Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Lines
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2024
- "Telephone Line" is a song by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was released in May 1977 through Jet Records and United Artists Records as part of the album A New World Record.
DISCLAIMER: No Copyright Infringement Intended. This music is the property and copyright of its rightful owner(s) and I claim no ownership of the song. All credits go to all members of the exceptional band Electric Light Orchestra and its publisher.
my Brother passed away just before christmas and when we cleared the house we found this cd , I play this now when I really miss him it reminds me of when we were children and happy times , you rocked Phililp and the best in all of us .......Love you to the moon and back xxxx
Hope you are doing well🙂
One of the saddest and most beautiful songs from my teenage years.... Still takes me back. Can't turn it off on the radio if it comes on. Makes me think of someone long gone that I loved a lot.
John Lennon once said this would be the sound the Beatles would go for if they made another album..... I can only imagine what they would have done
+immature124 would have been great to hear, that's for sure!
You can hear a little hint of this sound in the Beatles later stuff, as much as the Beatles were great I personally think ELO are one of the greatest to ever do it. Just happy music that seems to spark the mind.
+immature124 i'm not so sure; when he called paul the 'guy lombardo' of rock and roll referring to paul's father's big band background
+immature124 George Harrison worked with them on "ZOOM"
+immature124 first time i heard ELO on tape i thought shit thats very beatle like not hard to imagine.
Lucky to have been a teen in the second half of the '70's. GREAT TIMES !!
you are all right.
Oh yeah!!!I used to lay down in bed in the dark, listening to this one!Casey Kasem and the top 40,the summer of '77 was the best ever!!!
Quite timeless old chap. Cheers!
I agree! The music was MAGICAL!!! ✌💜😁
MR. BLUE SKY!!!
I bought the album and 8 track through Columbia House in the 70's. I remember the boys I was dating, the friends I was hanging with and the places we would hang out. This album is a huge part of my teenage memories. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
As a teenager in the 70s in Brum I used to play ELO over and over on my little "suitcase" turntable .. wish I had a time machine!
Well there's this guy... the song before this one... he's building one and invited anyone who wants to come along. See you there.
Same here
I had one of those little record players in the early 80's. I listened to many albums on it.
You can hear the heartbreak in his voice...There used to be so much emotion behind music, damn this is good
This song reminds me of my dad who has passed on. Wish I had a telephone line that could connect to him.
kristine mansfield me too I have lost many in my seventy years peace and love s
my good friend just had a telephone call yesterday on his landline phone. he didn't pick it up figuring it was a telemarketer. his girlfriend came home and checked the caller ID to see who called it was his dead step father who died 8 years ago. he is officially freaked out
It makes me miss my parents and everyone that I have loved and lost. We need this band back making music. They might be older but they can still kick it. Thanks for all the memories you have made for me with your music.
OH my God.....You hit that so hard to the heart.Its been 25 years and it still hurts like yesterday.....
That would be cool. I lost my Dad too. Miss him a bunch
35+ yrs later and these songs by E.L.O. are still phenomenal !!! They're timeless .
I love ELO... This song is one of my favorites!!
yep
Me 2,
X2 i love to
Me 5. Fantastic one of my favourite songs, ACE *****
Przebój wszechczasów zespołu Electric Light Orchestra to jest klasyka muzyki rockowej z symfoniczną .
Pure genius. They made the violin sound like someone the singer was talking to on the phone!
I remember travelling to work about 1997 and Chris Evans when he was the Breakfast DJ on Radio One started playing songs from their greatest hits. That was the moment I realised how great they were.
What I can't believe I inhaled this song when I was in school and I just exhaled and now I'm 50! This song is timeless. Beautiful, well sung and welcoming memories!
that feeling when you really want to tell someone how you really feel, and the phone just keeps ringing
It rings then goes straight to voice-mail, oh the humanity!
Its amazing how when we use to have just home phones, this is exactly how it was when you were calling the one you loved long distance. Praying they would be home to pick up so you could hear their voice. Now there's cell phones where you can blow up people's phone or text til they answer, just not the same. Miss the good ole days :(
*Steve Buscemi crosses-off Billy Madison off "People to Kill List" leans back and puts lipstick on* (sorry, that's just what pops into my head every time I listen to this song) one of greatest scenes of all time, without a single word to be spoken.
Me too! What a great movie moment.
This song is like a huge snowball, it just runs me over and takes me away.
My husband died in June of 2002...I played this song non stop...I couldn`t help it...Still love it...
Still Rockin this in 2020.....love their creativity and raw talent.
I'm really starting to think that ELO is some of the best music ever made, in the same league as The Beatles.
