Jeff Lynne's father was a world renowned Symphony Conductor for the London Symphony Orchestra. Jeff was around music his whole life and was trained in the Classics. Electric Light Orchestra... As of 2020 he has produced 14 studio albums and 8 live albums since 1972.
Some facts about Jeff Lynne (ELO)...First, he is a very humble man, simply because this Music Genius is not interested in fame, the limelight, and money, he just loves to create great music. Jeff Lynne is one of the most versatile musicians ever, this is why he is considered by his peers to be among the greatest. He didn't stick to one style of music because, after decades, it gets boring. Jeff has done progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock - Pop, New wave, and Disco. Everything he does turns to gold. He even flirted with Country music. From 1972 to 1986 (During 14 years) Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra has had more top 40 hits than any other group in the world.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_discography 50 years later they still play in sold-out Arenas, festivals and Stadiums. During Jeff Lynne's ELO 2019 Tour, many reviews agreed in saying they are the best live Classic Rock Band in the world still touring and Jeff Lynne is a Music Genius( From Forbes Magazine and the Washington Post). ELO is in the Rock Hall of Fame. Lynne is on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Birmingham Walk OF Fame. Jeff Lynne’s ELO won the Best Classic Rock Band plus Lynne won the best Songwriter award ( ASCAP ) in 2019 for his fantastic contribution over the years. In October of 2020, Jeff Lynne has been made an officer of The Order Of The British Empire for his extraordinary contribution to music. He previously has received three Ivor Novello Awards, which celebrate songwriters and composers, including the award for outstanding services to British music. He created the best Super Group of all time with his best friend George Harrison, The Traveling Wilburys. The Legends in the Music Industry call Jeff Lynne the best overall Musician ever and a Producer Extraordinaire. Jeff Lynne has written and produced many hit songs for music legends like George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Del Shannon, the Everly Brothers, The Beatles, and so many others...
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame site: "Picking up where the Beatles left off, ELO expanded the concept of great melodies, epic song structures and grand orchestrations. ELO added an exciting mix of elements into rock and roll, including disco rhythms and electronic studio wizardry. Imagine a marriage of tuneful, rocking pop songs with instruments from the symphonic realm, and you’ve got the blueprint for what made ELO one of the most popular groups of the 1970s and beyond. Jeff Lynne, ELO’s vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, co-founder, and frontman, conceived of a rarefied musical sphere in which cellos coexisted with guitars, and where classically tinged progressive rock intersected with hook-filled, radio-friendly pop. The result: ELO’s boundary-breaking approach to rock that resonated with a global audience, both as a pop singles act and as album-oriented rockers with deep-track appeal". czcams.com/video/sbg8aUn4YkA/video.html
Hello my Brother. I’m a 52 year old African American male physician, husband, father of three, a LIFELONG ROCK MUSIC FAN and drummer. I Love your videos and greatly respect your reviews/reactions!!!!! Based on your reactions/reviews of bands such as Tool, Pink Floyd, Rush and your appreciation of the “musical journey” I respectfully recommend that you experience the artist Steven Wilson particularly the songs “Routine”, “The Raven who Refused to Sing”, “Pariah”, and “Drive”. Enjoy my Brother and keep the videos coming!!!
ELO has so many great songs see below but here is one that maybe you haven’t heard at work. It’s called Can’t get it out of my Head. One of their best in my humble opinion!
Exactly. It's one of my favourites of theirs, I hear all the other ones all the time on the radio and at my work. Then finally one day I heard Can't Get It Out of My Head and it was just amazing. I keep requesting it as well.
The band’s lead singer and prominent songwriter, Jeff Lynne said, “I was even asked once if it was about a whale, Christ knows where that came from. It was just a song about nothing more than lost love….the words just rhymed, that all.”
Gary Lindsey Well, I’ll back you up anytime you plug it & I see it!! The sad thing is they’re missing out, in a big way. With Jamel’s reactions as of late it’d be a great fit, too! It’s difficult when you’re up against 400K voices, that’s the primary thing ~ but keep trying!! You got a decent amount of likes, so, it’s promising!! I’ve loved it since I was a very little kid~ it’s way before my time, but my dad was a huge Beatles fan & had everything! I love his tribute to John, too, All Those Years Ago. Plus, many more.
I always thought it was about love. That love is a living thing and it’s a “terrible thing to lose.” Such a great song. Those violins get me every time.
You my young brother are a HERO to fans of "E.L.O."! At least you are to me. You check out a lot of a group's good songs like "Steely Dan", "Pink Floyd", "Led Zeppelin", and the Mexican & Latino singers. Like I've said before, you're doing a great job man, keep it going! Thanks.
Jeff Lynne explained many times that the song is about loss of love. He let it slip out that it was about a bout with food poisoning that he battled while on holiday in Spain.
