ELO - Telephone Line | REACTION

[@nina1522]

You should do Don't Bring Me Down next.

[@jamelakajamal]

Wow!! You Just Answered my question for my Beatles reaction I just did of (Don’t Let Me Down) Which I will be posting

[@jamelakajamal]

You’ll understand when you see my Beatles Reaction

[@ryancampbell2192]

@@jamelakajamal you are the man - you make my day when you post new stuff every day. If more folks were like you (and your 385k subscribers) we would be well on our way to better race relations in this country. 👍 Keep up the good work!

[@jeffcobb2734]

Down the rabbit hole ya go: Sweet Talking Woman Strange Magic Living Thing Turn to Stone Don't Bring Me Down Evil Woman Cant Get It Out of My Head Do Ya Shine a Little Love

[@YogZab]

@@jamelakajamal ELO had a mission to pick up musically where the Beatles left off!

[@oneisnone7350]

ELO is one of the most underrated bands ever. Tons of hits, that most people think are someone else.

[@jamespasifull]

Underrated? They were massive from around 1971 in the UK, Europe, the Far East, & Australasia! It was only the Americas that missed them back then.

[@thebigcheese606]

Not underrated.

[@schulzcreative]

I would say underrated 10 - 25 years ago, but today they have seen a great rebirth - sold out arena tours worldwide, rock hall of fame inductees, etc. ELO was always a little ahead of their time. It just took the world a little time to catch up with them again.

[@paigepatrick7099]

Excellent in concert!

[@paigepatrick7099]

When this song was written, there were no answering machines, let alone voice mail. =)

[@Niamhcotts]

My friend you have just stumbled upon the legend that is Jeff Lynne.

[@galacticcollector9752]

He’s a god. He’s the only one I listen to in my care literally everyday to work lol

[@44kickinit]

Total legend

[@madamhummingbird]

WORD UP

[@skeezix8156]

The fifth Beatle

[@bigcarlinblick904]

Yesss Sir 👍

[@CBDM777]

One of the most talented singer songwriters that has ever lived.

[@TruthTime-bs9ni]

Jeff Lynne. Like Rodger Hodgson of Supertramp. Great music we all recognize, but people rarely can name the band. Because they never destroyed hotel room or got arrested for piker sh*t.

[@sschevy8558]

You got that right

[@dimitriassimaopoulos9224]

Totally agree , absolutely love Jeff Lynne! Incredible voice

[@dreams2xs]

Not to mention he produced a few Beatles albums and was a member of the Travelling Wilbury's. The greatest group of artists in mho.

[@johnnyfoo8737]

Saw them in concert in 1978. If I could go back and relive any concert it would be that one

[@charleswills4554]

Jeff Lynne is a genius ,singer ,songwriter,multi-instrumentalist and producer. All of ELO's music is awesome.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

YES!

[@Lunatic4Bizcas]

An anomaly of contemporary music indeed.

[@darkpitcher5242]

I think Jeff Lynne is a grossly under appreciated singer. Elo had a unique sound and a big part of the was Jeff's vocals

[@ceeezzzzzzz]

Facts!

[@Chiller1967]

Jeff Lynne of ELO was also later a member of the super group The Traveling Wilburys Which also included such legends as Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, George Harrison, and Bob Dylan

[@halbrandt2104]

and ended up producing the last Beatles (Threetles) songs "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love"

[@raymondbonington9355]

And was also in the move .

[@andrewkratenstein7691]

He brought the Beatles back together for their anthology dvd series

[@valeriepickens2533]

You guys are pretty close. Jeff met George Harrison in London, when the Beatles first started. Jeff was in his own band known as the gollywogs. George asked him to join in with Billy Preston to do the Let it be album, but by then he had also did rhythm guitar on the Magical Mystery Album. Later, Peter Gabriel introduce Jeff to a couple of classical musicians, and ELO was born. Jeff not only produce the Beatles last three songs, he produced the entire Anthology Album, and gave us the last time we would ever hear from the fab four. Yes, he ( along with George Harrison) was the producers of the traveling wilburys. End of the line was written by George, and was kind of a personal tribute to John Lennon. 1998 Grad,...Elliot Music hall,...Purdue.

[@kelsonhaldane989]

And cololabration with Prince as well

[@NerdismOfficial]

It’s nice to see people are still discovering ELO for the first time. Such an amazing experience.

[@toprjf739]

He wasn't leaving a voice mail, this was the late 70's. Answering machines didn't start coming out till the 80's. It's what he would have said IF she would only answer the phone

[@scottbilger9294]

He was talking into the telephone ... to the endless ringtone.

