Podcasts by Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast

Happy Birthday/The Birthday from 2023-12-09T00:00

"Birthdays are hell!" -Frank Burns, 1952

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Omnibus from 2023-12-02T00:00

It's the B-Side that should've been an A-side that could've been a hit.

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Episode 154-A: Ordinary Dream from 2023-11-29T00:00

An ordinary dream leads to an extraordinary song.

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The Eric Paul Johnson Radiotrola Program Thanksgiving Extravaganza from 2023-11-25T00:00

It's Thanksgiving in America, so we're taking the week off. To hold you until next week, here's some Thanksgiving fun from EPJ's first podcast series, and radio show. This has been stitched toge...

Episode 153-A: It Really Doesn’t Matter from 2023-11-22T00:00

It really, really doesn't matter more in this expanded episode.

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Sunshine Help Me from 2023-11-11T00:00

We made it through the rain, and now we hit the sunshine by finishing  this live EP.

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Episode 151-A: In My Own Time from 2023-11-08T00:00

Time can move differently when you're lost in a library. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

It’ll Be Me from 2023-11-04T00:00

Does this song continue the trend of haphazard noise on this live EP?

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Episode 150-A: Stranger On a Quiet Street from 2023-11-01T00:00

Things get more stranger in the expanded episode.

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Somethin’ Else from 2023-10-28T00:00

This song really is somthin' else! What that something is, is hard to say, but it's not music.

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Stephanie Knows Who from 2023-10-21T00:00

Stephanie Knows Love and The Move, but not The Who.

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Episode 148-A: State of Mind from 2023-10-18T00:00

The state of mind of the Erics is questionable here.

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So You Want to be a Rock ’n’ Roll Star from 2023-10-14T00:00

Becoming a Rock 'n' Roll star is as easy as 1-2-3 NBC!

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Episode 147-A Moment In Paradise from 2023-10-11T00:00

Jeff Lynne has a longer moment.

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End of the Road from 2023-09-30T00:00

The Idle Race trot and whistle a happy tune to the End of the Road.

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Cherry Blossom Clinic from 2023-09-23T00:00

Feeling a bit off? Maybe sharing a room with Roy Wood at the Cherry Blossom Clinic will cure what ails ya! (Song Facts music, "Secret Passages" from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through P...

Episode 144-A: Helpless from 2023-09-20T00:00

Ah reckon Jeff puts a good shine on an unfinished song.

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Mist on a Monday Morning from 2023-09-16T00:00

Roy Wood gets by with a little help from Santa Claus.

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Episode 143-A: Love Changes All from 2023-09-13T00:00

More love in this expanded episode, including a rare performance from Jeff Lynne.

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The Girl Outside from 2023-09-09T00:00

If you don't do the things I like, I got a babe waiting outside for me. That's love, baby...That's love. (Song Facts music, "Secret Passages" from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through Pat...

Episode 142-A: Indian Queen from 2023-09-06T00:00

Or should this be called "Native American Queen"?

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Episode 141-A: Xanadu (2000) from 2023-08-30T00:00

Expanded discussion from the Eric's including an explanation of what an ass pussy is.

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2023 30 Second ELO Pod Spot from 2023-08-28T14:47:06

Here's a commercial for the podcast you can download, and run on your podcasts, radio shows, or any form of soundifonical media.

Episode 140-A: Tears in Your Life from 2023-08-23T00:00

A little more tears in your expanded episode.

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Episode -062: Useless Information from 2023-08-19T00:00

It's another useless information packed episode, including Mark C. Wilson's epic story about how he became an ELO fan!

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Episode 139-A: Grieg’s Piano Concerto In A Minor from 2023-08-16T00:00

What would Grieg say about this interpretation of his piano concerto? Probably, "Oy!"

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Episode -063:Hey Grandma from 2023-08-12T00:00

Moby Grape want to get high with a grandmother. I have no idea what The Move want to do with her.

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Episode 138-A: Baby I Apologise from 2023-08-09T00:00

When you really screw up, just apologise, and pull out your expanded organ.

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Episode -064: Weekend from 2023-08-05T00:00

Hey, everybody, let's get Eddie Cochran and have funtime time on the weekend! And a peak at a new Expanded Episode feature, "ELO Origin Stories" where fans tell the tale of how they became ELO f...

Episode 137-A: No Way Out from 2023-08-02T00:00

How do you get out? You don't...

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Episode -065: Kilroy Was Here from 2023-07-29T00:00

One last time...not the Styx album.

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Episode -066: Yellow Rainbow from 2023-07-22T00:00

Bombs, banana peels, or pee. What could cause a yellow rainbow?

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Episode 135-A: Hello My Old Friend from 2023-07-19T00:00

We enter the Kuiper belt of the ELO solar system.

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Episode -067: Knocking Nails Into My House from 2023-07-15T00:00

This old house comes down with or without a hippy in it.

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Episode 134-A: E.L.O. Megamix from 2023-07-12T00:00

Extra discussion with the Eric's, Don-O of course, and a 2013 segment related to this medley from Eric's first podcast series The Eric Paul Johnson Radiotrola Program.

Episode -068: Skeleton and the Roundabout from 2023-07-08T00:00

This week in songs too British for America. Enjoy listening on your mobile while driving your lorry to the pub for some spotted dick.

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Episode 133-A: A Matter of Fact from 2023-07-05T00:00

As a matter of fact, we we have a unanimous opinion of this song.

