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"Crying" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson for Orbison's third studio album of the same name (1962). Released in 1961, it was a number 2 hit in the US for Orbison and was covered in 1978 by Don McLean , whose version went to number 1 in the UK in 1980.
Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, ... "Crying" (shared with Roy Orbison) Best Country Vocal Collaboration: Won
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night is a 1988 Cinemax television special originally broadcast on January 3, 1988, presenting a performance by singer/songwriter Roy Orbison and the TCB Band with special guests including Bruce Springsteen, k.d. lang and others. The special was filmed entirely in black and white.
k.d. lang is a Canadian singer and songwriter. ... "Crying" (with Roy Orbison) [A] 2 4 — 71 13 28 42 Hiding Out: 1988 "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" — —
Crying is the third album by Roy Orbison, released in January 1962. [3] It was his second album on the Monument Record label. [4] The album name comes from the 1961 hit song of the same name. In 2002 the song was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, [5] and In 2004, it ranked #69 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time ...
It was Orbison's only solo lead vocal on that album. A duet with k.d. lang of Orbison's 1961 hit single "Crying" was released as part of the soundtrack for the 1987 motion picture Hiding Out. The collaboration won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
There is no finer driving music than k.d. lang singing "Hallelujah" with the volume cranked up so loud that it rattles the windows in the car next to you. Don't even think about arguing with me on ...
k.d. lang compared Orbison to a tree, with passive but solid beauty. [123] This image of Orbison as immovable was so associated with him it was parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live , as Belushi dressed as Orbison falls over while singing "Oh, Pretty Woman", and continues to play as his bandmates set him upright again. [ 119 ]