[@gmodderr]

@@johnnyfoe707 joke's on you, I disabled my voicemail :3

[@yokie52]

Remember not being able to leave your house? I wish now I could walk away and not be expected respond immediately.

[@bc1969214]

I'm sure voice mail existed in the 70s (cue Rockford Files intro) but yeah voice mail wasn't part of this song.

[@toprjf739]

bc1969214 that was not voicemail. If you look at the phone it is on a black box, that is the answering machine. When you went out you turned on the machine. When you got back home you would have to rewind the tape to listen to the message

[@edisonsashes9379]

So glad you are doing ELO now. Jeff Lynne is one of the greats.

[@LeonVerhulst]

You are 100% CORRECT!

[@hannyhawkins7804]

Yes, he is

[@elainebaldwin928]

Absolutely......pure magic....!!! 😊💜

[@hikerdog8562]

ELO is my all time favorite group and Jeff Lynne is a musical genius.

[@ceeezzzzzzz]

Jeff Lynne is amazing 💯

[@Morkennick]

“Evil Woman” and “Do Ya” are great ones too

[@ZaveAres]

YES

[@Dee-gk6zg]

Nick Morken Yes!

[@sipesthebest128]

"Do Ya"... my ELO favorite!

[@ORagnar]

"Evil Woman," and then "Devil Woman," then "Witchy Woman." back to back to back :-)

[@rayellinwood2882]

A New World Record

[@CCDzine]

The only person with "voice mail" in those days was Jim Rockford.

[@bigworldddd9566]

LOL!!!

[@jenniepenny2967]

😂😂😂😂

[@jdog6620]

What's hilarious is all the people that don't get that reference. Great show.

[@ianstradian]

Good one! I’d forgotten about the Rockford Files.

[@Bacchus69]

That made my day. I loved that show. I used to watch that show with my grandfather. Lol

[@davidfrancis273]

How good is this track? 44 years on it still sounds amazing to me.

[@paulae9579]

Sweetie we didn't have answering machine or voicemail when this song came out. And we used the operator often for long distance calls.🙂

[@bethshadid2087]

Don't forget this was before call waiting also. Had to call the operator to cut in.

[@poorpauly1308]

You might have to explain the concept of an operator also. ;)

[@charliemac64]

Paul Gardner ha ha ha haaaaa true!

[@poorpauly1308]

@@charliemac64 Dial '0' for an emergency! I am too old.

[@edb6690]

Remember all the little tricks we had to do to save money from Ma Bell? Call collect and make up a name that was coded to mean something, then the other party would deny the call but get the message. Then in the late 70's some kid figured how to send sounds over the lines to get free long distance.

[@richardluevano8996]

“Living Thing” from the same album is great tune as well.

[@davesunhammer4218]

You stumbled into a world that no longer exists. Operators that would not let you ring forever... no such thing as voice mail...

[@shayleeledevre6401]

I feel old suddenly. Lol . I remember no answering machines.

[@thistlegal2154]

My uncle helped teach me to read with the lyrics from the liner notes of this song. Then decades later I became a 411 operator. Sad to say, I've had to imitate the sound of a busy signal because no one under age 50 remembers. And people freak when I say it's ok to take the phone off the hook. LOL

[@thomast8539]

When you used a pay phone, yeah an operator would cut in, especially if he had called collect. It is obvious that the singer used a pay phone. Had he called her from his own telephone, there would have been no operator interruption, just an endless ring because his ex never picked up the phone at her end.

[@thomast8539]

@@shayleeledevre6401 yep, don't let it get you down, you are still breathing

[@shayleeledevre6401]

@@thomast8539 and old. 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you though, I'm not down. 🙂🙂🙂

[@rich56ca]

Ok I’ll throw in a few ELO suggestions: Can’t Get it Out Of my Head;Evil Woman; Roll Over Beethoven; Strange Magic; Rockaria. A lot of material to work with.

[@hexenwulfen]

Strange magic is my favorite

[@jesseguerra1]

I remember their album Time, Great album

[@christommo]

Excellent suggestion, Rockaria. I haven’t heard that in years.

[@chadpollet7452]

I love Can't Get It Out Of My Head! Great one!

[@joelliebler5690]

rich56 Great tunes!

[@TheJessmart70]

Turning to stone by ELO is an elaborate masterpiece.

[@Roxy-ch4gv]

And we'll engineered

[@bherrin67]

So many ELO songs are masterpieces! ✌🏻☮️

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The voice bridge is the best part, try singing that as fast as they do

[@FiremansJoe]

This song takes a DEEP dive into the aspect of loving someone that does not love you back. SO appropriate for us to just FEEL it and take in the concept that just because you feel it doesn't mean the other person has to even acknowledge that you EXIST. The best lesson though is that your deep love need not be wasted on those that forsake you. YOU CAN LOVE AND BE LOVED AGAIN! BAM!

