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Roy Orbison — She's A Mystery To Me
Album: Mystery Girl
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Released: 1989
Length: 4:13
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Darkness falls and she will take me by the hand
Take me to some twilight land
Where all but love is grey
Where I can't find my way
Without her as my guide

Night falls I'm cast beneath her spell
Daylight comes our heaven turns to hell
Am I left to burn
And burn eternally

She's a mystery to me
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl

In the night of love words tangled in her hair
Words soon to disappear
A love so sharp it cut like a switchblade to my heart
Words tearing me apart
She tears again my bleeding heart
I want to run she's pulling me apart
Fallen angel cries
And I just melt away
She's a mystery to me
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl

Haunted by her side it's the darkness in her eyes
That so enslaves me
But if my love is blind then I don't want to see
She's a mystery to me

Night falls I'm cast beneath her spell
Daylight comes our heaven turns to hell
Am I left to burn
And burn eternally

She's a mystery to me
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
She's a Mystery Girl
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 antonini.duje wrote:


Right. "She's a Mystery to Me" is a song by Roy Orbison, written by BONO VOX of U2. It was released on Orbison's final (posthumous) album 'Mystery Girl'.

Well, now if Bono writes a song and thinks that someone else will interpret it better, does that mean that Bono is a bigger or smaller whiner than Roy, considering that the author is a really good singer? suesblues* you are so wrong. *(some guy that comment this song and whines about Roys whining).

U2 - She's A Mystery To Me (Live At The Brooklyn Bridge)

Posted 5 months ago by antonini.duje    [ Reply ]
Wow
Posted 11 months ago by aliencat    [ Reply ]
 belegato wrote:

Roy had an incredible 5 octave vocal range.  He could genuinely hit high notes unlike a lot of male singers today who fake singing high (technically called counter tenor singing). 


It's not "fake" - the vocal range is what it is.  There is also a difference between a falsetto voice and a trained countertenor.  I would say that Orbison had a phenomenal falsetto, in that it never sounds false.
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
A vocal range I think only approached or matched by Freddie Mercury.
Posted 1 year ago by jwallstrom846    [ Reply ]
This is really excellent.  Tip o cap to everyone involved.  Roy, Bono, Edge.   Who would have guessed!?
Posted 1 year ago by fredGarvin    [ Reply ]
The more I hear this, the better it gets!!  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
GREAT!!!!!  I never heard this tune before.  Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
I endlessly dig how Roy and Bono made such fruitful use of Man's Main Muse -- the Mystery of Women -- to showcase their enviable gifts to full potential!  BRAVO!
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Goosebumps...!!
Posted 2 years ago by Touwe    [ Reply ]
Doesn't get much better! What A voice.  The greatest, masterful  
Posted 2 years ago by gazharkness999    [ Reply ]
Roy had an incredible 5 octave vocal range.  He could genuinely hit high notes unlike a lot of male singers today who fake singing high (technically called counter tenor singing). 
Posted 2 years ago by belegato    [ Reply ]
 AlienRelic wrote:

I couldn't agree less. Orbison was a great artist, and this was perhaps his greatest song. As for female mystery, all I can say is that after 20 years of marriage to a wonderful and accomplished woman I still love that mystery.



Posted 2 years ago by Yiungdrac    [ Reply ]
Wish I could rate it again and again!
Posted 2 years ago by byknarf    [ Reply ]
That voice.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
- So you got a band?
- Yeah
- I don't know why you bother. Everything's
shite since Roy Orbison died. 
(The Commitments)
Posted 2 years ago by Davidsen    [ Reply ]
I think it's safe to say that Roy influenced every rocker that came after.

If the influence wasn't direct, there's no more than one degree of separation.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Bumps! but misses the point ... 
Posted 3 years ago by Johnny_Alpha    [ Reply ]
Love it so much. His voice!
Posted 3 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Stops me in my tracks every single time.   A voice above and beyond.
Posted 3 years ago by maureennet    [ Reply ]
 whatsupdude wrote:


Read Claptons autobiography if you want to know what other Modern Gods' of music thought about Roy.

Them Wilbury boys was all pretty dang good, huh?
c.


Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
It's weird, I discovered Roy Orbinson during his revival in the late eighties. I was 12 or 13, that age where music impacts you like nothing else. It was right then when he passed away.

