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"Mr. Blue Sky" is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), featured on the band's seventh studio album Out of the Blue (1977). Written and produced by frontman Jeff Lynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the "Concerto for a Rainy Day" suite on side three of the original double album.
Jeff Lynne told Rolling Stone magazine that the idea came from him listening to the original Electric Light Orchestra recordings, and thinking that he could produce a better result having since had a long career as a record producer. [1] Lynne decided to re-record a number of songs from scratch, and began with "Mr. Blue Sky".
The suite concludes with "Mr. Blue Sky", a lively, optimistic song celebrating sunshine. [27] Jeff Lynne has told the story of how he wrote the song: [28] The weather had been really bad, and then one day I got up and it was fantastic, the sun was brilliant and shining, all the mountains were lit up and this mist had gone away.
And that’s his vocoder-altered voice saying “Mr. Blue Sky” on the group’s 1977 hit. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2017. ... ELO’s peaked ...
Original Album Length; 1. "Sweet Talkin' Woman" Out of the Blue: 3:48: 2. "Mr. Blue Sky" Out of the Blue: 5:02: 3. "Livin' Thing" A New World Record: 3:33: 4. "Evil Woman" Face the Music: 4:14: 5. "Telephone Line" A New World Record: 4:41: 6. "Rockaria!" A New World Record: 3:14: 7. "Turn to Stone" Out of the Blue: 3:49: 8. "Don't Bring Me Down ...
The band continued to tour in 2018 in North America and Europe. A video was created for the City of Birmingham which used the original recording of "Mr. Blue Sky" as its music; this was played at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony during the handover presentation of Birmingham 2022. [62]
The band continued to tour in 2018 in North America and Europe. A video was created for the City of Birmingham which used the original recording of "Mr. Blue Sky" as its music; this was played at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony during the handover presentation of Birmingham 2022. [34]
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