“Mr. Blue Sky” by Electric Light Orchestra | Strong Songs: A Podcast About Music

Today’s forecast calls for blue skies, and today’s Strong Songs calls for an in-depth analysis of Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. Blue Sky.”

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BLUE SKIES

It’s time to welcome all our pretty faces to the human race, thanks to ELO’s most enduring concert-rock classic. 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… unexpected saxophone interludes?

Band/Artist: Electric Light Orchestra

Album: Out Of The Blue, 1977

Composed by: Jeff Lynne

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ALSO FEATURED:

“Yesterday” by Paul McCartney from Help!, 1965

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“Confirmation” by Charlie Parker, 1946, included on In Person

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