Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl (US, Virgin, 7 91058-1) <January 31, 1989> その①

Roy Orbison / Mystery Girl (US, Virgin, 7 91058-1) <January 31, 1989> その①

今日は心の琴線に触れる美しい旋律と歌詞で一世を風靡したロイ・オービソンの命日です。享年52歳。初期の“It's Over”、復帰後の "In the Real World"や”The Comedians”は、いま聴いても素晴らしい。

遺作になったこのレコは、好きすぎて、当時のCD,近年発売されたデラックス盤CDに加えて、通常のレコ1枚、あとプロモ盤を5枚ほど持ってます。プロデューサーはRoy Orbison, Mike Campbell, Jeff Lynne, T Bone Burnett, Barbara Orbison, Bonoなどが名を連ねていますが、別にバラバラな感じはありません。当時のJeff Lynneのプロデュース作品というと"Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1", "Cloud Nine (George Harrison)", "Full Moon Fever(Tom Petty)", "Brian Wilson" あたりですが、似た空気を感じますね。

ネットを見ていたら。スプリングスティーンの有名なコメントのオリジナルが出てきた。 “In 1975, when I went into the studio to record ‘Born to Run,’ I wanted to make a record with words like Bob Dylan, that sounded like Phil Spector’s productions, but most of all I wanted to sing like Roy Orbison.”　

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO9kV-FoyoU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfa4letrd4M

I sat there alone upon the ferris wheel
A pastel colored carriage in the air
I thought you'd leave me dangling for a little while
A silly twist upon a childish dare

Below I saw you whispering to another man
Who held the lever that could bring me down
He'd stop the world from turning at your command
It's always something cruel that laughter drowns

And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
Even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
To absent friends
Instead of these comedians

I can hardly hear the music from the carousel
The wind picks up, the carriage starts sway
As one by one the lights go out
It's closing time
I see you take his hand and walk away walk away

They say that you will always be the last to know
They say that all that glitters is not gold
It's not just that you're never coming back to me
It's the bitter way that I was told

And I'm up while the dawn is breaking
Even though my heart is aching
I should be drinking a toast
To absent friends
Instead of these comedians