In my own opinion, I think it's about love. Love is truly a Living Thing. It's like a Garden, you have to work hard to keep it alive and thriving, if you don't, it will wither and die, just like anything else that is alive, and that's a terrible thing to lose! Once it's too late and you've realized that love is gone and you've neglected that garden until it's too late to bring it back to life, what a dive you'll take!
I think the song is about doing everything one can to hold onto love. Plain and simple... but deceptively upbeat, like so many of ELO's exquisite arrangements. Jamel/Jamal, I hope you react to ELO's "Wild West Hero". It's so good! ✌️
Very simple, love is a living thing. Thats it. I've been an ELO fan since I first heard Mr. Blue Sky. Jeff Lynne didnt hide what he was writing very often. The majority of his songs were up front and to the point lyrically. What you heard was what it was meant to be. He wrote songs and produced for many people, including Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and George Harrison. Actually formed a "Supergroup" with them on Harrisons suggestion. John Lennon once said that ELO were what the Beatles would have become, had they stayed together. Thank you so much! Peace out and stay safe!
I don’t know what it was, but when I was nine years old and heard this song on my transistor radio, the violin melody used to scare me. I’m glad I got over my fear, I have loved ELO ever since!
I saw ELO at the Montreal Forum in 1976, and this was the encore song. They had 3 cellists on stage, plus the full band and a whole lot of lasers. This song is forever burned in my memory!
ELO... The BEST!! I never get tired of listening. So many artists I can't listen to the whole album but ELO is just so good . Love and Rain and Alright you should check out!
The 70"s rock musician's wrote song's for everyone..they can be interpreted in many way's.. to fit anyone's situation and feeling's of the time..they were truely sent from who know's where to entertain us.." I SAY THEY WERE FROM ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR SKY'S"..
Two live versions of this song, one filmed in London and the other in Philadelphia, are easily found on CZcams. Must see them! The beautiful violinists are a sight to behold!
It's about loss of love. I highly doubt Jeff Lynne and ELO had a public statement about such a highly politicized and controversial topic, especially in 1976's pop rock scene. They weren't that kind of band.
So..... This song is about abortion ?? Jesus Fuck, usaa.. what kind of shrooms are you on? Cause that's the only explanation I can think of as to how you listened to this song and came up with abortion .. your self hate is actually kinda sad...
How did you know that this song was running around my head since yesterday? And I hadn't even heard it for a long time! And then I see on my home page that you put out this video--good timing! Thank you! I believe it's about losing the living thing of Love.
ELO were such a Big und the seventies and 80‘ here in Europe. So great Albums so many good Songs. Lots of Memories. And he Produced so many Great Albums for others. Roy Orbison, Traveling Wilburys, Xanadu, Tom Petty, The Beatles, George Harrison, Bryan Adams.
E.L.O always takes me back to childhood. I’m 29 and the best years of my life are the ones where it was only me and my mom, from about ‘94-‘00 in San Pedro. Anyway there was the best classic rock station in California, ARROW93.1, it mostly played tunes from the 60s and 70s but once in a while would play 80s rock, and E.L.O were one of our favorites...Sadly ARROW died one day...no joke, one day ARROW93.1 is on and my mom and I go to lunch and when we came back to the car turned on the radio and instead of music on ARROW was a steady heartbeat.
Both of those songs are fantastic, but "One Summer Dream" always kicks my butt. I get REAL emotional when I play that one!!! "Face the Music" is an ace album!
You are the only one l will check out first, just love your reaction take it for what its worth ,he was very good friends with the Beatles read about Jeff Lynn
Heard this back in Late 1976-early 77, and fell in love with it. This song, and Manfred Mann's cover of "Blinded By The Light" were my faves at the time.
This may be the first ELO song I ever heard that I knew who was playing it, around 1976 or '77. Someday you have to play their incredible instrumental "FIRE ON HIGH". It got many hours of radio air time. Peace bro.
To Jeff, the melody and arrangement was the most important thing. He would record the song, laying down all the parts first and then write the words. To me, that's incredible. People have tried to put a lot of deep meanings in the lyrics to Jeff's songs, but they were generally very straightforward.