[@scottbuono2507]

“Sweet talkin woman” I think is their best..channel sounds great as always my friend keep up the good work👍🏼

[@shawnschroeder549]

Amen to that!

[@ZaveAres]

Peach

[@Jay.McCarty]

Run run, to STW. Then "Evil Woman".

[@shawnschroeder549]

@@Jay.McCarty yeah Jamal...hit up some Sweet Talkin' Woman

[@michaeldubya]

Answering machines were rare at the time, no caller id, voicemail? Nope. You’d call and hope the party would pick up.

[@txa1265]

michaeldubya Exactly - we didn’t get an answering machine until I was somewhere in high school, so in the ‘80-84 time frame ... and according to Wiki it wasn’t until 1984 after the AT&T breakup that people no longer feared Ma Bell finding out you had unapproved equipment on your line that sales hit 1 million. I remember heading this song at a friend’s house whose dad had an awesome sound system ...

[@MetalMama-zb4wg]

When I grew up, we had a "party line". If you picked up the phone to make a call, and someone was talking, you had to hang up, and wait until you picked up and there was a dial tone, then it was your turn to make a call. Plus you could only walk as far as the cord on the phone would extend. I see some Utube segments, on asking teenagers how to use a dial phone. It's halarious!

[@michaeldubya]

nebbin dog Huh?

[@txa1265]

michaeldubya I am assuming he is talking about the vast number of candles required! :)

[@paulavance5096]

Busy signals, party lines, long distance charges, phones had cords...back when you had to get up to turn the T.V. on or change the channel.

[@douglaswilliams6834]

I'm 54. Never had an answering machine until I moved out of my parents' house and into my own apartment in 1988. Back then, they worked with cassette tapes.

[@onedirectioninmyhead]

You look great for 54!

[@vidpie]

Ha! You sounded old. Then I realized I'm older.

[@judithturner1593]

Yep!

[@digitalman64]

Jeff Lynne, the group's lead and founder was heavily influenced by The Beatles and his early work really shows that. Funny how he joined up with George Harrison in later years. The surviving Beatles (minus John Lennon) respected him enough to have him produce their Anthology set and recreate a couple of unpublished songs from demos. Jeff Lynne is a musical legend - look up his accomplishments in the music industry.

[@laurenval2370]

Isn't he with Terry Kath's wife now?

[@Finatic13]

There was an interview with John Lennon and he was asked, if the Beatles had stayed together, who would they be, Lennon replied "Electric Light Orchestra"

[@tommytillman]

A lot of this song is just like a Beatles song. The harmonies are fantastic !

[@paulweston8408]

On the other side, if the Beatles had needed another member to stay together it would have been Jeff.

[@vickimingus9281]

70's were the best decade ever, I'd do it all again.

[@jamesperine3472]

I, or anyone else, couldn't have said it better Vicki!!!

[@nazfrde]

Yes, when he says "So no one's answering, but could you just let it ring a little longer, longer..." he's talking to the operator.

[@gregsteele806]

This song makes me smile while breaking my heart.

[@Farinhir]

This is my favorite ELO song of all time. Yes, the refrain is amazing. The emotion they convey. Sublime. And being one that struggles with depression I can really connect with this song. Consider the lyrics and theme. He is reaching out to a friend. Someone he was intimate with. And he just wants to talk. This is shown by "The things we did were all for real, not a dream" and "I'd tell you everything if you'd just pick up that telephone." I can understand this desire to find a connection with someone I have been close with. Someone I trust. How I know there is a link to depression from the following. He is willing to just let is sit and ring hoping to reach the person he is trying to call (this was in the 70s and therefore before voicemail and answering machines). "Blue days, black nights". I know those days and nights. The days you feel blue and depressed and the nights you just try to make it through. This can be very rough. "I look into the sky" The contemplation of the next line "The love you need ain't gonna see you through" The realization that the person you thought you could call and talk to isn't going to be there for you. "And I wonder why", more contemplation of the following. "The little things you planned ain't coming true" wondering how you are where you are rather than where you wanted to be. And then the final part that links it to depression. "telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight". Twilight. Not quite dark, so life is not over but still not in the light so still not living. A point in between. Limbo. In life, depression is a best described as living in limbo. You are not truly dead but you are not really living. You are in twilight.| Jeff Lynne is amazing. I am sad I was not able to go to see them in concert last year.

[@thomast8539]

Reaching out to a friend? Not quite. His ex lover and she won't pick up the phone.

[@antoniocobb9648]

Wow.get out of my head.

