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Electric Light Orchestra: Definitive Collection

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Artist: Electric Light Orchestra
Title: Definitive Collection
Released: 1992
Label: Jet Records
Time: 76:48
Producer(s): Jeff Lynne
Appears with: Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne
Category: Pop/rock
Rating: ****...... (4/10)
Media type: CD
Purchase date:  1999
Price in €: 10,99
Web address: www.elo.biz











 S o n g s ,   T r a c k s


[1] Showdown (J.Lynne) - 4:11
[2] Eldorado Overture (J.Lynne) - 2:12
[3] Can't Get It Out of My Head (J.Lynne) - 4:23
[4] Evil Woman (J.Lynne) - 4:17
[5] Strange Magic (J.Lynne) - 4:29
[6] Livin' Thing (J.Lynne) - 5:50
[7] So Fine (J.Lynne) - 3:55
[8] Rockaria (J.Lynne) - 3:14
[9] Sweet Talking Woman (J.Lynne) - 3:47
[10] Turn to Stone (J.Lynne) - 3:47
[11] Mr. Blue Sky (J.Lynne) - 5:04
[12] Don't Bring Me Down (J.Lynne) - 4:02
[13] Shine a Little Love (J.Lynne) - 4:40
[14] Diary of Horace Wimp (J.Lynne) - 4:17
[15] All over the World {from Xanadu} (J.Lynne) - 4:32
[16] Twilight (J.Lynne) - 4:03
[17] Rock & Roll Is King (J.Lynne) - 3:47
[18] Hold on Tight (J.Lynne) - 3:37
[19] Secret Messages (J.Lynne) - 3:04

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


JEFF LYNNE - Vocals, Background Vocals, Guitar, Synthesisers, Bass Guitars, Piano, Percussion, Oberheim DMX
BEV BEVAN - Drums, Percussion
RICHARD TANDY - Synthesisers, Grand Piano, Electric Piano, Harmonica, Oberheim DSX

 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1999 CD Sony International 472421



The 1998 Holland collection Definitive Collection isn't really definitive, of course - it's the kind of title common to budget-line discs or European and Asian-only compilations - but it is a good sampler of ELO's hits all the same, containing 19 songs, including many, many hits: "Showdown," "Can't Get It out of My Head," "Evil Woman," "Strange Magic," "Livin' Thing," "Turn to Stone," "Don't Bring Me Down," and "Rock N' Roll Is King." There are enough absent hits and album tracks to make this not worth seeking out - especially since the "Limited Gold Edition" statement on the back of the box does not mean that this is a remastered, audiophile gold disc - but if it can be found at a good price, it's a nice sampler for casual fans.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide
  

 L y r i c s


Showdown

    She cried to the southern wind
    About a love that was sure to end
    Every dream in her heart was gone
    Headin' for a Showdown

    Bad dreamer, what's your name
    Looks like we're ridin' on the same train
    Looks as through there'll be more pain
    There's gonna be a Showdown

    And it's rainin' all over the world
    It's raining all over the world
    Tonight, the longest night

    She came to me like a friend
    She blew in on a southern wind
    Now my heart is turned to stone again
    There's gonna be a Showdown

    Save me, oh save me
    It's unreal, the suffering
    There's gonna be a Showdown

    And it's rainin' all over the world
    It's raining all over the world
    Tonight, the longest night


Eldorado Overture

         The dreamer, the unworken fool,
         In dreams, no pain will kiss the brow.
         The love of ages fills the head.
         The days that linger there in prey of emptiness,
         Of burned out dreams.
         The minutes calling through the years.
         The universal dreamer rises up above his earthly burden.
         Journey to the dead of night.
         High on a hill in Eldorado


Can't Get It Out Of My Head

    Midnight on the water.
    I saw the ocean's daughter.
    Walking on a wave's chicane,
    staring as she called my name.

              And I can't get it out of my head,
              no, I can't get it out of my head.
              Now my old world is gone for dead
              'cos I can't get it out of my head.

    Breakdown on the shoreline,
    can't move, it's an ebbtide.
    Morning don't get here till night,
    searching for her silver light.

              And I can't get it out of my head,
              no, I can't get it out of my head.
              Now my old world is gone for dead
              'cos I can't get it out of my head, no no.

    Bank job in the city.
    Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me.
    Sitting till the sun goes down,
    in dreams the world keep going  round and  round.

              And I can't get it out of my head,
              no, I can't get it out of my head.
              Now my old world is gone for dead
              'cos I can't get it out of my head, no no.

              No, I can't get it out of my head,
              no, I can't get it out of my head.
              Now my old world is gone for dead
              'cos I can't get it out of my head, no no no no.


Evil Woman

    You made a fool of me, but them broken dreams have got to end.

