Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra | The Midnight Special

ELO performed on February 18, 1977
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[@paulvincer199]

What a great performance of ELO during their heyday!. Would love to see other songs performed that night "Living Thing" & "Telephone Line". They were hosts on this episode February 18, 1977.

[@Solomongrundy68]

They will. Right now they uploading mid of 73 full program. I think we will have to be patient.

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

You know it’s a hellva good tune when the ladies ( now in their seventies ) get up and start dancing. ELO was hitting their stride with this album.

[@veznaa]

That's what I was thinking too, they are all grandma's now lol

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Right…… Lmao I’m a grandpa

[@mikeycourington2011]

Hey, they were in the seventies then, and they're in their seventies now. Still a lot of pure righteousness here!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

It’s a right of passage to be a grandmother & I’m not in my 70’s 😉

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

It was just an observation. I became a PawPaw at 59.

[@leokimvideo]

One of ELO's best songs, very rare to see Jeff without glasses when playing. The Cello spin stunt didn't quite work out, lucky they bounce.

[@RS-nf4vz]

Stationary audience members tried to make up for it? :D Can you imagine THIS not getting ya up on ya feet?

[@stevemann3080]

It's MIDNIGHT now & this is SPECIAL 🎸🔊🤘🤘🙏

[@raemerritt]

Awesome to see this performance. When I was a pre-teen/teen I used to watch the Midnight Special. A lot of good music back in those days.

[@Jreb1865]

One of my favorite songs ever by ELO.

[@ronarmitagejr8758]

Right on man.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

That laser show is far out, man. Interesting, he doesn't seem to wear his 🕶️ much on the Midnight Special.

[@StephanieJeanne]

You reminded me of laser shows. I never went to one myself, but they were a thing for a while, for sure. Hehe

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Blue Oyster Cults laser light show was the best.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

​@@StephanieJeanneYeah, I foretold the laser show episode they did. It's nice to see that in mint quality.

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@gregoryduncan3067 🙌✨😎

[@ronaldmorris3197]

It's before the bags under his eyes got bigger and bigger.

[@junegloom6024]

Thank you for punk rock, Mr Lynne.

[@wandson5410]

Oh a good live

[@renelealr]

Estaba esperando este video!!! Para mi, la mejor versión de DO YA especialmente por el rasgueo de Jeff para hacer los fills. Grandes todos!!!

[@zenmasterjay1]

The Midnight Special... always comes through in the end...which never ever.....comes......Cuz just before she leaves... she recieves!🎉❤🎉

[@johnzubil2875]

As a cellist in a rock band you're just background noise. But you had one chance and you dropped the cello on the floor.😂😂😂

[@curtisphilumalee1447]

Don’t laugh, I saw them during their Out of the Blue tour and he was spinning his cello real fast and lost control of it and it made a god awful noise. I remember Jeff Lynne looking over his shoulder at him like not again. Btw their stage show was crazy good.

[@kenkyukai96]

Perfection.

[@daisywrabbit]

Jeff, sans sunglasses.

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

I always wondered if Jeff decided to re-record this song because Todd rundren had been playing it for a little while and having some success with it

[@johnw5584]

I remember this song back in the day, but I never knew ELO preformed it.

[@robertnobody]

At 0:08 hilarious violin drop, he attempted to spin it and dropped it, but they kept it in anyway....lol.

[@lucalone]

1:50 min That Bridge is out of this world !!

[@RadRogue1]

Music Stars and Shooting Stars 🎶⭐🌠

[@hudsonmilbank]

I did not recognize him without his glasses.

[@bobbyosborne2375]

It's like 70's slipknot.

[@kajem575]

Please,put the sunglasses on now!!!

[@teguhpriyanto3195]

Borderlands bought me here

[@ardiris2715]

That is one of the most overworked guitar riffs in rock, yet Jeff made it new again. (:

[@jeffreyrichardson]

bills cherry ice cream jodys brothers incest dream marvin nrother jean

[@pejaguilar30]

It is one of the most anticipated presentations for me. Thank you very much The Midnight Special for this gift to all ELO music lovers.

[@donwillis9103]

A rediscovered passion for me. I knew ELO, but now I know ELO, and love these songs.

[@darkobiwan]

I don't care how heavy you like your music, you cannot deny that guitar riff is bad ass.

[@hinjurock70]

3 chords and the truth.

