Thursday, September 14, 2006

This day in music history.

September 14, 1968, Roy Orbison's house in Tennessee burnt down, two of his three young sons, Roy Jr and Anthony died in the fire. Orbison was on tour in the UK at the time of the accident. Roy's wife (Claudette) died in a motorcycle accident two years earlier.
In Dreams by Roy Orbison
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 all right."
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,

Can only happen in my dreams
Only in dreams
In beautiful dreams.