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Episode -069: Walk Upon the Water from 2023-07-01T00:00

The lesson: Drunk driving leads to being Christlike.

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Episode 132-A: Destination Unknown from 2023-06-28T00:00

The navigational systems are down on the ELO spaceship.

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Episode -070: Fire Brigade from 2023-06-24T00:00

It's a fire brigade staffed with Eddie Cochran, The Move, KISS, and The Sex Pistols.

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Episode 131-A: Caught in a Trap/In for the Kill from 2023-06-21T00:00

It's a split opinion about this song. Which Eric hated it, which one liked it? A little extra conversation from the Erics.

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Episode -071: Sitting in My Tree from 2023-06-17T00:00

Everybody needs a hobby to keep from going loopy.

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Episode 130-A: Send It from 2023-06-14T00:00

A little extra chit chat from the Eric's, Don-O, and Madelyne's traumatic piggy injury.

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Episode -072: Imposters of Life’s Magazine from 2023-06-10T00:00

Everybody's fakin' it in Life's magazine!

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Episode 129-A: Endless Lies from 2023-06-07T00:00

ELO, Roy Orbison, The Loons Til Death, and The Monkees all make their way into this episode.

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Episode -074: Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree from 2023-05-27T00:00

The Idle Race take a crack at doing a Move song. (Even though The Idle Race recorded it first.)

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Episode 127-A: Without Someone from 2023-05-24T00:00

More discussion from the Erics, and Troy. Plus, Don-O, of course.

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Episode -075: (Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree from 2023-05-20T00:00

In case you thought stalking and kidnapping were bad dating tips, there's this...

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Episode 126-A: Sorrow About to Fall from 2023-05-17T00:00

We do what Jeff Lynne couldn't: Tell you what the song's all about.

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Episode -076: Flowers in the Rain from 2023-05-13T00:00

It's the '60s. Let's take our shirts off, and run through the flowers in the rain. Or get bored, and read a comic book.

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Episode 125-A: Is It Alright? from 2023-05-10T00:00

Who could Jo possibly be? The world still may never know.

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Episode -077: Wave the Flag and Stop the Train from 2023-05-06T00:00

Don't stop the train, I wanna get off.

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Episode 122-A: So Serious from 2023-04-19T00:00

Expanded goodies... More discussion with the Erics, Don Fields, and there's a cover version!

Episode -080: Night of Fear from 2023-04-15T00:00

Count Floyd weaves his magic on The Move.

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Episode -081: Your Friend from 2023-04-08T00:00

Your friend needs to take a long nap. This song should help with that.

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Episode 120-A: The Bouncer from 2023-04-05T00:00

A song that bounces around time, and records.   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

Episode -082: It’s Only the Dog from 2023-04-01T00:00

It may sound like The Nightriders, but let's blame it on the dog.

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Episode 119-A: Buildings Have Eyes from 2023-03-29T00:00

In a world where human/building hybrids watch us...   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

Episode -083: Preachin’ the Blues from 2023-03-25T00:00

It's a Margaret Reiss lovefest! Where is she?

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Episode -084: Short Dressed Woman from 2023-03-18T00:00

A group of white kids in England take on American blues.

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Episode 117-A: Rock ‘n’ Roll is King from 2023-03-15T00:00

It's a super-sized expanded episode! Don Fields, the Erics cover three cover songs, and Rock 'n' Roll Is King mix made from a mess of remakes.   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Hei...

Episode -085: Hugging and Tugging the Line from 2023-03-11T00:00

Tugging along to another song by The Chads.

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Episode 116-A: Train of Gold from 2023-03-08T00:00

It's a chain, chain, chain of lies on the train, train, train of fools. Or a choo choo choo of gold.   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from 

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Episode -087-B Stop, Look, Listen from 2023-02-25T00:00

Keep going, avert your eyes, and definitely plug your ears.

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Episode 114-A: Danger Ahead from 2023-02-22T00:00

Bonus material from Don Fields, and the Erics cover a cover song.   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Cover art by ...

Episode -087: Don’t Turn Your Back On Me, Babe from 2023-02-18T00:00

Mike Sheridan's Lot hit gold!!! And nobody hears it.

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Episode 113-A: Stranger from 2023-02-15T00:00

In addition to Don Fields, you get extra discussion from the Erics, and they cover a cover version of the song.

Episode -088: Make Them Understand from 2023-02-11T00:00

Welcome Mike Sheridan and The Lot to the Rainbow Room at the beautiful Fon du Lac, Wisconsin Holiday Inn!

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Episode -089: Take My Hand from 2023-02-04T00:00

Copying The Beatles didn't work, so Mike Sheridan and the band try a new gimmick to sell records: Amputation!

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Episode 111-A: Time After Time from 2023-02-01T00:00

It's the time after Time. In this Expanded Episode, The Erics discuss their "Time After Time" inspired song "The 7 Never Dims.

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Episode -090: Lonely Weekend from 2023-01-28T00:00

Weekends are lonely when you're gigging around town with your band.

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Episode 110-A: Take Me On and On from 2023-01-25T00:00

Taking you onner and onner...

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Episode -091: Here I Stand from 2023-01-21T00:00

We tried The Beatles, let's give The Four Seasons a whirl.

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Episode 109-A: Bluebird from 2023-01-18T00:00

Now even bluebirdier! Cover art by Tracer Anthony.