    Hey woman, you got the blues, cos' you ain't got no one else to use.
    There's an open road that leads nowhere, so just make some miles
        between here and there.
    There's a hole in my head where the rain comes in,
    You took my body and played to win,
    Ha Ha woman it's a crying shame,
    But you ain't got no one else to blame.

        CHORUS
        E-evil Woman, E-evil Woman, E-evil Woman, Evil Woman

    Rolled in from another town,
    Hit some gold too hot to settle down,
    But a fool and his money soon go separate ways,
    And you found a fool lyin' in a daze,
    Ha Ha woman what you gonna do,
    You destroyed all the virtues that the Lord gave you,
    It's so good that you're feeling pain,
    But you better get yourself on board the very next train.

        CHORUS:REPEAT

    Evil woman how you done me wrong,
    But now you're tryin' to wail a different song,
    Ha Ha funny how you broke me up, you made the wine now you
       drink the cup,
    I came runnin' every time you cried,
    Thought I saw love smilin' in your eyes,
    Ha Ha very nice to know, that you ain't got no place left to go.

        CHORUS:REPEAT


Strange Magic

    You're sailing softly through the sun
    in a broken stone age dawn.
    You fly so high.

              I get a strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

    You're walking meadows in my mind,
    making waves across my time,
    oh no, oh no.

              I get a strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

    Oh, I'm never gonna be the same again,
    now I've seen the way it's got to end,
    sweet dream, sweet dream.

              Strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

       It's magic, it's magic, it's magic.

              Strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic.

              Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic.

              Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic,
              you know I got a strange magic,
              yeah, I got a strange magic,
              oo-o-o-oo, strange magic. (fade)


Strange Magic

    You're sailing softly through the sun
    in a broken stone age dawn.
    You fly so high.

              I get a strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

    You're walking meadows in my mind,
    making waves across my time,
    oh no, oh no.

              I get a strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

    Oh, I'm never gonna be the same again,
    now I've seen the way it's got to end,
    sweet dream, sweet dream.

              Strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic.

       It's magic, it's magic, it's magic.

              Strange magic,
              oh, what a strange magic,
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic.

              Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic.

              Strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, what a strange magic STRANGE MAGIC
              oh, it's a strange magic.
              Got a strange magic,
              got a strange magic,
              you know I got a strange magic,
              yeah, I got a strange magic,
              oo-o-o-oo, strange magic. (fade)


Livin' Thing

    Sailin' 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


So Fine

    Two 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


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.


Sweet Talkin' Woman

            WHERE DID YOU GO?

    I was searchin' SEARCHIN' on a one-way street,
    I was hopin' HOPIN' for a chance to meet.
    I was waitin' for the operator on the line.

              SHE'S GONE SO LONG  What can I do?
              WHERE COULD SHE BE? No no no,
              don't know what I'm gonna do,
              I gotta get back to you.

       You gotta slow down SLOW DOWN sweet talkin' woman SLOW DOWN
       You got me runnin' RUN RUN you got me searchin'.
       Hold on HOLD ON sweet talkin' lover HOLD ON
       It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

    I was WALKIN' many days go by,
    I was thinkin' THINKIN' 'bout the lonely nights.
    Communication breakdown all around.

              SHE'S GONE SO LONG  What can I do?
              WHERE COULD SHE BE? No no no,
              don't know what I'm gonna do,
              I gotta get back to you.

       You gotta slow down SLOW DOWN sweet talkin' woman SLOW DOWN
       You got me runnin' RUN RUN you got me searchin'.
       Hold on HOLD ON sweet talkin' lover HOLD ON
       It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

    I've been livin' LIVIN' on a dead end street,
    I've been askin' ASKIN' KINDLY everybody I meet.
    Insufficient data coming through.

              SHE'S GONE SO LONG  What can I do?
              WHERE COULD SHE BE? No no no,
              don't know what I'm gonna do,
              I gotta get back to you.

    Oh, slow down SLOW DOWN sweet talkin' woman SLOW DOWN
       You got me runnin' RUN RUN you got me searchin'.
       Hold on HOLD ON sweet talkin' lover HOLD ON
       It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

       Slow down SLOW DOWN sweet talkin' woman SLOW DOWN
       You got me runnin', you got me searchin'.
       Hold on HOLD ON sweet talkin' lover HOLD ON
       It's so sad if that's the way it's over.

       Slow down SLOW DOWN sweet talkin' woman SLOW DOWN
       You got me runnin', you got me searchin'.
       Hold on HOLD ON sweet talkin' lover HOLD ON
       It's so sad if that's the way it's over. (repeat & fade out)


Turn To Stone

    The city streets are empty now THE LIGHTS DON'T SHINE NO MORE
    and so the songs are way down low TURNING TURNING TURNING
    A sound that flows into my mind THE ECHOES OF THE DAYLIGHT
    of everything that is alive IN MY BLUE WORLD

              I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.
              Turn to stone when you comin' home, I can't go on.

