Songs »Blue Bayou

by Roy Orbison (1963) and Linda Ronstadt (1977)

Still on a Roy Orbison kick, I thought I’d recommend his most beautiful song, Blue Bayou. Also recorded wonderfully by the lovely Linda Ronstadt, it’s a sentemental song and one of the prettiest I can call to mind. In fact, it ranks high in my favorites of all time, so it surprises me I’ve not recommended it here before.

As winter begins to nip at us, one can relate to dreaming of someplace with fishing boats and familiar sunrises. By the way, it does not refer to the Louisiana Water Park (though it would shake my whole reading of the song if it was) nor the Disney restaurant.


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Posted on November 30, 2010

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  • From Randy E Gouvas on December 4, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    I have loved this song, the Linda Ronstadt version, since I was seven ( in ’77) and Orbison’s version once I was old enough to appreciate him. Thank you for posting and I really enjoy your blog 🙂