Episode -092 Fabulous from 2023-01-14T00:00

It's The Beatles! No, it's Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders! No, it's...I'm not sure. But it is "Fabulous."

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Episode 108-A: Loser Gone Wild from 2023-01-11T00:00

Loser gone wilder!!!

Episode -093: What a Sweet Thing That Was from 2023-01-07T00:00

Like Star Wars, this is the first episode! (But it's not.) Anyway, Roy Wood joins Mike Sheridan and The Nightriders.

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Here I Stand Teaser from 2022-11-14T00:00

Mike and the band take on The Four Seasons. Heard exclusively at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod

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Fabulous Teaser from 2022-11-07T00:00

This week's episode covers Elvis, The Beatles, and Dick!

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What a Sweet Thing That Was Teaser from 2022-10-31T00:00

Ok, I made a little oopsie, so we're going backwards to 1964 to fix it. Roy Wood joins The Nightriders!

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Your Friend Teaser from 2022-10-24T00:00

This week's episode heard exclusively at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod on October 29th!

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It’s Only the Dog Teaser from 2022-10-17T00:00

We move on to Jeff Lynne & The Nightriders. You can hear the full show when you subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod for $1 an episode.

Preachin’ the Blues Teaser from 2022-10-10T00:00

This week on the Pre-ELO podcast: Margaret Reiss, where are you!?!?!

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Short Dressed Tease from 2022-10-03T00:00

This week's episode heard exclusively at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod on October 8th!

Huggin’&Tuggin’ Teaser from 2022-09-26T00:00

This week's episode heard exclusively at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod on October 1st!

Pre-ELO Podcast Teaser 2 from 2022-09-17T00:00

In case you forgot, the podcast will come back in a different form at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod

Pre-ELO Podcast Teaser 1 from 2022-09-03T00:00

There's a new ELO podcast coming. But you can only hear it at https://www.patreon.com/ELOPod

10538 Over-Easy from 2022-08-22T01:46:07

A little oopsie with the Beds album. I forgot to put this one on it. So think of this as a non-album single.

Performed by the talented Stephen St. John.

Go to Bed with The Electric Light Orchestra: The Music Beds of Stephen St. John from 2022-08-06T00:00

It's those wonderful music beds created by Stephen St. John just for the bonus tracks episodes without the annoying Erics talking over them!

The Top 33 ELO Songs in America from 2022-07-02T00:00

All the American ELO singles ranked by chart performance according to Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart.

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The Wrap-Up Episode from 2022-06-11T00:00

It's the bloated final episode. Or is it? (To avoid any possible legal issues, Jeff said that to his fans in a New Year's message. NOT about the podcast.) (Also, I forgot to thank Todd Birch, a...

From Out of Nowhere Bonus Tracks from 2022-06-04T00:00

Our final thoughts, and your final comments on the (current) final ELO album.

Beatles Forever from 2022-05-28T00:00

It's the end of the line for ELO songs. (For now)

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Episode 201: Songbird from 2022-05-21T00:00

Jeff Lynne brings brand new collaborator into ELO. And the music they create makes everyone all a-flutter.

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Episode 198: Sci-Fi Woman from 2022-04-30T00:00

Jeff's Sci-Fi Woman can be heard in hi-fi, or in lo-fi through the wi-fi.

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Episode 197: One More Time from 2022-04-23T00:00

Let it run one more time!

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Episode 195: Down Came the Rain from 2022-04-13T00:00

Ok, joke's over. Here's the real episode for this song.

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Episode 195-B: Down Came the Rain from 2022-04-09T00:00

The rain dribbles, and travels all over the world like some sort of globetrotter.

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Episode 194: All My Love from 2022-04-02T00:00

"All My Love" could use more all.

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Episode 192 From Out of Nowhere from 2022-03-19T00:00

It's an opinion from out of nowhere.

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Episode 191: Handle With Care (Live) from 2022-03-12T00:00

Jeff Lynne goes backstage to relax, while Otis Wilbury fills in for him.

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Alone in the Universe Bonus Tracks from 2022-03-05T00:00

We read your comments, give our thoughts on the album, a special resequenced version of the album, and Troy teaches us all a lesson about time.

Episode 190: On My Mind from 2022-02-26T00:00

Jeff Lynne does it to us again.

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Episode 187: Alone in the Universe from 2022-02-05T00:00

Voyager I still transmits it's message to Earth. That message? "I has a sad. :'( "

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Episode 186: One Step at a Time from 2022-01-29T00:00

Baby steps to the end of the album

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Episode 185: I‘m Leaving You from 2022-01-22T00:00

It's the opposite of the Zaxes.

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Episode 183: Ain‘t It a Drag from 2022-01-08T00:00

Despite the title, it's not about Jeff Lynne crossdressing.

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Episode 182: The Sun Will Shine On You from 2022-01-01T00:00

It's like "Mr. Blue Sky," but the exact opposite.

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Episode 181: When the Night Comes from 2021-12-25T00:00

When the night comes, so does Santa with the gift of a new episode in Expanded form.

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Episode 180: Dirty to the Bone from 2021-12-18T00:00

It's the diet cola version of "Evil Woman." (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through  Listen

Episode 179: Love and Rain from 2021-12-11T00:00

The voice doesn't fall far from the tree on this one.

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Episode 178: When I Was a Boy from 2021-12-04T00:00

Jeff Lynne makin' his dreams come true. For me and you.

