Kuiama - ELO | The Midnight Special

[@gregbilliter9073]

ELO caught my ear in the 7th grade and I still listen to them 50 years later. Jeff Lynne is a musical genius and they were way ahead of their time with this song. I saw them in concert in 2019 and it was unbelievable, if you can see them you must.

[@cybertronian2005]

nice to hear a different version of this incredibly underrated epic song from ELO II

[@bridiemaloney4422]

Just beautifully sad. Amazing, haunting. Bloody fantastic. When i tell friends to listen to other ELO stuff they think its all 'hold on tight' ' mr blue sky ' etc . I think they would be pleasantly surprised to hear ELOs early stuff.

[@GeorgeCostanzais10.]

One of the most unique bands ever

[@sarahloughlin3724]

ELO was one of a kind for sure!

[@discerntheevidence4273]

Most underrated song they did. Ultimate classic so early on. Digs deep into the emotions. Full length version puts tingles up your spine. First time I’ve ever seen this. Been a fan for 45 years.

[@smashism]

I love when this channel posts stuff that wasn't on the DVD set that came out many moons ago. This is great!

[@PaulOutdoors]

As a lifelong E.L.O. enthusiast I have always loved Kuiama. Thank you Jonathan C for those high school lunch breaks spent at your house during the late 70s, early 80s, a short walk through the school gates when you would fire up the vinyl and the melodic almost psychedelic E.L.O. sound would fill the room. Those lunch times were never long enough 🙏😊👍❤️

[@pejaguilar30]

The best. I thought I would never see this performance. Today after waiting 50 years it has come true. Thanks for sharing.

[@mb1065]

One of the greatest bands of our time! Jeff Lynne, an international treasure!

[@moozartney]

I can't believe I'm just now finding this! Kiauma is my favorite ELO song!!!

[@OWR0406]

Jeff Lynne is one of the greatest musicians this earth has seen.

[@RyanCFoster]

Well... as you wish... but i think you mean "this Earth has heard" if i may be so bold.

[@shabadoo24]

Roy Wood is no slouch either. He can play anything

[@pandaspirit6734]

Not to mention song writers as well.

[@DonaldWebber-o9v]

First time I've heard this song. Excellent

[@that70sgirl90]

Yes indeed... Rock band gone orchestra! I was fortunate to see in him in concert 2019. He still sounded excellent and looked fabulous. 😍 What a concert from the sound to the light show! Happy Friday 🥳 Thank you for sharing! 💖

[@deadringer28]

I was lucky that my father was a huge fan and took me to see them on the Tine tour in 1981 was I was not even a teenager yet. I remember like it was yesterday that the robot they had on stage broke down during the first song.

[@that70sgirl90]

@deadringer28 We were both fortunate!! 👌 Have a peaceful evening! 🕊💖

[@deadringer28]

@@that70sgirl90 yes that's true I wanted to see them in 2019 and missed. Hopefully he will tour again.

[@that70sgirl90]

@deadringer28 I really hope they tour again, and I hope you get the opportunity to go. Have a wonderful day! 💖

[@deadringer28]

@@that70sgirl90 I hope you have a wonderful day as well.

[@classicrockfan8034]

Masterpiece they should have let them play the full song..Progressive rock at its best!

[@moozartney]

Agreed. Love this performance though.

[@madmattdrummer5487]

ELOs early days are so good! Glad this footage exists

[@sweetnighter]

Michael D'Albequerque on bass/backing vocals. His first solo album is not to be missed

[@aronjanzen]

I’ll have to check that out. I really liked his “Silent Love” with Violinski.

[@romelovesdan]

Thanks. Never knew he did one....AS a kid, I thought it was weird 'he' got a man-perm, until I realized that it was a new member Kelly Groucutt.

