![]() I didn’t see any countryside for the first four days or so, and then everything cleared and there was this enormous view forever and the sky was blue.” “I was at a chalet in the mountains of Switzerland and it was all misty and cloudy all the way around. “I remember writing the words down,” Lynne told Rolling Stone in 2016. Blue Sky” ended up being one of the first songs he wrote for the album. Jeff Lyne, ELO’s frontman and primary lyricist, penned the track while tucked away in the Swiss Alps to write songs for Out of the Blue. Blue Sky’s” success lies in its humble but inspired beginnings. So what is it about this song that has allowed it to persist in popular culture with immense amounts of fondness from its listeners? The origins. Singles chart and 35 on the Billboard Hot 100. Today, the track is widely considered to be ELO’s signature song, but the song itself only ever reached the number six spot on the U.K. The song first appeared on the band’s seventh studio album, Out of the Blue, which was released in 1977. ![]() Blue Sky” is a song from the discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). unexpected saxophone interludes? Band/Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Album: Out Of The Blue, 1977 Composed by: Jeff Lynne Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - ALSO FEATURED: "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney from Help!, 1965 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker, 1946, included on In Person Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: STRONG MERCH! Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some very cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: ’s forecast for music enthusiasts is showing sliding cellos with vocoded vocals and a 100 percent chance of blue sky-“Mr. #ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA MR BLUE SKY FULL#Kirk goes for a sunny stroll on a beautiful musical day full of layered vocals, fire extinguisher drumming, time-tested chords, Les Paul solos, vocoders, and. Learn more here: BLUE SKIES It's time to welcome all our pretty faces to the human race, thanks to ELO's most enduring concert-rock classic. Blue Sky." NOW ON PATREON Strong Songs now has a Patreon! If you liked this episode (or, you know, any of them), we hope you'll consider supporting the show. Today's forecast calls for blue skies, and today's Strong Songs calls for an in-depth analysis of Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. unexpected saxophone interludes? Band/Artist: Electric Light Orchestra Album: Out Of The Blue, 1977 Composed by: Jeff Lynne Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - ALSO FEATURED: "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney from Help!, 1965 Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - "Confirmation" by Charlie Parker, 1946, included on In Person Listen/Buy: Apple Music | Amazon | Spotify - NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST Sign up for Kirk's mailing list to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, and extra thoughts on new Strong Songs episodes: STRONG MERCH! Visit the Strong Songs merch store for some very cool t-shirts, mugs, totes, and more: ![]() ![]()
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