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Bonus Tracks Bonus Tracks from 2021-11-27T00:00

It's our Bonus Tracks episode covering the bonus tracks from special editions and compilations. Plus a few extra goodies.

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Episode 177: Lucky Motel from 2021-11-20T00:00

It's the only place you can get lucky playing with your uke.

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Episode 176: One Day from 2021-11-13T00:00

One day Jeff will do a song that doesn't sound like a discarded Cloud 9 track.

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Episode 175: Cold Feet from 2021-11-06T00:00

It's a right tight fight for the might of how to write & rhyme while matching the time of the mime crime for a dime to get a lime. BURMA SHAVE!

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Episode 174: Out of Luck from 2021-10-30T00:00

EPJ is...out of patience.

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Episode 172: Latitude 88 North from 2021-10-16T00:00

Top of the world, Ma! Well...almost.

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Episode 171: The Quick and the Daft from 2021-10-09T00:00

What we lack in quick, we more than make up for with lots of daft.

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Episode 170: Surrender from 2021-10-02T00:00

A song of synth horns, and harpsichord plucks! (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through  Listen

Episode 169: Interludes from 2021-09-25T00:00

It's three minutes of a good plucking!

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Episode 168: Wilf's Solo from 2021-09-18T00:00

The obligatory Rock band violin solo.

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Episode 167: Mama (Take 1) from 2021-09-11T00:00

We have a special guest to discuss this alternate version of Mama. It's noted ELOlogist Kai Kuiama!

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Episode 165: Your World from 2021-08-28T00:00

It's a battle of the worlds! Whose world is better?

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Episode 164: Everyone's Born to Die from 2021-08-21T00:00

We all get to do it! At least once.

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Episode 163: Little Town Flirt from 2021-08-14T00:00

Stay away from little town flirts if your heart is made out of paper.

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Episode 162: Second Time Around from 2021-08-07T00:00

It's the first time around for "Second Time Around."

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Episode 161: Dark City from 2021-07-31T00:00

Zoinks! There's something spooky going on in that house!

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Episode 160: Eldorado Instrumental Medley from 2021-07-24T00:00

It's like Eldorado, but without those pesky vocals.

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Zooments from 2021-07-21T00:00

It's YOUR comments about the eagerly anticipated first ELO album 15 years!

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Zoom Bonus Tracks from 2021-07-17T00:00

Comments, reviews, and memories from people who were at the Zoom TV shows, AND met Jeff Lynne!!!!

"Jeff Lynne Is a Music Genius Always!" performed by The Passionate & Objective Jokerfan D...

The ESO ELO Interview from 2021-07-14T00:00

On June 7, 2019 the Earth Station One podcast aired an interview with the Erics. Other than ELO, they talked sci-fi, nerd obsessions, and other forms of geekdom. Here's the full interview. Enjoy...

Episode 159: Long Black Road from 2021-07-10T00:00

The moral of this song: Ignore the jugheads who tell you to cut your hair, and get a job, hippie!

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Episode 157: All She Wanted from 2021-06-26T00:00

All she wanted was a lovin' man. Would an Oompa Loompa do instead?

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Episode 156: Melting in the Sun from 2021-06-19T00:00

Jeff reminisces about his first tour with ELO to Phoenix in 1973. Or not.

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Episode 155: A Long Time Gone from 2021-06-12T00:00

It's nuthin' but fun, laughs, and merriment! On another podcast. Here it's about death and destruction.  And a few interjections from EPJ's Gramma.

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Episode 154: Ordinary Dream from 2021-06-05T00:00

The secret is revealed behind an alternative Ordinary Dream.

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Episode 153: It Really Doesn't Matter from 2021-05-29T00:00

It really doesn't matter at all, so why go on? Because we still have 55 episodes to do. (For now.)

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Episode 151: In My Own Time from 2021-05-15T00:00

Jeff Lynne operates in his own time zone. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through  Listen

Episode 150: Stranger On a Quiet Street from 2021-05-08T00:00

Jeff Lynne meets another stranger.

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Episode 149: Just For Love from 2021-05-01T00:00

It's like a Klondike Bar. What would you do just for love?

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Episode 148: State of Mind from 2021-04-24T00:00

The state of mind of the Erics is questionable here.

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Episode 147: Moment In Paradise from 2021-04-17T00:00

Jeff Lynne has a moment.

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Flashback Bonus Tracks from 2021-04-03T00:00

Comments and replies to the new stuff from Flashback. And Louis Clark remembered.

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Episode 145: Who's That? from 2021-03-27T00:00

It's the question many ELO fans get when they're asked who their favorite band is.

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2012 Radiotrola Promos from 2021-03-24T13:32

Radiotrola Promos from 2012

Episode 144: Helpless from 2021-03-20T00:00

Ah reckon Jeff puts a good shine on an unfinished song.

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Episode 143: Love Changes All from 2021-03-13T00:00

Love changes all. Except the hearts of my enemies. After I eat them.

Episode 142: Indian Queen from 2021-03-06T00:00

Jeff Lynne not only borrows from The Beatles, but he also yoinks this band's bass player.

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Episode 141: Xanadu (2000) from 2021-02-27T00:00

Like Tommy Shaw from Styx once said, "Haven't we been here before?"

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Episode 140: Tears in Your Life from 2021-02-20T00:00

Tears and the strings are jerked in this song.