Love this song and will always do.
Posted 3 years ago by Jazzy_NL    [ Reply ]
The Big O!
Posted 3 years ago by Aaronosteo    [ Reply ]
 cbazinet wrote:

An amazing vocalist.  They don't make 'em like that any more.l



Read Claptons autobiography if you want to know what other Modern Gods' of music thought about Roy.
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
Bach would have loved Roy!
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
As KD Lang said he has a voice like a tree !!!
Posted 3 years ago by PeterMcClelland    [ Reply ]
Transcendent. 
Posted 3 years ago by virwill7    [ Reply ]
 Leslie wrote:
I will never forget the concert I attended in Oakland, CA. in the 1970's. Roy Orbison opened for the Eagles. The crowd booed Roy off the stage. It was terrible...Every time I hear his songs I am reminded of this night. What causes people to be so intolerant and harsh?
 
"i hate the f*&^ing Eagles, man"
Posted 3 years ago by admascott    [ Reply ]
 lgonzale803 wrote:
Seen Talk Talk warm up for Berlin at Red Rocks Amphitheater in early 80's. Mark Hollis's voice was beautiful. Still get chills thinking about that night
 
Miscue post, I think
Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
Seen Talk Talk warm up for Berlin at Red Rocks Amphitheater in early 80's. Mark Hollis's voice was beautiful. Still get chills thinking about that night
Posted 3 years ago by lgonzale803    [ Reply ]
This song is like a beautiful gift he gave to the world at the end of his life.
Posted 3 years ago by odriscoll    [ Reply ]
One of a kind. An easy 10 
Never knew Bono & The Edge wrote this.
Posted 3 years ago by geonuine    [ Reply ]
I was looking up the other day. . . .  can't believe he's been gone so long!  This was actually released after his passing.  
Posted 4 years ago by Sawyer    [ Reply ]
Gave it a 9 because it is roy
Posted 4 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 tgrier wrote:
Check Wiki - Bono and Edge wrote this song.  Roy preforms it so well.  Excellent. 
 
Checks out. Sounds like a U2 song, but in WAY better hands with Roy. 
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
Check Wiki - Bono and Edge wrote this song.  Roy preforms it so well.  Excellent. 
Posted 4 years ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
52. Tragic.
Roy was on such a resurgence with The Wilburys. His early albums on Monument were the soundtrack of my adolescent life. Fortunate to have seen him live twice.  
Posted 4 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
 Bakaretsu wrote:

Bono?! 
Can someone explain this comment?
 
I think the commenter is a disciple of the Church of U2. It's safer to say Roy had more influence on Bono than Bono had on him.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
An amazing vocalist.  They don't make 'em like that any more.l
Posted 4 years ago by cbazinet    [ Reply ]
Outstanding voice,RIP Roy🙏
Posted 4 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
1989...Must have released this after his death Roy pass away in 1988 i think.
Posted 5 years ago by davinson110    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
One of the best...ever.
 

If a man can sing beautifully, this is thus.
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
What a Voice! Gone too soon, Roy.
Posted 5 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
 Tomasni wrote:
To me a weak 7 - Quite Likeable  I will PSD
 
So 7ish-Somewhat likable?  hehehe
I'm on the other end of that, with a STRONG 8 (or a weak 9?)  Such a great voice, hits the high notes well.  Long Live RP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
To me a weak 7 - Quite Likeable  I will PSD
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
One of the best...ever.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 jimmunn wrote:
To me this really isn't Roy at his best. Sounds strained and out of tune. Unfortunately it seems to be about the only Roy Orbison song Bill plays here...   Not sure why. It's a mystery to me. {#Stupid}

 
12 songs of his are in the library. And I can't agree with your thoughts on this performance, sounds like classic Orbison to me.
Posted 6 years ago by Duc1098    [ Reply ]
To me this really isn't Roy at his best. Sounds strained and out of tune. Unfortunately it seems to be about the only Roy Orbison song Bill plays here...   Not sure why. It's a mystery to me. {#Stupid}
Posted 6 years ago by jimmunn    [ Reply ]
I just can't listen to this. It's a pop song sung by a dying man. It makes me sad.
Posted 6 years ago by DoctorWho    [ Reply ]

TY Roy Orbison  and RP  for
She's A Mystery To Me

To me  7 - Quite Likeable


Posted 6 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
 Stephen_Phillips wrote:
Hey Roy - you meet the girl of your dreams and it turns out she's a he. It's no mystery - just a way of life in the late 20th Century :)

 

It's not just he or she.  It's a spectrum and it only took most people  a few thousand years to figure it out.   Then there is the religious right who are still on the struggle bus.{#Think}
Posted 6 years ago by jbuhl    [ Reply ]
 Beautiful song for this beautiful singer  : )

hayduke2 wrote:
it's quiet here, a little cold and still but mid-day winter gray, recognised this beautiful piece at once and put down my reading. raise the volume, jeese what a stirring little piece of music, oh man those dear friends who have passed away... man it is just a short time that we're here, right       oh well, peace to all.   I need some positive rock now to brighten up   (Manassas! thank you!)


