1961. Even though he always wore sunglasses, this artist was not blind. Classic rock artist and classic song. The artist recorded a version of this song with KD Lang in 1987. Dave Marsh calls the song a "rock-bolero" with "blaring strings, hammered tympani, a ghostly chorus, the gentle strum of a guitar, [and] a hint of marimba". Billboard observes an "expressive reading" on the "country-flavored ballad."