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190. Roy Orbison In Dreams (1963)
from the album In Dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSeIh9rmEUs

Key lyrics:
A candy-colored clown they call the sandman
Tiptoes to my room every night

The early 1960s were an awkward era for rock music. With a plane crash taking out three of the rising stars, Chuck Berry being arrested for sex with a minor, and Elvis Presley being drafted and losing much of his drive, the late-50s left a gap quickly filled by pop and soul acts. Roy Orbison serves as the perfect transitional figure leading into the British Invasion, a traditional pop artist with enough of a rock tinge to fill the void. The lovelorn themes of songs like In Dreams were common at the time, but Roy Orbison belted it out like no other even through the present day, few artists have dared to sing in his style.

For better or worse, popular music is partially tied to image. Roy Orbison stands out among the pack by blurring the lines his masculine demeanor is contrasted by his emotionally vulnerable subject matter. In Dreams is particularly resonant, finding the singer incapable of moving on because his dreams keep circling back to a lost love. The intro stands out among his repertoire, giving room for Orbisons voice to shine while backed by a few distant strums before the song hits its full stride. This is a lush production defined by an unforgettable voice.

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