{"id":34460,"date":"2015-03-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=34460"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:21:42","slug":"cover-me-crying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2015\/03\/01\/cover-me-crying\/","title":{"rendered":"Crying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crying&#8221; was denied its rightful honor atop the Billboard Hot 100 when it was originally released in 1961.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tNdBLBleO90?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Peaking at #2 (although it did reach #1 for a week on the <em>Cashbox<\/em> chart), Roy Orbison&#8217;s tearjerker classic nevertheless ranked as the #4 song for all of 1961 and refused to disappear from pop culture, frequently turning up in television and film media (in sad scenes, of course).<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, Don McLean covered Orbison&#8217;s song for his <em>Chain Lightning <\/em>album; in 1981, he released it as a single and took it to #5 in the U.S. (his second biggest hit, behind &#8220;American Pie&#8221;) and all the way to #1 in the U.K.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ud9tDPd1FL0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>That same year, Bruce Springsteen spoke of his admiration for Orbison in a filmed interview&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gVYCtCZ6c5o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and only six years later found himself inducting his idol into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, where he cited &#8220;Crying&#8221; as one of the ballads that had profoundly affected him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NEZ5TRBE49M?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>That was January 1987. Before the year was out, Orbison would record a new duet version of &#8220;Crying&#8221; with k.d. lang and take it to #28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/c-EiKPrAOHA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Bruce had a chance to perform &#8220;Crying&#8221; that year with Orbison and lang, during Roy&#8217;s legendary <em>Black and White Night\u00a0<\/em>concert. He&#8217;s on rhythm guitar only, but if you keep your eyes peeled you can spot him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5jjhWpYs1Rs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Eight months later, though, Bruce found the perfect opportunity to cover &#8220;Crying&#8221; properly in concert.<\/p>\n<p>Well, sort of.<\/p>\n<p>The date was May 3, 1988, and the Tunnel of Love Express Tour had arrived in Mountain View, California. Fans started lining up as early as noon, and as the day latened Bruce showed his appreciation for fans&#8217; persistence by inviting the early arrivals into the arena to hear the final song of his soundcheck: Roy Orbison&#8217;s 1961 ballad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Crying&#8221; made regular sound check appearances for the next few nights, and when the heartache-themed tour arrived at Madison Square Garden later that month for a multi-night stand, &#8220;Crying&#8221; featured in the encore set for three consecutive nights.<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-34460-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/309-Crying-1988-05-16-Madison-Square-Garden-New-York-NY.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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