I think I wasn't the only one who was quite shocked when Electric Light Orchestra released this single in 1983. Ever since they hit it...

Growing up in the Seventies, I have rather vivid memories of my sister playing records to me. She's six years older than me and so she h...

'The way life's meant to be' was the last single to be released from Electric Light Orchestra's 1981 album 'Time'. T...

'Don't walk away' was released in 1980 as the fourth single from the soundtrack of the movie 'Xanadu'. Electric Light Or...

Jeff Lynne spent two weeks writing songs in Switzerland in 1977 for Electric Light Orchestra's double album 'Out of the blue'. O...

'Rockaria!' was the second single from Electric Light Orchestra's 1976 album 'A new world record'. The track features th...

First released on Electric Light Orchestra's fourth album 'Eldorado' in July 1974, 'Can't get it out of my head' was...

'All over the world' is taken from the soundtrack of the movie 'Xanadu' (1980) featuring Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and...

According to Jeff Lynne, 'The diary of Horace Wimp' is 'a song about a lucky lad who somehow defies the odds and gets the girl. ...

'Confusion' was released as a double A-side single with 'Last train to London' in the UK and Ireland, whereas the two tracks...

A common mondegreen in this song is the perception that, following the title line, Jeff Lynne shouts 'Bruce!' However, he is actuall...

'Sweet talkin' woman' was originally named 'Dead end street', but the name changed to avoid confusion with a 1966 hit of...

I haven't heard 'Mr. Blue Sky' in a long time, but when I played it today, I got that same feeling I've had so many times wh...

In December 1978, the ELO EP was released in the UK only, to promote the three LP box set 'Three Light Years'. The box set contained...

'Hold on tight' was the first single to be released from ELO's 1981 album 'Time' and was their last top 10 hit in the UK...

'Livin' thing' was written by Jeff Lynne and appears on ELO's 1976 platinum-selling album 'A New World Record'. In t...

After the 1983 album 'Secret messages' was not very successful, the Electric Light Orchestra effectively disbanded. However, Jeff Ly...

Electric Light Orchestra released 'Ticket to the moon' and 'Here is the news', two tracks from their 1981 album 'Time...

'Xanadu' was the theme song from the movie of the same name. The movie starred Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly and was an unoffici...

Taken from the soundtrack of the movie Xanadu, this track by Electric Light Orchestra sound kindof familiar. It is almost a pastiche of earl...