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Episode 139: Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor from 2021-02-13T00:00

What would Grieg say about this interpretation of his piano concerto? Probably, "Oy!"

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Episode 138: Baby I Apologise from 2021-02-06T00:00

When you screw up just apologise, and pull out your organ.

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Bonus Episode: Electric Light Orchestra Part II from 2021-02-03T00:00

The Erics, Don-O, and Troy discuss the ELO offshoot.

Afterglow Bonus Tracks from 2021-01-30T00:00

Only three songs, but we did a bonus tracks episode anyway. Enjoy!

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Episode 137: No Way Out from 2021-01-23T00:00

How do you get out? You don't...

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Episode 136: Mandalay from 2021-01-16T00:00

Is there anything good associated with Mandalay? And MJ Fouldes joins the podcast with his quick jingles.

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Great Lines from Balance of Power from 2021-01-06T00:00

It's the last batch of George's Great Lines segment.

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Balance of Power Bonus Tracks from 2021-01-02T00:00

We wrap up the first last ELO album.

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Episode 134: E.L.O. Megamix from 2020-12-26T00:00

What better way to say goodbye than with a 10 minute medley?

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Episode 133: A Matter of Fact from 2020-12-19T00:00

As a matter of fact, we we have a unanimous opinion of this song.

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Episode 132: Destination Unknown from 2020-12-12T00:00

The navigational systems are down on the ELO spaceship.

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Episode 131: Caught in a Trap/In for the Kill from 2020-12-05T00:00

It's a split opinion about this song. Which Eric hated it, which one liked it?

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Christmas Episode 3: I Wanna Be Santa Claus from 2020-12-02T00:00

A Christmas present for everyone... An Expanded Episode of this year's Christmas episode without paying $2 to Patreon for it. This year we cover a Christmas song from former ELO drummer Ringo St...

Episode 130:Send It from 2020-11-28T00:00

Lost: 1 dream. If found, send to Jeff Lynne.

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Episode 129:Endless Lies from 2020-11-21T00:00

How long does endless last? Anywhere from three minutes to three minutes, 30 seconds. Depending on which version of endless you're in.

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Episode 128: Calling America from 2020-11-14T00:00

It's the crazy futuristic world of 1986 where phones now have a RE-dial button!!! We truly are living in a modern world. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hookso...

Episode 126: Sorrow About To Fall from 2020-10-31T00:00

We do what Jeff Lynne couldn't: Tell you what the song's all about.

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Episode 125: Is It Alright? from 2020-10-24T00:00

Who could Jo possibly be? The world may never know.

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Episode 124: Secret Lives from 2020-10-17T00:00

Jeff gets a jump on the NSA by wanting to know where you go, and what you do in your secret lives.

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Episode 121: Heaven Only Knows from 2020-09-26T00:00

Heaven only knows what the Erics will say about this song. And Madelyne. And EPJ's wife. They were both in the room when he edited it.

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Great Lines from Secret Messages from 2020-09-23T00:00

George's Great Lines from Secret Messages.

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Secret Messages Bonus Tracks from 2020-09-19T00:00

A more streamlined Bonus Tracks. A smattering of replies to comments, which opens up time for more features. A Thought from Troy, Don-O from the Expanded Episodes gives his review. PLUS "ELO Tales ...

Episode 120: The Bouncer from 2020-09-12T00:00

A song that bounces around time, and records. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Donate to the podcast through  Listen

Episode 119 Buildings Have Eyes from 2020-09-05T00:00

In a world where human/building hybrids watch us...   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) ...

Episode 118: After All from 2020-08-29T00:00

After all, it's just a B-side.

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The original title of this song was "Rock 'n' Roll is Keen." That's when Screech was kicked out of the band. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from 

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Episode 113: Stranger from 2020-07-25T00:00

ELO takes a dark turn as the protagonist scoops out a random person's eyes, and looks through them.

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Episode 111: Time After Time from 2020-07-11T00:00

It's the time after Time.

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Episode 110: Take Me On and On from 2020-07-04T00:00

If only Jeff Lynne had a spaceship to take him on and on...

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Episode 109: Bluebird from 2020-06-27T00:00

Guess it's not dead yet.

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Episode 108: Loser Gone Wild from 2020-06-20T00:00

Don't be fooled by the title. It is NOT as good as Girls Gone Wild.

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Great Lines from Time from 2020-06-10T00:00

George's Great Lines from Time.

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Time Bonus Tracks from 2020-06-06T00:00

A LOOOOOOONG episode replying to replies about Time, the other usual stuff in Bonus Track episodes, and a couple announcements.

(Some music beds by Eniac, and "From the End of ...

Time (The Complete Serial) from 2020-06-03T00:00

The complete serialization of the screenplay written by Corey Gomel and Don Soula based on the album Time. Thanks to Patricia Johnson, Eric Wincentsen, and Cortland Bob Grzywinski for their voi...

Episode 106: Julie Don't Live Here from 2020-05-30T00:00

The protagonist is desperately seeking Julie.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

Episode 105: When Time Stood Still from 2020-05-23T00:00

Hold up...  We're not quite done with Time yet.

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Episode 104: Epilogue from 2020-05-16T00:00

Everything really wraps up nicely. Or does it???

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Episode 103: Hold on Tight from 2020-05-09T00:00

Keep hope alive!!! And drink a lot of coffee.

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Episode 102: 21st Century Man from 2020-05-02T00:00

What was an oddity in 1981, is now commonplace. Today everyone is a 21st century man. Well...the men, anyway.

