Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-… Read Full Bio ↴Jeff Lynne (born December 30, 1947) in Birmingham, UK, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. He was the co-founder (with Roy Wood and Bev Bevan), guitarist, and lead singer of The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as a co-founder of the Traveling Wilburys (with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty, and Roy Orbison) in the late 1980s. Prior to The Electric Light Orchestra, Lynne was a member of Idle Race and, along with Wood and Bevan, The Move.

After ELO's breakup in the mid 1980s, Lynne moved into production work, showing both the influence of The Beatles that characterized much of ELO's work and an influence from rockabilly-style music. The Beatles' connection was strengthened when Lynne produced George Harrison's Cloud Nine, a successful comeback album for the ex-Beatle released in 1987 featuring the popular single "(Got My Mind) Set On You." In 1989, Lynne co-produced the acclaimed album Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty, which included the hit singles "Free Fallin'," "I Won't Back Down" and "Runnin' Down A Dream," all co-written by Lynne. This album and Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, also co-produced by Lynne, both received nominations for the Grammy as Best Album Of The Year in 1989.

In 1990 Lynne released his first solo album Armchair Theatre, featuring the singles "Every Little Thing" and "Lift Me Up." The album received some positive critical attention but little commercial success.

In February of 1994, Lynne fulfilled a lifelong dream by working with the three surviving Beatles on Anthology album series, and reunion tracks "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love" (overdubbing John Lennon's demos for the songs). He has also produced records individually for George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and worked extensively on the Roy Orbison album Mystery Girl.

In 2001, Lynne released a new ELO album, Zoom, which--save for original ELO keyboardist Richard Tandy on one track--featured none of the original members of the Electric Light Orchestra, but attempted to "return to the classic ELO sound" [1]. The album received positive reviews but had no hit singles. While a concert of the album was filmed and shown on PBS stations, a planned concert tour was cancelled, although the concert was released on DVD. Also that year, Lynne appeared on a VH-1 Storytellers show filmed in New York, and EMI and Sony released remastered editions of part of ELO's catalog.

Lynne went back to the recording studio as a producer in 2002, co-producing and helping complete George Harrison's posthumously-released album, Brainwashed. He was also heavily involved in the memorial Concert for George, held at London's Royal Albert Hall in November 2002, and subsequently produced the Surround Sound audio mix for the Concert For George DVD released in November 2003. The DVD received a Grammy for Best Long Form Music Video.

Also in 2002, a tribute to Lynne called Lynne Me Your Ears was released [2], featuring two CDs full of artists performing Lynne/ELO songs, including Todd Rundgren, SWAG (featuring members of Wilco, The Mavericks and Cheap Trick), Sixpence None The Richer, Doug Powell, PFR, Jason Falkner, Fleming and John, Jerry Chamberlain of Daniel Amos, Rick Altizer and others.

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine Tom Petty revealed that fellow Wilbury and Full Moon Fever producer Jeff Lynne will reunite with Petty on his upcoming solo album, due in 2006.

Jeff Lynn co-wrote, with John Farrar, the lyrics and music for the 2007 Broadway musical Xanadu. The show used several ELO songs, including "I'm Alive," "Evil Woman" and "Strange Magic."

In 2012 Lynne's second solo album, a covers album entitled Long Wave, was released on 8 October 2012. A greatest hits collection of re-recorded ELO songs by Lynne titled Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra was also released under the ELO moniker on the same day.

On September 24, 2015, under the name Jeff Lynne's ELO, "When I Was a Boy", the first single from Alone in the Universe was released on the internet with a music video released not long after. The album was released on November 13, 2015 and was followed by promotional shows including the first ELO shows in the United States in 30 years. A 2016 European tour has been scheduled.

Now You're Gone
Jeff Lynne Lyrics

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I was crazy about you
I, didn't want to be without you
And I, lost what I had and now your gone

You, you always meant the world to me
You, you never wanted much you see
And you, you changed my life but now you gone

In my heart you were the one
But now, now your gone

Your photograph brings back sweet memories
Something about you I don't know what it is
Your face so young the days so long
But now, your gone

In my heart you were the one
But now, your gone

Yeah now, now your gone
But now, your gone

Overall Meaning

Now You're Gone by Jeff Lynne is a heart-wrenching song that describes the feeling of loss and heartbreak. The opening lines "I was crazy about you, I didn't want to be without you, and I lost what I had and now you're gone" express the singer's deep love for the person who has now left him. He is devastated by the loss and seems to be reminiscing about the time he spent with them. The lines "In my heart you were the one, but now you're gone" reveal that the person meant everything to him and that he is struggling to come to terms with the fact that they are no longer together.

The next set of lines "Your photograph brings back sweet memories, something about you I don't know what it is, your face so young the days so long, but now you're gone" indicate that he is going through their old photographs and is reminded of the beautiful memories they created together. He is trying hard to understand why the relationship ended but is unable to pinpoint a reason. The lines "Yeah now, now you're gone, but now you're gone" are repeated several times, perhaps to emphasize the feeling of emptiness that comes after a loved one has left.

Line by Line Meaning

I was crazy about you
I had intense feelings of love for you

I, didn't want to be without you
I always wanted to be with you and could not imagine being alone

And I, lost what I had and now your gone
I lost the love I had and now you are no longer with me

You, you always meant the world to me
You had the greatest significance in my life

You, you never wanted much you see
You were content with simplicity and did not require extravagance

And you, you changed my life but now you gone
You had a transformative effect on my life, but now you are no longer here

In my heart you were the one
In my deep emotional core, you were my soulmate

But now, now your gone
However, you are no longer with me

Your photograph brings back sweet memories
Looking at your picture evokes pleasant recollections

Something about you I don't know what it is
There is something indescribable about you that I cannot put into words

Your face so young the days so long
You had a youthful appearance but time seemed to drag slowly