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.
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Electric Light Orchestra Lyrics
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We're gonna be leaving
Sooner than I thought
Take the things you bought
Clouds are gathering.
Say goodbye to all your friends
We're gonna be sorry
But then again, who knows
About the rain.
I'm steppin' out
I'm movin' on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rollin' stone
I'm gonna be somebody
Oh, I'm steppin' out.
Did you hear what he said?
He said they
Sold me down the river
They thought I was a fool
They said the rain would fall
What did they know?
Then I saw your face
And the song that
You were singin'
Though I thought I knew the words
The tune was quite absurd
And out of key
Doo dah dah dee.
I'm steppin' out
I'm moving on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
I'm gonna be somebody...
Oh, I'm steppin' out.
The lyrics of Electric Light Orchestra's "Steppin Out" tell the story of an individual who is leaving on a journey with someone they care about. The song appears to be about embracing the unknown and trusting each other as they take on a new adventure. The singer calls upon the listener to gather their belongings, leave their friends behind, and venture into the world, ready to be somebody. He mentions that the clouds are gathering, emphasizing the sense of foreboding and uncertainty.
The singer then shows a brief moment of doubt as he mentions that they will be sorry for leaving their friends behind. But then again, he emphasizes the importance of embracing the unknown because who knows what might happen. The next verse contains a reference to being sold down the river - a phrase generally meaning someone has been betrayed. But the singer rejects this notion and moves forward with hope. After all, they have each other, and the song ends with a statement of resolve: "Oh, I'm steppin' out."
Overall, the lyrics speak to the universal desire for adventure, growth, and self-discovery. This song is about taking the first steps out of your comfort zone, into the unknown, and experiencing life as it comes.
Line by Line Meaning
Pack up all your things
Get ready to leave and take everything you need
We're gonna be leaving
We will be going from this place soon
Sooner than I thought
It will happen earlier than expected
Take the things you bought
Bring the things that you purchased
Clouds are gathering.
It looks like there will be trouble ahead
Say goodbye to all your friends
Bid farewell to everyone you know
We're gonna be sorry
We will regret leaving them behind
For a while, that's how it goes
It's normal to feel that way for some time
But then again, who knows
Anything can happen and we cannot predict it
About the rain.
What will happen during this storm is unknown
I'm steppin' out
I am taking action
I'm movin' on
I am leaving this place behind
I'm gonna see the world
I will go to places I've never been before
Like a rollin' stone
Just like someone who constantly moves from place to place
I'm gonna be somebody
I will become a person of importance
Oh, I'm steppin' out.
It's exciting and I'm ready to take action
Did you hear what he said?
Do you remember what they said?
He said they
They were talked about before
Sold me down the river
Betrayed and deceived me
They thought I was a fool
They believed they could take advantage of me
They said the rain would fall
They predicted something bad would happen
What did they know?
They were wrong and misinformed
Then I saw your face
And then I encountered you
And the song that
Also the way you expressed yourself
You were singin'
Through the words you said, or literally singing a song
Though I thought I knew the words
Although I believed I understood what you meant
The tune was quite absurd
Your way of doing things was unusual, which surprised me
And out of key
I found it difficult to relate or follow your perspective
Doo dah dah dee.
A meaningless sound, indicating confusion
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAVID ARTHUR GARCIA, JASON DAVID INGRAM, BLANCA ELAINE REYES, CHRISTOPHER E. STEVENS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Donald's trump
[Verse 1]
Pack up all your things
We're gonna be leavin'
Sooner than I thought
Take the things you bought
Clouds are gathering
Say goodbye to all your friends
We're gonna be sorry
For a while, that's how it goes
But then again, who knows
About the rain?
[Chorus]
I'm steppin' out, I'm moving on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
steppin' out
I'm gonna be somebody...
Ooh, I'm steppin' out
[Verse 2]
Did you hear what he said?
He said they sold me down the river
They thought I thought I was a fool
They said the rain would fall
What did they know?
Then I saw your face
Heard the song that you were singin'
Though I thought I knew the words
The tune was quite absurd
And out of key
Doo-dah-dah-dee
[Chorus]
I'm steppin' out, I'm moving on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
steppin' out
I'm gonna be somebody...
Ooh, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out, I'm steppin' out
Steppin' out
Steppin' out
Steppin' out
Don't know where I'm going
Gonna see the world
Gonna be somebody...
Don't know where I'm going
I'm just steppin' out
I'm steppin' out
I'm steppin' out
Laurie Croad
Pack up all your things
We're gonna be leaving
Sooner than I thought
Take the things you bought
Clouds are gathering.
Say goodbye to all your friends
We're gonna be sorry
For a while, that's how it goes
But then again, who knows
About the rain.
I'm steppin' out
I'm movin' on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rollin' stone
I'm gonna be somebody
Oh, I'm steppin' out.
Did you hear what he said?
He said they
Sold me down the river
They thought I was a fool
They said the rain would fall
What did they know?
Then I saw your face
And the…
I'm steppin' out
I'm moving on
I'm gonna see the world
Like a rolling stone
I'm gonna be somebody...
Oh, I'm steppin' out.
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Chris Galliera
Such a sad song yet uplifting at the same time. Only a genius like Jeff Lynne can do that!!!
Bigest of the Small Brains
A place to cry Dwight yoakam
Ed King
I played this album all the time in my senior year of high school (1978) and this song in particular had meaning as I prepared to leave my hometown for college. And now it’s 2020 and I still play it all the time. Loved ELO!
cookie14909
This whole album is amazing. I don't even have a favorite song. I just play all the sides in order.
Mark Williams
that is so right cookie.. just play it.. It plays like a short story
Robbie Field
I'm with you on that I like the whale it's just kind of an eerie type of awesome Melody that really sticks to my heart so I'm with you I love the whole album.
windridr66 Willis
So right, Cookie. It flows perfectly.
Mark Hall
🎶👌👌🇫🇮
Quinn W. Johnson
The way it once was, so long ago and yet just a memory now.
Chris Galliera
3:50 to 4:02 ... The orchestral strings with the choir fading in is pure magic!