1988年底，美國超級樂團Traveling Wilburys的團員之一Roy Orbison因心臟病驟逝，一度謠傳由曾與另兩位團員Jeff Lynne、 Tom Petty分別合作製作過專輯的Del Shannon來接替，但Shannon之前即有憂鬱症的問題，且當時因要出專輯及準備演唱會等造成壓力過大，竟在1990年初在家中自戕身亡，僅享年55歲。( 尊重生命，請打1995 )

左上起:Tom Petty、Roy Orbison、Jeff Lynne。下排左:George Harrison、Bob Dylan

Del Shannon身故後，Jeff Lynne與 Tom Petty共同將Shannon身前的專輯繼續製作完成，於1991發行，專輯名為《Rock On！》。而此首Walk Away即為收錄在該專輯中，詞曲作者由Shannon、Lynne與Petty三人共同掛名。

後來我才發現，Del Shannon和清水合唱團的John Fogerty倆人除了臉型有些神似，歌路也多偏鄉村搖滾，且都喜放聲嘶吼，兩人也都是台長視為偶像效仿的歌手。Del Shannon 1964的《Keep Searching》是台長初學吉他時就會彈奏的熱門歌曲之一，而清水合唱團的歌曲則學習彈奏的就較為多了。

John Fogerty

由歌詞看來，像是個負心漢要離開女子。但也很難說，有時交往之後，有些女人才顯露本性，喜歡控制對方，啥事都要管，當覺得自己快呼吸不過來時，不逃也不行了。

§ 以下另貼Bonnie Raitt演唱Del Shannon 1961的成名曲《Runaway》。

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每次我不得不說謊時，它都會讓我心碎
Every time I have to lie it tears me apart
每次我看到你哭泣
Every time I see you cry
它需要我的一塊心
It takes a piece of my heart
我知道我說過永遠不要離開你
I know that I said never never walk away from you
我知道我說過我一生都會在那裡
I know that I said I'd always be there my whole life through

我必須走開，走開
I got to walk away, walk away
除了走開我什麼都做不了
There's nothing left that I can do but walk away
走開
Walk away
慢慢地將我的目光從你身上移開並走開
Slowly turn my eyes from you and walk away

每次我假裝相信，卻越來越痛
Every time I make believe it hurts more and more
曾經有一段時間我看不到，現在我確定了
There was a time I couldn't see, now I know for sure
我知道如果我說再見的時候會讓你受傷的話我會無能為力
I know that I can't help it if it hurts you when I say goodbye
我不知道為什麼一定要這樣，我試過了，我也試過了
Don't know why it has to be the way it is, I tried and I tried

我必須走開，走開
I got to walk away, walk away
除了走開我什麼都做不了
There's nothing left that I can do but walk away
走開
Walk away
慢慢地將我的目光從你身上移開並走開
Slowly turn my eyes from you and walk away

Walk away, Walk away
I got to walk away, walk away
There's nothing left that I can do but walk away
Walk away
Slowly turn my eyes from you and walk away

Walk away.

I got to walk away
There's nothing left that I can do but walk away
Walk away
Slowly turn my eyes from you and walk away

I got to walk away, walk away
Walk, Walk, Walk away
Walk away.