Running Scared

5 June 1961 – ROY ORBISON Topped The US Singles Chart With Haunting Masterstroke ‘RUNNING SCARED’ 63 Years Ago Today

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Top singles from the past

5 June 2024

ROY ORBISON (23 April 1936 – 6 December 1988), one of the greatest voices ever,
topped the US Single Charts with his haunting masterstroke RUNNING SCARED
on 5 June 1961, today 63 years ago.

The song’s musical structure was, obviously, inspired by Ravel‘s classical piece de résistance Bolero. It sold more than 1 million copies worldwide. Peaked at #9
in the UK.

Studio Version

Goosebumps Live Version

Nick Cave cover

Big O: Story

ROY ORBISON Topped US Singles Chart 58 Years Ago With ‘RUNNING SCARED’ – Here’s NICK CAVE’s Raw Rendition…

Posted on by JL

5 June 2019

Today 58 years ago, on 5 June 1961, the late great Big O better known as ROY ORBISON topped the US Singles Chart with ‘RUNNING SCARED‘. To my ears, his best ever song and his best every vocal performance. NICK CAVE, one of his most fervent fans covered this timeless diamond back in 1986 (the year Cave‘s covers album Kicking Against the Pricks came out). With his baritone voice and darksome timbre he turned ‘Running Scared‘ in
a doomy near-murder ballad. Check it out below…

If you never heard the original than this standout
live version will blow you off your socks…

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