[@sylv_skove]

@@romelovesdan...but Kelly had a perm! Oh, really! I have seen a video of his first appearances with E.L.O and his hair was straight!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣! Check it out on KZbin by searching for "ELO - Laredo Tornado Live 1974 Stereo Remaster", lol! I think it's a Rockpalast concert, but I'm not sure about that. (I'll try to put the link here. If that's not possible, you can search for it by that title) and then...tell me what you think please... hahahaha! I think Kelly was trying to transform into Jeff Lynne day by day...he even continues touring with the same songs and under the name E.L.O Part II...🤔🤨🧐😆😆😆! (Sounds like a movie plot: (should be read in a deep and suspenseful voice...): "A man who lives forever under the shadow of a famous genius... the eternal "one step from glory"... the story of a friendship turned obsession, a rivalry as raw as real life...the drama of a "non-solo" musician... The story of an impossible dream...From the creator of "please, this is just my opinion, do not kill me" and "my apologies, don't want to be intrusive with my comment", coming soon on Netflix "I SHOULD BE YOU", this summer the perm will rule the world..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sorry, Kelly's talented, he has a very good voice and I find him charming, but I can't help feeling that he was always in the shadow of a genius, I don't know why I have this feeling...first was the perm, later the same platform shoes that Jeff used to wear, the blue clothes like Jeff at the grammys... most likely it was Jeff himself or the manager who suggested those makeovers but knowing the rivalry that Kelly showed at the end... my paranoia seems so much funny to me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My respects to him, always!🙌🙌🙌💖💖💖 Well... the real thing is that Kelly contributed a lot to the band and this is what's important. Greetings from Spain!!!! (Seriously, I loved your comment, hahahaha). Have a beautiful summer!!!!🛸🚀🎶🎵!!!! Here you are: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKa7d5-ZmdN-oMk

[@sylv_skove]

I forgot: to be fair I have to say that except for Mik EVERYONE in E.L.O got a perm sooner or later...(as the dad and kids of the Brady Bunch, hahahaha)

[@shabadoo24]

Mike sounds better, more grittier than Kelly's .

[@Piggy-Oink-Oink]

I've never seen this footage before wow

[@wajobu]

Anti-VietNam War anthem. Great video documenting early ELO.

[@addserpicotofortnite]

It’s a World-War story song. Vietnam wasn’t trenches and horsemen jabroni

[@classicrockfan8034]

Kuiama tells the tale of a soldier who has found an orphan girl (Named Kuiama) wandering the ruins of a battle-ravaged village in the Vietnam war. The soldier is trying to comfort the girl and also to explain how he was the one who killed her parents. Despite a few lyrics which might you think the song is about WWI ( as pretended by some fans) Kuiama is really about the Vietnam war said Bev Bevan in 1973.

[@johnrush521]

Actually World War I

[@OlexsisKollon-mb7pu]

The violino preformance are so amazing ! The violino holders are so deautiful !!!!

[@OlexsisKollon-mb7pu]

So beautifull !!!!

[@bendleonard]

JL is an absolute genius. This is such an under appreciated song

[@Kingfisher1215]

He sure is/was a great musician. The fact he also had one of the best Afros around us just a bonus.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

JEFF LYNNE has always had beautiful hair as well as the most beautiful male vocals ever!

[@johnshanahan3277]

An under-known song by an amazing band.

[@JohnMacRae23]

This is awesome live early ELO footage... please keep on posting, a treasure trove.

[@sylv_skove]