[@Farinhir]

@David James trust me. I do have depression. There are certain life circumstances which has lead to it. I take care of my disabled mother (while working a job that can have me putting in over 85, very active, hours a week) and have done so for over a decade. Have not been able to have a life for myself in that time. My mother's need for help takes my time off (including sleep hours). And now she is dying of stage 4 cancer. I go through some very dark periods (thought-wise). But your point, I get, is that the connection to the song I have doesn't require understanding depression. Am I correct?

[@davidelswick6660]

Glad you're reacting to Electric Light Orchestra! They're a great band.

[@rommix0]

I recommend "Can't Get It Out Of My Head", "Showdown", and "Twilight" from these guys as well.

[@debrafrieary5469]

I love your reactions and interpretation of the lyrics. Enjoy your program! This reflected phone calling in the 70's, no answering machines then, no cell phones. The soud effects are old sounds from a telephone line trying for connection. We needed Operator assistance back then to connect with long distance calling! That was considered across our nation, or most certaily international. My how things have changed!

[@christinetracy7720]

“ I Can’t Get it Out of My Head” ELO

[@danielsinnott2343]

ELO - Can't Get it out of my Head. That's my suggestion to you. Love that song.

[@andreawalter9212]

Great song!!!

[@moondawg3693]

"Red light on the water, I saw the oceans daughter...", beautiful !

[@chadpollet7452]

Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me. Wish I thought up that line!

[@mneugent7658]

One of, maybe thee most underappreciated bands ever. Jeff Lynne my God...

[@milestrotter6844]

Have you ever heard of Badfinger, Or The Lovin' Spoonful?

[@mneugent7658]

@@milestrotter6844 Of course

[@sophiecat14]

Awesome!! One of my all-time favourite bands!!! Jeff Lynne is a genius!! So much cred!! ELO is a beautiful, epic, amazing rabbit hole!! I really hope they’re regulars on the channel!! Do Ya, Rockaria! (An official video reaction would be amazing for this one!), Last Train To London, Turn To Stone, Tightrope... I could add loads more. Thanks so much, Jamel!! This made my day!! ❤️ Stay well & safe!!! My favourite reactor hands down!!! 🙌🏻❤️👏🏻💯 ❤️ from 🇨🇦

[@RavenNewsWatch]

Rock infused with orchestral arrangements clearly ahead of their time.

[@joelliebler5690]

Kerri Beaton so great!

[@sophiecat14]

Runamuck93 OMG, yes!!! Well ahead of their time! Yet, ELO/Lynne seem underrated to me... not that it means much (like the Grammys), but, they weren’t inducted into the R&RHoF until *2017!!* Which is unbelievable when you think about Jeff’s accomplishments! Aside from ELO, he’s produced some outstanding work for other MAJOR artists as well as written/co-written a plethora of hits (Tom Petty alone, some of his best work!). It’s fantastic to see such love for them in the comments!! I grew up on ELO & passed them on to my own kids, who love them as well.😊

[@sophiecat14]

JOEL LIEBLER They really are!! I especially enjoy when Jeff had the boys in the band with him back in the day... such gifted musicians who rocked those strings (keyboards, pianos, drums, bass, etc..., lol)!! When you actually contemplate how many phenomenal songs they’ve recorded, unlike anyone else except for a couple of “Beatle-esque” sounding hits, it’s quite mind blowing! I just adore them.☺️

[@joelbizzell1386]

One of the finest bands around. Woefully underappreciated.

[@billmann6278]

Wasn't no voice mail, no answering machines, cellphones, text messages,or hand held computers back when this song came out. No wonder our generation's music was so much better, less distractions, more time. Wilburys.

[@TruthTime-bs9ni]

Agreed. that's why I love walking down memory lane with these twenty-year-olds because they just have no clue what life was like back then it was ten times better the anticipation of is she going to call me was just the best and then when the phone rang and your sister answers it! And then all the teasing began bc a girl was calling. Great times.

[@judithturner1593]

AMEN TO THAT !!

[@zuko3319]

Well... there is song great music out now, like MGMT, Tame Impala, Gorillaz, and many more.

[@LambentLark]

We didn't even have call waiting! I don't think kids today understand just how much has changed in the last 50 years. When I graduated high school in 84, it would take a truck to carry everything a we now have in a cell phone. Think about it, you would have to pack; a tv, vcr, vcr tapes, camera, video camera, stereo, records and tapes, guital tuner, calculator, video game consul, files, photo albums, word processor, dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, tons of books, maps, stamps, envelopes, pens, paper, file cabinets, clock, calendars, charge card machine, answering machine. . . Oh yeah, a big ass phone. That's not even considering the plethora of things I left of or hadn't even been invented yet. Before you kids start feeling all superior remember, it was my generation that got tired of lugging all that crap around and invented the tech that you enjoy.