U don't know how much of a blessing U r to all of us. We appreciate what U r doing to make us smile and be happy for awhile. The good Lord put U right where we needed U as a great outlet. Ty
There was a musical called Xanadu in 1980... starring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly in his final film role... Newton-John had her songs on the soundtrack, but the rest of the soundtrack was done by ELO... Electric Light Orchestra. The album grouped Olivia Newton-John (ONJ) and ELO onto separate sides of the album, and some tunes were excluded from the album. The following is the actual order in the film: Instrumental medley of WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME and XANADU, over first part of opening credits WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME excerpt: Danny plays the clarinet on the beach at the break of dawn Instrumental underscoring of XANADU with Sonny drawing and painting Extended intro to I'M ALIVE (only a portion of which is in the soundtrack album) I'M ALIVE (ELO) from the film's album soundtrack as the Muses from the wall mural come to life WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME excerpt with Danny again playing the clarinet at the beach MAGIC (ONJ) from the soundtrack: Kira and Sonny have their first conversation while Kira is roller skating in the dark auditorium YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (ONJ) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the SUDDENLY single): Featured on Glenn Miller record played by Danny in the ballroom of his home WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME (Gene Kelly and ONJ) from the soundtrack with Danny and Kira singing and dancing in the ballroom. This song was heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra. According to the DVD special, this was the last sequence filmed. SUDDENLY (ONJ duet with Cliff Richard) from the soundtrack as Kira and Sonny roller-dance through the props in the recording studio DANCIN' (ONJ duet with The Tubes) from the soundtrack: In the auditorium, Danny and Sonny imagine differing visions of their ideal club. Sonny's hard-rocking glam band and Danny's Big Band female trio lip-synching to ONJ's self-harmony musically and physically merge into a unified whole, leading to agreement on XANADU as the name of the club DON'T WALK AWAY (ELO) from the soundtrack during a romantic animated sequence featuring Sonny and Kira as fish and birds (animation by Don Bluth). ALL OVER THE WORLD (ELO) from the soundtrack: In the "franchised glitz dealer" store (the Beverly Hills Fiorucci), Danny runs through various dance steps and does some rollerskating as he tries on different outfits THE FALL (ELO) from the soundtrack: Sonny finds the Muse wall mural and roller-skates through its portal entrance into Xanadu to find Kira SUSPENDED IN TIME (ONJ) from the soundtrack: After Zeus sends Sonny home, a dejected Kira sings about her love for Sonny DRUM DREAMS (ELO) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the I'M ALIVE and ALL OVER THE WORLD singles) begins the Xanadu opening night roller disco sequence, with Danny leading the group on skates XANADU (ONJ and ELO): Kira sings and is reunited with Sonny FOOL COUNTRY (ONJ) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the MAGIC single): Kira sings and dances in various costumes with the other eight Muses backing her up XANADU reprise: Kira sings and dances with the other eight Muses. They disappear into the heavens with Kira following a moment later MAGIC (ONJ) reprise from the soundtrack as Sonny stares at the empty revolving dance floor, now disillusioned that Kira is gone Instrumental riff from XANADU: Kira (as a Xanadu waitress) and Sonny become silhouetted; "The End" XANADU (ONJ and ELO) short version over closing credits
I remember sitting with my sister in about 1977 is was 15, listening to this song. She was pregnant & asked if I new what abortion was & when it was done. She never had an abortion but it has always stuck with me. She passed away in 1988. Her son is a magnificent human.
I'm biased as ELO is at worst my 2nd favorite band ever, but I have enjoyed these reactions so much! I think my favorite part has been that in damn near every song, there's this moment where Jamal realizes he's heard this before. Surprise, you've probably already heard half of ELO's catalog before! Certainly all the hits. A truly amazing band that is indeed simultaneously somehow incredibly underrated! But yeah, their songs are everywhere. Movies, commercials, etc. Everyone has heard their stuff whether they realize it or not. Truly timeless!
I was a kid when this song came out, and for the longest time I thought it said, "It's a leather thing ..." Was for sure he was talking about a wallet, for it is a terrible thing to lose.
Mik Kaminski's violin is always a thing of beauty. Typing this before you get to it. Betting you do catch on that it's a song about a broken affair through the imagry of surfing.
Not much in this world is precious without the chance of also losing it. I'm not even sure if there's anything at all that is precious without the chance of loss.
I've never heard Jeff express a political opinion in his life. He is music through and through. True, the song could have been adopted by some political lobby group but I can't ever Imagine Jeff writing those words for anything else other than a great song for people to sing along to. Peace and love to you all.
Thanks for this! Love this song. Haven't contemplated the meaning very much, so it was interesting hearing you speculate. I do love the contrast between the upbeat sound and the very serious, at times, lyrics. Blessings!
I grew up listening to E.L.O. thanks for bring the good memoirs. I have a song that not alot of people know about its a instrumental by Chuck Mangione from 1978 he wrote in for a title track for the movie of the same name called Children Of Sandchez its a very good song even if you dont use it check it out it very good.
Jamel i have been watching your video's since this terrible pandemic started. its been brilliant watching you discover what so many people of my generation took for granted. love your reactions to ELO. so many have requested that you take a look at 'Fire on High' I promise you it will not disappoint you. thanks
ELO's music is so fucking good that you can't explain it with words. They are in a level of their own. And so MANY great tunes...u'd need a discography just for all the hits.
You got to give "the Band "with the staples sister's doing "the weight" a watch. One of the best bands to come out of the 60s and 70s and they even had a few Canadians like me!
