FIRST TIME HEARING Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line | FIRST TIME REACTION

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  @TannerHemmingsen · 1 year ago

  Frontman Jeff Lynne is a musical genius.  Anything he touches turns to gold.  I highly recommend the band’s songs “Don’t Bring Me Down”, “Mr. Blue Sky” and “Evil Woman”

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  @betacall9634 · 1 year ago

  The reason this song is so nostalgic to many is cuz it could never be written today. There were no cell phones or answering machines in the 1970’s. When Jeff sings (to the operator) “can you just let it ring a little longer, longer” you feel his pain of trying to reach the love of his life who is not at home but wants so badly to connect with her at all costs. You couldn’t text someone minutes after having a face to face fight to say I’m sorry. You couldn’t check their social media to see that they are on vacation and not missing you. When someone broke up with you in the 70’s, they got into a taxi and you would never see them again. The next week they could have changed their whole life and moved half away around the world and you’d never know ever, the rest of your life!

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• AN

  @andycapp3499 · 1 year ago

  Mr Blue Sky has been classed as the most happiest song ever made.

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• KE

  @kevinehle6637 · 1 year ago

  The Wembley Stadium version of this song is one of the most beautiful live videos I've seen. Please check it out on your own. Stunning!

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• RI

  @rickwelch8464 · 1 year ago (edited)

  THIS is the rabbit hole to go down. They are perfection.

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• JI

  @JimGarcia-j5u · 1 year ago

  Blue days (loneliness), black nights (desperation).... stabs right in the heart 😢

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• BR

  @bradsouthers7476 · 1 year ago

  "Let it ring forever more."  In the days before answering machines and voice mail, letting it ring gave you hope that someone will eventually answer. That's probably the saddest line of the song, since it's pretty obvious that nobody will.

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• DA

  @dagmar.6954 · 1 year ago

  ELO was formed in the 70's-80's & mixed modern rock pop songs with classical overtones. Jeff Lynne wrote most of their songs. They had a lot of great hits such as "Showdown", "Can't Get It Out Of My Head", "Evil Woman", "Strange Magic", "Livin' Thing", "Rockaria!", "Do Ya", "Turn to Stone", "Sweet Talkin' Woman", "Mr. Blue Sky", "Wild West Hero", "Don't Bring Me Down", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Shine A Little Love", "Last Train To London", "Confusion", "Hold On Tight" etc.

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• FL

  @flashmadison6689 · 1 year ago

  Okay so no one's answering... That line gets me emotional

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• BL

  @bloptwang · 1 year ago

  this a rabbit hole you REALLY need to go down. One of the best bands ever

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• FO

  @FooFighter01 · 1 year ago

  A very melancholic song. I think we've all had those feelings about lost loves and just wishing we could just talk again, if just once...

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  @OddTimeMan · 8 months ago

  My very first Rock concert was ELO's "Out of the Blue" tour in 1978. I was 14 years old. I will never forget it.

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