All Over The World: The Very Best Of Elo

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Missing is the STEMRA rights society on disc, but it is printed MPCS/BIEM/SREMA in the fold over booklet. On the track's feature, one fan commented: 'whenever i hear this song i can't help but think of Bill Murray's hair in the bowling showdown scene', continuing: 'it went well in that scene. He elaborated: "We couldn't leave it like that, so eventually we replaced it with 'gruss,' based on the Bavarian greeting Grüß Gott - 'greet God'. The Big Night' became the highest-grossing live concert in music tour history of all time up to that point (1978. UK CD re-issue in cardboard slip case in 1994 box cat numbered EPC 477501 2The actual CD cat number is 471956 2 .

The opening track and first single from the band's double-album opus Out of the Blue, like every single cut on our list of the Top 10 Electric Light Orchestra Songs, comes with a Godzilla-size hook that stomps over everything in its way. Telephone Line" was the last single to be released from A New World Record, but it was the only one to hit the Top 10. Adding to the track's monumental success, in 2002 the popular British girl group Atomic Kitten sampled the hook in their single 'Be with You'.Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly. One of the band's most commercially successful singles, 'Shine A Little Love' showcased Lynne's perfect alchemy of Beatles-esque pop rock harmony that was laden with disco appeal. Following the shock of four band members leaving, Mike de Albuquerque and Colin Walker joined the band ahead of the release of ELO's second album 'ELO 2. Fissinger’s musical approach is refreshingly uncomplicated, allowing the beauty of the song’s simplicity to shine through. Showing the struggles of leaving her behind, the lyrics read: " But I really want tonight to last forever, I really wanna be with you", and: " Time was still but hours must really have rushed by, I didn't realise, but love was in your eyes".

The album was repackaged with new album art and re-released on 30 May 2011, once more reaching the UK top ten. Unlike many of the tracks on our list of the Top 10 Electric Light Orchestra Songs, "Do Ya" keeps the classical elements to a minimum.ELO's 1979 release 'Confusion' served as their second single from their eighth studio album 'Discovery', and hit the Number 8 spot in the UK Chart. Having initially been excited about the project, Jeff Lynne declined Roy Wood's invitation, adding he wanted to focus on finding success with Idle Race. In 1980, front-man Jeff Lynne wrote half of the soundtrack for the musical film 'Xanadu', which featured Olivia Newton-John.

In 1977, it was announced the band was also set to perform 'The Big Night', a 92-date world tour which would take nine-months to complete. Not sure if this is what Jeff Lynne had in mind when he wrote the song, but it's a perfect moment nonetheless. The album sleeve art features a letter written by the band's co-founder and leader, Jeff Lynne, describing the '73–'78 period and the recording of each of the songs. From "Evil Woman", "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Mr Blue Sky" to "Livin' Thing" and “Sweet Talkin’ Woman", this 1CD/ 20 track VERY BEST OF compilation contains a string of hits that most bands would envy, and is an excellent introduction (or re-introduction! Becoming a signature song for ELO fans, it comes as no surprise that the song has been used in plenty of films.

The fifth single to be released from their epic Discovery album - as a double A-side with 'Confusion' - it didn't quite fare as well in the US. With huge worldwide sales since they formed in 1970, it's a hard task for any fan to pick just one favourite track. He explained: "we phoned from England to America to a number that we know nobody would be at, to just listen to it for a while.

The lead track from the eponymous flop musical featured none other than Olivia Newton-John, the film's central star. The following year they recorded the Xanadu soundtrack with Olivia Newton-John; in 1981, they made the snoozy concept album Time. ELO's breakthrough hit is the moment where the band recast itself from somewhat stuffy art rockers into a more playful (and way funkier) group. And not full of electric synthesizer music that you would be expecting going by the coverJust to let you know I have Volume 2 and Out of the Blue.Blue Sky" has grown in stature over the years, with artists as diverse as rapper Common and indie-rock singer Mayer Hawthorne incorporating it into their songs. You can feel the beat of disco thumpers, the outlandish space-age iconography, the orchestral arrangements of triumphant classical pieces, and the gentle, intricate harmonies that were directly influenced by The Beatles. Perhaps ELO’s most famous song, it was written by Lynne after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet: “It was dark and misty for two weeks, and I didn’t come up with a thing. When it comes to the meaning behind the lyrics, the theme of the original title can be felt throughout the song.