'Wild West Hero' off 'Out of the Blue'; 'One Summer Dream' off 'Face the Music'; 'Can't Get it Out of My Head' off 'Eldorado'; 'Bluebird is Dead' off 'On the Third Day'; and this song (my favourite) off 'A New World Record'
Watching your reactions to ELO has brought me into my umpteenth ELO Obsession™ in my life; they're all I've been listening to for awhile. I've been a fan since 1975, age 8, initiated my love for the string section in any song/piece of music which features strings. This song is eargasmic.
Jeff Lynne's father was a world renowned Symphony Conductor for the London Symphony Orchestra. Jeff was around music his whole life and was trained in the Classics. Electric Light Orchestra... As of 2020 he has produced 14 studio albums and 8 live albums since 1972.
Some facts about Jeff Lynne (ELO)...First, he is a very humble man, simply because this Music Genius is not interested in fame, the limelight, and money, he just loves to create great music. Jeff Lynne is one of the most versatile musicians ever, this is why he is considered by his peers to be among the greatest. He didn't stick to one style of music because, after decades, it gets boring. Jeff has done progressive Rock, Symphonic Rock - Pop, New wave, and Disco. Everything he does turns to gold. He even flirted with Country music. From 1972 to 1986 (During 14 years) Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra has had more top 40 hits than any other group in the world.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_discography 50 years later they still play in sold-out Arenas, festivals and Stadiums. During Jeff Lynne's ELO 2019 Tour, many reviews agreed in saying they are the best live Classic Rock Band in the world still touring and Jeff Lynne is a Music Genius( From Forbes Magazine and the Washington Post). ELO is in the Rock Hall of Fame. Lynne is on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Birmingham Walk OF Fame. Jeff Lynne’s ELO won the Best Classic Rock Band plus Lynne won the best Songwriter award ( ASCAP ) in 2019 for his fantastic contribution over the years. In October of 2020, Jeff Lynne has been made an officer of The Order Of The British Empire for his extraordinary contribution to music. He previously has received three Ivor Novello Awards, which celebrate songwriters and composers, including the award for outstanding services to British music. He created the best Super Group of all time with his best friend George Harrison, The Traveling Wilburys. The Legends in the Music Industry call Jeff Lynne the best overall Musician ever and a Producer Extraordinaire. Jeff Lynne has written and produced many hit songs for music legends like George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, Del Shannon, the Everly Brothers, The Beatles, and so many others...
Looks like you're on a ELO kick, and that's a good thing.
And so he should 👍🏻
Now is the time for him to react to Fire on High, he won't think it's same group after hearing all these great songs
I’m loving it.
@@tobykenobe A million thumbs up if I could
tobykenobe or the eldorado overture going into cant get it out of my head 👍👍
Jamal, I'm telling you. "All over the world" is an absolute must-do from ELO.
This. Also “I’m Alive” and “Xanadu” from the same movie which of course leads into another certain artist.
How about 'Tightrope'? That song RULES!
Oh man, that one was BIG at the skating rink!
@@KingFahtah wish people would react to ONJ
@@diannabennett1769 Me too, she's great. Just remembered Jamel reacted to "You're the one that I want" a few weeks ago lol.
Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame site: "Picking up where the Beatles left off, ELO expanded the concept of great melodies, epic song structures and grand orchestrations. ELO added an exciting mix of elements into rock and roll, including disco rhythms and electronic studio wizardry. Imagine a marriage of tuneful, rocking pop songs with instruments from the symphonic realm, and you’ve got the blueprint for what made ELO one of the most popular groups of the 1970s and beyond.
Jeff Lynne, ELO’s vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, co-founder, and frontman, conceived of a rarefied musical sphere in which cellos coexisted with guitars, and where classically tinged progressive rock intersected with hook-filled, radio-friendly pop.
The result: ELO’s boundary-breaking approach to rock that resonated with a global audience, both as a pop singles act and as album-oriented rockers with deep-track appeal". czcams.com/video/sbg8aUn4YkA/video.html
It has a great, gypsy-sounding violin intro that is beautiful. The gypsy violin returns from time to time.
I am 66 and I lived through all these classics. Jamal you gave me new appreciation for the music that we took for granted. Cheers
Hello my Brother. I’m a 52 year old African American male physician, husband, father of three, a LIFELONG ROCK MUSIC FAN and drummer. I Love your videos and greatly respect your reviews/reactions!!!!! Based on your reactions/reviews of bands such as Tool, Pink Floyd, Rush and your appreciation of the “musical journey” I respectfully recommend that you experience the artist Steven Wilson particularly the songs “Routine”, “The Raven who Refused to Sing”, “Pariah”, and “Drive”. Enjoy my Brother and keep the videos coming!!!
Jeff Lynne's ELO the very best in this world!!! Please Tour in 2022!!!
ELO has so many great songs see below but here is one that maybe you haven’t heard at work. It’s called Can’t get it out of my Head. One of their best in my humble opinion!
A beautiful ballad. Love that tune.
@Ray Mcarthur I've asked for this one several times; it's an amazing song.