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Episode 101: Here is the News from 2020-04-25T00:00

And now, here's Jeff Lynne, and Mary Jo West with the latest news. 

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Episode 100: The Lights Go Down from 2020-04-18T00:00

It's a lesson in Reggae from Professor Wincentsen. 

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Episode 099: From the End of the World from 2020-04-11T00:00

What is the dream rate for the post office?

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Episode 098: Rain is Falling from 2020-04-04T00:00

It's Raining Again. No, wait, that's a Snoopertramp song.

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Episode 097: Another Heart Breaks from 2020-03-28T00:00

This is why you should always secure your hearts in a wall safe.

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Episode 096: The Way Life's Meant To Be from 2020-03-21T00:00

The protagonist expresses the longing all humans have...I wish I was back in 1981. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Ho...

Episode 095: Ticket to the Moon from 2020-03-14T00:00

The protagonist takes the Shuttle Kramden to the moon.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

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Episode 094: Yours Truly, 2095 from 2020-03-07T00:00

In the future we have sex with glorified cell phones!

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Episode 093: Twilight from 2020-02-29T00:00

It's either real, or it's a Podcast. It's a podcast. About E.L.O. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Listen

Episode 092: Prologue from 2020-02-22T00:00

Overtures are so old school. The future is in prologues!

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Great Lines from Xanadu from 2020-02-20T02:54:33

George's Great Lines from Xanadu. Includes a bonus, previously unreleased alternate version for "Xanadu."

Xanadu Bonus Tracks from 2020-02-15T00:00

We reply to comments, review the album, and the movie is reviewed by the Erics, Troy, and Don Fields.

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Episode 090: Xanadu from 2020-02-01T00:00

We go to a place that nobody dared to go.

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Episode 089: All Over the World from 2020-01-25T00:00

The spaceship takes us to all the hotspots of Earth. Rome, Paris, Shard End, Deer Valley, Guadalupe.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from from 2020-01-18T00:00

Don't walk away from this ELO ballad.

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Episode 087: The Fall from 2020-01-11T00:00

It's a lie that skating into a brick wall sends you into an alternate universe.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)

Episode 085: I'm Alive from 2019-12-28T00:00

Only 7 billion people can say I'm Alive. Consider yourself lucky.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Ho...

The 6 Minute Critic: Xanadu from 2019-12-25T00:00

I used to do movie reviews for a friend's podcast. Back in September 2017 I reviewed Xanadu, and discovered the secret to enjoying one of the '80s most famous box office bombs.

Discovery Bonus Tracks from 2019-12-21T00:00

We reply to comments about the songs from Discovery, give album facts, and reply to the hate mail.

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Episode 084: Don't Bring Me Down from 2019-12-14T00:00

Jeff Lynne begs some guy named Bruce not to disappoint him.

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Episode 083: Wishing from 2019-12-07T00:00

I wish I had more wishes to wish for more wish songs like "Wishing."

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Christmas Episode 2: Christmas All Over Again from 2019-12-04T00:00

It's another Christmas episode all over again.

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Episode 082: On the Run from 2019-11-30T00:00

We dissect the opening WHACK! CHING! BZZZZZ! SKRZZZT! of "On the Run."

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.) Listen

Episode 081: Midnight Blue from 2019-11-23T00:00

The Chipmunks infiltrate the Electric Light Orchestra.

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Episode 080: Last Train to London from 2019-11-16T00:00

London...Clarksville, either way, it's the last train.

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Episode 079: The Diary of Horace Wimp from 2019-11-09T00:00

Dear Diary, I'm hearing voices from above.

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D...

Episode 078: Need Her Love from 2019-11-02T01:00

List of needs:

• Food
• Legos
• Her love

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Episode 077: Confusion from 2019-10-26T01:13:24

We make sense of the confusion.

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Kwickie Kast 2: Time of Our Life from 2019-10-25T23:23:34

A quick critique of the latest release from the new album.

Episode 076: Shine a Little Love from 2019-10-19T01:44:18

The disco ball shines bright in this song.

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Great Lines from Out of the Blue from 2019-10-18T04:50:44

All the great lines George Leonberger saw fit to dramatize from Out of the Blue.

Out of the Blue Bonus Tracks Part II from 2019-10-11T21:00

Reply to comments about sides 3 and 4 of Out of the Blue, reviews, album facts, and we reply to hate mail!

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Kwickie Kast: From Out of Nowhere from 2019-09-28T12:09

There's a new ELO song, and the Erics give a quick summary about it.

Episode 074: Birmingham Blues from 2019-09-28T01:00

Home is where you hang your blues.

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Episode 073: The Whale from 2019-09-21T01:00

How do you plug a giant hole? Stuff a whale into it. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

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Episode 072: Sweet Is The Night from 2019-09-14T01:00

Sweet is this song!

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Episode 071: Mr Blue Sky from 2019-09-07T01:00

It's Mr. Blue Sky!!!

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Donat...

Episode 070: Summer and Lightning from 2019-08-31T01:00

Here it comes again...

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Don...

Episode 069: Big Wheels from 2019-08-24T01:00

Is it about rain, or the rugged, plastic, wicked kewl tricycle? (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

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Episode 068: Standin' In The Rain from 2019-08-17T01:00

Has Jeff never heard of the futuristic invention of the umbrella?