First of all: Thank you, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!! I just discovered this video and I must say that this channel has made me SUPER HAPPY!!!!! I have FELL IN LOVE WITH the Electric Light Orchestra when I was 8 years old, and at the time I thought I couldn't fall in love with a band as much as I did with The Beatles and Queen. But one day I discovered one E.L.O's album ignoring what kind of treasure it was. "El Dorado" fell into my hands and when that tremendous musical introduction of vertiginous musical notes began to play gloriously spilling through my childish brain, falling like a musical waterfall, so, so, heavenly powerful...those solemn chords exploding in my ears like fireworks full of fantasy and sonic magnificence! I was in a trance!...in I knew at that moment that the Electric Light Orchestra would be something very important to me: I started to be nicely obsessed of E.L.O's sound!! (It's absolutely true so that the novel I'm writing begins with that moment, and all the chapters are related to an E.L.O song, the main plot starts discovering E.L.O) Then Jeff Lynne became my crush, ranked one! totally unseated River Phoenix...hahahaha, I was born in 1978, River was an idol for my generation... 😅. (And... sadly I must say Jeff is the only crush on my list still alive...🤔🤨🧐😬😑😐😶😞). I suppose it has become clear how happy I am at this moment after watching this video, right? And it's thanks to this channel... Ok, if it's not too much trouble, please... no, PLEASE: POST MORE E.L.O's VIDEOS!!!!! I beg you not to stop uploading this type of footage of this wonderful band led by the genius from Birmingham, because with that gesture you will make me the happiest woman in the world.💖 An affectionate greeting from Spain!!🖖🙃 And again: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖✨💫🌠 (Oh... Electric Light Orchestra... when I listen to their records I know that human beings are capable of doing wonders and giving their best, and when that happens the world is just perfect...🛸🚀...) P.s: My apologies for this long message and for my English, it is not my usual language.. Saludos y muchas gracias!!!

[@carolinaibarramendoza7502]

Al menos yo te entendí muy bien y me identifique por completo, (y eso que te traduje al español jajaj), Saludos desde Chile.

[@PaulOutdoors]

Bless you. From a fellow E.L.O. fan since the mid 70s 🙏😊👍❤️

[@sylv_skove]

@@carolinaibarramendoza7502 qué bien!!! Me quedo mucho más tranquila... jajajaja!!! Aaaay, Chile de mi corazón!!!! No sabes lo feliz que llegué a ser el mes que pasé allí 💖💖💖. Eso fue en 2001 y aún conservo buenos amigos chilenos. En unas semanas ya éramos súper cercanos! Uno de ellos ahora vive en España y nos vemos de vez en cuando pues aun así estamos a unos 450km de distancia, pero no me voy a olvidar lo bien que me trataron, lo bien que comí en Chile y lo mucho que me gusta el acento y su jerga a la hora de hablar. Estoy deseando volver porque sólo pude visitar Santiago, en donde estuve alojada ese tiempo, e Isla Negra en una excursión improvisada que surgió por una conversación entre ese grupo de chilenos, pues me decían "no te puedes ir sin hacer esa visita!". Te mando un saludo súper afectuoso!!! Gracias y cuídate!!!🙏✨💖

[@sylv_skove]

