YMMV / Roy Orbison

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• Covered Up:
  • Linda Ronstadt's version of "Blue Bayou".
  • "I Drove All Night" became associated with Cyndi Lauper when she covered it and scored a Top 10 hit in 1989. 14 years after that, it was revived by Céline Dion and became a hit on the adult-contemporary and dance charts.
• Epic Riff: He had a few, but the guitar riff from "Oh, Pretty Woman", as one of the most iconic in rock history, particularly stands out.
• First and Foremost: "Only The Lonely", "Crying", "Oh, Pretty Woman"
• Harsher in Hindsight: "Claudette" is one of the minority of Orbison's songs with a happy ending, referencing how "I'm gonna be so happy for the rest of my life, when my brand-new baby is my brand-new wife." Sweet — until one recalls that the titular Claudette, Orbison's first wife, died in a motorcycle accident. He would live another 22 less than perfectly happy years.
• Refrain from Assuming:
  • "She's a Mystery to Me". What sounds like a Title-Only Chorus is actually an Album Title Drop; the song's title is the last line of each verse.
  • "Oh, Pretty Woman" (or "Oh! Pretty Woman" depending on the album) is more usually known as "Pretty Woman".

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