Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello and many other singer-songwriters owe in one way or another a lot to Roy Orbison. Even though their music rarely goes to the places that Orbison visited, you can tell that his tunes had an impact on them. Once Mr. Orbison got one of the most unlikely comebacks in the rock history, courtesy of David Lynch, he did a TV concert with a lot of those he influenced, we already mentioned a few of them, although they did not duet with him, they were supporting him in the back. We are talking about A Black & White Night Live, which was a lavish affair that resembled The Last Waltz. In his show, Roy Orbison presented all of his biggest hits, including this one which is another case of him playing with the formulas of rock. Once again, there is no chorus, the song just builds itself up until the grand finale, where The Big O proves why many cried whilst hearing him on the radio. The rockfest version on the disc is also great, but please take a close look at Springsteen during it, particularly during the end. His smile at it just speaks volumes, i.e. he knows he is in the presence of the master who knocked it out of the park yet again.
