Fronted by music legend jeff lynne, the bands joy has the crowd roaring to the wembley rafters with delight. The story of jeff lynne and elo, debuting on palladia beginning sunday, october 7 at 9. It was a pleasure to watch this movie and enjoy so much music he has created himself and with great artists such as tom petty, george harrison, roy orbison and the beatles. Blue sky, and dont bring me down have permanently fused with the very fabric of pop culture. Listen to music from electric light orchestra like mr. Documentary about musiciansongwriter jeff lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and friends including paul mccartney, ringo starr, tom. The wembley or bust audio and film includes performances of many of the most beloved songs of our lifetime, from vintage elo classics like mr. Jeff lynnes songs are heard in movies, advertisements, department stores, andmost importantlythe stereos and ipods of.
The film reveals that lynne is a true man of music. Jeff lynnes first guitar the man behind electric light orchestra talks about his first guitar which he still owns and his early days of songwriting and producing. Jeff lynnes elo mr blue sky live at hyde park duration. Documentary style, tom petty, paul mccartney, and many others are interviewed as the history winds back to his time wth the traveling wilburys and his work with roy orbison, george harrison, and others. Rock and roll hall of famer jeff lynne and his electric light orchestra elo performs in englands famed wembley stadium in front of a. A short documentary by top 2000 a gogo dutch public tv from 2012. Mr blue sky the story of jeff lynne and elo documentary. The story of jeff lynne and elo documentary about musiciansongwriter jeff lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and friends including paul mccartney, ringo starr, tom. The story is told by the british artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of jeff as paul mccartney, ringo starr, tom petty, joe walsh, olivia and dhani harrison, barbara orbison and eric idle. The sun is shining in the sky there aint a cloud in sight its stopped raining. Jeff lynne of jeff lynne s elo joins cbs this morning.
Jun 12, 2018 jeff lynne s elo mr blue sky live at hyde park duration. Mr blue sky the story of jeff lynne and elo 2012 1080p bluray h264 aacrarbg genre. Greece the hidden war 1986 a british political documentary about the greek civil war. With all of the accomplishments jeff lynne has made, its a wonder he isnt in there already. The story of jeff lynne and elo is not just an illuminating and entertaining new documentary about one of popular musics greatest stories never told. Filmed live at wembley stadium with an audience of 80,000, elo performs hitafterhit in an evening filled with music, magic and spaceships. Jeff lynnes elo livin thing, mr blue sky bbc children in need rocks 20 these two wonderful songsperformances that really did lift jeff up to the stardom of the people where he started are from bbcs children in need rocks, november 12, 20. Blue sky is a song by the rock group electric light orchestra.
Its a shame there arent more videos like this, and from what i hear, it is coming to dvd, and hopefully bluray in very early 20. As the creative force behind electric light orchestra and a singularly accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, jeff lynne. Blue sky is a song by the electric light orchestra elo, featured on the bands seventh studio album out of the blue 1977. Jeff lynnes songs are heard in movies, advertisements, department stores, andmost importantlythe stereos and ipods of music fans all over the world. Unlike lucas, lynne doesnt paint over his original work, turning it into something vaguely reminiscent of the past. The story of jeff lynne and elo cast and characters. As the creative force behind electric light orchestra and a singularly accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, jeff lynne is one of rocks most iconicyet mysteriousfigures. Jeff lynnes elo wembley or bust 2017 720p 2 youtube. Written and produced by frontman jeff lynne, the song forms the fourth and final track of the concerto for a rainy day suite, on side three of the original double album. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Blue sky is an album of rerecordings by jeff lynne of hits by electric light orchestra.
Jeff lynne, the reluctant rock star, returns with jeff. Documentary, music jeff lynne, dhani harrison, olivia harrison, eric idle as the creative force behind electric light orchestra and a singularly accomplished singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, jeff lynne is one of rocks most iconicyet mysteriousfigures. The set list includes xanadu, last train to london, standin in the rain and all of elos greatest hits including evil woman, showdown, telephone line, dont bring me down, mr blue sky, livin thing, handle with care, sweet talkin. The story of jeff lynne and elo and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. The story of jeff lynne and elo is not just an illuminating and entertaining new documentary about one of popular musics greatest stories never. Jeff lynne is an incredibly talented artistin so many aspects.