That’s a great song , it’s very deep.... Eldorado is a cool album
Exactly. It's one of my favourites of theirs, I hear all the other ones all the time on the radio and at my work. Then finally one day I heard Can't Get It Out of My Head and it was just amazing. I keep requesting it as well.
One of my favorites.
The band’s lead singer and prominent songwriter, Jeff Lynne said, “I was even asked once if it was about a whale, Christ knows where that came from. It was just a song about nothing more than lost love….the words just rhymed, that all.”
They made a song called the whale but you probably knew that i just think its funny
Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
Oh, rollin' and ridin' and slippin' and slidin'
It's magic
And you, and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
.
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
.
Making believe this is what you conceived
From your worst day
Moving in line then you look back in time
To the first day
And you, and your sweet desire
Don't you do it, don't you do it
You took me, oh higher and higher, baby
.
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
.
Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide
Floating downstream
So let her go don't start spoiling the show
It's a bad dream
And you, and your sweet desire
You took me higher and higher, baby
.
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
It's a given thing
What a terrible thing to lose
It's a livin' thing
It's a terrible thing to lose
.
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Jeff Lynne
Livin' Thing lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Rollin' ridin' slippin' slidin' are rock n roll / pop terms for sex. I thought it was all lust & passion. Never lasts tho. Livin' thing x
Could be about addiction, maybe??
Not a big deal, I thought it was 'its a givin' thing ' rather than *given* - you know, to rhyme 😁👍
Pretty sure that it is "givin'", not "given"
@@dctbass yeah same but i copied and pasted this from lyricfind (source cited)
George Harrison's " What is Life "
YES!!! Amazing request!!!
My favourite song by my favourite Beatle.
@@sophiecat14 I haven't been able to get anyone to react to it,smh. They just don't know,lol
Gary Lindsey Well, I’ll back you up anytime you plug it & I see it!!
The sad thing is they’re missing out, in a big way.
With Jamel’s reactions as of late it’d be a great fit, too!
It’s difficult when you’re up against 400K voices, that’s the primary thing ~ but keep trying!! You got a decent amount of likes, so, it’s promising!!
I’ve loved it since I was a very little kid~ it’s way before my time, but my dad was a huge Beatles fan & had everything!
I love his tribute to John, too, All Those Years Ago. Plus, many more.
@@sophiecat14 It is special.
YES!
This is my fave ELO song out of many that I love, this one featured at the end of Boogie Nights when he got his big old member out 🥖
I love E.L.O. and I loved how ten seconds in you could see it on your face that you knew you were listening to a masterpiece.
Jeff Lynne is the mastermind of the beetles. ELO rocks and is underappreciated.
Love ELO! One of my favorite bands!
I always thought it was about love. That love is a living thing and it’s a “terrible thing to lose.” Such a great song. Those violins get me every time.
I grew up listening to ELO.....Fabulous
It's positive. Telling someone who is taking a dive, to hang onto the living thing that is her love for them 'cause it's a terrible thing to lose.
You my young brother are a HERO to fans of "E.L.O."! At least you are to me. You check out a lot of a group's good songs like "Steely Dan", "Pink Floyd", "Led Zeppelin", and the Mexican & Latino singers. Like I've said before, you're doing a great job man, keep it going! Thanks.
Great job INDEED!
Jeff Lynne explained many times that the song is about loss of love. He let it slip out that it was about a bout with food poisoning that he battled while on holiday in Spain.
In my own opinion, I think it's about love. Love is truly a Living Thing. It's like a Garden, you have to work hard to keep it alive and thriving, if you don't, it will wither and die, just like anything else that is alive, and that's a terrible thing to lose! Once it's too late and you've realized that love is gone and you've neglected that garden until it's too late to bring it back to life, what a dive you'll take!
My childhood, The Eagles, E.L.O. Paul McCartney and Wings, The Bee Gees. They ruled the air waves all together. Was a great time in music.
I think the song is about doing everything one can to hold onto love. Plain and simple... but deceptively upbeat, like so many of ELO's exquisite arrangements. Jamel/Jamal, I hope you react to ELO's "Wild West Hero". It's so good! ✌️
I love this song. It's a good one to play when you're down.
A great band from my high school days. They bring back memories. All real good ones and good people.
Love ELO! Original and all their own sound. "Telephone Line" is one of my favorites. "Mr. Blue Sky" always picks me up.
Very simple, love is a living thing. Thats it. I've been an ELO fan since I first heard Mr. Blue Sky. Jeff Lynne didnt hide what he was writing very often. The majority of his songs were up front and to the point lyrically. What you heard was what it was meant to be. He wrote songs and produced for many people, including Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, and George Harrison. Actually formed a "Supergroup" with them on Harrisons suggestion. John Lennon once said that ELO were what the Beatles would have become, had they stayed together. Thank you so much! Peace out and stay safe!