@@PaulOutdoors I think I'm going to answer your comment with total honesty at the risk of being very tedious: (please, Paula...my apologies first of all) LOVE your comment!!!🙌💖 E.L.O is not only one of the most legendary and authentic bands I've ever heard, but they also have the healthiest and friendliest fan community in rock history. I have never read a single unkind or inappropriate comment on a post about E.L.O, you know, people not being nice to each other... not even on Twitter! Hahahahaha...(No...seriously: that's a terrible thing! we know that Twitter is a kind of very dangerous jungle where someone can be rude when you least expect it...) Now I'm thinking about the lyrics of the beautiful song from "Hair", the musical: "Easy To Be Hard"...🤔🤨🧐. The lyrics could perfectly describe how people behave on social media because it's easy to be nasty behind a name. It's "so funny to be a real coward" and hurt somebody just for nothing. and then they are very supportive of all the noble causes in the world because social networks are a kind of showcase where we all show what we want to pretend, whether we are or not... inconsistencies of the human being... I'm so glad this is not the case. (Easy:🛸🚀🎶🎵=💖) Well... I prefer the positive side of social networks and I have to say it's nice to meet you, (although I feel a bit of envy, Paula... healthy envy of course! hahahaha), wooow... Surely you were able to enjoy the Electric Light Orchestra's concerts! Really???...this is something that I would have loved to see and that I can only imagine thanks to videos as wonderful as this one. Thank you very much for responding to my comment, it is a real pleasure to exchange a few words with people like you capable of appreciating good music and who preserve the memory of bands as mythical as this one. It's a real shame to live in these times when culture seems to be in a kind of coma... I have the sad feeling that we are running out of talent, orphans of good music, or that we are going through days of musical poverty, all musical proposals are clones! It's like "artists" (this is just another concept we should think about with the possibility of changing the meaning of what "an artist" is, maybe it's not what I think it is🤔🤨🧐...) they are all using a formula or a recipe when new or main "artists" record their albums and that's why everything sounds the same thing. I'm not able to recognize who is singing! I can not appreciate a piece of personality in a lot of voices... But sure, I'm generalizing and maybe it's not fair to those who resist and make quality music, I have to admit it, but (it's just my opinion, and I express it with all respect and humility: I'm a musician but I don't earn life with that, I shouldn't criticize those who have!) but I can speak, as a consumer and as a music lover I am concerned: are we at a point of no return where good music is just a relic of the past? I am sure that in the 70s, (you will know better than me!) even the simplest and most commercial song in the world, next to what is now considered "mainstream music", is a piece up to Beethoven!!! Oh dear Lord... I don't want to contradict you but, don't you think you made me born too late...? hey, my God?...hahahahaha. I'm so sorry I'm stealing your time too much! ...but it's very hard to be brief when I read a comment like yours!!... Using the words of John Miles's song: "music was my first love and it will be my last... music (not sure) of the future and music (of course and always!!) of the past" hahahaha😆😆😆😆😅😅😅😅... and E.L.Owas and will be the soundtrack of my whole life, that's why (sorry, I have to express it in my language): "mi entusiasmo siempre es más poderoso que las actitudes protocolarias. Mi máscara cae ante mis iguales en sentimientos... y tú, que sientes lo mismo que yo...cómo podría mentirte? He asumido el riesgo a resultarte tediosa en pos de aquello que nos une🥲"... Thank you very, very much again for your kind comment (and your patience if you could get here!!!!). Take care, it's very important because this world needs more E.L.O's fellows fans!!! ("E.L.O's fellows! I love it! Phonetically it sound to my Spanish ear like a Donovan's song, "Mellow Yellow"!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Well, Paula, muchas gracias! Long live Jeff Lynne!!!! (and you, of course). Greetings from Valencia, Spain, and have a beautiful summer wherever you are!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏✨✨✨✨💖💖💖💖💖

[@tomgambale12]

I have never seen this! Amazing, thanks Midnight Special!!

[@rufusrose]

Amazing one of my favorite elo songs .

[@KurtI2525]

I always like Mike’s backing vocals.

[@deadringer28]

Yes Please post all of the ELO that you have.

[@sylv_skove]

Jeff Lynne. The GENIUS from Birmingham 🙌💕💖🛸🚀

[@mikenell4036]

never heard this one and I think I am hooked

[@addserpicotofortnite]

The full thing is beautiful and terrifying

[@renehorsch3726]

One of my early ELO favorites! Shorter than the original, but man, Jeff is amazing, even if the performance of the band is not live. In the 70-s when I became addicted to Jeff I would have given up a kidney to see this. THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

We are glad to have saved you the cost of a kidney

[@adamvogt6537]

@@themidnightspecialtvshow Please post any and all ELO performances!

[@southernrocker63]

I thought all band performances were live?

[@lambslips1]

Vocals are definitely live

[@heavyheadrecords]

@@southernrocker63 Music is playback, vocals are live. It was usual to play in playback in certain types of television shows.. greetings from spain..

[@charrielyn1231]

This is PHENOMENAL!!!

