![]() It's curious that this misstated lyric was allowed in the original music video and never corrected before release. Blue Sky music video, where a screen graphic writes out the word "Mr. This often misheard vocoder lyric is also featured on the original Mr. Blue Sky" again, which is understandable as it fits the words saying "Mr. Many people hear this final line as saying "Mr. Then at the very end of the recording on the Out Of The Blue album, it simply says "Please Turn Me Over" in reference to the song ending side three of the album and asking the listener to turn over the record. Blue Sky" three times, with the last one adding an extra "y" syllable at the end. Jeff stated that he was inspired by a 1950s era children's recording with a character called "Sparky's Magic Piano" in which a synthesizer is used for the piano to speak to young Sparky in the story. >Īlso prominent in the song is a vocoder, a unique electronic voice that was just becoming popular in pop music during the mid-1970s. A sample of this unusual instrument from the original recording can be heard HERE. Starting with the 2001 Zoom tour, an actual red fire extinguisher was available on stage to be used in the song, recreating that sound from the original recording. This odd instrument was the clanging percussion as heard in the chorus of the song. The credits on the Out Of The Blue album list all instruments used for the album and the last one listed is a fire extinguisher. The Recording: The recording of the song was done over the summer of 1977 at Musicland Studios with the full band present. Blue Sky was originally a very happy song is actually apocryphal and its history is much more complex. Nothing is certain, but it could be that the idea that Mr. Although it's difficult to know for certain what this rather dire title means, it does seem to indicate a more severe and fearful feel for the song, which is antithetical to the joyous feel of the final song. The early working title was apparently Thou Shalt Not No. He wrote the verses only while at the Swiss chalet and apparently wrote the choruses and other bits at Musicland Studios. Note, there are conflicting reports as to whether it was the first song written at the time, or just one of the first songs written. Blue Sky, which was one of the very first songs written for Out Of The Blue. So it was that one day he awoke, the clouds had cleared and he stepped outside to a cloudless, blue sky day and he was able to see the Alps for the first time while there. Second, it was very cloudy and gloomy at the top of the mountains, apparently obscuring the beautiful view of the Alps, which led to a depressing, non-productive mood. First he was experiencing a sort of song writer's block where he struggled to come up with songs (and spent too much unproductive time at a local pub). There were two challenges for him during this process. To write the album, he was booked for four weeks in a Swiss chalet in Bassins, in the Jura Mountains part of the Swiss Alps. The Inspiration: The song was born out of Jeff's struggle in late spring of 1977 to write songs for the planned double album that was to become Out Of The Blue. ![]() It's difficult to know for sure why the song has had such a lasting impression, but it's probably the bright, happy lyrics that inspire people to smile and bounce when they hear it. With time it's had a resurgence to the point that it is arguably ELO's best known song and the band's signature tune. Although it was never ELO's biggest hit, it is a song that has maintained popularity over the years. Blue Sky was originally recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany during the summer of 1977. Blue Sky The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra LP album (2012 October 5 - Europe - Frontiers Records FR LP 570) Performed By: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, keyboards, vocoder), Rosie Vela (backing vocals), Marc Mann (strings), Steve Jay (shakers, tambourine).Engineered By: Steve Jay, Ryan Ulyate & Marc Mann. ![]() ![]() Record Location: Bungalow Palace Studio, California USA (Jeff Lynne's home studio).Initially Released On: Out Of The Blue LP album (1977 October 28 - UK - Jet/United Artists UAR 100) Performed By: Jeff Lynne (vocals, guitar, synthesizer), Bev Bevan (drums, fire extinguisher, percussion, backing vocals), Richard Tandy (keyboards), Kelly Groucutt (bass, backing vocals), Louis Clark (orchestra conductor), German orchestra (strings).Record Location: Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.Electric Light Orchestra (Original Version) ![]()
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