All Over The World: The Very Best Of Elo

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The song is someone losing their love, which can be heard throughout the lyrics as they portray the confusion and darkness one can experience, despite the 'sun shining' across the world.

The song can be heard touching on this with the lyrics: " Did you hear the news came across the air today? I was at a chalet in the mountains of Switzerland and it was all misty and cloudy all the way around. In 2017, ELO members Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, Bev Bevan and Richard Tandy were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their 'boundary-breaking approach to rock' by British singer Dhani Harrison.The song featured on ELO's seventh album 'Out Of The Blue', and was actually originally titled 'Dead End Street', however this title was replaced during recording. After releasing two more albums between 1974-1977, spawning hits like 'Strange Magic', ELO released the double-LP 'Out of the Blue' in 1977, which included the singles, 'Wild West Hero', 'Mr Blue Sky' and 'Sweet Talkin' Woman', which charted at Number 6 in the UK charts. Without these technologies, things like personalised recommendations, your account preferences, or localisation may not work correctly.

After Wood's departure, ELO was solely Lynne's vision, who arranged and produced all of their output, and wrote the majority of the group's songs too. Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay," and: " Did you see that man running through the streets today? All Over the World sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone within a year and a half of its release. It is widely thought that the lyrics to the song outline an impending breakup, with the sadness becoming an all-consuming feeling. Her presence combined with Jeff Lynne's operatic disco instrumentation was enough to propel 'Xanadu' to the top of the UK charts in the UK and around Europe in 1980, and the top ten in the US.On 2nd November 2021, Jeff Lynne announced the release of his book Wembley Or Bust, which looks back at the band's memorable 2017 Wembley Stadium performance and talks through the production of the concert as well as providing behind the scenes photos and details.

Due to its highly complex and layered recording, the band had to rely on tapes to reproduce the same sound in concert, an indicator of Lynne's mastery in the studio and on the stage.The song featured on ELO's seventh album 'Out Of The B Yet, it wasn't meant to be as Roy Wood, Andy Craig, Bill Hunt and Hugh McDowell all quit to form another group, leaving Jeff Lynne to front the band. Following the huge success of their 1977 tour, ELO then released 'Discovery' in 1979, which reached Number 1 in the UK Albums Chart. Here in the UK, however, the song was left off the album and instead featured on their first compilation album a year later (also titled 'Showdown'). The melody that can be heard at around 2 minutes 40 seconds of 'Evil Woman' is sampled throughout 'Beep'.