[@PaulOutdoors]

Phenomenal band 🙏😊👍❤️

[@classicrockfan8034]

Kuiama tells the tale of a soldier who has found an orphan girl (Named Kuiama) wandering the ruins of a battle-ravaged village in the Vietnam war. The soldier is trying to comfort the girl and also to explain how he was the one who killed her parents. Despite a few lyrics which might you think the song is about WWI ( as pretended by some fans) Kuiama is really about the Vietnam war said Bev Bevan in 1973.

[@DaveInBridport]

never heard this live... superb

[@elodevi]

INCREIBLE IMPREIONANTE MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS

[@newsles2]

When we were still allowed to see his eyes. This is old indeed.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

That’s well-put. We’re not allowed to see his eyes

[@darrenrunning5415]

On the Deluxe Edition of ELO2, the original instrumental backing track used for this performance is included as a bonus track.

[@deanfalconemusic]

Thank you so much for this!!

[@sgtlt]

One of my favorites from them

[@BeaujolaisDay]

What a gem - never saw this video with the #electriclightorchestra before. #classicrock #symphonicrock #stringsinrock #rockviolin - Thank you for sharing this!

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

It was a a request from our Facebook Fan Club!

[@classicrockfan8034]

@@themidnightspecialtvshow Play more ELO. They have an amazing deep tracks catalog.

[@progrocker8695]

Love ELO, Jeff lynne and All other members ♥️👍

[@DaveInBridport]

Wilf sure nails that solo. RIP Mr Gibson.

[@glauciomusic]

Que reliquia 👏👏👏👏👏👏

I love this. Clearly a sing-back recording. However at least the vocals was real. Great historical piece 🤙🎸

[@maurimartinez8720]

😮... 🔝⭐💡👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you very much!!!...

[@willhorting5317]

Grew up in the ELO era. But only owned a couple of their LPs. Never heard this tune until now.

[@genwoolfe]

Me neither.

[@heavyheadrecords]

This song belongs to the 2nd LP of the ELO, titled simply ELO II. The complete list of that LP is: 1- in Old England Town (Boogie No 2) 2- Momma 3- Roll Over Beethoven 4- From the Sun to the World (Boogie No 1) 5- Kuiama

[@tony713elo]

I've died and gone to heaven. Thank you, Midnight Special. Roll Over Beethoven next? 😊Pretty please 😊

[@johnjkr]

Somehow Amazon Music put the 2nd ELO Album under "ELO Part 2" the band, so I had never heard this song until I found the OLE ELO record in our rental cabin that we went to after the VetsAid 2023 show with ELO. Hearing this after seeing ELO for the first time was just an amazing experience.

[@classicrockfan8034]

In North America it was on ELO 2 album with Roll Over Beethoven ❤

[@unculturedswine749]

YASSS!!!!!

[@MusicLover10538]

George Harrison , Tom Petty, Joe Walsh and so many other music Legends: "Jeff Lynne is the best overall Musician ever"!

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

Only Petty said that.

[@martindrogers]

Jeff Lynne is the best of the best.

[@Yourbankaccount]

what a beautiful violin solo...

[@davidglow3]

This was by far the best violin player elo had..He left after just one year and died a few years back

[@martindrogers]

Wilf Gibson. RIP.

[@1wirey]

I love it. Awesome performance. Terribly sad song one you learn what the lyrics are about.

[@keniac14]

great song. had good taste as a ~9yr old via Ole ELO.

[@dannystrat]

I haven't heard this in a long time! I was a total ELO fanatic in the late 70s, and I even played their second album- which this song is from- quite a lot at the time. The edit here is pretty bad ( the original song is about 11 minutes), but it's nice to see this early material played (almost) live!

