In Dreams...Roy Orbison: The greatest singer ever...and who had a tragic life скачать в хорошем качестве

In Dreams...Roy Orbison: The greatest singer ever...and who had a tragic life

Roy Orbison had a voice like no one before him or since. He died young, at age 52, 35 years ago. His wife died when a car pulled out in front of her motorcycle. He lost two children in a house fire. Would anyone choose to have his enduring fame if it meant having those tragedies? We are doing the West Coast Swing to this song of his. The origin of this dance is unknown. One theory is that it was a way for sailors during WWII to dance with each other on ships (narrow decks necessitated a back and forth dance, as can be seen in our video). Another is that it was a dance that was easy for film makers to use because it is a "back and forth" dance and could be filmed showing both dancers. We can't tape it from the side, so most of the time one or the other of us has their back to the camera. This song of Orbison's is unusual in rock and roll history. Most songs of that era had a structure of A A B A. In other words the "B" was a bridge. But In Dreams had seven separate and distinct musical movements. It is A B C D E F. It also has a range of 2 octaves, so was impossible for most singers. In fact, Orbison's voice had a 3-octave range, almost unheard of. In addition to having an absolutely a beautiful, almost heavenly, quality to it. It is beautiful. His voice is beautiful. It is our favorite song to do the WCS to. And one of our favorite songs period.