ELO are fucking great

[another Mr. Lizard]

Mr Blue Sky was played over the speakers.  The crowd - 95% under 25 - went nuts, singing along word perfectly.

I'd put a tenner on most of them getting the last line wrong, as almost everyone does.

[wosl]

but he doesn't even play the cello himself, that's what's odd.

A cello's fucking fat use when you're trying to mine a narrow seam.

[McChesney Duntz]

I'd put a tenner on most of them getting the last line wrong, as almost everyone does.

"Everybody smiles at you"? Do people get that wrong? Am I getting it wrong now?

[Bobtoo]

Isn't it "please turn me over"?

[another Mr. Lizard]

Isn't it "please turn me over"?

Yes. As an instruction to put side four of the vinyl LP on. Often sung as "Mr. Blue Sky" by most of those 'joining in', who then mouth something they've made up over the final two syllables, John Redwood style.

[another Mr. Lizard]

Made a double post here, which I'll modify instead to give a big shout-out to 'Rockaria!'. That line "yeah we were rockin' at the opera house until the break of light" distills the essence of ELO.

[kidsick5000]

Isn't it "please turn me over"?

Yes. As an instruction to put side four of the vinyl LP on. Often sung as "Mr. Blue Sky" by most of those 'joining in', who then mouth something they've made up over the final two syllables, John Redwood style.

😮😮😮 one for the Fuck my hat thread. Shall have to listen to it now

[Phoenix Lazarus]

Made a double post here, which I'll modify instead to give a big shout-out to 'Rockaria!'

Remember Top of the Pops, when they had that big woman with the viking helmet and gold plaits singing the operatic opening to that from a balcony?