I don’t know what it was, but when I was nine years old and heard this song on my transistor radio, the violin melody used to scare me. I’m glad I got over my fear, I have loved ELO ever since!
'Showdown' is another must!
I saw ELO at the Montreal Forum in 1976, and this was the encore song. They had 3 cellists on stage, plus the full band and a whole lot of lasers. This song is forever burned in my memory!
It's just about love.Love is a living thing( It grows and changes), a giving thing AND a terrible thing to lose.
ELO... The BEST!! I never get tired of listening. So many artists I can't listen to the whole album but ELO is just so good . Love and Rain and Alright you should check out!
Great job, sir! You'd probably really groove on ELO's "All Over The World", too. Bests!
I love watching those All Over The World flashmob videos.
YES....love that one too!
@@bobriemersma Rob, I was just watching those :)
I also think, when Jamal has time, that a good song to prepare Jamal for TIME would Horace Wimp. Thoughts? Followed by 'Lights go down'. thoughts?
I've been pleading for months for that lol
So Fine, Standing In The Rain, Showdown, all great E.L.O. tunes!
The 70"s rock musician's wrote song's for everyone..they can be interpreted in many way's.. to fit anyone's situation and feeling's of the time..they were truely sent from who know's where to entertain us.." I SAY THEY WERE FROM ABOVE AND BEYOND OUR SKY'S"..
You can hear the influence that went into Traveling Wilbury's later on.
Anything that Jeff produces is always very obvious !
Two live versions of this song, one filmed in London and the other in Philadelphia, are easily found on CZcams. Must see them! The beautiful violinists are a sight to behold!
Mmmmm Rosie....
That big smile on your face when you hear ELO major riff coming in. So universal. Same happened to me 50 odd years ago.
Magic. Thanks Jamal. They were true to their name. An orchestra of fantastic music ❤️
One of the most unique bands of that era! Love them!
This is one of best songs by the electric light orchestra.. thank you for bringing this one into the light
Lucky enough to see them in Denver in 2018, the most captivated and happy full arena I've seen in my life..
E L O really brings you great joy Jamal, it's nice to see right now, music has that power👍👍
It's about loss of love. I highly doubt Jeff Lynne and ELO had a public statement about such a highly politicized and controversial topic, especially in 1976's pop rock scene.
They weren't that kind of band.
@USAFO6 STFU!
@USAFO6 Really? Maybe those who oppose it are. Basing that on as much information as you did.
It was absolutely about losing love according to Jeff himself.
@USAFO6 😂😂🙄😒
So..... This song is about abortion ?? Jesus Fuck, usaa.. what kind of shrooms are you on? Cause that's the only explanation I can think of as to how you listened to this song and came up with abortion .. your self hate is actually kinda sad...
IMHO, I think the lyrics are about an internal conversation about letting go of Love or holding on to it.
Such an iconic voice! Much like Robert Plant, Jeff Lynne has such a distinct voice and tone! Instantly recognizable and always enjoyable!
How did you know that this song was running around my head since yesterday? And I hadn't even heard it for a long time! And then I see on my home page that you put out this video--good timing! Thank you! I believe it's about losing the living thing of Love.
Love this one! 💗 Their songs are symphonic earworms.
ELO were such a Big und the seventies and 80‘ here in Europe. So great Albums so many good Songs. Lots of Memories. And he Produced so many Great Albums for others. Roy Orbison, Traveling Wilburys, Xanadu, Tom Petty, The Beatles, George Harrison, Bryan Adams.
I remember hearing this blasting out of some old Klipsch house speakers when it came out. Takes me back.
E.L.O always takes me back to childhood. I’m 29 and the best years of my life are the ones where it was only me and my mom, from about ‘94-‘00 in San Pedro. Anyway there was the best classic rock station in California, ARROW93.1, it mostly played tunes from the 60s and 70s but once in a while would play 80s rock, and E.L.O were one of our favorites...Sadly ARROW died one day...no joke, one day ARROW93.1 is on and my mom and I go to lunch and when we came back to the car turned on the radio and instead of music on ARROW was a steady heartbeat.
The live version with the girls on violin 🎻 and mandolin.
Gud, no mandolin. Rosie Langley on the lead violin, and her sister Amy Langley on the Lead Cello. Their 🔥 live at Glastonbury.
ELO - Waterfall or One Summer Dream. Two great, under-appreciated songs.
Or maybe "Nightrider".
Down Home Town? Country ELO rocks!
Both of those songs are fantastic, but "One Summer Dream" always kicks my butt. I get REAL emotional when I play that one!!! "Face the Music" is an ace album!
Same and "Nightrider" is a favorite, too!
Face the music is a great Album, I also love Poker and Fire on High
You are the only one l will check out first, just love your reaction take it for what its worth ,he was very good friends with the Beatles read about Jeff Lynn
Heard this back in Late 1976-early 77, and fell in love with it. This song, and Manfred Mann's cover of "Blinded By The Light" were my faves at the time.