Without a doubt mate. One of the most underrated groups in history in my opinion.
I couldn't possibly agree with you more. That ELO isn't in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame pisses me off so much that I can't even talk about it without throwing something.
smokiebird06
THE SO CALLED "ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME" IS NOTHING BUT A FREAKING BIG JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where were you in my youth . My favorite band I still have the very first ELO LP i Got!
A Jeff Lynn production is very close to perfection. Hope we will be hearing more.
loved this song my Aunt Rosie always played the radio at night I would lay awake at night just to hear this song I thank yoy for posting it. She passed on in 1981 may she rest in peace
this old timeless music can never be replicated, I think that's why I like it so much
great day that God has blessed us with !
great album !!!! miss the seventies that was real music!
I feel like ELO is the secret backbone of classic rock. They've made so many famous, and great pieces. However, nobody remembers them like they remember the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. Great group, and sadly uncredited
+Michael Haas I grew up with this band im 45 and my fondest memories is listening to ELO , so I remember they are part of me Jeff Lynne is one of the greatest songwriters !
"...the secret backbone of classic rock" is exactly correct. They may have had more top 40 hits than any other "legitimate" rock band during that time. There's a great documentary about Jeff Lynne that was showing on Netflix. Well worth a watch...
Yeah your so right
I remember them 💓
You are spot on! ❤️🧡💛💙
Still lovin it . 50 years later...
My older sister had this 45. It was part of a group of assorted 45s she received one year for Christmas. My parents bought the group of records from the Sears catalog. Some years-ago, I started to tell this to a young man in his late teens. I realized I would have to explain 45 RPM records AND explain the Sears catalog. I decided it was too much work!
+Dr.hookyeah Once I told my son, he was 12, told him about some song I had on my record..... he said, 'what's a record?' Which led to my albums, like Sgt Pepper & etc. ---- he was into hip-hop then one day, he was 13 yrs old, he was visiting me, sitting on the sofa n headphones on listening to his iPod, I happen to hear the music from his headphones, I said, 'wo wo wait a minute, that sounds like ------ George Harrison's Here Comes the Sun!' wow from hip-hop to the Beatles, damn I'm proud of myself, but I have to say there is good hip-hop, rap music but to see my son, who has now listened to most of the Beatle albums, on cd's and on records cause I still have my phonograph, you remember those hanh, - Sgt Pepper to Let It Be, he's 23 now .... puts a smile on my face!
There's hope for the future!
+Dr.hookyeah
my friend showed his daughter an LP and her words were "wow look at the size of that cd,lol.
That's funny. In a few years, kids will have the same reaction to any recorded music that is on any object other than a computer drive/IPOD.
IM SURE. KIND OF MAKES ME A LITTLE SAD EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND IT.
Thank goodness!!!! REAL MUSIC!!!!!! I remember this from my high school years... Some songs still make me cry!
Back in the 70's and 80's every time ELO came to Atlanta Ga for a concert I was there. And what a show they did put on . Their concerts were really awesome . WTG ELO . And thanks for all the great music.
Last night I had a strange but rather good dream and this song was the background of everything that happened. It was... odd, to say the least. But now, this morning? I have to play it... and play it.
Gawd, how I wish I could spin the clock back...
Thanks so much for posting this :)
+Redoubt South Lucky...
Lynne is so masterful in his arrangements. Pure Genius.
top five bands of all time ELO, Pink Floyd, Queen, Beatles, Led Zepplin.
All I can say is the 266 people that downed this are under the age of 50
266 people hear plagiarism and had to down vote it and the band is even mentioned above, fucking embarrassing...
+Chris Dyer How are you forgetting Journey?!
+Chris Dyer Top 5 is a hard one. My personal favourites would be: Pink Floyd, The Beatles, David Bowie, Blind Guardian and Peter Gabriel (solo + Genesis). And I feel bad for not having The Who, Iron Maiden, Haken, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Neutral Milk Hotel and others on the list.
+Maz Gee Chris may be English . Lol I have to admit the 5 he mentioned are hard to beat and all English Bands : ( As far as American bands I would put Styx and Journey and Van Halen up there. Styx almost seems like they should be an English band. Lol
What a beautiful song...
Music was just so "intelligent" when we were young....someone posted somewhere that we had no idea just how good music was - so true. Lyrics, music clarity of instrumentation and vocal - well thought out, talent!
Jeff Lynne is Genius
I love how the strings are utilized by ELO. Incredible sound.
Thank Louis Clark for that.
This song reminds me of my mother, who passed away in a terrible accident. My last words with her, were :" Mom, I am sorry, I can't speak with you right now. I gotta go to work." The next day she was death.