    The dying embers of the night A FIRE THAT SLOWLY FADES TILL DAWN
    still glow upon the wall so bright BURNING BURNING BURNING
    The tired streets that hide away FROM HERE TO EVERYWHERE THEY GO
    roll past my door into the day IN MY BLUE WORLD

              I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.
              Turn to stone when you comin' home, I can't go on.
              Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.

       Yes, I'm turnin' to stone 'cos you ain't comin' home.
       Why you ain't comin' home if I'm turnin' to stone?
       You've been gone for so long and I can't carry on,
       yes, I'm turnin', I'm turnin', I'm turnin' to stone.

    The dancing shadows on the wall THE TWO-STEP IN THE HALL
    are all I see since you've been gone TURNING TURNING TURNING
    Through all I sit here and I wait I TURN TO STONE I TURN TO STONE
    You will return again some day TO MY BLUE WORLD

          I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.
          Turn to stone when you comin' home, I can't go on.
          Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.

          I turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.
          Turn to stone when you comin' home, I can't go on.
          Turn to stone when you are gone, I turn to stone.


Mr. Blue Sky

    Sun is shinin' in the sky,
    There ain't a cloud in sight
    It's stopped rainin'
    Everybody's in a play
    And don't you know
    It's a beautiful new day.

    Runnin' down the avenue,
    See how the sun shines brightly
    In the city on the streets
    Where once was pity,
    Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.

        CHORUS
        Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
        You had to hide away
        For so long where did we go wrong.
       
    Hey there Mr. Blue
    We're so pleased to be with you
    Look around see what you do,
    Everybody smiles at you.

    Hey you with the pretty face,
    Welcome to the human race
    A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's
    Up there waitin' and today
    Is the day we've waited for

        CHORUS:REPEAT

    Mr. Blue you did it right,
    But soon comes Mr. Night,
    Creepin' over, now his
    Hand is on your shoulder,
    Never mind I'll remember you this way.
 
        CHORUS:REPEAT


Don't Bring Me Down

    You got me runnin' goin' out of my mind,
    You got me thinkin' that I'm wastin' my time.
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no,
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.

    You wanna stay out with your fancy friends.
    I'm tellin' you it's go to be the end,
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no no no no,
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.

        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down.

    What happend  to the girl I used to known,
    You let your mind out somewhere down the road,
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no,
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.
   
    You're always talkin' 'bout your crazy nights,
    One of these days you're gonna get it right.
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no,   
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.

        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down,grroosss
        Don't bring me down.

    You're lookin' good just like a snake in the grass,
    One of these days you're gonna break your glass.
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no no no no,
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.

    You got me shakin' got me runnin' away
    You get me crawlin' up to you everyday,
    Don't bring me down,no no no no no,
    I'll tell you once more before I get off the floor
    Don't bring me down.


Shine A Little Love

    Although the things you've done I wouldn't criticize.
    I guess you had your way.
    You see I gotta make you understand.
    I know it sounds a foolish thing to say.
    But it don't matter baby 'cos' today's another day.

           CHORUS

           You shine a little love on my life
           You shine a little love on my life
           You shine a little love on my life and let me see.

    Remember,tonight we're gonna run till dawn
    Remember,tonight we're gonna say.
    We'll never stop we got a good thing goin' on.
    I know you've heard it all before.
    But I really need you darlin' every day I need you more.

         Repeat Chorus

    Can you understand.(Yes I understand) Can you feel it's right.
    (I know it is) Will you be the same.(I'll do it all again).

    It's been a year now and it's getting so much better.
    You came home without a word.
    Though everybody said you'll soon forget her.
    Thay couldn't see and they just didn't understand.
    And lookin' in the mirror there were fools at either hand.

    Can you understand.(Yes I understand) Can you feel it's right.
    (I know it is) Will you be the same.(I'll do it all again).

    How many days had I been waiting there to tell you.
    I really can't believe.
    We're walkin' out into the world tonight.
    We'll do it all again until the break of light.
    And the feelin' in your heart will soon be shinin' in your eyes

        Repeat Chorus


The Diary Of Horace Wimp

    Monday:Late again,today,he'd be in trouble though
    he'd say he was sorry,he'd have to hurry out the bus.

    Tuesday:Horace was so sad,he'd never had a girl that he
    could care for,and if he was late once more,he'd be out.

           CHORUS

           Don't be afraid,just knock on the door,
           Well he just stood there mumblin' and fumblin'.
           Then a voice from above said--
            "Horace Wimp,this is your life,
             Go out and find yourself a wife.
             Make a stand and be a man,
             And you will have a great life plan."

    Wednesday:Horace met a girl,she was small and she
    was very pretty,he thought he was in love,he was afraid.