oldsaxon wrote:

Life is a short burst of bright light between two eternal darknesses. Do what you can with it.

 
there's some awful truth, thank you oldsaxon
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
This is a delicious song by Mr. Orbison.  Haunting, yet simple and beautiful.  I just love it.  {#Sunny}

 
I just knew Cynaera would have made a comment - 2010 {#Sunny}   RIP Ann.
Posted 7 years ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
wow.
Posted 7 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Haunting
Posted 7 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]

There are only a few songs that give me goosebumps when I hear the first few notes.

This is one of them. Feck'n Brilliant!


Posted 7 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
Indisputably godlike to me.  No mystery.

 
great post, you said it all Brother
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
His range is amazing. Literally get chills when he goes high here.

10 
Posted 7 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
Dead at 52. Roy Orbison died younger than George Michael and Prince. 
Posted 7 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
request for "California Blue" !!


Posted 7 years ago by ico    [ Reply ]
God the lyrics! That voice! Otherworldlines.....
Posted 7 years ago by divisionlane    [ Reply ]
What a sad life that was so full of life.
Posted 7 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Can just never get past his voice....just does not resonate for me at all.
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Near tears, so good.
Posted 8 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
Shivers
Posted 8 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
"I Drove All Night"  is a terrific song.  It is available on The Very Best of Roy Orbison CD.

 "I Drove All Night"  would be a terrific song for RP.   Anybody want to upload for consideration?  

EDIT:  Never mind.   "I Drove All Night"  has already been rejected.  :-(  
Posted 8 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
He was belting them out until the very end.  
Posted 8 years ago by Cueburned    [ Reply ]
What A Feelings !!!
Posted 8 years ago by musman    [ Reply ]
what a track and what a voice.  Beautiful.  
Posted 8 years ago by Dazzerb    [ Reply ]
Hey Roy - you meet the girl of your dreams and it turns out she's a he. It's no mystery - just a way of life in the late 20th Century :)
Posted 8 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
 MrsTom wrote:
Follow with Billy Joel 'Always a Woman' for a different viewpoint of a woman.  :)
 
Maybe it's a good pairing, and definitely some of Billy's best, but nowhere near the godlike sublime voice of Roy Orbison IMO. 
Posted 8 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
Doesn't get much better than Roy!
Posted 9 years ago by grahamdillabough    [ Reply ]
What a soulful sound...makes me sad listening to his voice. We were lucky to have him while we did.
Posted 9 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
I miss him.  He brought beauty to rock and roll.
Posted 9 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
The Orb was just awesome!  At least an 8.
Posted 9 years ago by senorcerveza    [ Reply ]
Orbison always sang about women with such respect.
 
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
 boober wrote:

Sorry, not a cover.

 
Yeah, apparently Bono and The Edge wrote it for Roy. Did not know that before I came here...Roy was a singular talent. One of those people who fills a niche that has no room for anyone else...
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I can feel his pain. And I wish I couldn't.
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
God bless Bono for making it possible for RO to go out in a worthy blaze of glory.
Posted 10 years ago by GTT    [ Reply ]
Dump her Roy! You don't need that!
Posted 10 years ago by By_The_Bay    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Now this is a cover.  I don't know who else has done this U2 composition.
 
Sorry, not a cover.
Posted 10 years ago by boober    [ Reply ]
Superb song cuts to the bone! Still trying to deal with aftermath of a gal with inescapable darkness who blew up our Heaven at its peak
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Indisputably godlike to me.  No mystery.
Posted 10 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Follow with Billy Joel 'Always a Woman' for a different viewpoint of a woman.  :)
Posted 10 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:
Now this is a cover.  I don't know who else has done this U2 composition.

 
I know Paul Hewson and David Evans wrote this, but did U2 ever record a version of it?  As far as I know, this is the first released version of this song, so it's technically not a "cover" version.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Now this is a cover.  I don't know who else has done this U2 composition.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
                                 {#Daisy} Love, love, love this {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 pinem wrote:
ekin - why do you even listen to RP; all you do is show a life of misery; go back to rap. (and quit stuffing the ballot box)
 
At first I thought this was our former troll-in-residence-extraordinaire, physicsgenius, out of retirement after 7.25 years of relative bliss on our part, but the ratings profiles are different enough that I'm sure this is just a wannabe.
Posted 10 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
ekin - why do you even listen to RP; all you do is show a life of misery; go back to rap. (and quit stuffing the ballot box)
Posted 10 years ago by pinem    [ Reply ]
Orbison sang with this genuine respect for women.  

