Electric Light Orchestra — From The Sun To The World (Boogie No. 1)
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Listen to me sister, I got news from the governor
And he's heard people shouting from the towers in the city
While their babies grow in test tubes over night.
Run and fetch the priest, 'cause there's a light on in the building
And there's sounds blowin' out in the music of the night
And we should try to get the people out alive.
Movin' 'cross the ocean with the flag of death a-flyin'
And the demon butcher pointin' out the message on the tide
And the demon light a-sailin' by his side.
Stormin' down the airwaves comes the protest and the prayin'
And the love that shone down from the sun to the world
No longer could support the life it gave.
And he's heard people shouting from the towers in the city
While their babies grow in test tubes over night.
Run and fetch the priest, 'cause there's a light on in the building
And there's sounds blowin' out in the music of the night
And we should try to get the people out alive.
Movin' 'cross the ocean with the flag of death a-flyin'
And the demon butcher pointin' out the message on the tide
And the demon light a-sailin' by his side.
Stormin' down the airwaves comes the protest and the prayin'
And the love that shone down from the sun to the world
No longer could support the life it gave.
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bill, are you just testing to see if we are all really listening? this is bad.
Had to leave suddenly ... is it safe now ..?
Hadn't heard this one in a long while.
I thought it was over there for a second... momentary happiness was obliterated shortly thereafter.
The options for rating need a 0.
At least it gives us a chance to see the color assigned to "3"s on the playlist..... Never seen so many "1"s and while I'm one of them, I'm glad Bill completely ignores the RP masses from time to time.
So it looks like the voting has no bearing on if a song this unpopular gets played again or not...
Wasn't familiar with this one. I kinda like it.
Busy.
But I can readily understand why it irritates the hell out of even ELO's most appreciative fans. hehe
kingfish2004 wrote:
12:07...it's still playing. Jubus lord someone plug the @#$@#$ server!!!!!!!
FLASH!!!!!
AHHHHHHH
He will save us!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!
god help us all...
AHHHHHHH
He will save us!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!
god help us all...
12:07...it's still playing. Jubus lord someone plug the @#$@#$ server!!!!!!!
cvandoren wrote:
March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
Excelsior wrote:
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
December 24. sigh.
christmas is already a pain in the ass, and then comes this song ...
March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
Excelsior wrote:
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
December 24. sigh.
christmas is already a pain in the ass, and then comes this song ...
alanthecowboy wrote:
You must have missed Glory Days by Springsteen about an hour ago...
Did you suffer a bad head injury when you were a child, like John Wayne Gacy AKA Pogo the Clown?
You must have missed Glory Days by Springsteen about an hour ago...
Did you suffer a bad head injury when you were a child, like John Wayne Gacy AKA Pogo the Clown?
Art_Carnage wrote:
I'm a pretty big ELO fan, though not as much as I used to be back in the day, and I agree completely - this is one of their worst ever, and the 3.4 rating doesn't surprise me. Why not some of their better songs like Mr Blue Sky (always puts a smile on my chops :o)) or the 10538 Overture or even Horace Wimp. A sad 2 from the Nottingham jury :(
I'm a huge ELO fan. Had tickets to see their 2001 concert before it got canceled due to 9/11.
This song sucks.
There are SO many better songs of theirs you could be playing. And a big slap up-side the head for whatever idiot uploaded it.
This song sucks.
There are SO many better songs of theirs you could be playing. And a big slap up-side the head for whatever idiot uploaded it.
I'm a pretty big ELO fan, though not as much as I used to be back in the day, and I agree completely - this is one of their worst ever, and the 3.4 rating doesn't surprise me. Why not some of their better songs like Mr Blue Sky (always puts a smile on my chops :o)) or the 10538 Overture or even Horace Wimp. A sad 2 from the Nottingham jury :(
FLASH!!!!!
AHHHHHHH
He will save us!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!
god help us all...
AHHHHHHH
He will save us!!!!
AHHHHHH!!!!!
god help us all...
I'm a huge ELO fan. Had tickets to see their 2001 concert before it got canceled due to 9/11.
This song sucks.
There are SO many better songs of theirs you could be playing. And a big slap up-side the head for whatever idiot uploaded it.
This song sucks.
There are SO many better songs of theirs you could be playing. And a big slap up-side the head for whatever idiot uploaded it.
Excelsior wrote: Hmm... played on March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
Excelsior wrote:
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
The trend continues... Some sort of auto programming of lists? Or just a cruel Joke.
And thanks for he warning that this is 8 minutes long so I can take a stretch break.
