"Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by at the end of 1961, but released by Monument as the double A-side track on a Monument Records single in the UK. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a charting hit with her cover of "Blue Bayou" in 1977. The song has since been recorded by many other artists over the years.
As was the case with many of Roy Orbison's lyrics, "Blue Bayou" told a sad story, one of loss, nostalgia, and heartbreak. Yet, unlike most such Orbison songs to dwell on such topics, the music of the track is gently happy-go-lucky. The charming melody and lazy, swinging pace ooze not so much despair as a return to happier times, on a swinging hammock on a lazy afternoon by the river, perhaps.
"Blue Bayou" was originally recorded by [Roy Orbison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x94ejEQzVYE) at the end of 1961, but released by Monument as the double A-side track on a Monument Records single in the UK. It later became Linda Ronstadt's signature song, with which she scored a charting hit with her cover of "Blue Bayou" in 1977. The song has since been recorded by many other artists over the years.
As was the case with many of Roy Orbison's lyrics, "Blue Bayou" told a sad story, one of loss, nostalgia, and heartbreak. Yet, unlike most such Orbison songs to dwell on such topics, the music of the track is gently happy-go-lucky. The charming melody and lazy, swinging pace ooze not so much despair as a return to happier times, on a swinging hammock on a lazy afternoon by the river, perhaps.
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