Electric Light Orchestra

black mamba said:
oakiecokie said:
Quality band and love their fantastic songs.
However I need a question answering.What are the final words on the "Mr Blue Sky" song,where it comes over very slowly and via some sort of voice machine.Years ago it was a pop question on I think a Picadilly Radio Phone In Competition,which lasted for weeks without anyone getting it correct.
It wasn`t "Where are you" nor "Blue Skys",so can anyone tell me and NO I don`t know the answer.
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I think you'll find your answer at the end of this post 'Oakie' , and it appears to be confirmed in the google link ...







Mr. Blue Sky Lyrics
Artist: Electric Light Orchestra


Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

Runnin' down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mister blue sky is living here today hey, hey

Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?

Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for

Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Ev'rybody smiles at you

Mister blue sky, mister blue sky
Mister blue sky

Mister blue, you did it right
But soon comes mister night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way

Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?

Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Ev'rybody smiles at you
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

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***** Vocoded sections at end of song ******

The song features a heavily vocoded voice singing the phrase "Mr. Blue Sky". A second vocoded segment at the end of the song was often interpreted as "Mister Blue Sky-yi", it is actually "Please turn me over" as it is the end of side three, and the listener is being instructed to flip the LP over. This was confirmed by original keyboardist Richard Tandy, who did confirm the actual lyric to members of the Showdown ELO fan list, it has also been confirmed by Jeff Lynne on 3 October 2012 on the 'One Show


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Loved ELO when I was a kid, still play New World Record in the car, I seem to remember one of their singles had a message when you wound it backwards on the deck, the message said ' this record is reversible but time is not, turn back turn back, freaked me an my mate Smelly Pete out the first time we heard it. Don't remember which track but it may have been Mr Blue Sky.Anyone else remember this?
 
Secret Messages I think the track is called on the album of the same name.... has a track called 'Four Little Diamonds' on and 'Rock and Roll is King'

....mind you I could be wrong.
 
If you don't like 'Mr Blue Sky' then you are just completely wrong.

It's brilliant.

I loved punk, New Wave and Ska. But I also loved Mr Blue Sky because it put a smile in my face ;-)
 
Not something I'd listen too, but my dad puts them on at Christmas and birthday party's and I find myself bopping along unashamedly.
 
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