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
Excelsior wrote:
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
The trend continues... Some sort of auto programming of lists? Or just a cruel Joke.
And thanks for he warning that this is 8 minutes long so I can take a stretch break.
Are we paying attention, or What ?...ok. Got the joke, stop this.
LuvsMusic wrote:
Don't worry it won't be the last time. Bill has been playing it on and off since april 2007.
I'm glad I had the chance to hear this, because by the ratings I'm seeing it may be the last time. Is it really that awful? I've heard a lot worse!
Don't worry it won't be the last time. Bill has been playing it on and off since april 2007.
That was not funny.
Awful.....No. 1? Seems like number two to me.
I'm glad I had the chance to hear this, because by the ratings I'm seeing it may be the last time. Is it really that awful? I've heard a lot worse!
No it never ends.
When does this end??????????????
Seriously. What is going on? This hurts my ears.
Seriously. What is going on? This hurts my ears.
Bakaretsu wrote:
But it stays with you much, much longer.......like a bad oyser....
FYI 
- this song is over 8 minutes long so you might want to take this time to walk the dog,etc. and come back for better music
just trying to be helpful
- this song is over 8 minutes long so you might want to take this time to walk the dog,etc. and come back for better music just trying to be helpful
But it stays with you much, much longer.......like a bad oyser....
um......are you kidding
Oh come on, this isn't bad!
It's kinda like Starwars sounding music, like videogame music! =)
OH WAIT
He started singing...
*edit..* Ok now it's like starwars videogame meets heehaw.
**edit** Does this song end?
It's kinda like Starwars sounding music, like videogame music! =)
OH WAIT
He started singing...
*edit..* Ok now it's like starwars videogame meets heehaw.
**edit** Does this song end?
coldatlantic wrote:
You must have missed Glory Days by Springsteen about an hour ago...
Probably the worst thing I've ever heard on RP.
You must have missed Glory Days by Springsteen about an hour ago...
Off by one day!
Probably the worst thing I've ever heard on RP.
Excelsior wrote:
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
Hmm... played on March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
Played on August 20th as well. September 21st, you're on notice.
I friggin' love ELO, but this is bloody awful.
Excelsior wrote:
it's aug 20 and guess what, and elo have not improved !!!!!
no surprise there then.
Hmm... played on March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19 I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
it's aug 20 and guess what, and elo have not improved !!!!!
no surprise there then.
Far, faaar from their best stuff... 
Wow, that was ... bad. I know these guys can play, but that was just ... bad. Very bad.
It lacked in artistry, and it tried to make up for it in bombast. You know what that adds up to? It adds up to bad.
I wasn't really listening, but all of a sudden I heard a sound that made me think I'd left the tea kettle on. I don't think tea kettles should rate higher than oh, a 2.
Hmm... played on
March 15
April 16
May 17
June 18 (presumably)
July 19
I'm marking my calendar... "do not listen to Radio Paradise at all on August 20."
lol, yeah well I like it. Gets a 10 from me. 
ELO rules!
I can't believe I gave this a 7!!!
It really is a ponderous piece of garbage.
1 and that's being generous.
Judging by the comments, this gets played once a month.
Judging by the ratings, that's still way too much.
In this case (if not others), ELO = Excruciatingly Lame and Obnoxious.
ARGH! 
mZk wrote: 
For those of us with pets, how many of you have played with their heads?
We are RP's pets, let's acknowledge the joke and hopefully Bill will move on...
I have found that ELO is either a love or hate thing. I hadn't heard this in ages, so I just bought it from amazon. I guess I love it.
As an ELO fan, I'll say there were a lot of bad songs on ELO's first couple of albums, but I like this one, and I haven't listened to it in a while, because I only have this album on vinyl. Thanks, Bill. 
At least it's not Radiohead!
I flipped over to Radioio Eclectic 10 seconds into that song until it was safe to come back to RP ;)
Horrendous. What a mess!
Hey Jeff, throw in a cowbell, a double bassoon, a ukelele, and I think we've got it!
Horrible. 
Very inventive symphonic sort of thing. Reminds me of Rhapsody in Blue. I'll bet Gershwin received the same kind of comments. Oh, and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring -- folks not only walked out of the premiere performance but they rioted in the aisles.
To each his own .. every cat has his rat, etc.
there has to be better songs from ELO. doesn't there?
if i could give this a negative number i would.
Ouch. Is this a record low rating for RP?
My ears are bleeding
I even dissed this one! And I'm a "Golden Oldie"! I used to love ELO!
marzipanic wrote:
This is the lowest-rated song I've ever seen on RP. And now I see why...
Try this one....