This may be the first ELO song I ever heard that I knew who was playing it, around 1976 or '77. Someday you have to play their incredible instrumental "FIRE ON HIGH". It got many hours of radio air time.
Peace bro.
ELO brings back memories of the good radio days of the 70s and 80s decade.
After being taken “Higher and Higher” by this woman’s love, the narrator falls (dives) into despair when their romance ends.
right, and it's a part of life "A Livin' Thing'
To Jeff, the melody and arrangement was the most important thing. He would record the song, laying down all the parts first and then write the words. To me, that's incredible. People have tried to put a lot of deep meanings in the lyrics to Jeff's songs, but they were generally very straightforward.
Yay you did Livin thing! Thanks Jamal!
My Favorite Band of All Time. That and Frampton Comes Alive!!! Boston
Seen them twice, from my home town of Birmingham, ticket to the moon, E. L. O classic.
My father and I went last summer it was hands down THE best concert ever
Wish I could have seen them. 🤗
Unfortunately I only saw ELO II. Without Jeff Lynne it’s not really ELO. Although the show I went to was put out on video.
Brum is a city mate😂
The diary of Horace Wimp is a classic by ELO. People should watch ELO at Glastonbury from around 2017. What a performance.
I love it, heard it on my first time on an airplane,with head phones , my husband had to get me high to get on the plane, it was a blast
This is my favourite E.L.O hit. I see some stank face during the harmonies! I want to see your face when you react to Crosby, Stills and Nash...
"Wooden Ships".
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
Both plus "The Lee Shore'" 👍
U don't know how much of a blessing U r to all of us. We appreciate what U r doing to make us smile and be happy for awhile. The good Lord put U right where we needed U as a great outlet. Ty
There was a musical called Xanadu in 1980... starring Olivia Newton-John, Michael Beck and Gene Kelly in his final film role... Newton-John had her songs on the soundtrack, but the rest of the soundtrack was done by ELO... Electric Light Orchestra.
The album grouped Olivia Newton-John (ONJ) and ELO onto separate sides of the album, and some tunes were excluded from the album. The following is the actual order in the film:
Instrumental medley of WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME and XANADU, over first part of opening credits
WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME excerpt: Danny plays the clarinet on the beach at the break of dawn
Instrumental underscoring of XANADU with Sonny drawing and painting
Extended intro to I'M ALIVE (only a portion of which is in the soundtrack album)
I'M ALIVE (ELO) from the film's album soundtrack as the Muses from the wall mural come to life
WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME excerpt with Danny again playing the clarinet at the beach
MAGIC (ONJ) from the soundtrack: Kira and Sonny have their first conversation while Kira is roller skating in the dark auditorium
YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU (ONJ) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the SUDDENLY single): Featured on Glenn Miller record played by Danny in the ballroom of his home
WHENEVER YOU'RE AWAY FROM ME (Gene Kelly and ONJ) from the soundtrack with Danny and Kira singing and dancing in the ballroom. This song was heavily influenced by Frank Sinatra. According to the DVD special, this was the last sequence filmed.
SUDDENLY (ONJ duet with Cliff Richard) from the soundtrack as Kira and Sonny roller-dance through the props in the recording studio
DANCIN' (ONJ duet with The Tubes) from the soundtrack: In the auditorium, Danny and Sonny imagine differing visions of their ideal club. Sonny's hard-rocking glam band and Danny's Big Band female trio lip-synching to ONJ's self-harmony musically and physically merge into a unified whole, leading to agreement on XANADU as the name of the club
DON'T WALK AWAY (ELO) from the soundtrack during a romantic animated sequence featuring Sonny and Kira as fish and birds (animation by Don Bluth).
ALL OVER THE WORLD (ELO) from the soundtrack: In the "franchised glitz dealer" store (the Beverly Hills Fiorucci), Danny runs through various dance steps and does some rollerskating as he tries on different outfits
THE FALL (ELO) from the soundtrack: Sonny finds the Muse wall mural and roller-skates through its portal entrance into Xanadu to find Kira
SUSPENDED IN TIME (ONJ) from the soundtrack: After Zeus sends Sonny home, a dejected Kira sings about her love for Sonny
DRUM DREAMS (ELO) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the I'M ALIVE and ALL OVER THE WORLD singles) begins the Xanadu opening night roller disco sequence, with Danny leading the group on skates
XANADU (ONJ and ELO): Kira sings and is reunited with Sonny
FOOL COUNTRY (ONJ) (non-soundtrack LP track released as B-side of the MAGIC single): Kira sings and dances in various costumes with the other eight Muses backing her up
XANADU reprise: Kira sings and dances with the other eight Muses. They disappear into the heavens with Kira following a moment later
MAGIC (ONJ) reprise from the soundtrack as Sonny stares at the empty revolving dance floor, now disillusioned that Kira is gone
Instrumental riff from XANADU: Kira (as a Xanadu waitress) and Sonny become silhouetted; "The End"
XANADU (ONJ and ELO) short version over closing credits
We didn't have the lyrics back in the day, and I tend to not dwell on them much. The music itself is amazing.
