Roy Orbison on SCTV with Eugene Levy, 1981

[@jond1965]

Roy Orbison had an amazing voice, and who couldn't love SCTV. Never see talent like this ever again, music and comedy

[@michaelkenyon6173]

💯 sctv was the best. And Roy was an absolute legend.

[@squirrelbutler2119]

I know lots of people loved his voice, but I just don't. His trebly warbly vibrato reminds me of Buffy St Marie, whose wobbly voice I also dislike. "Pretty Woman" is a great song, for sure. And Roy Orbison is a legend, without question. I just don't like his voice..

[@seamusin1697]

​@@squirrelbutler2119So, I'm curious, after describing all that you did, did you like his voice? 😂

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@seamusin1697 Oh, God, no! No, I hate his voice Warbly like Buffy Sainte Marie Awful

[@fatima1009]

I remember watching SCTV. They had musical guests like SNL but on SCTV they actually did skits along with the cast. I loved that show.

[@Flap999]

Sure miss this guy. Heck of a jam session going on in the great beyond.

[@alfandeddie]

I loved SCTV, never knew he did a guest spot. Fantastic!

[@rzz9594]

Roy was the Guy …. Phenom 😎😎😎

[@ingedreuw432]

Was für ein toller Sänger ich vermisse deine Songs mitt dir ,lieber Roy Orbison,,Dankeschön für die Erinnerung ❤

[@andywood5699]

Loved Roy Orbison and still do. The musical guests on Second City always were in a skit which I loved. I remember Dave Thomas's brother Ian Thomas was on with his band and they goofed around a lot.

[@davidhenrywall8619]

Great song great singer

[@Jason1920]

Only show on TV that was cool enough to have Roy. Yeah. Mel's Rock Pile. Not too bad.

[@joelhenderson4450]

The tambourine man was giving 110%.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

It's good to see Roy and great to see that he wasn't treated like some nostalgia act. I was surprised to see Roy do "Working For The Man", a good tune that certainly isn't one of his best known.

[@vernweir2437]

Never a bad sketch. Always head on comedy. Very creative.

[@bonniesmusic4336]

What a gem SCTV was

[@melaniefowler8841]

Eugene Levy is hilarious here

[@Billinois78]

It took me 20 years to realize Roy Orbison wasn't blind.

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

He was actually a very talented welder.

[@jasonalt7110]

SCTV was a House of Comedic Souls, let the chaos unleash to the Americas'

[@SUKITA264]

Ser chamado de Caruso do Rock é uma Honra. Até Elvis Presley admirava as 8 oitavas na voz do eterno Roy Orbinson. Era um verdadeiro Tenor do Rock. Obrigado.

[@stebopign]

pure sound of unedited music. dont get that these days anymore..

[@rosadelpinomedinamonzon6483]

Hola ,soy Rosy de Gran Canaria ,yo subi esta maravilla ,y para compartir todos que amamos Al Gran Roy Orbison🎸🎸🎶🎶🎵

[@ARichardP]

Mercy!

[@TheTinorbison]

Thanks so much Roy Orbison official channel, for send this great videos...For us fans it is simply like a peace of gold and diamond.... ;) Keep doing your good work and post more like this one. Greetings from Portugal, ((^.~)) ~TheTinorbison~

[@joleerinehardt2676]

Love Roy Orbison /

[@dwbiggly6907]

Cool…I wasn’t expecting to see the real Roy. I thought Dave Thomas or someone…nice surprise!

[@JCO2002]

SCTV was brilliant, thanks.

[@eacromwell]

This is great! Thanks very much for uploading it to share with us. I love Roy!! Sweet, funny and he can sing, too!

[@pedsed]

awesome! I felt the same way when the Tubes made an appearance on the show.

[@jackxboox]

My favorite show. My favorite singer.

[@gustavotblanco]

Adorable video, and, of course, wonderful performance as always!...

[@benoaktv]

Just so damn good...

[@PhillipCreeper]

Man that was great! Thanks for sharing.

[@clevtwopointoh1208]

this is a proper youtube comment. no whining about 40-odd year old canadian tv sound quality, or any other negativity, just a very nice thing to say. I thank the person responsible for this as well. it is great. thank you!

[@MrFLeeF]

Terrific memories! I'm grateful for the post!

[@tanyaandelvis2698]

Great stuff

[@eleanorcromwell8910]

Thanks for sharing. I love this!

[@crlaw75]

I noticed on Roy's Fender guitar that the jack plug is in a different spot, unlike where it is located normally.

[@alphabeets]

If God can sing, he sounds like Roy Orbison.

[@leegraves101]

With Waylon Jennings backing him up

[@10995]

amazing

[@PhantomMarquis]

He was only 45 during this guest-spot. It's a crying shame what smoking did to such a phenomenal talent, contributing to his death 7 years later.

[@earlkliethermes9329]

Didn't he die of heart failure?