[@teamgitusome]

spot on. i miss it and i cling to people who remember the world before.

[@johnt7630]

Jeff Lynne's voice is so wonderful on this song. He sings it with real feeling.

[@davidgentry4805]

Lol another rabbit hole, “Can’t get it out of my Head”, “Don’t Bring Me Down”. “Evil Woman”. Jeff Lynn is a genius.

[@katherinemiller2401]

I effing love "Can't Get it Out of my Head"

[@davidgentry4805]

Katherine Miller should’ve told him earlier, because he didn’t listen or react to it, and he’s probably heard it too.

[@ericleach7074]

@@katherinemiller2401 Just today I've been listening to, and trying to copy on the keyboard, Midnight Blue (Discovery Album). That's up there with Can't Get it Out of My Head. Good choices though.

[@katherinemiller2401]

@@ericleach7074 that is so awesome!! Those are great song choices for sure :)

[@marshaneedham880]

Jeff Lynne is the best.

[@joannwoodworth8920]

Thank you for taking on ELO. They have so many great songs. Don’t miss their take on Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven”!

[@grumpymissblysdroneadventu7224]

ELO had some of the best harmonies of all time! Your reactions are priceless!😍

[@paulcrehan4710]

“Turned to stone”, a great tune

[@Goatllama]

HELL YES and probably one less likely to be played on the radio!

[@joehynes5452]

man I Love that song!!

[@eddieking2976]

My favorite band growing up. I graduated in 1980. P.S. highly recommend playing Mr. Blue Sky ✌😎

I recommend Concerto For A Rainy Day. The (whole) third side of the two-disc vinyl release (that I once - don't ask - called my own… the artwork, OMG the artwork!) is one connected piece, and you really should listen to it in one go. Mr Blue Sky is just the capstone (and the hit… but I'm with Joe Jackson and his "Hit Single" there)

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Mr Blue Sky is THE song that got me hooked into ELO! Wild West Hero, Birmingham Blues, are also great tunes from that double LP "out of the blue."

[@patbusha9996]

You could play each and every song of this extraordinary group and we will never tire of them. I love to watch your eyes get big when they hit your heartstrings!!! Keep up the great work!

[@ldoherty7256]

Yes

[@amcannon1]

That was a teenage memory! Thank you, Jamel. I remember hanging out with my best friend, listening to records on her record player, I was 13 years old when this song came out in 1976. I love it when you react to a song buried in my memory 🥰

[@wpochert]

Jeff Lynne... straight up genius and one of the great vocalists ever... that man plays all instruments as well.. early on ELO was a proper band, but soon it was just Jeff in the studio doing nearly everything. He is still doing it today even. Had a new album that is absolutely fantastic just a couple years ago.

[@johnbenard9550]

Umm, try a couple months ago. “From out of Nowhere” was released Nov. 2019.

[@theresistance2641]

Lynne is also a Super Producer

[@wpochert]

@@johnbenard9550 I'm talking about Alone in the Universe from 2015-2016... better album in my opinion, but either way the point is he is still active ;)

[@johnbenard9550]

wpochert Yes has always remained active writing or producing other people’s music or guesting on others albums. However has not had a successful ELO album since ‘86’s Balance of Power. ELO just has not been the same ever since Lynne lost interest and disbanded the group. The quality of the music since the reformation without the others just plain sucks.

[@wpochert]

@@johnbenard9550 That's your opinion, but Alone in the Universe is as good as almost any album in the hey day .. and spell the mans name right ... its Lynne

[@kellylane1769]

I took my son last year, 2019, and Jeff sounded as great as ever!

[@Gulicktheemu]

ELO, love them. Thank you for adding them to your reactions. :-)

[@BigJoe_Mosqueda]

Jamel_aka_Jamal... Please do a "reaction" to E.L.O.'s " Can't get it out of my head". Jeff Lynne is an excellent songwriter and vocalist.... Enjoy the journey down the rabbit hole - E.L.O. has a multitude of hits...

[@kimwilliamson389]

I love how his voice changes from sounding like he's talking on the phone to regular voice as we realize that she's not answering.

[@deaster9938]

Kim, I read that effect was created by Jeff Lynn actually singing into a phone as it was being recorded, then blended with his actual, unfiltered, real time voice.

[@sarawhite8142]

Jeff Lynne is a musical genius, I have loved him just about my whole life. To many songs to list, but please check out the The Traveling Wilburys, you wont be sorry.

[@bherrin67]

You’re so right, Jeff Lynne is brilliant. Telephone Line was one of the first 45s I ever bought as a kid. It’s one of my favorite songs ever and I love all ELO.

