"With Friends: Jackson Browne, T-Bone Burnett, Elvis Costello, K.D. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, J.D. Souther, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Jennifer Warnes."
Features: Widescreen
A special one-time event documenting one of rock and roll's greatest and most unique performances. Recorded live at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy Orbison is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars. Highlighting this all-star line-up are Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, T-Bone Burnett, J.D. Souther, Jennifer Warnes, K.D. Lang, Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and Tom Waits. Orbison and fellow performers spend a scintillating hour performing many of his greatest hits.Includes live performances of Only the Lonely, Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream), Blue Bayou, The Comedians, Ooby Dooby, Leah, Running Scared, Uptown, In Dreams, Crying, Candyman, Go, Go, Go (Down the Line), Mean Woman Blues, (All I Can Do is) Dream You, Claudette, It's Over, and Oh, Pretty Woman.
"...recorded in a very stylish black-and-white...[Springsteen, etc.] look like they are having a great time performing as [Orbison's] backup band." Doug Pratt, DVDLaser.com
Editor's Note
Originally produced as a television special for Showtime, this fantastic live special features the now-deceased rocker Roy Orbison with several equally legendary rock performers. Friends and colleagues including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits joined Orbison at Los Angeles's Coconut Grove in order to collaborate with and pay tribute to this irreplaceable rock and roll talent. Songs performed include many of the classic songs of romance that made him famous--from "Oh, Pretty Woman" to the tragic ballad "Crying." Shot in black and white, this performance looks as beautiful as it sounds, featuring at any one time a killer all-star band onstage, clearly loving every minute of playing with Roy, who of course outshines them all.
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