[@gglendinningok]

Magicaly Unique track, was just playing it an thought wonder if theres a live version:)

[@juanjoseserra046serra5]

En todos los tiempos siempre tiene la misma calidad. Grande elo

[@chazwyman]

A soldier tries to explain to a little girl that he has killed her parents. My, my Kuiama, she came in the morning She smiled but the tears on her little face Showed the pain that had been in that far-off place So sad, treated so bad My, my Kuiama, don't break your heart tryin' To say how your ma and your pa passed away And they left you to wander the ruin and decay Real mean, that bullet machine See here Kuiama, now ten thousand miles Is a long, long way and you're here today And you won't go back so you might say "Hello, how do you do?" Kuia, stop your cryin', there's no bombs a-fallin' No horsemen in the night a-ridin' Through your dreams and tearing at your life Baby, goodnight No more silver rain will hit your ground And no more guns will sound No more life be drowned No more trenches where the soldiers lie And no more people die Beneath that big black sky Wake up, Kuiama, I got somethin' to tell you It's just that I mean, well, that is to say That I'm trying to explain but I'll start again For you, I must be true Kuia, in this country, they got rules with no reason They teach you to kill and they send you away With your gun in your hand, you pick up your pay So cool, that no mercy tool Kuia, please believe me, I just couldn't help myself I wanted to run but they gave me a gun And they told me the duty I owed to my fatherland I made my stand Kuia, I just shot them, I just blew their heads open And I heard them scream in their agony Kuiama, she waits there for me True blue, you saw it through

[@shabadoo24]

Kelly was a good addition to ELO, Mike has a unique singing voice also

[@rimaxxamir1774]

This version is so good..., would like to have this released on lp/cd

[@TheStarclipse]

Do you happen to have the ELO performance from February 18, 1977? that legendary performance in which Jeff Lynne was dressed in blue performing without sunglasses? ELO were the hosts for the episode btw

[@heavyheadrecords]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWLMg5uvbLefbqc kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZCcnJqpqqp1m9E

[@AussieTVMusic]

Very early ELO. Roy Wood had just left the band.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Roy Wood is such talented guy.

[@hernanpatrik4908]

Jeff lynne elegia muy bien a sus colaboradores para plasmar muy bien la idea musical.

[@alainmorin]

Never seen that one -- wow! Not sure the violin solo is live, sounds exactly like the studio version.

[@kbm61756]

I hope they post a song by Flash with original Yes guitarist Peter Banks

[@themidnightspecialtvshow]

We will get there. Thanks for watching.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

R.I.P. Richard Tandy, Michael Edwards and Wilfred Gibson.

[@kathowed]

One of my favourite ELO songs ever, and butchered within an inch of its life to fit an incompatible format. Sad, but I'm still glad and grateful to see this snippet.

[@classicrockfan8034]

It was for TV requirements. Jeff has an incredible voice in this performance ❤

[@WickedGravityVideo]

I wept when I learned the meaning of these lyrics

[@WickedGravityVideo]

Sadly,, this is only half of the track

[@classicrockfan8034]

But still a fantastic interpretation❤

[@marygriffiths2950]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@RyanCFoster]

Mitch Hedburg played bass and sang harmonies in ELO? Cool.

[@MerkinMuffly]

What an odd song, almost a country I Am the Walrus with some King Crimson violin thrown in.

[@AndreasJohnson-qd9pd]

"No Bombs a falling" intresting to hear that from a war zone where bombs do falling above my hose ! Asylum in UK once again

[@AndreasJohnson-qd9pd]

My howse

[@craigmiller1870]

My Grandfather use to say to me..."You better not be in that back seat playing with your jigglypuffs!" No Grandfather, I'm staring aimlessly and inefficiently out the window.

[@astronomenov99]

A pity this is cut in various places. It would be good to hear the full thing. I can't find any other 'live' video of this song.

[@DeuceSchnozzle]

Amazing. I loved this on the album ELO II, but this is BETTER! And Live (yes, i know they're performing over theirr recording)?