[@ozarkprepper1718]

My Dads favorite artist was Roy Orbison and mine was Jeff Lynne. Mind blown when I found out they were connected.

[@suzannerobbins6293]

ELO is a super group! Jeff Lynne fabulous...don’t give up!

[@qseep]

It’s before voice mail, LOL. He was just thinking of what he wanted to say to her, when she didn’t answer.

[@YogZab]

Well we did have answering machines on tape back in the dark ages!

[@HBC423]

We had a thing called an answering machine until the 90’s

[@qseep]

This was the seventies. Answering machines were rare then and didn’t take off until the mid 80s.

[@YogZab]

@@qseep yeah happy to say I was there in the seventies hearing ELO the first time around on the radio. We kids also used to make goofy messages on answering machine tape so, not that rare then! Not that it matters 40+ yrs later 😉

[@HBC423]

Lyle Kopnicky they were around in the 1930’s and invented in the 1800’s... they were not rare in the 1970’s.. everyone had one

[@elgenetiamzon1062]

This is one of my favorite ELO songs. It is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion. Very evocative harmonies, lyrics, and instrumentation. It's just an absolutely beautiful song!

[@jamessutton3461]

It was briefly featured in Billy Madison. "Man, I'm glad I called that guy"

[@ZepG]

Haha I looked for this response first before posting. I'm putting my lipstick on now 💋💄💋.

[@NikkieTwix]

I think of that scene every time I hear this 😂😂

[@constanzaed]

@@NikkieTwix me too! 🤣

[@Mit2uba.]

Lmao that movie is gold along with this song too!!

[@themoviedealers]

This band had about 20 huge hits. "Can't Get It Out Of My Head" is fantastic.

[@addserpicotofortnite]

Bruh when he drops the “Robin Hood and William Tell, Ivanhoe and Lancelot I just about lost it. Shit hit so hard

[@HouseofMayhem]

ELO are masters of "call and response" in their songs!

[@jasonjoyner6940]

I love the "reaction" on your face when you figure out that you have heard the song before somewhere!

[@leemcintyre9490]

This came out in the Mid 70's! So NO! No E mails were being sent Back then!! How bout, Turned to Stone, or my Fav. "Sweet talkin Woman"!!🎶

[@christinehaworth7446]

No voice mail either...or even the now primitive “answering machine”!!

[@SlowmanX]

@@christinehaworth7446 always loved It's a Living Thing the most but those are also awesome

[@Drchainsaw77]

No way. TIGHTROPE. Best Lynne track ever.

[@SlowmanX]

@@Drchainsaw77 when you're right, you're right

[@nicolebried7989]

I lost my mom 13 years ago. This was one of her favorite bands. This song always makes me think of her

[@charlesbarber7523]

"Sweet Talkin women" is a good song with all a lot of instruments being played.

[@ilovemusicnia]

Yes, 'sweet talkin woman' and 'livin thing'

[@itsallgood4093]

@@ilovemusicnia both excellent!!

[@theresaruble66]

There was no such thing as voice mail when this song was created. I love that you seemed to almost be speechless.... Jeff Lynne is a living legend, singer, song writer, producer, artist. No other like him! ❤️🙌❤️

[@deanosaur808]

Wrong answer! Maybe you didn't have one 😉

[@lisahinton9682]

Jamal, "the voice mail?" When this song was written, there weren't even answering machines, nevermind voice mail. Someone didn't pick up, you called back later. The good old days..... when we were all free.

[@renee176]

A was getting ready to write the Same thing… lol, lol!!🤪😁

[@Kate98755]

yup, no requirement to instantly answer a text

[@scottmeeks662]

There were answering machines. They go back to the 1930s

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Yes!! Yay!! Jamel, please do ELO “Dont bring me down!” You’ll be DANCING for sure!!! Pleeease! ❤️💛🤘🏼✌️

[@cynthiacolbert4172]

Jeff Lynn is great you might recognize his voice from singing with Tom Petty & being one of the Traveling Wiburys.

[@tsrocks48]

This is my evidence I present when I defend Jeff Lynne. Tom Petty, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, and Roy Orbison formed a band, and needed a fifth. Out of all the legends that lineup rightly could've recruited, Jeff Lynne was the dude, hands down. F*cking legend

[@shawnschroeder549]

Jeff Lynne wrote a lot of Tom Petty's songs didn't he?

[@tsrocks48]

@@shawnschroeder549 Yeah, looks like most of his big stuff from Free Fallin' onward. I Won't Back Down, Runnin' Down a Dream, Into the Great Wide Open, Learning to Fly. Guy knows his way around a memorable hook

[@shawnschroeder549]

@@tsrocks48 for sure!