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Out of the Blue Bonus Tracks Part I from 2019-08-10T01:00

Reply to comments about sides 1 and 2 of Out of the Blue.

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Episode 067: Steppin' Out from 2019-08-03T01:00

Maybe when Jeff gets his name in the phonebook he'll think he's a somebody.

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Episode 065: Jungle from 2019-07-20T01:00

Things get heated in ELO's "Jungle."

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Episode 064: Starlight from 2019-07-13T01:00

Following in the footsteps of great interstellar explorers like James T. Kirk, and Flesh Gordon, Captain Jeff gets it on with the stars!

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Episode 063: Night in the City from 2019-07-06T01:00

 The day is fine. It's the night in the city that will drive you insane!

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Episode 061: Sweet Talkin' Woman from 2019-06-22T01:00

A woman with talkin' so sweet you'll get diabetes!

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Episode 060: It's Over from 2019-06-15T01:00

Two songs into the album, and "It's Over."

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The ES1 Interview from 2019-06-08T14:11:57

The Erics were interviewed by the Earth Station One podcast. Hear the full interview on www.hooksounds...

Great Lines from A New World Record from 2019-06-06T02:28:34

All the great lines George Leonberger saw fit to dramatize from A New World Record. Including one previously unreleased rendition for "Shangri La."

A New World Record Bonus Tracks from 2019-06-01T01:00

Reply to comments, review the album, and Madelyne goes on a rant.

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Episode 058: Shangri La from 2019-05-25T01:00

Like The Beatles on "Hey Jude," Jeff wrote a song, and sings it!

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Episode 057: Do Ya! from 2019-05-18T01:00

Do ya love version A? Or Do ya love version B?

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Episode 056: Above the Clouds from 2019-05-11T01:00

It's a split view over this song.

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Episode 055: Livin' Thing from 2019-05-04T01:00

Dogs, suicide, love, whale abortions! What is "Livin' Thing" about???

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Blinded by the Light Bonus Track from 2019-04-23T01:00

The response to our April Fools show was so great that we had to do a special bonus track episode. Listen to the laughs, outrage, and uh-DOY replies to our harmless prank. (Kermit voiced by Lex...

Episode 053: Mission (A World Record) from 2019-04-20T01:00

"We know now that as human beings busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinized and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutin...

Episode 052: Rockaria! from 2019-04-13T01:00

We answer a question that's plagued humanity since 1976...the right way to say the name of this song.   (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 051: Telephone Line from 2019-04-06T01:00

It's "Telephone Line!!!"

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 051: Blinded By The Light from 2019-03-30T01:00

With the help of Bruce Springsteen, ELO takes a blinding dash to their first #1 single.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from ww...

Episode 050: Tightrope from 2019-03-23T01:00

Like Karl Wallenda, you'll fall for this ELO song!

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Face The Music Bonus Tracks from 2019-03-16T01:00

Keep your bathwater warm, it's another hour plus bonus tracks episode. We reply to your comments, rate the album, and all the other bonus tracks features.

Episode 049: One Summer Dream from 2019-03-09T00:00

ELO takes a stand with this protest song on...uh...well...I have no idea.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 048: Down Home Town from 2019-03-02T00:00

ELO goes to the American South where ucedemwinnin' third eyebrows.

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Episode 047: Strange Magic from 2019-02-23T00:00

ELO performs a different strange magic than what Penn & Teller do.

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Episode 046: Poker from 2019-02-16T00:00

Before GaGa, there was Groucutt...

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Episode 045: Nightrider from 2019-02-09T00:00

Little known fact: Jeff Lynne was first cast as the lead in Knight Rider based on this song, but David Hasslehoff hired some guy to club Jeff in the kneecaps the day before shooting started.

Episode 044: Evil Woman from 2019-02-02T00:00

It's E.L.O.'s first international hit!

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 043 Waterfall from 2019-01-26T00:00

It's a pleasant ride over the falls.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 042: Fire on High from 2019-01-19T00:00

It's a towering inferno of AWESOME!

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Eldorado Bonus Tracks from 2019-01-12T00:00

We reply to listener comments, give our review, and facts about ELO's Eldorado.

Episode 041: Eldorado Finale from 2019-01-05T00:00

The dreamer finds his happy place.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 040: Eldorado from 2018-12-29T00:00

The dream comes to an end, and in its place, the devil rises from the backwards grooves.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 038: Nobody's Child from 2018-12-15T00:00

The dreamer has...that...dream. ;)

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Christmas Episode #1 from 2018-12-08T00:00

It's Christmas music from the Electric Light Orchestra!!! (In the same way "Wonderful Christmastime" is Christmas music from The Beatles.)

Episode 037: Mister Kingdom from 2018-12-01T00:00

The Dreamer calls on his GPS for directions to the end of a rainbow.

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Episode 036: Poorboy (The Greenwood) from 2018-11-24T00:00

The poorboy enjoys a rich dream life.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 035:Laredo Tornado from 2018-11-17T00:00

Two great tastes that taste great together merge together in this song.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds...

Can't Get It Out of Their Heads from 2018-11-03T01:00

Early '80s KZZP morning man Jonathon Brandmeier left his mark in Eric Paul Johnson's head about a certain ELO song.

Episode 033: Can't Get It Out of My Head from 2018-11-03T01:00

We're here! ELO's first big hit!

