‘Mr Blue Sky’ was my introduction to the ELO as I first saw and heard this song on ‘Top Of The Pops’ in 1978 right at the time I was buying my first single and becoming a member of the record buying public. I bought the single, which was on Jet records and dreamed of having my own blue vinyl copy of the double album ‘Out Of The Blue’ from which this song was taken which my friend Graham had!
I have always been a great admirer of Jeff Lynne (and his amazing eighties hair which made the whole band look a lot like the ‘Hair Bear Bunch’) and was even more impressed to discover he had written all of the songs on this album in one three week period while on holiday in Switzerland during which it rained a great deal of the time.
Although I love many ELO songs of which this is only one – this is the first song of their that I ever heard and was the one that helped me develop a deep loving for this style of music and this band of musicians.
Now listen to the song….
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