Awesome song. I don't find it too depressing, though. On the contrary I think it's rather hopeful. Yea, his circumstance sucks, but he's not giving up which is half the fight. Also, while there are memories seemingly directed at an individual, in my mind they could just be generic impressions left from past lovers and the man is making a metaphorical/hypothetical/fantasized phone call to whoever will pick up and recognize that he still has something to offer.
I like to see a lot of people with parents who got them into ELO. Makes me think I'm not the only 22 year old listening to these guys! :p My mother owned A New World Record when she was my age, but I found ELO on my own while downloading mad tunes in high school for my spiffy iRiver. Went on to buying their entire discography and have been listening to them ever since. Great stuff and really cool to see the band's dramatic transformation through the years from heavy prog-rock ala The Move, to straight up orchestral rock in Eldorado, to pop-rock as they started getting really popular, on to disco along with their decline in chart ratings and finally head first into synth-pop starting with Xanadu, but taking full force in albums Time and Balance of Power. Pretty wild stuff. Don't forget Moment of Truth, though! Breaking Down The Walls and Twist Of The Knife are freakin' raw. ELO Part II had some good stuff, but Jeff, where'd your painfully poetic touches go? They needed you.
I believe I was told when I was a child when I asked why doesn't Elo make music anymore, If I recall, I was told Jeff had it all, the world was his oyster. But traumatic events unfolded which Jeff took solice via drink and or drugs and he became severely depressed and lost everything. Through years of self destruction and emotional, mental and physical torture, Jeff fought like hell to get better with a long term goal of getting it all back. And he succeeded.
Through times of trouble, you can write masterpiece's because your heart and mind become one in sync and communicate well and new material can be produced in abundance....one after another. But when all is good and well, your heart and mind become separated and are on 2 completely different wavelengths. When this happens, trying to write just one song seems almost impossible. To get back that magic you have to go down memory lane, but who in their right healed mind would want to? All the money in the world isn't worth a right turn down Memory Lane. Better to make a left turn and just be content with what you accomplished during those darker times. (I should self help with my own advice. Easier to advise others than to apply your own advice to one self I find). Lol
@DamnUniversePolice You have captured the meaning of this song precisely. My heartfelt condolences to you on the losses of your loved ones. It's this loss that gives one a sixth sense. Having lost my dad when I was only 8; years old, I know it well. It's been 61 years and only recently did he appear in a dream and speak to me. I know it's just a dream, but it felt so very good. He looked exactly as I remember him, in his Sunday suit. He asked me, "How is Mom? Ia she still living at our home?" I...
@DamnUniversePolice You have captured the meaning of this song precisely. My heartfelt condolences to you on the losses of your loved ones. It's this loss that gives one a sixth sense. Having lost my dad when I was only 8; years old, I know it well. It's been 61 years and only recently did he appear in a dream and speak to me. I know it's just a dream, but it felt so very good. He looked exactly as I remember him, in his Sunday suit. He asked me, "How is Mom? Ia she still living at our home?" I said she is (and actually she is at 95 years old), and he walked away from me toward our house. That was a great dream that I'll never forget.
@DamnUniversePolice Well, being new to this site, I placed my reply under the wrong comment and can not figure out how to remove it. My reply doesn't make sense with your comment, so please ignore it. I do think your interpretation is a good one too.
@DamnUniversePolice Well, being new to this site, I placed my reply under the wrong comment and can not figure out how to remove it. My reply doesn't make sense with your comment, so please ignore it. I do think your interpretation is a good one too.
Awesome song. I don't find it too depressing, though. On the contrary I think it's rather hopeful. Yea, his circumstance sucks, but he's not giving up which is half the fight. Also, while there are memories seemingly directed at an individual, in my mind they could just be generic impressions left from past lovers and the man is making a metaphorical/hypothetical/fantasized phone call to whoever will pick up and recognize that he still has something to offer.
I like to see a lot of people with parents who got them into ELO. Makes me think I'm not the only 22 year old listening to these guys! :p My mother owned A New World Record when she was my age, but I found ELO on my own while downloading mad tunes in high school for my spiffy iRiver. Went on to buying their entire discography and have been listening to them ever since. Great stuff and really cool to see the band's dramatic transformation through the years from heavy prog-rock ala The Move, to straight up orchestral rock in Eldorado, to pop-rock as they started getting really popular, on to disco along with their decline in chart ratings and finally head first into synth-pop starting with Xanadu, but taking full force in albums Time and Balance of Power. Pretty wild stuff. Don't forget Moment of Truth, though! Breaking Down The Walls and Twist Of The Knife are freakin' raw. ELO Part II had some good stuff, but Jeff, where'd your painfully poetic touches go? They needed you.
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I believe I was told when I was a child when I asked why doesn't Elo make music anymore, If I recall, I was told Jeff had it all, the world was his oyster. But traumatic events unfolded which Jeff took solice via drink and or drugs and he became severely depressed and lost everything. Through years of self destruction and emotional, mental and physical torture, Jeff fought like hell to get better with a long term goal of getting it all back. And he succeeded. Through times of trouble, you can write masterpiece's because your heart and mind become one in sync and communicate well and new material can be produced in abundance....one after another. But when all is good and well, your heart and mind become separated and are on 2 completely different wavelengths. When this happens, trying to write just one song seems almost impossible. To get back that magic you have to go down memory lane, but who in their right healed mind would want to? All the money in the world isn't worth a right turn down Memory Lane. Better to make a left turn and just be content with what you accomplished during those darker times. (I should self help with my own advice. Easier to advise others than to apply your own advice to one self I find). Lol
@DamnUniversePolice You have captured the meaning of this song precisely. My heartfelt condolences to you on the losses of your loved ones. It's this loss that gives one a sixth sense. Having lost my dad when I was only 8; years old, I know it well. It's been 61 years and only recently did he appear in a dream and speak to me. I know it's just a dream, but it felt so very good. He looked exactly as I remember him, in his Sunday suit. He asked me, "How is Mom? Ia she still living at our home?" I...
@DamnUniversePolice You have captured the meaning of this song precisely. My heartfelt condolences to you on the losses of your loved ones. It's this loss that gives one a sixth sense. Having lost my dad when I was only 8; years old, I know it well. It's been 61 years and only recently did he appear in a dream and speak to me. I know it's just a dream, but it felt so very good. He looked exactly as I remember him, in his Sunday suit. He asked me, "How is Mom? Ia she still living at our home?" I said she is (and actually she is at 95 years old), and he walked away from me toward our house. That was a great dream that I'll never forget.
@DamnUniversePolice Well, being new to this site, I placed my reply under the wrong comment and can not figure out how to remove it. My reply doesn't make sense with your comment, so please ignore it. I do think your interpretation is a good one too.
@DamnUniversePolice Well, being new to this site, I placed my reply under the wrong comment and can not figure out how to remove it. My reply doesn't make sense with your comment, so please ignore it. I do think your interpretation is a good one too.