It took me years to forgive myself and let her go, her way, the way it has happened. May she rest in peace. I will always remind her with me the good and loving memories. Next to failures there were many good things with my mom. Thank you.
If I was there, I'd give You a hug. Well....maybe not. But how bout a virtual hug. Huggs.
@@jimmyvannauker6788 thankyou. 😊
Given this tape by my step dad way back in about 1985 and cherished it ever since!
Got it on CD now and blast it out when I am driving through the country lanes.
Just plain love this song!!
This Song Went To Number 7 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In 1977.
I got married in 1977, still together
Love this tune because it brought back the Orchestral sound of the Beatles and the Moody Blues. John Lennon loved this group.
ELO is one of those bands that will haunt you with their songwriting and excellent strings
i do realize it's 2013, and there has been no other SOUND than ELO! i encouraged my children to listen to ELO while they were orchestra students! Jeff Lynne ROCKS!!! and, I have seen many popular bands in my lifetime, ELO remains my very fave concert!!!!!
there music will never fade , it gets brighter if anything
Love this song, it helped me while I was growing up,great songs like this one.
John Lennon called ELO "SONS OF BEATLES".....That speaks for itself....yes?
Yes!
Jeff Lynne and Brian Wilson are in a league of their own when it comes to producing
The album A New World Record and Out of the Blue were embedded into my brain via cassette tapes on a road trip from LA to the Bay Area for my oldest sister's wedding. One of my other sisters shared the ride with me and my Pop and was pulling her hair out by the end of the trip since both me and my Pop were enjoying the fabulous harmonies and catchy hooks all too well known for ELO. Ah good times.
Jeff's voice is like a chameleon. He can sing harmonies like no other. As a songwriter he has no equal. I mean who starts a musical career with cellos? Too bad today's radio hosts don't have the freedom that the DJs in the 70s had to choose the music they put on the air.
I love this song, Jeff Lynne doesn't get all the credit he deserves as a singer-songwriter....
Ain't it the truth, I've always thought that too about Jeff.
Who doesn't give him credit? Most musicians certainly do! Millions of ELO fans do. Very big name producers that I've met do too. Not arguing at all here, just saying that I think he really does get credit, and rightfully so. He's truly a genius.
there will never be a decade like the seventy, no matter how long earth last. I hope when my number is up , the other side is like the seventies. PEACE AND LOVE AND LONG HAIR AND BELL BOTTOMS
✌AND ❤ TO THE 🌏
Thought for a moment I'd stumbled on a Lionel Ritchie track.
"Hello, is it me you're looking for."
I love this song it reminds me of my parents that I have lost. And my best friends. I miss them so much every time the phone rings. Y'all need to come back to the United States I miss this band very much love y'all !
Nostalgic song!!! RIP Pedro Valadez, miss U bro, I didn't understand what U were going through and I will forever regret not having the courage to simply ask U and for not helping when U needed me the most!!!
Such an amazing song.
Heard this song on the radio in the car today, all I could think about was that scene in Billy Madison where Steve Buscemi is putting lipstick on.
Antonio Degidio Lol *reaches over to list and crosses Billy’s name off of the “people to kill” list hahaha. “Boy I’m glad I called that guy”
A GREAT SONG !!
I always tell my kids, that they don't know MUSIC !!! I am sooo glad i lived n experienced music from the 70s thru the very very 90s... But the 60s thru the 80s were the best n probably will never be repeated for the rest of mankind... SAD for the current n coming generations..
phenomenal song..... ELO... it's a library of my life... great music... and even better times!!
EPIC TIMELESS ARTWORK
Glad I called THAT guy!
They don't make music like this anymore.
That's because most musicians have lost the ability to be creative and not write different lyrics to the same type of song. It's like their just heating up frozen pizza instead of making their own. It truly makes me sad.
both y'all get out there and listen to some music. If you think creativity is dead then I say you're just scraping the scum from the depths of the talent pool and declaring the whole thing to be a piece of junk. Maybe if you invested five whole minutes into actually finding some decent modern music you would change your mind.
Based Yolo It would matter if I cared.
GigaVinyl It's really not harder. Spotify, last.fm, and Pandora are great, and give you easier access to music you will most likely enjoy than in the times before the internet. You can even go to a favorite song on RUclips and just scroll through related videos. Just don't listen to FM radio and you'll be fine.
TheKrensada
"It would matter if I cared." So you want to pass judgement arbitrarily without investing any time to validate your conclusions? Cool story.
I remember playing this album over & over & over on my Pioneer turn table. Oh my the 70s were something else.