[@phoenixjim0527]

Love it! And this live version has a little scratchy grit to boot.

[@floydburney6060]

.... & Shortly after this performance, the one obnoxious cello player (the one falling all over himself throughout the entire song) was shoved out of the tour bus in his underwear on the George Washington Bridge by Jeff Lynne himself.

[@jeffmerklin2022]

Great info! Saw Jeff's ELO last Saturday in Cleveland. Still a fantastic, fun show. And no cellists tried to upstage Jeff/the show! (although the cellist's slit dresses did manage to catch my attention now and then)

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

Kelly Groucutt and Jeff Lynne’s voices blend together so well

[@AJTurnsLeft]

0:07 that poor cello

[@that70sgirl90]

When i saw him in concerts in 2019, he sang this song! Everyone was on their feet! 🙆‍♀️ What an awesome night in time! Certainly one I will never forget! He put on one heck of a show!! Happy Tuesday... thank you for sharing! 💖

[@beckiebuist803]

I saw the tour as well...sadly he did not perform this number, but he did knock out all his other great. It was a magical concert that I'll never forget !

[@JQ127-c4e]

The classic ELO lineup right here!! Kelly added so much on vocals. Bev cant be topped!

[@sylv_skove]

Wow...A while ago I said that if there were more Electric Light Orchestra videos I would be the happiest woman in the world. To my surprise I have seen that my wish has been fulfilled and now my happiness is as high as the highest layers of the atmosphere...I don't know who you are but THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! If you continue publishing these gems I will end up writing the name of this channel in my will...hahaha!! Thanks again!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS!!! Greetings from Spain!!!🥲🙏🏻🛸🚀🙌💕💖

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying them.

[@susanfromnola8661]

Classic, so many good versions!! Not used to seeing Jeff without his shades...so young!

[@darvoid66]

@0:07 There's no way in hell that cello is still in tune. Giggity.

[@Jreb1865]

I seen the same thing...lol Pretty hard drop on that cello.

[@JohnFromArlingtron]

He's trippin or something. He can barely stand.

[@AdrianDeVore]

I felt sorry for that poor cello. 😅

[@stevecasey1037]

.. But..... The Show must go on.!.!..

[@jeffandersen7397]

was looking for this comment !

[@jeffsimmons4686]

Ah, back in the day when you wanted to see something on TV, you actually had to STAY UP AND WATCH IT. Unless you worked at a TV station....

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Jeff Lynne and Kelly sound so beautiful singing together!

[@Van-zf9iw]

70's hair, clothes, and music. Live even. YES.

[@julenepegher6999]

All my favorites from the 70’s 👏

[@nicholaswolfe4219]

I don't think Kelly Groucutt gets the recognition he deserves. A solid bass player and an his vocals add a distinct and important element to the classic ELO song.

[@anthonyvinson5081]

A super fan since the mid-70s, I was fortunate to have seen ELO multiple times - I've lost count - on three continents and enjoyed every moment of each performance. This Midnight Special appearance from '77 makes me smile from the inside out remembering the tours for A New World Record and Out of the Blue!

[@jeffhovis9077]

I'm digging the chick in the white dress on the left grooving to the music....

[@TheStarclipse]

This is the show I've been requesting since day 1,would you please upload the full program please I would love to see the rest of the songs and ELO hosting ❤

[@Solomongrundy68]

They will. Right now they are around mid of 73. We will have to be a little patient.

[@TheStarclipse]

​@@Solomongrundy68that's good to know!

[@fabfour7397]

ELO the best ever musically!💯❤💥

[@Kedbuka]

One word sums up this performance: EPIC

[@paulfrederick8902]

Jeff Lynne without his shades?😮😮😮

[@mikehannon4097]

I saw ELO in Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens in 1973 as the intro band for Edgar Winter. Still an unknown band at the time.

[@BigSky1]

I prefer the original version by The Move.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

I didn't know The Move did that first. This channel educates as well as entertains.

[@BigSky1]

@@gregoryduncan3067 Ir was 1 of 2 tracks on the B-Side to The Move single California Man in the UK. The other song being Roy Wood’s Ella James.

[@BigSky1]

@markesquivel3437 Jeff.

[@michaelsoltero7116]

The move had Jeff

[@BigSky1]

@@michaelsoltero7116 Yes towards the end. The last couple of years.