Except on the cover!
one of the best, if not the best albums of all time, it really is that good
I remember sitting with my sister in about 1977 is was 15, listening to this song.
She was pregnant & asked if I new what abortion was & when it was done.
She never had an abortion but it has always stuck with me.
She passed away in 1988.
Her son is a magnificent human.
Way back when I was wee lad in the 70's, ELO was the first real band I really got into, thanks to this song.
Thanks for keeping us company! Time is precious and you share this precious treasures on your time with us, stay safe and bless you and your family!
When i was 4 years old, in 1979, this was my favorite 8-track tape.
And we had disco roller skating.
Keep it up Jamel. I've enjoyed your reactions for a while now. Appreciate it, man.
Agree. A breath of fresh air and beauty to watch his joy and thoughtful insight
I'm biased as ELO is at worst my 2nd favorite band ever, but I have enjoyed these reactions so much! I think my favorite part has been that in damn near every song, there's this moment where Jamal realizes he's heard this before. Surprise, you've probably already heard half of ELO's catalog before! Certainly all the hits. A truly amazing band that is indeed simultaneously somehow incredibly underrated! But yeah, their songs are everywhere. Movies, commercials, etc. Everyone has heard their stuff whether they realize it or not. Truly timeless!
Love ELO. Also love your positivity. Would like to hang with you sometime and listen to all kinds of music.
I was a kid when this song came out, and for the longest time I thought it said, "It's a leather thing ..."
Was for sure he was talking about a wallet, for it is a terrible thing to lose.
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Mik Kaminski's violin is always a thing of beauty. Typing this before you get to it. Betting you do catch on that it's a song about a broken affair through the imagry of surfing.
Luckily got to see ELO live at Wembley Stadium London 3 years ago and was amazing the best concert I've ever seen
Not much in this world is precious without the chance of also losing it. I'm not even sure if there's anything at all that is precious without the chance of loss.
I've never heard Jeff express a political opinion in his life. He is music through and through. True, the song could have been adopted by some political lobby group but I can't ever Imagine Jeff writing those words for anything else other than a great song for people to sing along to. Peace and love to you all.
I hear this song on the radio yesterday. Had to see if you reacted to it. I'm so glad you did!
Thanks for this! Love this song. Haven't contemplated the meaning very much, so it was interesting hearing you speculate. I do love the contrast between the upbeat sound and the very serious, at times, lyrics. Blessings!
I'm enjoying showing my 4 year old your videos and introducing my little one to the songs of my 70s childhood (older mummy)
This song is so BADASS. It's a shame ELO is so underrated. The Electric Light Orchestra is truly LEGEND.
I grew up listening to E.L.O. thanks for bring the good memoirs. I have a song that not alot of people know about its a instrumental by Chuck Mangione from 1978 he wrote in for a title track for the movie of the same name called Children Of Sandchez its a very good song even if you dont use it check it out it very good.
Jamel i have been watching your video's since this terrible pandemic started. its been brilliant watching you discover what so many people of my generation took for granted. love your reactions to ELO. so many have requested that you take a look at 'Fire on High' I promise you it will not disappoint you. thanks
ELO's music is so fucking good that you can't explain it with words. They are in a level of their own. And so MANY great tunes...u'd need a discography just for all the hits.
You got to give "the Band "with the staples sister's doing "the weight" a watch. One of the best bands to come out of the 60s and 70s and they even had a few Canadians like me!
This song is about the 1976 Olympics that were held in Montreal. The name of the album "A New World Record" was also inspired by the '76 Olympics.
This song was about losing your love. Some people used it in anti-abortion adverts. Shangri-La (from the same album) sums it up.
You gotta do I'm Alive, All Over The World, and Dont Walk Away by ELO from the Xanadu soundtrack. Best soundtrack ever made.
'Wild West Hero' off 'Out of the Blue'; 'One Summer Dream' off 'Face the Music'; 'Can't Get it Out of My Head' off 'Eldorado'; 'Bluebird is Dead' off 'On the Third Day'; and this song (my favourite) off 'A New World Record'
The love between two people is a living thing, take care of it and it will grow. If one person is unhappy the love will fracture and may not recover.
They are magical, aren't they?? 😚
ELO Is Dope. They Take You To A Different Time Every Time.
Living thing is about Love, it's a terrible thing to lose, it's a giving thing, it's a terrible thing to lose
Watching your reactions to ELO has brought me into my umpteenth ELO Obsession™ in my life; they're all I've been listening to for awhile. I've been a fan since 1975, age 8, initiated my love for the string section in any song/piece of music which features strings. This song is eargasmic.