he makes it. It may be a much smaller house than the one I live in with mom, but it's always been my home so I don't care. Small or not it's where I was for the first few years of my life. My dad certainly wasn't the best dad, but he still tries.
The only real true original version as intended. It has it all everything that gives what the 1980s remake Didn't and won't have. I keep saying stop it with up to date versions of a classic because remakes are only for money without no understanding of real true originals. You can't change the original as those who have found out. It's Ridiculous and it's as Clueless as Some Heavy Metal Screaming Boom Base Blasting Curse and Bad laungage lyrics to Puff The Magic 🐉 Dragon. Leave the originals as intended. When you take out all that makes the original it's not and won't ever be the same. Because its not the Original. There's a whole huge big difference between the original and a remake .
A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my room every night Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper Go to sleep, everything is alright I close my eyes then I drift away Into the magic night, I softly say A silent prayer like dreamers do Then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you In dreams I walk with you In dreams I talk to you In dreams you're mine all of the time We're together in dreams, in dreams But just before the dawn I awake and find you gone I can't help it I can't help it If I cry I remember that you said goodbye It's too bad that all these things It only happens in my dreams Only in dreams In beautiful dreams
