First Time Hearing Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado Overture / Can't Get You Out Of My Head

[@1001Hobbies]

ELO is my all time favorite band. I started listening to them in 1976. It's like there is all this music in the world....and THEN there is ELO. Thank god for that.

[@greghansell5115]

A genre in their own right. One of a small number of bands you just cannot pigeonhole into a common genre. 1976 was the starting year for me too.

[@GinMae]

Thanks, kids! ELO and Jeff Lynne were and ARE total genius... appreciate your reaction!

[@StephenSmith-z9h]

My favorite all time track by ELO if I had to choose 1. Perfect lush smooth arrangement. Lyrics send you away to another place starting right away with " midnight on the water ". My friend and I used to have a basement band and we wrote and recorded our own songs. But we did a cover version of this song back on October 18, 1985. I tried to sing it in the way Jeff Lynne did. Because I was inspired by him. His voice, song craftmanship and overall knowledge of music.

[@fabfour7397]

ELO was really the best band of the 70's Musically with fantastic symphonic Rock.

[@OlafHeeg]

I always love it, when young people discover ELO, I'm hearing ELO for over 40 years and know every note of the songs very well. Your reactions are so funny and when I think of the actual songs which I must hear on the radio or the actual songs in the charts, nothing can beat the songs from 60/70/80s... there were so much heart, feel and technique in this songs, no one can beat this today.

[@herbiescruff5708]

Jeff wrote this album in response to his father saying - 'the trouble with your tunes, they have no tune'... Jeff said in a interview 'I'll show him'... and yes his Dad's response was 'you made this for me didn't you - thanks, it's great'! Jeff was 27 when Eldorado was released in 1974!!! Love this album!

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

To be precise, Jeff wrote this song, "Can't Get It Out of My Head", in response to his father's criticism. Not the whole album. Yes, the album was born out of Jeff writing this song, but his response was really just the song.

[@herbiescruff5708]

@@Cosmo-Kramer I was quoting what Jeff actually said during an interview at ASCAP. There is a video clip on KZbin if you want to check it out.

[@MrXanadu74]

I’ve always thought how amazing it is that he wrote this at 27 years old GENIUS

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@MrXanadu74 He is a musical genius, but being 27 when he wrote this is not impressive, when you consider that most of the best songs/albums by rock stars were written by them when they were in their 20s.

[@herbiescruff5708]

@@MrXanadu74 I totally agree...Eldorado... Jeff Lynne - Lead/backing vocal, Written, produced, plays electric guitar, guitar, bass, Moog, orchestral and choral arrangements. Yep he is in my book too!

[@Taranau]

have long been somewhat disappointed in Hollywood, that no one saw fit to make a movie version of this album... It's a very visual album. From midnight on the water, to the painted ladies of the Avalon. There's an experience to be enjoyed, a story to be told. And, it would make for an excellent movie...

[@jamesfitzpatrick7345]

Or a play

[@tuffsheddweller]

Eldorado is pretty much a protoype of Time as a concept album. It needs to be listened all the way through. Please react to the rest of the album! You won't dissapointed.

[@lhpl]

And it's the second of three prototypes. The first was the Birthday Party with the Idle Race. And the third was, no, wait. Eldorado is the third prototype, as On The Third Day was the second. I'm not sure ANWR was one, but OOTB definitely is the fourth. If we count them as prototypes of Time that is. But then, Jeff does sing "Time after time it is the same old story", on _Time After Time_ from the CD and cassette releases of Secret Messages. (Which fits perfectly with the line "...Back to the story..." from _The Lady Who Said She Could Fly_ ...) Jeff has made one concept album, for sure. But he has made it many times.

[@robertpasquini4097]

They WERE silver slippers in the book.

[@JeffLynnesELO2025Tour]

Marisa is spot on this song is so good you can listen to it non stop on repeat. ❤❤❤

[@KarlXByrne]

@KarlXByrne 0 seconds ago In 1987 I was a homeless 17 year old teenager. The Hostel I was living in had a Record player and the Eldorado Album in a basket of Albums. I fell in love with that album then and all these decades later still have it (in one media format or another) with me. I really enjoyed this reaction. Kind regards from Dublin, Ireland.

[@KarlXByrne]

In fairness, your Mrs is a bit of a dry shite. You got it.

[@rosssmith4748]

This song will automatically be on "repeat" in your head for the rest of your life. It has been in my head since I got out of high school in 1974. So, I guess the song title is correct!!

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Umm, are you saying you can't get it out of your head?