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 032: Eldorado Overture from 2018-10-27T01:00

It's here!!! The beginning of ELO's golden age! It truly is a dream come true.

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The Night the Light Went on in Long Beach Bonus Tracks from 2018-10-20T01:00

Listener comments, album reviews, album facts, and episode out-takes.

Episode 031: Roll Over Beethoven (Live) from 2018-10-13T01:00

We roll over Beethoven one more time.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 030 Great Balls of Fire (Live) from 2018-10-06T01:00

ELO explodes in Great Balls of Fire!

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 029: In the Hall of the Mountain King (Live) from 2018-09-29T01:00

The liver version of a song we heard a couple episodes ago.

Jughead Spot from 2018-09-25T17:54:18

Here's a commercial for our Podcast. Feel free to download it, and play it on your Podcast, radio show, for friends, at weddings, funerals, or Kolinahr rituals.

Episode 028: Mik's Solo/Orange Blossom Special from 2018-09-22T01:00

Little known fact: In the lean years, ELO played square dances in barns around Kentucky. Don't believe it? Just listen!

On the Third Day Bonus Tracks Maxi Single from 2018-09-18T14:48:49

The comments kept coming in after our On the Third Day Bonus Tracks episode, so we comment on the comments.

Episode 027: 10538 Overture (Live) from 2018-09-15T01:00

Is the song better with "Do Ya," and without Roy Wood's cruel slaughtering of 15 overdubbed cellos?  Only one way to find out. LISTEN!

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Episode 026: Daytripper (Live) from 2018-09-08T01:00

The band lets it's Beatles flag fly high.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 025: Showdown (Live) from 2018-09-01T01:00

Is the extended live version better than the studio version. Only one way to find out...

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On the Third Day Bonus Tracks from 2018-08-18T01:00

Listener comments, album facts, out takes, and we saw that porn movie with ELO songs in it. I need a full-body Purelling. (53:30)

Episode 023: In the Hall of the Mountain King from 2018-08-11T01:00

Things get sexy in the hall of the mountain king.

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com...

Episode 022: Dreaming of 4000 from 2018-08-04T01:00

4,000 words about "Dreaming of 4000."* (*No word count was actually done.)

(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 021: Ma-Ma-Ma Belle from 2018-07-28T01:00

It's hardcore heavy metal strings! (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 020: Daybreaker from 2018-07-21T01:00

Some surprising (and erotic) facts about this Electric Light Orchestra song. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hook...

Episode 019: New World Rising/Ocean Breakup Reprise from 2018-07-14T00:00

It's a new world of effervescent joy to break up the previous gloom. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 018: Oh No Not Susan from 2018-07-06T23:00

A life of luxury can be such a drag, man! (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 017: Bluebird is Dead from 2018-06-29T21:00

It's the second song on the third album. (Honestly, I can't think of anything else to say about it.) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 016: Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe from 2018-06-22T21:00

We start looking into songs from the third ELO album. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 015: Showdown from 2018-06-16T01:14:20

Jeff channels his inner Marvin on the third single from E.L.O. With special guest commentator John Lennon. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from

Episode 013: From The Sun To The World (Boogie #1) from 2018-05-26T01:00

Dark lyrics from Jeff Lynne, and we discover a style of Metal. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 012: Roll Over Beethoven from 2018-05-19T01:00

ELO takes another person's song, and makes it their own. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 011: Mama from 2018-05-12T02:32

A beautiful sad song. (9:11) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 010: In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2) from 2018-05-05T01:00

It's a story about knights, queens, deep green forests, and clean air In Old England Town. (Or not.) (11:08) (Also available on Stitcher, Google Play, and TuneIn.) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Mor...

No Answer Bonus Tracks from 2018-04-28T01:00

50 minutes of listener comments, commentary outtakes, and an altered version of "Battle of Marston Moor."

Episode 009: Whisper in the Night from 2018-04-20T21:00

We made it! It's the last song from the first E.L.O. album. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 008: Queen of the Hours from 2018-04-14T01:00

The first E.L.O. album contains filler and meat by-products (Songfacts music "Sunday Morning" from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 007: Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre) from 2018-04-07T01:00

Expanding the orchestra beyond 15 overdubbed cellos, and ELO's involvement in hardcore '70s porn. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 006: Mr. Radio from 2018-03-31T01:00

A man's relationship with technology. And we unmask the song's backwards masking. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 005: 1st Movement (Jumping Biz) from 2018-03-24T01:00

Mason Williams rips off E.L.O., and Eric puts out the question has Jeff Lynne ever had a job? (11:24) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 004: Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644) from 2018-03-17T01:00

It's a battle of the cellos, Bevan, and Wood in "Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644.)" (Songfacts music "Sunday Morning" from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 003: Nellie Takes Her Bow from 2018-03-10T01:00

It's the sad truth of an actress' life beyond the footlights. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)

Episode 002: Look At Me Now from 2018-03-03T01:00

It's track 2 from E.L.O. album number 1, "Look At Me Now."

Episode 001: 10538 Overture from 2018-02-24T04:54

Not only is "10538 Overture" the first song recorded by E.L.O., but it's also the first track on their first album, their first single, and the first song we examine on "Face the Music." (Songfa...

Episode 000: Prologue from 2018-02-17T02:00

Welcome to the show... Eric & Eric introduce the Podcast, and themselves. This is like a backstage interview before the real show starts. So don't judge the Podcast on this one episode.

Construction Notice from 2018-01-26T11:52

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