Electric Light Orchestra

thumb|As I gaze around at these strangers in town, I guess the only stranger is me. thumb|right|I saw the ocean's daughter Walking on a wave's chicane Staring as she called my nameAnd I can't get it out of my head... Electric Light Orchestra (often referred to as simply ELO) were a British rock group from Birmingham, England, who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. Initiated by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, Lynne subsequently headed the band once Wood had left it soon after their first album. Quotes Eldorado, A Symphony (1974) Midnight on the water I saw the ocean's daughter Walking on a wave's chicane Staring as she called my name</p> And I can't get it out of my head No, I can't get it out of my head Now my old world is gone for dead 'Cos I can't get it out of my head "Can't Get It Out of My Head" ("Walking on a wave's chicane" are the official lyrics, but these are often heard and quoted as "Walking on a wave she came") A New World Record (1976) thumb|right|It's a livin' thing. It's a terrible thing to lose. It's a given thing. What a terrible thing to lose. It's a livin' thing. It's a terrible thing to lose. It's a given thing. What a terrible thing to lose. Livin' Thing My Shangri-la has gone away, Faded like the Beatles on Hey Jude She seemed to drift out on the rain That came in somewhere softly from the blue. Shangri-la Out of the Blue (1977) thumb|Everybody's in a playAnd don't you know, it's a beautiful new day Sun is shining in the skyThere ain't a cloud in sightIt's stopped rainingEverybody's in a playAnd don't you know, it's a beautiful new day "Mr. Blue Sky" Xanadu (1980) Soundtack album of the film Xanadu Works of ELO on the soundtrack album of the film Xanadu A place where nobody dared to go the love that we came to know They call it Xanadu And now, open your eyes and see what we have made is real We are in Xanadu A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star An everlasting world and you're here with me, eternally Xanadu "Xanadu" The love, the echoes of long ago you needed the world to know They are in Xanadu The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears, it came to Xanadu "Xanadu" Time (1981) thumb|I've got a ticket to the moon.I'll be leaving here any day soon As I gaze around at these strangers in town, I guess the only stranger is me.As I see what they've done to this place that was home, shame is all that I feel. "The Way Life's Meant to Be" I've got a ticket to the moon.I'll be leaving here any day soon "Ticket to the Moon" When you get so down that you can't get up, and you want so much but you're all out of luckWhen you're so downhearted and misunderstood, just over and over and over, you could... "Hold On Tight" External links Electric Light Orchestra Home – The official Electric Light Orchestra site. Face the Music – ELO and related artists information site. Electric Light Orchestra Legacy Recordings site – ELO's page at their record label. Jeff Lynne Song Database Category:English bands Category:Symphonic rock Category:Progressive rock bands Category:Pop rock bands Category:Power pop