The title is a little misleading the electric light orchestra is glossed over. Jeff lynne seems to have always gone under the radar in terms of the. Klosfm presents a screening of the jeff lynne documentary mr. Blue sky elo the story behind the song top 2000 a gogo duration. The history of elo, a journey as the writerproducermulti instrumentalist jeff lynn embarks on a rerecording of mr. Jeff lynne told rolling stone magazine that the idea came from him listening to the original electric light orchestra recordings, and thinking that he could produce a better result having since had a long career as a record producer. The part of the title the story of jeff lynne does not describe the film very precisely. Documentary about musiciansongwriter jeff lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and. And thats before the swingle singersrko tarzan movie rachmaninoff symphonic finale gets underway. I also helps to be certain that all you want to know about is the song, no.
Fronted by music legend jeff lynne, the bands joy has the crowd roaring to. The song features a heavily vocoded voice singing the phrase mister blue sky, from 2. Eagle rock entertainment, in association with the bbc, will release live in hyde park by jeff lynnes elo on dvd, bluray and as a digital download worlwide on 11 september 2015. It also contains the extended version of the 2012 documentary mr. The very best of electric light orchestra also known as mr. Steve jay was born on january 26, 1951 in tampa, florida, usa as eugene stephen jay. Jeff lynne really should be in the rock and roll hall of fame, and this documentary just proves it. Record collection, george harrison, electric light, john lennon, film photography. I have always seen jeff as probably a very nice and very reserved person and that impression only grew stronger by this movie which in essence does not really tell much anything about jeff as a person. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of mr. In a bbc radio interview, lynne talked about writing mr.
Delicate sound of thunder expanded new edition duration. Blue sky is a song by the electric light orchestra elo, featured on the bands seventh. Multi mr blue sky the story of jeff lynne and elo 2012 1080p. Documentary about musiciansongwriter jeff lynne, told by the man himself and collaborators and friends including paul mccartney, ringo starr, tom petty, joe walsh and eric idle. The song forms the fourth and last track on the concerto for a rainy day suite on side three of the original twolp set. Klosfm presents a screening of the jeff lynne documentary. Youll need to first state the purpose of licensing, for which territory and sometimes and for how long, not just the length of music desired but for how many years use. Jeff lynnes mr blue sky by elo, its lyrics, inspiration and meaning, and. He is known for his work on spy hard 1996, the zone 1995 and uhf 1989. Live in hyde park 2014, dvd, rock, music video concertperformance, 801271999. The life, craft and influence of music artist jeff lynne. Elo, as fans called it, sold more than 50 million albums, with songs like livin thing, evil woman, and mr. Multi mr blue sky the story of jeff lynne and elo 2012.
He told rolling stone that i enjoyed doing that a lot, and. Jeff lynne, paul mccartney, ringo starr, tom petty, joe walsh, olivia harrison, dhani harrison, barbara orbison, eric idle. Whether youre familiar with jeffs music or not, the documentary is fun to watch. The sound quality at a jeff lynnes elo concert is truly phenomenal. Jeff lynne s first guitar the man behind electric light orchestra talks about his first guitar which he still owns and his early days of songwriting and producing. With jeff lynne, dhani harrison, olivia harrison, eric idle. Documentary which gets to the heart of who jeff lynne is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world.
Jeff lynne was the man behind elo, until he disbanded the group in 1986. It was issued in 2012 by frontiers simultaneously with lynne s cover album long wave. Blue sky, a song by electric light orchestra on spotify. Lynne decided to rerecord a number of songs from scratch, and began with mr. The very best of electric light orchestra, he simply recreates his. Blue sky, livin thing and evil woman to do ya from his days with the move, handle with care which he recorded with the traveling wilburys, right through when i was a boy from his latest elo. Nov 01, 2012 songs such as strange magic, do ya, mr. In september of 2014, prolific singer, songwriter, and producer jeff lynne led his lineup of electric light orchestra including longtime bass player richard tandy onstage for bbc radio 2s festival in a day in londons hyde park.
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