Roy Orbison - My Friend - Live From Batley Variety Club

Live From Batley Variety Club
May 9, 1969
Batley, England

From the boxset "Authorized Bootleg Collection"

The recordings draw from four live dates--a show in 1969, another in '75, two in '80--that appear here on four CDs sound buffed up but still slightly raw. If they fall short of making a case for Orbison as an overwhelming live performer on the order of Elvis Presley or Jerry Lee Lewis, they reveal him as a thrilling showman all the same. His set lists varied only slightly over the years and concentrated intensely on his signature songs: the apex of each show was the monumental "Running Scared," sung each of these four nights with fearful intensity. He tinkered only slightly with arrangements, letting his ethereal, inimitable voice waft above the judicious accompaniment. Fans of Orbison will covet the rare cover songs he peppered over the hits--good old country tunes like "Too Soon to Know" and "Break My Mind," as well as rock surprises like "Help Me Rhonda" and an especially anthemic version of Mentor Williams's "Drift Away." --Roy Kasten

LYRICS
If I my friend can't tell you.
When you my friend are wrong.
Not to do what you want to
Just because it's wrong.

Well then my friend in passing.
We've been friends too long.
And I my friend must tell you,
Leave that woman alone.

Your little girls might not understand,
And you know the baby would cry.
And what would you do if their mommy knew,
And she told you "goodbye"?

Let it end my friend say it's over,
And thank the stars above.
That you've got a home to run to,
And a sweet sweet woman to love.
I must say my friend if you stay my friend.
Leave that woman alone.leave my woman alone.

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