They incorporated the sounds of string ensembles, vocoders and dub echos into rock songs, thereby creating a very sophisticated studio version of rock. The musical content of ELO songs often went far beyond usual chord structures, mixing pop songwriting with classical romanticism and synthesized sounds. The band claim that their music "picks up where The Beatles' 1967 song I Am the Walrus left off."
Formed in 1970 by Roy Wood, Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan (the remaining members of the 1960s rock group The Move). The band used cellos, violin, horns and woodwinds to give their music a classical sound. This was an idea Roy Wood initially had while with The Move, to take rock music in a new direction. In 1970 when Carl Wayne left the The Move, Jeff Lynne, front man with fellow Brum band Idle Race, responded to Wood's second invitation to join the line-up, with the lure of starting the new band. To help finance the fledgling project, two more Move albums were released during the recording of their eponymous first album in 1971 which produced the UK hit 10538 Overture. In the US this album was released with the mistaken title of No Answer, due to a mix-up with an uncompleted telephone call to the American label and subsequent secretarial message.
However, tensions soon surfaced between Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne. With most of the media attention focused on Roy Wood, differences in musical direction, and a disastrous first live outing, it was no surprise when the band went through the first of its many line-up changes as Wood took Hugh McDowell and Bill Hunt with him to form Wizzard. Despite the music press's predictions that the band would fold without Wood, Jeff Lynne stepped up to lead the band, with Bevan remaining on drums, bassist Richard Tandy switching to moog synthesizer, Michael d'Albuquerque on bass, Mike Edwards, Colin Walker (cello) and Wilfred Gibson replacing Steve Woolam on violin. They released ELO 2 in 1973, from which came their first U.S. chart hit, a hugely elaborate version of the Chuck Berry classic Roll Over Beethoven. After their second album, violinist Gibson was dismissed and replaced by Mik Kaminski. They also released On The Third Day in 1973, with Mike Edwards playing all the cello parts due to Colin Walker leaving the band. Later that same year saw the return of Hugh McDowell, who had jumped ship the year previous, to replace cellist Colin Walker.
In 1974 Lynne hired a thirty-piece orchestra, choir and Louis Clark, then began work on the next LP Eldorado, A Symphony, a concept album about dreams, scoring their first U.S. Top Ten hit with Can't Get It Out Of My Head in 1975. Eldorado would become ELO's first gold album.
After the release of Eldorado, bassist and vocalist Kelly Groucutt and cellist Melvyn Gale joined, replacing de Albuquerque and Edwards respectively.
The band split in 1983. In 1985, Lynne, Tandy and Bevan reunited and recorded the album "Balance of Power". This reunion was short lived and the band split once more in 1986. Bev Bevan and Louis Clark, with the consent of Lynne, toured and recorded as ELO Part II from 1988 until Bevan's retirement in 1999. In 2000, Lynne and Tandy reformed Electric Light Orchestra and released a new record, "Zoom". "Zoom" proved to be a commercial failure, and the duo split once more in 2001.
In 2014, following support from BBC Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans, Lynne and Tandy reunited as a part of BBC Radio 2's "Festival in a Day" to perform under the new billing, "Jeff Lynne's ELO", a name Lynne devised as a response to ELO tributes, imitation bands, and offshoots who used ELO to promote their own tours.
In February 2015, Jeff Lynne's ELO performed at the Grammy Awards with Ed Sheeran, and in September of that year they announced a new album would be released under Columbia Records. Jeff Lynne's ELO - Alone in the Universe was released on November 13, 2015, and was ELO’s first album of new material in almost 15 years.
The second album under Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Jeff Lynne's ELO - From Out of Nowhere, was released on November 1, 2019.
There is more than one artist with the name "ELO". The vast majority of scrobbles to "Electric Light Orchestra" are for the rock band from England.
ELO, is a South Korean singer, who debuted with the album, 8 Femmes, on August 26, 2016.
It's Over
Electric Light Orchestra Lyrics
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It's over
It's over
Summer came and passed away
Hardly seemed to last a day
But it's over and what can I do?
Music playing in the air
Silence on a darkened stair
'Cause it's over and what can I do?
It's over, it's over, all over
It's all over now
And the way you look
Don't even mean I'm down
It's over
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of
Getting down, down
(It's all over)
Getting down, down, down
Hey, baby
It's all gone
Rolled out to sea
Lookin' over sunny days (searching, searching)
Searching for the righteous wave
'Cause it's over, all gone, what can I do?
Looking from this distant shore (distant shore)
'Cause it's over (it is over) and what can I do?
It's over, it's over, all over
It's all over now
And the way you look
Don't even mean I'm down
It's over, over (it's over)
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of
Getting down, down
(It's over)
Getting down, down, down
Ah, it's over, it's over, it's over
It's all over and what can I do?
Ah, it's over, it's over, it's all over
Ooh, it's over, it's over
Don't shed a tear for me
It's over
Don't shed a tear
Oh no, it's over
The lyrics of "It's Over" by Electric Light Orchestra speak about the end of a summer romance. The first two lines of the song set the tone, as the singer laments how quickly the summer has passed, almost as if it were only a single day. The repetition of "it's over" throughout the chorus emphasizes the finality of the relationship, leaving the singer to wonder what they can do now that it has ended.
The second verse describes the empty feeling left in the wake of the breakup. The music is still playing, but there is silence on the darkened stair, perhaps where they used to sit and talk. The lines "when you kick out the sea and the sun says goodbye, there is nothing much to speak of" suggest a feeling of hopelessness and loss, as if the end of the summer also marks the end of something bigger.