[@PhantomMarquis]

Heart-attack, more specifically. He had a habit of rapid weight-loss before recording/tours, plus he smoked, so that left him physically vulnerable, leaving the world at only 52.

[@thaidomain]

He may have died young, but he surely made something in the time he had.

[@Jim-Noris]

Horrible family history of heart issues too.

[@ericferguson9989]

​@@PhantomMarquis only 52? That's nuts! I just turned 50. I got to see him in concert just before his big comeback. I was volunteering as an usher.

[@elvicare35]

Awesome and hilarious!!!!!

[@jezebeljones659]

He was, IMO, the best musical guest they had. Other than Mr. Mambo, of course.

[@Riddlemewalker]

A class act!

[@Leeroy160877]

Great video my friend ;)

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

America is cool 😎 like Roy 👍 😅

[@alukuhito]

This is Canada though.

[@kekwayblaze3176]

This was Mel's Rock Pile a regular skit on SCTV for those curious.

[@TheNoisylover]

Man! What a KILLER bass player! Who is he?

[@doctorcraptonicus7941]

Fun fact - Roy Orbison was the grandfather of the Ramones. and check out his Chewbacca impression at - 2:57

[@crlaw75]

I don't ever recall seeing the second song.

[@PC4USE1]

SCTV when Late Night comedy was funny and entertaining.

[@ktinsley71]

❤❤❤

[@davidosborn6714]

Doc Ock Rocks!

[@v-g-z3689]

What year was that black and white footage from? By the look of Roy Orbison, it could have been 1969. Any ideas?

[@joelbizzell1386]

I think it's from the same time as the rest of it. 80s.

[@ARichardP]

Movie magic.

[@2packs4sure]

Help me SCTV fans, please !! There is a scene where Guy Caballero is watching something he doesn’t like and starts saying,,, “ I don’t like this I don’t like this I’m a scared ,,,,,,,,,, then rubs his hands all over all over his face while making booba booba bluba bluba sounds………. I thought it was the ZONTAR episode but I’m mistaken because I watched Zontar on my DVD looking for that scene a few years ago and my buddy watched it a few days ago online looking for it and it ain’t there. HELP if you can. It’s buggin’ me. ANY info. at all would be greatly appreciated.

[@teddymark4324]

2packs4sure - I don't know the name of the episode... But I think the scene you're thinking about occurs with the energy ball that sucks up and traps the sctv characters/stars. Guy Cabellero was watching a security feed on the tv of the energy ball and that's when he was freaking out. Andrea martin's character (she portrays the short lady in poltergeist I think) destroys the energy ball by ramming it with a forklift. Just looked it up... It was the sweeps week episode if you remember that.

[@SimonRobeyns]

that was awesome but they shouldve made the vocals a bit louders they're kind of overstepped by the drums & the guitars

[@clevtwopointoh1208]

this is a 40-odd year old tv show performance. want better quality sound, listen to the record.

[@guyguyguy362]

Download & play in VLC with Equalizer, Compressor, Spatializer - or an EQ App - addon instead

[@Mooncalf2012]

I watched this show live in 1981, at 1AM on a Saturday night, on a 1979 13 inch RCA color television with a monophonic 6 inch speaker. Watching it on DVD 40 years later on a flat panel TV hooked up to a nice stereo system, is something the technicians probably hadn't planned for, but it sounds great to me and even better off of the DVD.

[@gdparry2727]

Eugene the human bobblehead

[@russelldawkins9094]

More cowbell

[@karen81986]

Funniest shoe ever. Sctv

[@jeremy2228]

was Michael Anthony doing some side gigs back then? dude on the bass could pass for him..

[@doctorcraptonicus7941]

The band all look like they were cloned from Dukes of Hazzard DNA.

[@chocomanger6873]

That was the look of the ever-so-clueless-about-punk American bass player of the time.

[@eggjoe122]

Is that Michael Anthony on the bass?

[@thegroovemachine3450]

I just thought the same thing..

[@ЮрийБакиев-н7и]

👉 🇷🇺💘🇷🇺💘🇷🇺💘🇷🇺 👈👧

[@karenrowley25]

I read that roy had a problem with random unwanted erections during public performances, and this was one occasion he happened to spring a stiffy backstage prior to taping his performance. Wonder if Barbara helped him with that problem before singing here?

[@fewerbeansplease]

Wow...I did not know this. I have the opposite problem but I don't want to burden you with my issues. How do I post those crying faces?

[@joueuruno]

Where did you read this? It's not true

[@mikehudson5036]

That's about the stupidest thing I ever heard.

[@richardbetz5531]

Eugene seemed very annoying.

[@Roof_Pizza]

4 people don't like women.

[@djrychlak4443]

I thought Roy Orbison was 105 when he died. He was 52. I was off by 53 years. Cut me some slack, he looks like walking death in the clip.

[@Playbyplaymedia]

Roy Orbison underwent triple bypass surgery in 1977. He was said to be a chain smoker from the days of his teens.

[@noyfb4769]

Yeah buddy, that's his real hair . .