This is the best of the period.   Thanks to a former good friend from Arizona for highlighting Roy Orbison.
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]

Posted 10 years ago by ekin    [ Reply ]
great love song
Posted 10 years ago by Internazionale    [ Reply ]
when this song came out i hated it, only just heard it after 25 years and after alk it's not too bad - i still don't like his voice but now i appreciate the guitar picking {#Angel}
Posted 10 years ago by adpucci    [ Reply ]
One of the few songs that makes me get goose pimples...
Posted 10 years ago by John_Bass    [ Reply ]
More i hear this song , the more I love this song! It's a mistery to me.
Posted 10 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
Wonderful !!!
Posted 10 years ago by doklut    [ Reply ]
Woman = Mistery 
Posted 10 years ago by Luizcnp    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss}{#Heartkiss}{#Heartkiss} ......sooooooooo very good so - for me it's 9
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
it's quiet here, a little cold and still but mid-day winter gray, recognised this beautiful piece at once and put down my reading. raise the volume, jeese what a stirring little piece of music, oh man those dear friends who have passed away... man it is just a short time that we're here, right       oh well, peace to all.   I need some positive rock now to brighten up   (Manassas! thank you!)

 
Life is a short burst of bright light between two eternal darknesses. Do what you can with it.
Posted 10 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
{#Music}
Posted 10 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
it's quiet here, a little cold and still but mid-day winter gray, recognised this beautiful piece at once and put down my reading. raise the volume, jeese what a stirring little piece of music, oh man those dear friends who have passed away... man it is just a short time that we're here, right       oh well, peace to all.   I need some positive rock now to brighten up   (Manassas! thank you!)
Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]

Been digging The Very Best of Roy Orbison in this household over the past couple of weeks.  

The wife likes it much better than Steven Wilson's The Raven that refused to sing and other songs, or King Crimson.   I wonder why?  

 

P.S.  I drove all night deserves to be part of RP's regular stable of songs.


Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Nice :)
Posted 10 years ago by Candela    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss}
Posted 10 years ago by fantomas    [ Reply ]
It's a mystery to mewhy anyone likes this song
Posted 11 years ago by handwaver    [ Reply ]
Sing it, Roy, like only you could! Elvis once said that without Roy, there would have been a lot less for him to aspire to. He was the Master!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 dsd wrote:
National Treasure

 
Yep. 10
Posted 11 years ago by Wizzo_oz    [ Reply ]
National Treasure
Posted 11 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
...And I am left to burn, and burn eternally
She's a mystery to me

(jams entire package of marshmallows into mouth)
She's a mffffsttttrrrrry ggrrrrrrrrl 
She's a mffffsttttrrrrry ggrrrrrrrrl.... 
Posted 11 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
Could it be cheap to reproduce twice a day in RP, but please, STOP to get everybody bored with this.
Posted 11 years ago by jmblasco    [ Reply ]
So brilliant
 
Posted 11 years ago by axbarker    [ Reply ]
 Johnny-smooth wrote:
Way WAY too much airplay on RP for this one

Let's give it a break Bill, for say 18months... 
 
Yes. Please. 
Posted 11 years ago by cheesemonger    [ Reply ]
The man could sing....
{#Guitarist}
Posted 11 years ago by alsdcl    [ Reply ]
..{#Yell}..not one tune in his life is less than an 11.........{#Sunny}{#Clap}{#Good-vibes}{#Dance}{#Guitarist}{#Notworthy}{#Dancingbanana}{#Bounce}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
How about some other Roy Orbison cuts? In Dreams. Pretty Woman. He has quite a few that are not sappy, demonstrate that fine voice, and are great examples merging rock, blues, rockabilly, and that Grand Ole Opry operatic voice. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
i love it. solid 9 fr me. thanks for playing it, rp. i think he's underappreciated
Posted 11 years ago by CrackerjaxATX    [ Reply ]
So beautiful and timeless. A 9 from me.
Posted 11 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
From a 7 to a 9 .
And if I was`nt a bit grumpy this morning , it would be an 11 .
Next time . 
Posted 11 years ago by btt    [ Reply ]
Way WAY too much airplay on RP for this one

Let's give it a break Bill, for say 18months... 
Posted 11 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
 d-don wrote:
9 → 10

 
Right there man,
maybe after a few more listens.

I don't know if you could tailor a song more for an artist then this and he wears it well
Posted 11 years ago by DanFHiggins    [ Reply ]
a beautiful song, by the other man in black.
Posted 11 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]