We call this a "camp song" because we had a camp in the woods behind the house, listened to these songs on transistor radios. Wow, what memories where made at that camp.
I like this song too.
I'M SEEING THEM TOMORROW!!!!!!!!
how were they? please tell. Also, where did you see them at?
They were fantastic. Saw them in Hyde Park London 14th Sept.
Lucky! I tried to get tickets but they sold out in minutes! They looked amazing on the highlights, hope you enjoyed them!
We did thank you they were brilliant!! Looks like they're going to do a world tour so fingers crossed you get tickets next time.
Great song that also incorporates '50s Doo Wop as well. the year 2000 is a long time ago now, much less 19 anything.
Hands Down one of the greatest songs of all time. This is an under rated master piece
your band has echos of everything from its era ,depth , connection ,thought provoking ,,never to be repeated ,class x
The Danny McGrath who graduated from Knibb Highschool in 1984???
...
[Danny reaches down, grabs a marker and uses it to cross Billy's name off of a list on his wall titled, "PEOPLE TO KILL". Once done, he puts on a large amount of bright red lipstick, sighs in relief and sits back to listen to his music]
Man I'm glad I called that guy!
Objection; evil woman, it's a living thing, and many other song by electric light orchestra were fairly popular.
Hey potatoes. What are you talking about?
One of the most under-rated, under-appreciated groups of all time!
true that
loved jeff lynne and ELO back in highschool in the 70s and still reminisce listening to them today at 52! awesome music...
- if they wrote this song today it would be called, "cell phone towers".
+rickster348 Oh yeah, and he'd probably be texting, not calling lol
+rickster348 I think you mean 4G connections.
+rickster348 I think you mean 4G connections.
+rickster348 True xD
+rickster348 more like wi-fi hotspots :D
OH! (Oh!) Telephone line!
Give me some Time!
This song takes me back to college, making out with my girlfriend in my car, and freeing a hand to turn up the volume at the chorus. Simple bliss.
It’s A Favorite. A True Masterpiece It’s Genious Pete sr. Love ❤️. ELO
Man,talk about memories-I need a glass of good wine and a comfortable
chair. This is my song.Wow....thank you
they're like the beatles mixed with daft punk
I don't see it...
I don't see it...
I don't see it...
I don't s-
HOLY GOD I SEE IT!
That telly fone!
Hello?
- Hi. Is this Danny McGrath?
- Yeah.
The Danny McGrath that graduated
from Knibb High School in 1984?
- Uh, yeah. Who's this?
- This is Billy Madison.
You probably don't remember me,
but I went to high school with you.
I kinda gave you a hard time back then,...
..and I did some things that
I thought were funny at the time,...
..but now I realise they
were just mean and stupid.
And I just wanted to apologise,
and I hope you forgive me.
Yeah, sure. Don't worry about it.
Wow! That's great!
Well, I am sorry, and maybe
we can get together some time...
..and have coffee or somethin'.
- Sure, I'd like that.
- OK. Well, I'll see you around.
OK. Bye.
Rock on down and dirty this gem also scored a million seller what awesome classics! God bless!
They were ahead and above their times but glad it was in mine. the dedication in his voice. rarely can you feel this much from music & words
billy madison anyone?
please ^_^
yesssss lol. such a softy for softies. gimme some todd rungren too:)
HELL YEAH!
+individualist00000 steve buscemi putting on lipstick. nice, veray nice
+individualist00000 That scene is seared into my memory. Too funny.
rip good youtube
I agree it changed for the worse of it
Steve Buscemi puts on lipstick.
Every gen has a great song! This is timeless!
I love ELO!!Their every song,every tune is just extraordinary! Miss them!
Time to put my red lipstick on...
billy madison
Danny McGrath
(leans back on couch and applies lipstick while starring at the ceiling)
WOW I just love this song...brings back HUGE memories....miss this kind of music!!...this song after all these years still gives me goose bumps to hear it...TRUE CLASSIC!!...and it does remind me of Billy Madison.
Such memories....fabulous song.
Steve Buscemi putting on lipstick...
Can someone please make a hip hop beat sampling this song
I thought about it...
do it do it do it
Jake haynes
Can I download it somewhere legally and free of cost?
its so old man, just download it from here
Jake haynes
Oh yeah, that's right.
201 people hung up.
was at the original concert in Lincoln, Neb.///So bad ass////But the most trouble I ever got in withy DAD butstill worth it.Best light show EVER..to this day//40 years later..Still Bad Ass.Precursor to P. Floyd if you believe it or not~!!
Brings back memories... I'm seeing roller rinks and disco lights. :)