The final verse conveys a sense of distance and longing. The singer is searching for the "righteous wave," a metaphor for their lost love, but they are now looking from a "distant shore" because the other person is no longer in their life. The repetition of "it's over" in the final lines and the emphasis on the word "all" ("it's all over now") underscores the finality of the breakup and the singer's feelings of resignation.
Overall, "It's Over" by Electric Light Orchestra is a melancholy reflection on the end of a relationship, capturing the bittersweet feelings and lingering sense of loss that often accompany a breakup.
Line by Line Meaning
Summer came and passed away, Hardly seemed to last a day
The briefness of a summer season has come to an end and seemed to pass too quickly.
But it's over and what can I do
The end of summer is inevitable, therefore there is nothing that can be done to change it.
Music playin' in the air, Silence on a darkened stair 'cos it's over and what can I do
The juxtaposition of music and silence highlights the sense of emptiness and loss that comes with the end of something. Despite the music still playing, it does not fill the void created by the absence of summer.
It's over, it's over, all over, It's all over now And the way you looked Don't even mean I'm down.
The repetition of 'it's over' emphasizes the finality of the end of summer. Even though the way the person looked made the singer happy, it is not enough to overcome the sadness of the season ending.
When you kick out the sea And the sun says goodbye There is nothing much to speak of.
The imagery of the sea being 'kicked out' and the sun saying goodbye further emphasize the finality and sense of loss that comes with the end of something. There is nothing much to speak of because that which was present before is now gone.
Lookin' over sunny days, Searchin' for the righteous wave 'cos it's over and what can I do
The singer reminisces about the good times of summer and tries to hold onto these memories by searching for the 'righteous wave.' However, this is no longer possible because summer has ended.
Lookin' from this distant shore You ain't sailin' by no more 'cos it's over and what can I do
The distance between the singer and the person they are addressing highlights the irrelevance of the relationship now that summer has ended. There is nothing that can be done to bring back what once was.
Ah, it's over, it's over, it's over, It's all over and what can I do?
The repetition of 'it's over' and the question 'what can I do?' highlights the sense of helplessness that comes with the end of something that cannot be changed.
Ah, it's over, it's over, It's all over.
The repeated chorus emphasizes the finality of the end of summer and the sense of loss that comes with it.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jeff Lynne
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@MrFantabuloso
Summer came and passed away,
Hardly seemed to last a day
But it's over and what can I do
Music playin' in the air,
Silence on a darkened stair
'cos it's over and what can I do
It's over, it's over, all over,
It's all over now
And the way you looked
Don't even mean I'm down.
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of.
Lookin' over sunny days,
Searchin' for the righteous wave
'cos it's over and what can I do
Lookin' from this distant shore
You ain't sailin' by no more
'cos it's over and what can I do
It's over, it's over, all over,
It's all over now
And the way you looked
Don't even mean I'm down.
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of.
Ah, it's over, it's over, it's over,
It's all over and what can I do?
Ah, it's over, it's over,
It's all over.
@ultra6737
1975: Face The Music.7.5/10.
1976: A New World Record.9/10.
1977: Out Of The Blue.7.5/10.
1979:Discovery.8/10.
1980:Xanadu.Don't Walk Away & The Fall.👀
1981:Time.9/10.
1983:Secret Messages.9/10.Different feel for ELO but always been my favourite album.
1986:Balance of Power.7/10.
1973 On The Third Day & 1974 Eldorado (not for me).
The album Zoom ive not heard.
Electric Light Orchestra one of the best bands on planet 🌍💯🇬🇧🎸🥁🎹🎻
@비정한세상
"It's Over"
Summer came and passed away,
Hardly seemed to last a day,
But it's over,
And what can I do.
Music playin' in the air,
Silence on a darkened stair,
Cos it's over,
And what can I do.
[Chorus]
It's over all over now,
And the way you looked
Don't even mean I'm down.
(It's over)
When you kick out the sea
And the sun says goodbye
There is nothing much to speak of.
(Getting down, down)
(It's all over)
(Getting down, down, down)
(Hurry baby, it's all over now, rose up to see)
Lookin' over sunny days,
Searchin' for the righteous wave,
'Cos it's over,
All gone, what can I do
Lookin' from the distant shore,
(Distant shore)
You ain't sailin' by no more,
'Cos it's over,
And what can I do.
Ha,
(And what can I do)
(Oh, it's over, it's over, don't shed a tear for me
it's over, don't shed a tear it's over oh no, it's over)
@sarahloughlin3724
JEFF LYNNE 's voice is out of this world. No other male singer has such a distinct and beautiful voice
@ThatIrishSOB
Got a chance to see ELO play at the forum a few years back, his voice is still as great as ever
@micahmansoor4219
Well that's rather an exaggeration. George Michael, Michael Jackson, The Weeknd, Robert Plant, Freddie Mercury, etc, etc, etc
@nancyl7007
I agree, amazing beautiful voice
@Phil-pq4ks
@@micahmansoor4219Michael Jackson???? 😂😂😂😂😂 hilarious......
@daniserrat3150
@@micahmansoor4219No exagera
@robscholtens5345
Rest in peace, Richard Tandy. Thank you for this stirring piano solo which never failed to amaze and delight me.
@clausjohansson8233
😢😢😢
@rachelar
He's passed???
@tato3741
I am in a trance with this band...the music,the strings,the drum,the piano,this people really know how to make magic with music.