[@jonniiinferno9098]

true story bro - class of '77

[@Shnordy]

Once again Jeff opens this album superbly. This was the 4th ELO album I purchased back in the day. Starting with "A New World Record", "Out of the Blue", "Face the Music" and then "Eldorado" just before "Discovery" was released. Yep I was a bit all over the place but, it didn't matter to me at the time. For the record it's "Can't get IT out of my head". I immediately fell in love with this song.Jeff's talent is undeniable.

[@jonniiinferno9098]

yep - ima old-timer - and tho i like many ELO songs - this one has always been my favorite ELO song - story in the song is devastating - specially now - when i look at my life and see i have been trapped in offices and sitting at a desk from sun up to sundown for 40+ years

[@raycornford283]

Jeff Lynn just writes tune after tune that have you saying, to use his own words, 'I can't get it out of my head'. Musical genius.

[@flanflinger37]

The band hated the album cover which was decided by the record company. Eldorado was the first album to use a full orchestra and choir with Louis Clark as the arranger/ conductor and so the classic ELO of mid-late 70s was born. Enjoyed your reactions again, both teasing us with your comments. Can’t wait for the rest of the album. Hopefully the album’s concept will become clear.

[@robertpasquini4097]

I believe that Jeff did not want this to be the album cover but was convinced that Americans, because they love the Wizard of Oz, will buy it. He was right. In fact, that cover drew me right over when I saw it in the store in 1974. I quickly grabbed it and gave the cashier my $1.97.

[@SPOCK_TALK]

Love this song. One of my favorites from my youth.

[@noelleggett5368]

With ELO, as with any great 70s programmatic rock band, you need to hear the album as a whole. My favourite is the Xanadu soundtrack (of course).

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Why did you say, "of course"?

[@michaelmclaughlin9410]

One of the best tracks of all time!

[@crbr655]

Second track... is about a mermaid... the ocean's daughter...

[@craigham63]

it's my favourite song

[@dresipent]

WONDERFUL ! GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@andgate2000]

I think you 2 understand the cords are key in his music..finale is a killer.

[@johnmcintosh5413]

Great review by the youngsters

[@jimcomvideos]

When I first heard this song long before you guys were born, I thought it was John Lennon singing as did many people. Not being of that time, hard for you to relate. Still lots of radio play for ELO and one of my favorite songs.

[@V0ID_X5]

I’m a little sad you didn’t continue on with ANWR (maybe you’ll get back to it) but this is a great album! And I love how Tyler is bobbing his head along and Marissa is still, with her head down and eyes almost closed- contemplating...

[@m.e.ellingtonthebritauthor9872]

Sharon Arden (Don's daughter who owned Jet Records) persuaded Jeff Lynne (who hated the cover) to go with it to help crack the US market. Sharon Arden would later become Sharon Osbourne.

[@MegaTempo22]

That is very interesting! I didn't know that.

[@m.e.ellingtonthebritauthor9872]

@@MegaTempo22 Both ELO and Ozzy used Jet records. Apparently, the relationship ended because Don owed ELO royalties, and they had a fall out... It's said that Jeff burst into Don's home to demand them. Or at least that's how the story goes...

[@jonniiinferno9098]

glad you liked "Cant get it outta my head" - dive into the lyrics - great song !!

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

although i love the intro this isn't my favorite elo abum. but on "ELO 2" (1973) is their rendition of chuck berry's "roll over beethoven" which was the perfect theme for the band. "on the third day," their third album (also 1973), is excellent with songs such as "showdown," "daybreaker' and "ma ma belle." this was the album they were promoting when i saw them live. "eldorado" is their 4th album but i like their 5th album "face the music" (1975) better, with "fire on high" and "poker." although i never owned it their 6th album, "a new world record" (1976) is full of some really good songs such as "do ya" and "rockaria!" their 7th album "out of the blue" (1977) is a double album master work. its one of the best r&r albums ever made.

[@PatRyan-my8ep]

I enjoy the different reactions one really into it and one wondering what the hell is going on

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Marissa! Thanks, Tyler! 🎻🕛 #TylerCreatesContent #TCCReacts #ElectricLightOrchestra #ELO #EldoradoOverture #CantGetYouOutOfMyHead

[@trixlee5102]

Err, "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" is a very popular song and is played on classic rock radio regularly. I'm sure it is the very song Marissa has heard before.

[@joegruber7705]

She gets it. Close your eyes and let it take you away. Try some Genesis, also a journey in acoustic bliss.

[@clydetyng9192]

Did y’all hear the singer say I can’t get it out of my head instead of I can’t get you wow. A misprint

[@robertpasquini4097]

They were silver slippers in the book.

[@StephenSmith-z9h]

Used to think it was " walking on a wave she came." But it's " walking on a waves chicane."

