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Electric Light Orchestra |
A New World Record
October 1976 (UK, USA), Produced by Jeff Lynne
| Time | Lyrics | MIDI |
| 5:00 | Tightrope | midi |
| 4:38 | Telephone Line | midi |
| 3:12 | Rockaria! | midi |
| 4:24 | Mission (A World Record) | midi |
| 3:55 | So Fine | midi |
| 3:31 | Livin' Thing (Above The Clouds) | midi |
| 2:16 | Above The Clouds | midi |
| 3:45 | Do Ya | midi |
| 5:34 | Shangri-la | midi |
The Electric Light Orchestra:
Jeff Lynne : Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Lead, Rhythum & Slide Guitars -
Gibson Les Paul, L5S, Marauder, Ovation Legend, Ovation Pacemaker, Percussion,
Wurlitzer EP200 Piano
Orchestra and Choral Arrangements: Jeff Lynne, Richard Tandy and Louis Clark.
Very Special Effects: Bob Hickson, Portrait Photography: moshe Brakha.
Bev Bevan : Slingerland Drums, Mini Moog Drum, Percussion,
Backing Vocals
Richard Tandy : Wurlitzer Electric Piano EP200, Mini Moog, Micro Moog,
SLM Concert Spectrum, Electra x320 Guitar, Gibson SG Custom, Hohner Clavinet,
Yamaha C7 Grand Piano, Mellotron M400, Morley R.W.V. Pedals, Maestro Phase Shifter,
Percussion, Backing Vocals, Systech Flanger
Kelly Groucutt : Vocals, Gibson G3 Bass Guitar, Percussion, Backing
Vocals
Mik Kaminski : Barcus Berry Violin, Maestro Echoplex, Univox Univibe
Hugh McDowell : Barcus Berry Cello, Systech Phaser, Mutron III, Mutron
Phaser, Maestro Echoplex
Melvyn Gale : Barcus Berry Cello, Meastro Echoplex
Orchestra Conducted by Louis Clark.
Recorded and Mixed at Musicland Studios Munich, W. Germany.
Engineer: Mack.
Orchestra and Choir Recorded at De Lane Lea Studois, Wembley, London.
Engineers: John richards and Dick Plant.
Edits and Things: Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Engineer: Duane Scott.
Hot Pies: Francois and Anna.
Special thanks to Brian (M&B) Jones for his support. We shall always wear it.
And Castrato Tones on Mission.
Cover design, Illustration and Photography: Kosh.
Art Direction: Ria Lewerke.
Lyrics
TightropeThey say some days you're gonna win, They say some days you're gonna lose. I tell you I got news for you Your losin' all the time you never win If you believe that's how it's gonna be I'd better put you down Get off your tightrope up there come down on The ground you gotta save me now, You better turn around. When I looked around, I was heading down. Won't somebody throw me down a line. They say some days you gotta give-- They say some days you gotta take-- If that's the way it's gotta be, Roll it over and you will see. The city streets are full of people going nowhere making time. The change from night to day is really only hours, It's just along the line can't you see the sign When I looked around, I was heading down, Won't somebody throw me down a line. I want to look you straight in the eye, I want to tell you how I really feel, I can feel the wheels turnin' round, Won't somebody throw me down a line The city streets are full of people going nowhere making time, The change from night to day is really only hours It's just along the line, can't you see the sign When I closed my eyes, I was so surprised Somebody had thrown me down the line--stopped me drownin' Jeff Lynne, 5:00 Musical Chord: C
Telephone Line
Hello--how are you
Have you been alright, through all those lonely nights,
That's what I'd say, I'd tell you everything,
If you'd pick up that telephone.
Hey--how you feelin'
Are you still the same
Don't you realize the things we did were all for real not a dream,
I just can't believe
They've all faded out of view.
I look into the sky
(The love you need ain't gonna see you through.)
And I wonder why
(The little things are finally coming true.)
CHORUS
Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
Telephone line, give me some time, I'm living in twilight
O.K. so no--one's answering,
Well can't you just let it ring a little longer
I'll just sit tight, through the shadows of the night
Let it ring for evermore.