[@maurimartinez8720]

BRUTAL!!!... Thank you very much!!!... 😍🔝😎💡 E L O, E L O

[@KittyGrizGriz]

LOVE this so much!! The harmonies are outta sight! Jeff’s not wearing his sunglasses again, pretty peepers & love his light blue, shiny satin outfit he looks smokin’ hot here 😮‍💨 ☀️💗☀️💗☀️

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

He was blessed with bright blue eyes, it's the bags under his eyes he was/is self-conscious about.

[@lineshaftrestorations7903]

A band that actually can play live and sounds great doing it. 😊

[@dynjarren8355]

Wow! I get to see Jeff Lynn’s eyes for once. He had the Rose colored Sunglasses surgically implanted shortly after this show so you couldn’t see his eyes anymore. This is a great ELO show! Thanks!

[@WintersWar]

The hair and glasses became a trademark though. the mystique.

[@SirManfly]

I still have 5 original vinyl LP's from the 70's and early 80's ! they still work cuz they never got all scratched as a teen !! 🎸

[@DrTomoculus]

THANK YOU MIDNIGHT SPECIAL!!!! For showing us what Jeff Lynne looks like without shades!!!!!

[@mikegendron3723]

OMG!! Jeff Lynne has eyes!! LOL!!!

[@cturdo]

That poor cello is taking a beating on that stage!

[@sljhww]

Thank you for uploading all these videos, it is a treasure to see it in this image quality

[@alainmorin]

We can't hear the strings... Hugh drops his cello without breaking the bridge -- unlikely but fortunate!

[@StephanieJeanne]

Fantastique!! That's about as Disco as ELO was going to get with those shiny/sparkly outfits! 😅 As always, they gave a great performance! I especially loved the lady down in front to the left. She was having a great time dancing. Thanks for another great clip, Midnight Special!🤩

[@victorjohnson7512]

ELO did the soundtrack for the roller-disco movie "Xanadu" starring Olivia Newton John.

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@victorjohnson7512 Did they? Hehe. I totally forgot that movie. I never thought of them as Disco-y myself though.

[@zg9445]

There were some pretty dancey moments on Discovery and Time, although I guess it’s debatable how disco-ey they were 🕺 🪩 💃

[@gregoryduncan3067]

They got disco-y in the Xanadu soundtrack and the Discovery album before it.

[@StephanieJeanne]

@@gregoryduncan3067 Yeah, I guess I forgot or somehow missed that. 🤦🙃😄

[@phoenixjim0527]

👏🏻 for the two babes dancing upfront while everyone else sits on their butts

[@xaviercallobre6822]

I absolutely love this. ELO with their best lineup playing full tilt!

[@MrWii000]

Vault Hunters, leave a like!

[@MissPerriwinkle]

his electric eyes are georgous. omg.

[@mikegendron3723]

I'm in a 2 hour (so far) rabbit hole of "The Midnight Special" remastered to it's glory of when I first watched it on TV! MAGNIFICENT!! I'm enjoying the music of my youth with memories that I thought were gone, flashing back in to my head through the music!! THANK YOU!!!

[@ericstewart9499]

So awesome Love ELO

[@Neelloc83]

I am also going to add my two cents and ask nicely to air this episode in its entirety. ELO was/is one of my favorite bands as a teenager in the 70s. Love, love this song. Though there may be disco balls on the stage, this is a ROCK and ROll song! ❤

[@Solomongrundy68]

They will. right now they are end of 73, we will have to be a little patient.

[@gregdolecki8530]

Cello drop at 0:09

[@phcoh]

Wow what a talented man, i never knew Bob Ross played in a band as well as painting. 😊

[@kevhead1525]

So weird that Bev Bevan spent a short time with Black Sabbath.

[@flazjsg]

He grew up in Birmingham with those guys - they were buddies.

[@kevhead1525]

@@flazjsg makes sense but just looked odd.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

When Ian Gillan was the singer. Talk about awkward.

[@kevhead1525]

@@gregoryduncan3067 The Trashed song kinda ok but the video was baaad.

[@gregoryduncan3067]

@@kevhead1525 It had it's moments but it wasn't Sabbath's finest hour.

[@rebeccawagner4167]

The Midnight Special, had the amazing taste for putting on ELO. I remember seeing this show. It was absolutely amazing. I never forget listening 🎶 🙌 to them .Their sound is definitely unique and original. They had a style and sound that is timeless and classic.