[@andgate2000]

Btw...try " let it run"..off air.

[@dongracey343]

The after show ❤️

[@StephenSmith-z9h]

Eldorado overture dialogue spoken by Peter Ford Robertson.

[@andyhun444]

We used to call it the dandruff song but what a great track . Elo didn’t make a bad album through the 70s

[@victorjohnson7512]

Jeff Lynn was good friends with George Harrison and ELO was heavily influenced by the Beatles.

[@hernanpatrik4908]

Good! Ahora para más oyentes y views YT "*Evil Woman*" por Electric Light Orchestra, fue un top 10 en muchos países y quizás de las mejores canciones de ELO. tks

[@robertnichols2042]

If you figure the one song into the symphony it makes sense… as a song it doesn’t stand alone… there’s a rest of the story… CUDOS

[@happynappy]

Correction: The song is called "Cant get it out of my head". Not "Cant get you out of my head".

[@paulcardsfan]

I did this cover on my synth and piano 🎹

[@robertnichols2042]

Resembles a sped up version of “Something in the Way She Moves” by the Beatles

[@richteezer1]

No

[@bnutdude]

@@robertnichols2042 not at all

[@robertnichols2042]

I was thinking of a different Jeff Lynne song. I commented on the wrong song Sorry guys, I’m sure y’all make mistakes too. BE NICE! RESPECTFULLY YOURS…

[@robertnichols2042]

“One summer dream” was the song I was thinking of. Ive played a ton of elo songs in my band and people will always confuse his older music with Beatles songs. John Lennon even called ELO the” little Beatles” in some very very positive comments he made in 1972

[@Michaelfourfour]

Ok Marissa. You are just playing with the Cant Get It Out Of My Head elo fans now :) . I was looking at Marissa thinking - "It doesn't look like Marissa likes the song...Surely she must like it? This'd be a song she likes I'd think....Nope,she doesn't like it....Not looking good". Then I goto comments and see that they reacted well to it. Then she says at the end of the song that she could listen to it over and over again. She is playing with our heads guys ha ha.

[@ELOnut142]

She didn't like it. Just say there, emotionless. She's missing out on a classic

[@The_M0nkeyMan]

Cant get it out of my head was the biggest hit off of this album but most of the remaining songs are underrated. The album’s story follows a character who is tired from his mundane life and uses dreams to enter a series of fantasy-like settings which gives every song a different theme.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

They're reacting to the whole album, why don't you let THEM figure it out?! smfh Delete this before they see it.

[@pegalouise570]

So serious , Cosmo.😅

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@pegalouise570 ES&D

[@carlorizzo5308]

I absolutely believe and I will until the day I die that The Wizard of Oz influenced more of life then anything. I don't think that there is a day that at least one human being on Earth says or does something that is influenced by The Wizard of Oz. The Beatles Pink Floyd ELO all of them were influenced. Commercials, entertainment in anyway and it has brought about the best in Humanity

[@Silvermachine7]

If you would like to get some idea where Jeff Lynne got much of his inspiration you may want to go back a little further in time and start checking out The Beetles.

[@wayne-bennett_]

check out another early ELO album, On The 3rd Day. very much an album with crazy tunes but worth a listen.

[@sps6151]

😝😝🤘🤘

[@christopherwinkler4451]

I've always believed the repetition of "I can't get it out of my head," almost to the point of being too much, was very intentional. It's meant to make you just a little uncomfortable. That is the kind of thing that makes music dynamic. Jeff Lynne is intentionally manipulating your feelings and reactions.

[@RogerYat]

Please react song Dolla - Bad .. hope you enjoy it 🤗

[@lesjones2656]

Of ya heard from anyone else they stoll it from Jeff..you guys weren't even a thought when thos was released

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

NOTE TO EVERYONE: By all means, leave your comments here as usual about the musicality of the song. But given Tyler and Marisa will be discussing the lyrical meaning, please don't provide any spoilers here, as it will be more fun for them to take a whack at interpreting them without any help from the peanut gallery (that's us, for you young folks, lol). Sure, it's possible they've already taped the ELO After Show, and so they wouldn't get spoiled by anything written here. But just in case, save lyrical commentary for the After Show. *And keep your comments limited to the tracks they've listened to. Do NOT tell them how the story ends, or what the songs mean that they haven't listened to yet.* ps~I'm stoked you guys loved the song, and that it was right up Marisa's alley (I thought it would be). Jeff's father was not a huge fan of Jeff's early work, and challenged him to "write a memorable tune". Challenge accepted, Jeff sat down in the front room of his parents' house and wrote this song. Then around it, he built the entire concept album. Beautiful, haunting, I love it!