(click here)
slartibart_O wrote:
Gawdawful but was relieved to see it was just ELO and not Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Gawdawful - but was relieved to see it was just ELO and not Trans-Siberian Orchestra
This is the lowest-rated song I've ever seen on RP. And now I see why...
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg.....this is giving me an anxiety attack!!! 
Bakaretsu wrote:
really music for Abu Grabe!!!
Ghraib.
The best part of this song is the "boogie woogie" piano riffs.
Agree that even though I like (liked?) ELO, this song sucks. BILL, find another cut!!
There is better ELO out there. This is just a mediocre synth-happy Beatlesque noise experiment.
No, this doesn't go well at all with anyhing I might possible ever be doing.
EssexTex wrote:
Stop the madness...I'll confess to anything
And I will too! It was me! With a candlestick in the library!
There was a short time in the seventies, when I really liked the album Eldorado, but after a while I came to my senses and absolutely hated it. For this song it took me considerably less time to hate it (about the duration of the song)
I'm a bit of an ELO fan, so I guess I have a pretty high tolerance factor for their more outlandish escapades. This being one of them.
The overall set is pretty crap but the Boogie part cracks me up! =)
And to think Jeff Lynne once said that ELO was continuing the work the Beatles started. *cough*
Stop the madness...I'll confess to anything
dreadpixie wrote:
does bill just sit in his chair laughing at us when he starts up songs like this?
It's not *that* bad. Just... eclectic :o).
rtkmusic wrote:
hopefully it wasn't THIS ELO song...
I think it was Mr. Blue Sky?
Oh. My. God.
It's like Dylan/Yanni/Charlie Daniels/John Tesh/Yes/Kansas in a blender.
This is scarily bad.
d00kie wrote: 
This picture speaks louder than any words I can think of. 
UltraNurd wrote:
There was a Dr. Who episode last season that integrated in an entire ELO song over the course of it... it worked.
hopefully it wasn't THIS ELO song...
This is truly one of music history's lowest points.
does bill just sit in his chair laughing at us when he starts up songs like this?
There was a Dr. Who episode last season that integrated in an entire ELO song over the course of it... it worked.
crockydile wrote:
I love ELO and this is definitely crap. Must have been a bad day for MR. Blue Sky.
Godawful.
STOP
I love ELO and this is definitely crap. Must have been a bad day for MR. Blue Sky.
meatbee wrote:
Overbearing, pretentious crap.
I'd like to second that!
robco1 wrote:
That's the thing about ELO's music, when it succeeds it is spectacular, and when it fails, it fails spectacularly.
And this fails spectacularly!!!
Not a good piece to play when someone has a headache. 
ouch.
ouch.Yikers! Kitcsh-a-riffic!
meatbee wrote:
Overbearing, pretentious crap.
MCKY wrote:
ELO had some great pop standards-I'm amazed this one made the RP cut. It's almost a parody of ELO.
Yep,
ELO made some great music...
That\'s the thing about ELO\'s music, when it succeeds it is spectacular, and when it fails, it fails spectacularly.
Wow those guys put out some trippy music. I didn't think you could work piano and violins into the same song like that!
Jusy hearing Conquistadore - Procul Harum following this one.
If you are going to play ELO before it then it has to be Across The Border from Out of the Blue - A perfect segue in my opinion anyway.
ELO had some great pop standards-I'm amazed this one made the RP cut. It's almost a parody of ELO.
Must dig up Hello Suzy and sclense my palette!
M
Shesdifferent wrote:
Not the best choice
Good to hear ELO but have to agree - Jeff Lynne and the boys did manymany songs better than this.
About time we heard something from Out of the Blue, Discovery or Time.
Alternatively the full legth version of Roll Over Beethoven
Shesdifferent wrote:
Not the best choice
I agree, there are many, many fine ELO tunes. This is not one of them.
Not the best choice
Overbearing, pretentious crap.
Just never really appreciated the whole premise of this band. Maybe my limits, especially during the teenage years when I encountered them.
If you read the iTunes review of this album from 1973, you'll understand why it isn't the best ELO stuff. Jeff Lynne was just starting to figure out the band's direction and sound. The synthesizer technology of that time seems pretty limited to my ears as well.
Hey, look: a lot of ELO's most popular tracks got played to death on FM. This track shows you what the band was up to in its early stages. It's little woollier and more frenetically chaotic than the polished sound of later years but it's a nice change of pace and a bit of a history lesson to boot. I give it a 6, although I'll lower that rating if I hear this song too much—feels too much like a jam session that should have been kept on the shelf or shortened.
Nice, nice segue from this to "Good Cop Bad" by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.