That's a great choice for a number 1 song from 1972 with lyrics that are still relevant. It's good to see 10538 Overture in the top 10. It's ELO night on BBC2 tonight so that's sure to be heard at least once. It's one new programme, 'ELO at the BBC', followed by three that have been shown before. This is all to mark Jeff Lynne's ELO's short farewell tour which starts this evening in Manchester and finishes in Hyde Park next Sunday. Maybe Jeff might invite Roy and Bev to join him on stage either in Birmingham or London for a moment, it will be his last chance to bury the hatchet with Bev but knowing how stubborn he is, I think it's unlikely to happen.

18 hours ago, King Rollo said:

That's a great choice for a number 1 song from 1972 with lyrics that are still relevant. It's good to see 10538 Overture in the top 10. It's ELO night on BBC2 tonight so that's sure to be heard at least once. It's one new programme, 'ELO at the BBC', followed by three that have been shown before. This is all to mark Jeff Lynne's ELO's short farewell tour which starts this evening in Manchester and finishes in Hyde Park next Sunday. Maybe Jeff might invite Roy and Bev to join him on stage either in Birmingham or London for a moment, it will be his last chance to bury the hatchet with Bev but knowing how stubborn he is, I think it's unlikely to happen.

Thanks Rollo, and I tried to get tickets before Ticketbast*rd sent prices into the stratosphere as I've never seen ELO live, but no luck. Seen Roy 2 or 3 times, and seen The ELO Experience 2 or 3 times, both are fab, so I will have to make do, tch. It would be great if the 3 of them could get together and do California Man as a goodbye, along with 10538!!

Jeff broke his hand in a car accident while travelling in a taxi in London. The people on the ELO forum who were at the concert last night report that he couldn't play his guitar and looked a bit lost without it, not knowing where to put his hands. They said that his vocals were good. Dhani Harrison sang his father's parts on the two Traveling Wilbury songs, 'Handle With Care' and 'End Of The Line'.

'ELO at the BBC' was disappointing last night. They only showed clips from concerts and events shown on the BBC from 2014-2019. It looks like Jeff must have blocked them from showing anything from the 1970s and 1980s, he hates the former members that much. Even the fact captions they show at the bottom of the screen for each song didn't mention any of their names.

1960s American girl groups is possibly my least favourite thing (together with minimalistic 1990s dance tracks) in music.

Lithuania have/had the best girl groups, not UK, US or any Asian country.

22 hours ago, King Rollo said:

Jeff broke his hand in a car accident while travelling in a taxi in London. The people on the ELO forum who were at the concert last night report that he couldn't play his guitar and looked a bit lost without it, not knowing where to put his hands. They said that his vocals were good. Dhani Harrison sang his father's parts on the two Traveling Wilbury songs, 'Handle With Care' and 'End Of The Line'.

'ELO at the BBC' was disappointing last night. They only showed clips from concerts and events shown on the BBC from 2014-2019. It looks like Jeff must have blocked them from showing anything from the 1970s and 1980s, he hates the former members that much. Even the fact captions they show at the bottom of the screen for each song didn't mention any of their names.

Well that was bad timing did he he not have his seat belt on?! Jeff's control-obsession with his back catalogue is a bit annoying when doing searches and you end up with the re-recorded versions. Not interested, they were perfect first time round, and I'm not switching. I had no idea he hated Roy and Bev - they did invite him into The Move, sounds a bit ungrateful, though Bev did do ELO part II I guess. Roy getting those number ones pre- and post-ELO must have taunted him somewhat then...😄

I saw a Roy Orbison tribute earlier this year which covered Wilbury songs very well too, so at least I've got to see the set done elsewhere 😎

5 hours ago, Last Dreamer said:

1960s American girl groups is possibly my least favourite thing (together with minimalistic 1990s dance tracks) in music.

Lithuania have/had the best girl groups, not UK, US or any Asian country.

ah well it would be boring if we all liked the same music 🙂that's the great thing about music, there's no right or wrong, there is only opinion and if someone loves something it's a valid opinion 😎

3 hours ago, Popchartfreak said:

Well that was bad timing did he he not have his seat belt on?! Jeff's control-obsession with his back catalogue is a bit annoying when doing searches and you end up with the re-recorded versions. Not interested, they were perfect first time round, and I'm not switching. I had no idea he hated Roy and Bev - they did invite him into The Move, sounds a bit ungrateful, though Bev did do ELO part II I guess. Roy getting those number ones pre- and post-ELO must have taunted him somewhat then...😄

I saw a Roy Orbison tribute earlier this year which covered Wilbury songs very well too, so at least I've got to see the set done elsewhere 😎

Jeff didn't object to ELO Part II being formed but it was on the condition that Kelly Groucutt would not be allowed to be a part of it. Kelly had taken Jeff to court after leaving ELO in 1983 for royalty payments and won the case. Bev did allow Kelly into Part II for their second album and tour so that's when the fallout started. They haven't spoken to each other since then. Bev did say nice things about Jeff when he was doing his monthly youtube programme a few years ago so it's kind of a one sided animosity now. I don't think Jeff hates Roy, it's just the other six people who were in the group in the mid to late 70s, apart from Richard Tandy who was part of Jeff's new band until he was too ill to carry on.

19 hours ago, King Rollo said:

Jeff didn't object to ELO Part II being formed but it was on the condition that Kelly Groucutt would not be allowed to be a part of it. Kelly had taken Jeff to court after leaving ELO in 1983 for royalty payments and won the case. Bev did allow Kelly into Part II for their second album and tour so that's when the fallout started. They haven't spoken to each other since then. Bev did say nice things about Jeff when he was doing his monthly youtube programme a few years ago so it's kind of a one sided animosity now. I don't think Jeff hates Roy, it's just the other six people who were in the group in the mid to late 70s, apart from Richard Tandy who was part of Jeff's new band until he was too ill to carry on.

Ah, I didnt know about the Kelly case, though objectively speaking if he won the case he must have had a fairly convincing argument. A case of The Smiths' then. I'm happy he's OK with Roy at least!