[@lhpl]

Sorry Cramer, I posted my comment before reading yours... :-)

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@lhpl So delete it. I know you put a Spoiler alert, but don't even give them the option to read it. There's no need to discuss the meaning of the whole album, these two kids have just barely begun listening to it. C'mon, lhp, I expect better sense from you. ps~Your interpretation isn't quite right, but we'll discuss that later when our host and hostess have a chance to listen to the whole album. Or you can hit me up on another video's comment section, and we can discuss there sooner. Cheers. Delete it, man.

[@ModeMan101]

To be honest, I get just as much enjoyment out of listening to this record without the context of it being a concept album. To me, paying scant attention to the Eldorado story doesn't really diminish the effect of the individual songs or the album as a whole. But I think that's just another sign of how Jeff's artistic genius really began to shine from this point in his musical career - that he was able to craft something which could be appreciated on a multitude of levels.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@ModeMan101 That's fine for you, you've heard the album umpteen times. But for these two kids experiencing it for the first time, they agreed to do it as a full-album exercise, given it's a concept album, and they want to try to figure out what it all means.

[@MegaTempo22]

You need a reality check Mr. Cosmo. If anyone wants to have a private experience with an album, book, or movie, the best thing is to have that experience outside of social media. Have the private experience and then make the video. The whole concept of KZbin is communication. Everyone here has a right to express anything they want to say about the video's topic without any harmful interference from you. And sending me and many others on this page F bomb filled rants demanding we delete our comments is "bullying" which is against YT regulations. I have sent your mean spirited comment to me in for KZbin to review today. You need to treat everyone here with respect or move on.

[@MegaTempo22]

SPOILER TO NEW LISTENERS: This comment is for ELO fans who already own the album. So many interpretations for this concept album by ELO. The most popular view is also the saddest. It's about a man who is so bored and depressed with his life that he is only happy in his dream world. He eventually becomes so in love with his dream life that he decides to commit suicide thinking it's the only way he'll be able to live in his dreamworld forever and escape the sadness of his real life - thus the lyric "I found the key to the eternal dream" from the title track. But then the second popular view is that it is just an innocent story about dreams and nothing more. Just pure escapism. It really is up to the listener. But I tend to go with the more morbid theme. How about you? Feel free to share.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Dude, WTF??? You're spoiling the whole effin' concept album for them!!! smfh DELETE your comment, FFS.

[@MegaTempo22]

@@Cosmo-Kramer I didn't spoil anything. I was just sharing the differing views that fans have had about the album. It is still the subject of debate which makes this work very interesting. Every ELO fan has their own view of the story so I didn't give anything away. I was just sharing the most popular viewpoints just to get a healthy conversation going with other fans to see what they think. That's all. I am on a social platform where all opinions and views are welcomed so I won't be deleting anything Mr. Cosmo

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@MegaTempo22 You're an inconsiderate louse. The WHOLE purpose of them reacting to the full concept album was to try to figure out what it meant, and you've laid it all out there for them. Great job. And btw, there is no debate, there is one prevailing meaning of the album, and anyone who disagrees with it hasn't examined the lyrics closely enough, or is just ignorant. DELETE your comment, there is NO POINT in spoiling it for them, except to serve your own selfish needs to garner attention. When people recommend movies to movie reactors, do you comment before they've seen the movie with what it's all about and means including the ending???? smfh

[@lhpl]

Spoiler: Eldorado is a prog rock/pop symphony, that is basically the story of a guy who gets obsessed with a woman he can't get, drifts into a dream world, goes mad, and kills himself by jumping from the roof of a tall building. Nobody lived happily ever after, end of story.

[@MegaTempo22]

ELO definitely had a dark period before things changed with "Out of the Blue".

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Why haven't you edited or deleted this comment?? Why even give our host and hostess a chance at seeing your spoiler?? Are you deliberately trying to be a jerkk?

[@lhpl]

It does say spoiler as the first word, doesn't it? Presumably, someone capable of reading would notice and stop reading further if this was important. Also not much of a spoiler really, as this is more or less the same plot of every ELO album... 😂 And for the record, I am not at all happy with - that is to say: royally pissed off by - the treatment _10538 Overture_ was given. Maybe if they gave it a second try, perhaps using the 1974 Long Beach live recording, which is brilliant, and true to the original while incorporating the 1974 ELO sound...

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@lhpl Lame.

[@lhpl]

@@Cosmo-Kramer if you say so...

[@robertm7071]

Your friend seems rather reluctant to be there given her expression. She looks totally bored.

[@BillBailey0]

Why do i get the feeling your girl friend was more in to it than you.