Orbison, Roy - Communication Breakdown Lyrics






We never walk
We never talk
We never find the time To be close again
There it goes again
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown

Too much concern for money to burn
Too many things to do Now you don't need me
And I don't need you
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown

One by one They fail Now the leaves our lover
Cling to the ground
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown

Too much too soon Too much temptation
In a hurry It's a sad situation
Too much worry I can tell Well it's over now
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown

There it goes
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown

When it's right, it's all right
When it's wrong, it's all wrong
When it's gone, it's all gone
It's too late
Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown
I can tell Well it's over now

Communication breakdown
Communication breakdown





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  1. B.... N....

    I just LOVE this song forever.....

  2. L.... M....

    2019 you still kick it, nothing but respect 4 u .

  3. G.... P....

    Legend 👍

  4. M.... V....

    To my sister I miss you this song brings back wonderful memories that I'll always cherish, I'm so heartbroken with how things broke down

  5. R.... H....

    So entertaining, and a joy to listen to!

  6. S.... L....

    My favourite song ever. So sad.

  7. G.... M....

    I think this is Roy's best song...it's the one I remember him by....1962..

  8. t.... w....

    COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN .... when its right its so right ..... RIP ROY

  9. A.... T....

    Life’s too short

  10. A.... T....

    😍😍👍👍👍

  11. R.... P....

    "Communication Breakdown". is something that has followed
    me as it has everyone at some time or other in life. "C'est LaVie"

  12. S.... B....

    This man's voice sends shivers down my spine...I just love him and his voice :-) Got his Best of cd's....they just don't have the talent that this great had in spades :-(

  13. S.... W....

    This songs 👎👎👎😂

  14. G.... I....

    FANTASTIC VOICE THIS LEGEND HAD IN HIS TIME !

  15. B.... S....

    sounds like the Hollies

  16. M.... P....

    I think its fantastic!

  17. F.... B....

    beautifull song and amazing voice!

  18. W.... G....

    to: Christ UMC Lincoln website contact us page

  19. R.... F....

    I love this song.

  20. s.... d....

    Greatest song on earth and my favourite song forever

  21. P.... L....

    A very poor track by HIS standards, nearly as bad as Pretty Paper. Try Crawling Back instead.

    P.... L....

    Great advice. Do you apply it to yourself?

    P.... L....

    You are a tasteless

    Un musical imbecile obviously

    P.... L....

    Paul Lavan you are an idiot... One of his best songs ever

    P.... L....

    This is just my opinion, but Roy never really had a bad song. Sure, like every musician ever, some songs aren't as good as others, but that is a matter of opinion too.

  22. T.... C....

    Sorry, This Song Sucks,So Boring & Drags On and On.. Nothing at all like Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown!! Same name only, Nothing else. 

    T.... C....

    Tina C but it was long beefier them, a different era

    T.... C....

    Tina C you are obviously from a time when talent doesn't matter. Roy is one of the greatest voices of all time. Nothing wrong with L/Z but give credit where credit is due. There are millions of people who disagree with you.

    T.... C....

    Hi Tina C, T-rex, BOWIE, the BEATLES, JOHN LENNON, and THE RONETTES sometimes put out a song that people don't like. I don't think that have ever been so harshly criticized like you have criticized ROY !!! You have great music at your asking. CHOOSE WISELY !!! SEEK THE BEAUTY OF THE MUSIC AND THEN THE MYSTERY OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

    T.... C....

    You don't know talent when you hear it.

    T.... C....

    This is just my opinion, but Roy never really had a bad song. Sure, like every musician ever, some songs aren't as good as others, but that is a matter of opinion too.

  23. B.... L....

    This song just breaks my heart each time i hear it.

    B.... L....

    because it is so true for almost all of us

  24. S.... ....

    Roy's and the Beatles' middle eights were the best, ever. "Too much too soon/Too much temptation/In a hurry/It's a bad situation/Too much worry" Magic.

  25. R.... P....

    Have sung this song with a shortened intro and its great song to sing. Love to record it one day!

  26. J.... ....

    Saw Roy singing this live in Adelaide in 1967. Also on stage were The Yardbirds.

    J.... ....

    hi I saw that same concert but in melbourne Roy was very good I have the tape of the melbourne show compered by the late Stan Rofe

  27. L.... H....

    but you can't beat Roy Orbison's version that is a cert

  28. s.... ....

    because people are idiots. easy answer.

    s.... ....

    and they aren't going to change

  29. I.... Y....

    Because it, (the title only, as the song's are completely different), was a major hit for Zep , but not a major hit for Roy. Check "Pretty Woman", & I'm sure you'll find Roy.

  30. I.... Y....

    No cipher & no review, just a response to another post. But here's a review: Roy Orbison was the greatest, ever !

  31. A.... D....

    Is that some kind of cryptic review?

