It's Over

Roy Orbison shed some light on this song when he spoke with the NME in 1980. Said Orbison: "'It's Over' is a lonely type song, but it's not over if you listen to the lyrics very closely. Well, in fact it is over, but I don't know it, and I'm telling everyone it's over. I was trying to say that certain things are over before you realise it, before anybody realizes it."

When this topped the UK charts on June 25, 1964, Roy Orbison became the first American to reach #1 in the UK since Elvis did it in December 1962. There was a run of 16 consecutive British #1s.

Bill Dees presented Roy Orbison with his song "It's Over At Last." Roy Orbison combined it with two others to make "It's Over." Bill Dees wrote or co-wrote 64 songs with Roy Orbison that The Big O recorded, including possibly his most well-known song "(Oh) Pretty Woman." Bill Dees also sang high harmony on "(Oh) Pretty Woman" and many other Orbison tunes.