[@hamishspencer]

I thought performances on TMS were live. There's some use of backing tapes going on here methinks. Happy to be proven wrong

[@robbieyates1685]

I think they started as 100% live but at some point gave in and started using backing tracks if not full on lip syncing for whatever reason. A good example is there are two versions of Blondie singing Heart of Glass, one is definitely live (she gives an anti-nuclear speech in the middle) and the other is very obviously lip synced and sounds completely different from the live version.

[@lambslips1]

Vocals are 100 % live, from 1974 all ELO performances were completely live.

[@heavyheadrecords]

the music here is playback, the vocals is live..

[@DabsDad]

So this is where My Morning Jacket got their sound.

[@kirk09100]

This is vintage, real ELO as a band. This is their true sound before Disco contaminated their songs. BTW, where was the lead guitar??? We hear it but its not on stage. Backstage? I doubt that in those times they were using prerecorded parts.

[@heavyheadrecords]

This appearance of the ELO on TV is not live... The music is playback, and the voices are live... This was very normal at that time and the ELO did it this way many times... playback music and live voices singing over the pre-recorded music... Isn't it clear that the music is an edited version of the original studio recording? Isn't it noticeable that you don't see everything you need to have when playing live, such as microphones on the drums, monitors and wiring that is needed when playing live? There are no monitors, there are no microphones in the amps, etc., etc. friends is clearly a playback performance and the ELO did this many times on television.. There is no need to despair about that.

[@classicrockfan8034]

They did 3 or 4 disco songs in 1979-1980 out of 15 albums so give us a break. And the disco songs charted in the top 10.

[@classicrockfan8034]

@@heavyheadrecordsThe vocals were live!

[@kirk09100]

@@classicrockfan8034 you are Welcome.

[@heavyheadrecords]

@@classicrockfan8034 yes, indeed... if you read my message from 6 months ago carefully, you will see that it says yes, in this video THE VOICE IS LIVE, but the music is play back.. greetings..

[@OlexsisKollon-mb7pu]

Fantasric violin preformance, ot can be seperate song

[@LoredanaLanzo-iq8ux]

Quanto amavo i primi ELO , Ancor di più con Roy Wood

[@volpeverde6441]

still got ELO1 and ELO2 and OLE ELO.... first thing I ever heard by this band was 'Showdown' in what.....71 ?

[@heavyheadrecords]

Showdown: 1973

[@volpeverde6441]

@heavyheadrecords thanks....Sunday night....top 40.... long time ago....

[@heavyheadrecords]

@@volpeverde6441 👍🖖

[@AlexsisCollinnonn-ht1iy]

I am in love with the long hair Blondie ... Im my dream his douther Come to me ... I thought it was the reality, but the realiry is less real. ..

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

I have always loved this song. It's a shame this isn't a live performance apart from the vocals.

[@classicrockfan8034]

This is 100% live!❤

[@stephi7260]

Mike does alright singing in this one but pick a vibe goddammit not really a song where it’s appropriate to experiment 😭

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

"Pick a vibe", what are you talking about??

[@robyale]

This looks and sounds amazing but I am kinda disappointed that ELO was one of the few bands to mime and not play live on this show.

[@lambslips1]

All ELO performances from 1974 to 1977 were completely live.

[@addserpicotofortnite]

They said producing the same sound to pick up and record with all the strings on tv was atrocious

[@robyale]

@@lambslips1 What happened after 1977?

[@heavyheadrecords]

This appearance of the ELO on TV is not live... The music is playback, and the voices are live... This was very normal at that time and the ELO did it this way many times... playback music and live voices singing over the pre-recorded music... Isn't it clear that the music is an edited version of the original studio recording? Isn't it noticeable that you don't see everything you need to have when playing live, such as microphones on the drums, monitors and wiring that is needed when playing live? There are no monitors, there are no microphones in the amps, etc., etc. friends is clearly a playback performance and the ELO did this many times on television.. There is no need to despair about that.

