Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison Song list
- (Oh) Pretty Woman (1964)
- Candy Man (1961)
- Coming Home (1992)
- Crying (1961)
- I Drove All Night (1992)
- In Dreams (1963)
- It's Over (1964)
- Lana (1962)
- Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) (1960)
- Penny Arcade (1969)
- Pretty Paper (1972)
- Running Scared (1961)
- Wild Hearts Run Out Of Time (1985)
- You Got It (1989)
More Songfacts:
Just Give Me A ReasonPink
Pink wrote "Just Give Me A Reason" about how one partner can feel jilted over something trivial, like how her boyfriend passes her the butter.
Ride The LightningMetallica
The title of the Metallica song "Ride The Lightning" came from a line in the Stephen King book The Stand where a guy is about to be executed.
Since U Been GoneKelly Clarkson
Dr. Luke and Max Martin originally wrote Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" with Pink in mind but she turned it down.
Doo Wop (That Thing)Lauryn Hill
"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Lauryn Hill was the only US #1 hit of the '90s entirely written, produced and performed by a female singer.
All The Young DudesMott the Hoople
All The Young Dudes "carry the news" because it was intended for a David Bowie concept album where Ziggy Stardust spreads the news in a world with electricity.
Anybody Seen My Baby?The Rolling Stones
k.d. lang is a credited writer on the Rolling Stones song "Anybody Seen My Baby?" because it sounds so much like her hit "Constant Craving."
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