[@christinabeasley]

I absolutely adore ELO!!!!

[@jehl1963]

Had to laugh when at 0:09 the cellist with the white cello was so busy hamming it up that he drops his cello on the stage -- strings down!. I can see why Jeff ultimately felt that live strings were too much trouble.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Bev Bevan, as was the norm back then, addressed the crowd before each performance. When he did so on this TMS episode, which ELO hosted, he told the audience that they'd be treated to the first-ever televised light/laser show. How cool is that?! ELO was always cutting edge--whether it was the light shows, the near omnipresence of strings in their music, vocoder use, etc. Jeff was also a pioneer lyricist, with several of the first mainstream rock/pop songs containing environmental protest messages being early-to-mid '70s ELO tracks like, "Laredo Tornado", "One Summer Dream", and, "Mission (A World Record)". He wasn't the earliest rocker to put those messages in a song, that crown belongs Joni Mitchell with her hit, "Big Yellow Taxi", and the famous line, "they paved paradise, put up a parking lot", from 1970. With the runner up being Marvin Gaye's, "Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology Song)", from '71. But, "Laredo Tornado", was Jeff's earliest, from '74, so he was among the first.

[@MCW1955]

Beautiful!! They made it look so easy but can you imagine work and practice it took to sound like that live?

[@CraigHollabaugh]

40 yrs ago my college cover band played but didn't have the hair for it. Love this version, rock on Jeff and ELO!

[@robertkaiser5554]

@2:30, set your phasers to "stun," turn the volume up to 11 and know that this is why God made goldtop Les Pauls

[@HunterTiberisBojangles]

I remember how hard it was at 11 to stay up past SNL to watch this..lots of potato chips and OJ!!

[@OWR0406]

Jeff Lynne is a genius

[@billcampbell2810]

I was so fortunate having spent my teenage years in the late 70's early 80's so much great music,

[@TodGemuese]

With Luke Skywalker on keyboards.

[@flazjsg]

Excellent performance! Thanks!

[@Woodwerker]

When bands played real music - and great music on top of it!!! No voice enhancements like today's crappy music!!! Awesome

[@brianlosure]

Love Jeff’s look at Kelly at the end of the second verse at 1:39. Your turn!

[@georgezipp223]

Great live performance. Thank you Midnight Special.

[@matematicoschibchas]

0:41 Is that you, Bob Ross?

[@robotrix]

REALLY WANT the episode that Peter Noone hosted in a park in London that had ELO and Gilbert O'Sullivan!!!!

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

ELO is one of those bands that I thought I didn't know but then I was like oh they did that song, I love that song to all of their songs.

[@zg9445]

I remember Telephone Line in Billy Madison, but I didn’t know what it was for a decade or so 😅

[@zg9445]

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[@SSGTStryker]

It’s so weird to me to actually be able to see his eyes. I’m used to him sport’n those infamous ELO/BOC 70’s narco shades.

[@jasonwade6945]

Love it when the guy drops his cello at the beginning. He got too excited

[@ThatOtherMikeyGuy]

Incredible sound… I thought they might be miming at first but no, I'm pretty sure it's all live. Even though one cello player seems not to be playing at all and just kicking his instrument around the stage!

[@moorlock2003]

Do Ya was much better in its original version by The Move.

[@hinjurock70]

Nah.

[@ayrshireman1314]

yeah, harder edge

[@moorlock2003]

@@hinjurock70 Yah

[@moorlock2003]

@@ayrshireman1314thank you. Agree.

[@moorlock2003]

@@hinjurock70too wishy washy in this weak version, and played too fast

[@brunosarria3558]

Thanks you Burt. Amazing performance.

[@ilovecops5499]

Who are the dorks at the front jumping aroubd?

[@daisywrabbit]

that was cool back then

[@hollylewis5302]

Have we had enough Grunge fashion? Can we bring back the sequins and satin? Makes for a great stage show! Love ELO since the 70s. 🤘

[@claytonvernon8793]

Channeling BTO here

[@bouwebear597]

a rare peek behind the shades...I think this was the last time Jeff would show his eyes to the world.

[@julenepegher6999]

Do ya want to go back?? The 70’s and the best music ever!!

[@LongOnSol]

No sunglasses!

[@TimSheets]

wish I could give this another thumbs-up!

[@davidlemay4761]

Superb music!😅