[@classicrockfan8034]

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra from The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame site: "Picking up where the Beatles left off, ELO expanded the concept of great melodies, epic song structures and grand orchestrations. ELO added an exciting mix of elements into rock and roll, including disco rhythms and electronic studio wizardry. Imagine a marriage of tuneful, rocking pop songs with instruments from the symphonic realm, and you’ve got the blueprint for what made ELO one of the most popular groups of the 1970s and beyond. Jeff Lynne, ELO’s vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, co-founder, and frontman, conceived of a rarefied musical sphere in which cellos coexisted with guitars, and where classically tinged progressive rock intersected with hook-filled, radio-friendly pop. The result: ELO’s boundary-breaking approach to rock that resonated with a global audience, both as a pop singles act and as album-oriented rockers with deep-track appeal".

[@mightyneponset1560]

ELO has so many amazing songs, always Jeff’s vocals plus the strings, lush arrangements, you will love them

[@sassafrasandlemons1634]

ELO "Magic", "I'm Alive" and "Don't Walk Away" all from the movie Xanadu.

[@Don1970]

I’ve been addicted to that soundtrack since literally 1980 when I was like 10 years old. “I’m Alive” and “The Fall” are on my workout playlist.

[@oodlesloodles8930]

Great soundtrack!

[@FjarilGoddess]

Timeless fantastic soundtrack! Jamel you gotta do " I'm Alive" you'll have so much fun!

[@gregsteele806]

Wasn't "All Over the World" from the same movie?

[@Don1970]

@ Greg Steele Yes it is 😀

[@jackakhan]

Love this channel. Trip down memory lane. A purity to the music, and just to the time in general. Wish we could go back sometimes.....

[@MrRuberzahl]

The feeling, the sorrow in that voice. Truly one of the saddest songs ever!

[@patrickwong4824]

Jeff Lynne, you can’t go wrong, such a great voice.

[@annemitchell5510]

ELO still gives a great concert! The entire audience gets involved.

[@oreally8605]

Gary Wright dream weaver- try that one! A slow jam you'll dig it

[@davidwiser3883]

Been trying to get Jamel to do Can't Find the Judge and Love is Alive for quite a while now.

[@PaintedCavern]

One of the all time greatest magic mood music songs. 🌌

[@PaintedCavern]

@ItsMyLife Tx 😄Mood rings are so cool. I actually bought one a couple years ago at a rest stop shop while traveling, but I lost it the next day. Had me feeling very nostalgic though.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Yes! And “Love is Alive!”

[@oreally8605]

@ItsMyLife Tx Not sure

[@BatMite19]

I'll put in a vote for "Showdown" as my favorite ELO song.

[@jimfrederick3907]

"Boy Blue" from the "El Dorado" album

[@Mcgiver699]

My good Sir/Lady as much as I like Showdown I think the best one has to be "Last train to London". That song brings a smile to my face.

[@mrsbluesky9750]

10538 Overture.

[@NerdGirlUK]

That was the first song I heard of theirs (yes when it came out!) and I've been a fan ever since.

[@robincortez6586]

Showdown is my favorite, too!! 👍💃

[@MegaFoghornleghorn]

I had the pleasure of see ELO in 1976 I was 14 years old. Great concert and good memories.

[@sycog.8405]

Sweet Talkin' Woman, Turn To Stone, Do Ya Do Ya, and many others. ELO is another one of the greats. 😎

[@catbutte4770]

ELO has a LOT of great songs to choose from! Thank you for reacting to them. Check out, "Strange Magic", "Don't Bring Me Down", or "Turn to Stone". 😊

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Oh how I can’t wait for “Dont bring me down!” He’s gonna be cuttin’ a rug!!

[@43bumpy]

Memories of when I was so much younger, driving with my Dad. Good memories. Miss u daddy. Doo wop telephone line.

[@carolcanada9035]

Can't hear it without memories of interstate 70 sitting in my daddy's car.. tears rolling now.. heres to our daddy's

[@HBC423]

This song always reminds me of the movie “Billy Madison”... glad I called that guy

[@kyuss3369]

steve buscemi putting on lipstick lol

[@walterodim82]

Such a funny scene

[@kburke1933]

I went through an E.L.O. phase in high school, late 80s. My friends had no idea who I was talking about. 💁🏻

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

lol, same. And same time period!

[@kburke1933]

@@BlackSmokeDMax It's kinda of reassuring knowing I wasn't the only one. 😁

[@herrbonk3635]

I did the same as a 13-year old (around 1978). But some of my friends knew them, even one of my dads friends actually (who had that space ship double album that got me hoked).