  32. M.... ....

    I have 2 communication breakdown songs in my Ipod, Big O and Led Zep. Both good songs and amazing :)

  33. M.... ....

    - There's commenting/posting... then there's Trolls like u!!

  34. S.... B....

    great song

  35. S.... ....

    Bloody awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  36. A.... F....

    theres singing.. and then there's Roy :)

    A.... F....

    I just feel like this is the best way anybody has ever put it I just love it so much PS whoever you are you rock

  37. d.... ....

    I love this song - it's a remarkably complex melody with at least three distinct hooks in it - just magic. I was privileged as a young journalist to interrview the man. A true gentleman. Wonderful show too - he was rockin' to the very end.

    d.... ....

    If your still there. That is fantastic.

  38. I.... Y....

    @spacepatrolman I'm 10 years older than Roy will ever be, & they've been 10 great years. I would hate to have missed any of them.

  39. I.... Y....

    @spacepatrolman I'd believe it if you told me every one of the songs I listed was supposed to 3 or 4 songs! : There's -that- much going on in them.

  40. I.... Y....

    @John: Credit songwriter Bill Dees for the multiple melodies of "She", "Crawling Back", "It's Over" , "In Dreams", "Oh, Pretty Woman" & "Communication Breakdown".

  41. I.... Y....

    @spacepatrolman: That was the earlier time, when he -did- get the surgery. Since Roy continued afterwards to be a super-heavy cigarette smoker, (Some articles say 4 packs a day! Incredible for such a clear-voiced, rangy singer.), was surely not a fitness freak, & had a heart much weakened from his previous situation & surgery, I'm sorry to say that trouble climbing stairs was likely an every-day problem for him, rather than the red flag it should have been.

  42. k.... m....

    @spacepatrolman I don't remember comparing the 2 songs by saying which one is better, I just said they are 2 different songs, and yet yes I like led zeppelin way much better than orbison

  43. k.... m....

    @sharrer2 it doesn't seem to be the same song if you noticed :)

  44. S.... ....

    @jamiejacksonmayn Amen brah

  45. T.... H....

    @jamiejacksonmayn WHAT?!?!?!??

  46. t.... ....

    I like Zeppelins version, but why is Roy never credited for this song, I mean it's never even stated anywhere that Roy did it first

  47. C.... S....

    Alright. I don't get this. HOW DID LED ZEPPELIN STEAL THIS? Just because they both say communication breakdown doesn't mean it's stealing. Jesus christ people.

    C.... S....

    same title but different lyrics and way different arrangements and singing I,m a Roy Orbison fan I dont care if 2 songs have the same name

  48. Z.... ....

    zeppelin really stole this song - sorry roy

  49. I.... Y....

    @MrSteveUtah.Are you on Safari? it seems that as of a couple of days ago, Safari has destroyed the threads on youtube posts. I assume that this why you think I was comparing the tunes, when in fact, I was telling someone else -not- to compare them.

  50. I.... Y....

    Roy collapsed while 'running' (I suspect he was walking), up some stadium bleachers in '78. He had heart surgery in early '79, only 42 yrs old at the time. He remained a chain smoker, presumeably to his death in late '88, age 52.

  51. I.... Y....

    If this tune & the Zep song didn't have a title in common, they'd have -nothing- in common. Comparing them is meaningless. You might as well compare "How Much is That Doggy in the Window?" to "Black Dog".

  52. I.... Y....

    No, that would not be comparing random songs with the same title, that would be comparing the same song as performed by two artists.

  53. I.... Y....

    "To 'spacepatrolman' : Lanza portrayed himself as operatic,so perhaps 'pseudo' is apt, but Orbison sang rockabilly, rock, & pop. Not 'psuedo' anything. Lanza had huge weight fluctuations, from grossly obese to studio-demanded weight for leading man roles. Orbison was never leading man material, & never grossly obese, but he smoked 4 packs a day.

  54. t.... r....

    1 of my all time best roys songs.good suff putting this on the tube tony in australia

  55. C.... L....

    hahahahahahah ya thats why robert plant and jimmy page wrote that personally and killed any other song named that, zeppelin wrote that, go fuck yourself

  56. f.... ....

    Roy Orbison's voice is magnificent.
    I don't know what it is I like about it, but I like it a lot.

  57. C.... ....

    so, that doesnt mean anything at all, do they sound anything alike? not really, and in my opinion, led zeppelin's songs that are named the same are WAY better

  58. A.... ....

    Wow all I can say is thank God for Led Zeppelin!

  59. b.... ....

    Glad you got a kick out of it... also this is my ringtone for my significant other. LOL

  60. b.... ....

    Is this Led Zeppelin?

  61. C.... ....

    that's probably cus zeppelin's version is umm you know, better!

  62. t.... r....

    this big hit for the big o is my favorite song of all time well done roy

  63. J.... L....

    A massive hit also in New Zealand