[@heavyheadrecords]

ELO always plays live on all tours.. A performance on TV is different, and they did not always play live, as in this case the music is playback and the voice is live... Lynne sings over the pre-recorded music... and of course he also played live on tours after 1977. On the 1978 tour they simply used backing tapes to complement what the group DID PLAY LIVE.. Those support tapes were only from the orchestra and choir section and some supporting voices.. the rest of the music was live... Lynne's guitar was live... Bevan's drums were live... Kelly's bass was live Tandy's keyboards were live (except those orchestral sections and choruses and vocoder which were pre-recorded support tapes) Mik's violin, Hugh and Melvin's chellos were live added to those pre-recorded support tapes of the orchestral section already mentioned) Also on the 1978 tour they had an 8th live member who was the monitor technician Jake Commander, who from his position behind the monitor console supported the group by playing 2nd guitar and backing vocals.. It's not a secret or anything unknown, there are many bootlegs from the 1978 tour and the 1981-82 tour that you can hear perfectly, it's all live

[@PeterJVogel]

Wow. Definitely the oldest version of the band I've ever seen. I only recognize Mike Edwards on cello...the other 2 string players I don't recognize. Plus Mike Albuquerque on bass. Wow. 😮

[@bikebudha01]

How can their music be so good, and their wardrobe be so bad?!?!?

[@classicrockfan8034]

The early 70’s

[@chrislarkin3474]

Same with Rush in the 70s

[@brendamelvoin2043]

Don't heard about them but thanks anyway!

[@parasite674]

Do you live under a rock?

[@gregoryduncan3067]

I think you've probably heard them before. This just happens to be a very obscure song.

[@deadringer28]

Search for "ELO Out of the Blue" and prepare to have your mind blown.

[@willhorting5317]

@Brenda Melvoin , you must be quite young then.

[@billcobb6447]

don't remember this song

[@heavyheadrecords]

This song belongs to the 2nd LP of the ELO, titled simply ELO II. The complete list of that LP is: 1- in Old England Town (Boogie No 2) 2- Mom 3- Roll Over Beethoven 4- From the Sun to the World (Boogie No 1) 5- Kuiama

[@danimal6070]

Liberals

[@coffeemakerbottomcracked]

?

[@classicrockfan8034]

You are at the wrong place man!

[@scsu5085]

Sucks not a catchy tune, not what I expected when I think of ELO. Their definitely just a greatest hits band, all the other stuff like this, is sour

[@TheStarclipse]

Early ELO was a totally different animal than the ELO that later created those pop hits

[@georgeprice4212]

You need to hear this song in it’s full length version to understand why this performance isn’t the best: The original album version is around 11 minutes long and is an anti-war song from the point of view of a soldier who was having to explain to his girl what he was going through.

[@buppie2000]

Funny...I alway felt this came from a time BEFORE the band sucked! Different strokes....

[@volpeverde6441]

early ELO much heavier and better than the 'pop' ELO....the band peaked with the album 'Face The Music' before all the pop stuff.... a new world record / out of the blue....were decent.... discovery, time, secret messages ....OK....

[@nigelwarbrick2476]

Thanks for that in depth appraisal, Mr or Mrs Sweeping statement....

[@markbataitis4851]

Nice but too bad the song had to be shortened for the broadcast, that sucked.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@heavyheadrecords He didn't say it was live. Why are you spamming this Comments section with this reply??

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@heavyheadrecords Don't lie. Your reply is to the OP. There was no other reply that's mysteriously disappeared. Lol Had you actually responded to someone other than the OP, your reply would begin with "@ person", whatever their handle is, and your reply doesn't have that. Which means there was no other person, you were replying to the OP, because only replies to the OP lack an "@ person" in the reply. So I stand by my statement that you're just spamming the thread with your reply, as you'd already posted it multiple times elsewhere in this Comments section.

[@Cosmo-Kramer]

@@heavyheadrecords You've been exposed as a spammer, admit it and move on. Your lie that you removed the name of the person you were replying to is as transparent as it is risible. LOL