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01.
Mr Blue Sky
"When I was a little lad, a record
called Sparky's Magic Piano was sometimes played on the radio.
That talking piano haunted me and many years later drove me
to find out how to do it..." JEFF
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02.
Evil Woman
"Probably the fastest song I ever
wrote was on that session - 'Evil Woman' which took about
six minutes to write the basic tune. I was always planning
on changing the chorus bit but I couldn't come up with anything
better." JEFF
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03.
Don't Bring Me Down
"I looped two bars of drumming taken from a different
song on Discovery (you'll have to guess which one) and then
I overdubbed eight grand pianos, a cement mixer and two crates
of Newcastle Brown Ale and that got the ball rolling."
JEFF
LYNNE 2000 |
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04.
Sweet Talkin' Woman
"Originally called
'Dead End Street,' has the most edits of any record
I've ever made. Painstakingly joined together with half a
mile of editing tape." JEFF
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05.
Shine A Little Love
"A sort of disco beat that I'd
almost used before, on 'Sweet
Talkin' Woman.'" JEFF
LYNNE 2000
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06.
Turn To Stone
"That era was when the writing
of the material really came together, and the songs were always
catchy..." JEFF
LYNNE 2000
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07.
The Diary Of Horace Wimp
"It's a story about someone
who's a bit of a twit and could never get anything done...
but finally... a happy ending. There's no Saturday because
every Saturday is a football match." JEFF
LYNNE 2000 |
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08.
Confusion
"There was this keyboard
called the CS-80. It's the main keyboard sound on the record.
Unfortunately, the thing weighed about 2,000 pounds. It's
a great machine but a roadie's nightmare."
JEFF LYNNE 2000 |
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09.
Hold On Tight
"Recorded in L.A. with words translated
by the French nanny on the day before the session."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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10.
Livin' Thing
"Most of these songs were recorded
in Munich, home of the largest beers in the world."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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11.
Telephone Line
"Any sound you could imagine- you could
create. It was all that was on my mind, (well nearly)."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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All Over The World
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Wild West Hero
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14.
Showdown
"John Lennon said on the radio
how much he liked this one!"
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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15.
Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
"This one features two lead guitarists, me and Marc Bolan,
playing the main riff together."
JEFF LYNNE 2000
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16.
Xanadu (New Version)
"A song I wrote for the movie of the same name, sung brilliantly
by Olivia Newton-John. I always liked the song and fancied
another go at it."
JEFF LYNNE 2000
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17.
Rockaria!
"Tried to make a twelve bar with
different chords."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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18.
Strange Magic
"Richard (who played my
favourite ELO lead guitar on Strange
Magic) was always there working with me."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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19.
Alright
Well, Alright came about a third of the way through the project
(Zoom). I just wanted a bouncy one - I know it sounds banal,
you've got bouncy ones, you've got slow ones, you've got fast
ones, you've got medium ones. The words really are that it's
nice to have something to hold onto, whether it be your girlfriend
or whatever, that gets you through things. It's something
that gets you through problems...
JEFF LYNNE 2000
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20.
Rock 'n' Roll Is King
"Told yer so! This track went through
many changes before becoming this song. I had about five different
melodies and four different sets of words."
JEFF
LYNNE 2005
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