    Thursday:Asks her for a date,the cafe down the street
    tomorrow evening,his head was reeling,
    when she said "Yes O.K."

           Repeat Chorus

    Friday:Horace,this is it,he asks the girl if maybe they
    could marry,when she says "gladly." Horace cries.

    Sunday:Everybody's at the church,when Horace
    rushes in and says "Now here come my wife,
    for the rest of my life." and she did.

           Repeat Chorus


All Over The World

    Everybody all around the world, gotta tell you what I just heard
    There's gonna be a party all over the world

    I got a message on the radio, but where it came from I don't really know
    And I heard these voices calling all over the world

    Chorus:
    All over the world, everybody got the word
    Everybody everywhere is gonna feel tonight

    Everybody walkin' down the street, everybody movin' to the beat
    They're gonna get hot down in the U.S.A. (New York, Detroit, L.A.)

    We're gonna take a trip across the sea, everybody come along with me
    We're gonna hit the night down in gay Pareee

    chorus

    (Instrumental break)

    London, Hamburg, Paris, Rome, Rio, Hong Kong, Tokyo
    L.A., New York, Amsterdam, Monte Carlo, Shard End and

    chorus

    Everybody all around the world, gotta tell you what I just heard
    Everybody walkin' down the street, I know a place where we all can meet
    Everybody gonna have a good time, everybody will shine till the daylight

    chorus

    All over the world, everybody got the word (repeats 3x)


Twilight

         The visions dancing in my mind
         The early dawn, the shades of time
         Twilight crawling through my windowpane
         Am I awake or do I dream?
         The strangest pictures I have seen
         Night is day and twilight's gone away

         With your head held high and your scarlet lies
         You came down to me from the open skies
         It's either real or it's a dream
         There's nothing that is in between...

             CHORUS:
             Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
             Twilight, I gave you time to steal my mind
             Away from me.

         Across the night I saw your face
         You disappeared without a trace
         You brought me here, but can you take me back?
         Inside the image of your light
         That now is day and once was night
         You lead me here and then you go away.

             REPEAT CHORUS

         (You brought me here, but can you take me back again?)

         With your head held high and your scarlet lies
         You came down to me from the open skies

             REPEAT CHORUS

         Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
         Twilight, I only meant to stay awhile
         Twilight, Twilight, Twilight, Twilight.


Rock 'N' Roll Is King

    Listen everybody let me tell you 'bout the rock 'n' roll
    Feel that rhythm and it's really gonna thrill your soul
    She said come along with me, to a land of make believe
    She said rock 'n' roll is king

    She loves that rock 'n' roll and she plays it all night long
    That's all she ever tells me when I call her on the telephone
    She says feel that jumpin' beat, and git up on your feet
    She says rock 'n' roll is king

        Chorus: Oh let those guitars play
        Play for me play for me
        Oh let that song ring out
        That's how it's meant to be

    It rolls like a train that's comin' on down the track
    She rolled over Beethoven and she gave Tchaikovsky back
    She loves that drivin' beat, she goes dancin' on down the street
    She said rock 'n' roll is king

        Chorus
   
    When she comes around and I'm listenin' to the radio
    She says you can't do that 'cause all I wanna do is rock 'n' roll
    Now here I'm gonna stay where that music starts to play
    She says rock 'n' roll is king


Hold On Tight

         Hold on tight to your dream
         Hold on tight to your dream
         When you see your ship go sailing
         When you feel your heart is breaking
         Hold tight to your dream.

         It's a long time to be gone
         Time just rolls on and on
         When you need a shoulder to cry on
         When you get so sick of trying
         Just hold tight to your dream

             CHORUS:
             When you get so down that you can't get up
             And you want so much but you're all out of luck
             When you're so downhearted and misunderstood
             Just over & over & over you could

         Accroches-toi a ton reve
         Accroches-toi a ton reve
         Quand tu vois ton bateau partir
         Quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
         Accroches-toi a ton reve.

             REPEAT CHORUS:

         Hold on tight to your dream
         Hold on tight to your dream
         When you see the shadows falling
         When you hear that cold wind calling
         Hold on tight to your dream.

         Oh, yeah
         Hold on tight to your dream
         Yeah, hold on tight...
         To your dream.


Secret Messages

    A moving stream of information
    That is floating on the wind
    The secrets never end
    And now they call,
    They sing, they play, they dance
    For you, from out of the blue,
    What can you do?

        Chorus: the secret messages are calling to me endlessly
        They call to me across the air
        The messages across the atmosphere
        They whisper in your ear, they're calling everywhere

    Where words cascade like rainbows tumbling from the sky
    Then I'll be there, I'll be there
    When messages will call to you their secrets all around
    Without a sound, they're all around

        Chorus

    Those secret messages that spill into the air from far away
    So far away
    A flowing river of illusion running with confusion
    Never gone - it goes on and on

        Chorus

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