[@vaporman442]

I went through an ELO phase in H.S. And everyone knew who they were. Difference of a decade or so.

[@shawndejohn63]

This song has a lot of layers to it, almost like a opera. It’s about him trying to talk to his ex girlfriend by phone.

[@christopherveitz8591]

I remember this 8-Track like yesterday. Great band!

[@cablevamp3163]

Love watching this man vibe to ELO We all feel the same when we hear it ELO is awesome

[@davehunt9441]

The way I view this song is a message of someone who is lonely and trying to contact and re-connect with old friends who have since moved on living their own lives. I would also include this song in the current times we are in during this awful pandemic for those in self isolation.

[@FVD]

And when you get the chance... Manfred Mann's Earthband - Blinded by the Light

[@StormLaker]

Bruce Springsteen

[@rfmelite9017]

American Skin(41Shots)

[@itsme_mandyp]

This the genius of Jeff Lynne...no one compares...first FULL ORCHESTRA rock band.. please in the name of everything that's holy...listen to all of it.

[@pgomez123]

This is my dad's music and man I hold on to it so breatiful I love it" i look in to the ski"

[@jsprite123]

Jeff Lynne, (he's basically ELO) should have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth already.

[@sabrinanascimento5248]

jsprite123 Why didn’t she knight him. ?

[@jsprite123]

@@sabrinanascimento5248 I wonder that myself

[@NerdGirlUK]

He should be. It's a mystery why he hasn’t been.

[@cnidia35]

"EVIL WOMAN" THAT SONG IS INCREDIBLE

[@tulmquintana1104]

ELO one of my fav evening jams to listen to on the drive home loud and singing along

[@keithetherington4824]

We didn't have answering machines back then. He says " I'll tell you everything if you would just pipick up that phone "

[@sanjonn]

The movie was Billy Madison. "Glad I called that guy."

[@amonsamples]

Steve Buscemi scene...too funny in Billy Madison

[@christinaostling3632]

Watching your reactions just simply makes my day better! Your enthusiasm is contagious!!

[@juliet_whiskey6625]

Highly recommend “Turn to Stone” by ELO. Think you’ll like that one

[@edwardpate6128]

Totally agree!

[@jason-zx2ju]

just did it

[@charlesburris6314]

This song has the same theme as Jim Croce's song "Operator".

[@bethshadid2087]

Great song

[@Girruuth]

Great song. Along the same vein, is my favorite Dr. Hook song "Sylvia's Mother". That song brings me to tears every time

[@fighthypocrites7036]

@@Girruuth "don't you say nothin' to make her start crying and stay" God, the angst

[@Girruuth]

@Lisa Mathew IKR "... and the Operator says 40 cents more For the next... Three ... Minutes... Pleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase....."

[@fighthypocrites7036]

@@Girruuth and now I have to thankuverymuch for the earworm that this song has been for me for the past 24 hours. Might as well embrace it. Sylvia's mother says Sylvia's busy Too busy to come to the phone

[@RafaellaSchumann]

ELO is one of the best bands to ever exist and is very underrated. Their work is unique and absolutely stunning. Telephone Line has the most special place in my heart ❤️ I've seen them live last year and it was one of the best concerts I've been to in my life. I love that you pretty much react to all my favourites 😆 Had to subscribe since I've been watching your videos for the past 2 hours! Much love!

[@timcarder2170]

According to wikipedia (trust *that* as you will); *"Telephone Line" is the theme song of the 1977 film Joyride* *The song is also featured in the movie Billy Madison* *It was also used on the HBO series Big Love in the season 2 episode "Vision Thing"* *It was also played in a car during the "Malcolm Holds His Tongue" episode of Malcolm in the Middle.*

[@alskjflah]

Tim Carder thanks for answering the man's question.

[@AnthonyL0401]

At this time, when you called someone and they were not home or not answering, it was because they were not physically home 90% of the time. Most people did not have answering machines until the 80s.

[@ArchoniusXXVII]

That moment when J recognizes the song always make me smile and cry little tears of joy. Dude your passion is infectious.

[@moose2577]

"Showdown" "Evil Woman" "Sweet Talking Woman"

[@RYANDEOROCK]

"Turned To Stone" "Living Thing"

[@larrycanepa]

Don't forget Last Train To London...

[@JerryMayne503]

Showdown!

[@son_of_a_bob4761]

In that order

[@JimDorman]

Mr. Blue Sky is great. Very upbeat and uplifting.

[@jsprite123]

The Beatles said if they didn't break up, their music would end up sounding like ELO's. This is coming from the freakin' Beatles, no less!

[@emilypettersen5514]

Really love seeing the light bulb go off in your mind, seeing you smile, when you recognize each song! Pure joy!