CHORUS -- repeat
Jeff Lynne, 4:38
Musical Chord: A
Rockaria!Just got back from the downtown palais Where the music was so sweet It knocked me right back in the alley I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready, Wo, wo, wo, I'm ready And I'm really gonna rock tonight. Sweet little lady sings like a songbird And she sings the opera like you ain't never heard, But she ain't ready, No, no, no, she ain't ready No, no, no, she ain't ready, And she ain't gonna rock & roll CHORUS She's sweet on Wagner, I think she'd die for Beethoven, She loves the way Puccini lays down a tune, And Verdi's always creeping from her room Come on I'll show you how to sing the blues Now baby, come on over you got nothin' to lose, Are you ready, hey, hey, hey are you ready Ooh, ooh, ooh, are you ready I wanna show you how to rock and roll. Now listen here baby she, said to me Just, meet me at the opera house at a quarter to three, 'Cos I'm ready, yea, yea, yea, I'm ready, Woo, hoo, hoo, I'm ready, I'm gonna show you how to sing the blues. CHORUS -- repeat Far, far away the music is playing. Well we were reelin' and a rockin' all through the night, Yea we were rockin' at the opera house until the break of light, And the orchestra were playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes. And the singers in the chorus all got off on singing blues, And as the night grew older everybody was as one, The people on the streets came runnin' in to join in song Just to hear the opera singer singin' rock & roll so pure, I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasn't really sure, But it's alright. Jeff Lynne, 3:12 Musical Chord: D
Mission (A World Record)For may days we travelled from a distant place and time, To reach a place they call the planet Earth, There was to be a celebration, On the mission of the sacred heart. The planet Earth from way up there is beautiful and blue And floating softly through a rainbow, But when you touch down things look different here, At the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS Watching all the days roll by Who are you and who am I? On a dirty worn-out sidewalk, sits a mother with a baby, In her vale of tears she sees no rainbow And someone's singing from a window In the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS -- repeat There's a building on a corner, in a city, in a land, On a place they call the planet Earth, My orders are to sit here and watch the world go by, From the mission of the sacred heart. CHORUS -- repeat Jeff Lynne, 4:24 Musical Chord: D
So FineTwo drifters on the morning sky, Two drifters sailing wide and high, When summer breezes blow across your mind, With you, I will walk the line. CHORUS I want it so fine I want it so fine I want it so fine People walking hand in hand, Everybody's singing to the band, I want to be where the stars shine bright, And hear sweet music on a summer night. CHORUS -- repeat Sundowners we'll go on and on, We'll find the land of the midnight sun, And when you look you'll see for miles around, You'll see, the world is in your hand. CHORUS -- repeat CHORUS -- repeat Jeff Lynne, 3:55 Musical Chord: E
Livin' ThingSailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like magic Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin' It's magic CHORUS And you, and your sweet desire, You took me, higher and higher It's a livin' thing, It's a terrible thing to lose It's a given thing What a terrible thing to lose. Making believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day, Moving in line when you look back in time To your first day CHORUS -- repeat Takin' a dive 'cos you can't halt the slide Floating downstream, So let her go don't start spoiling the show It's a bad dream CHORUS -- repeat Jeff Lynne, 3:31 Musical Chord: C
Above The CloudsI came along to see your face, But the only thing I got from you, Was telling me it's fantasy, That you would always be with me, I can tell you that it's true I'm waiting here, But it's alright It's alright with me, You better believe me now. I guess it's like a mountain side, You gotta climb it to the top, Floating in a sea of dreams The only thing that you can see Is the view above the clouds. I'm waiting here, But it's alright, Still it's alright with me, You better believe me now. Jeff Lynne, 2:16 Musical Chord: B flat
Do YaIn this life I've seen everything I can see woman, I've seen lovers flying through the air hand in hand I've seen babies dancing in the midnight sun, And I've seen dreams that came from the heavenly skies above I've seen old men crying at their own grave sides And I've seen pigs all sitting watching, picture slides But I never seen nothing like you. CHORUS Do ya do ya want my love Do ya do ya want my face Do ya do ya want my mind Do ya do ya want my love Well I, heard the crowd singin' out of tune, As they, sat and sang Auld Lang Syne by the light of the moon I heard the preachers bangin' on the drums, And I heard the police playin' with their guns But I never heard nothin' like you. In the country where the sky touches down On the field, she lay her down to rest In the morning sun, They come a'runnin' just to get a look, just to Feel to touch her long black hair they don't give a damn CHORUS -- repeat Well I think you know what I'm trying to say woman, That is I'd like to save you for a rainy day, I've seen enough of the world to know, That I've got to get it all to get it all to grow. CHORUS -- repeat Jeff Lynne, 3:45 Musical Chord: D
Shangri-LaSitting here, waiting for, Someone calling at my door, Too bad, I'm getting out of love. What's the use of changing things, Wonder what tomorrow brings, Who knows, I'm getting out of love. CHORUS 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 Clouds roll by and hide the sun, Raindrops fall on everyone, So sad, I'm getting out of love. CHORUS -- repeat CHORUS -- repeat Jeff Lynne, 5:34 Musical Chord: A