Reception Professional ratings Review scores In addition to the new name Lynne would also receive a share of royalties from ELO Part II's sales. After a lawsuit a compromise was reached, the new name of the band would be ELO Part II. So in 1989 Bev Bevan formed a new band with a new lineup under ELO, however Lynne objected to the use of ELO's name. Now your Christmas related words really jump out, so I have chosen “Don’t Look Too Close” for our “12 Songs of Christmas” radio hour next month.After Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) was disbanded in 1986, Bev Bevan approached Jeff Lynne to record another album, Lynne declined. GM: Well, speaking of reimagining, you did that with the piano version of “See What I See,” the acoustic version of “Home is You,” and my favorite of the new versions of songs from your Don’t Look Too Close album, the title tune. I’m not usually so whimsical in my songwriting, but I was working on letting myself write without so much self-censoring. I reimagined her as a woman who had been through a sort of a winter of the soul, to reemerge as beautiful and free as ever. She looked so beautiful in the summer sunshine. NS: Great question, both! My inspiration for Vivienne was seeing a bluebird outside my living room window. There’s a morning song budding in her rusty orange throat.” Is Vivienne a bird or a woman? Now let’s go from Hannah to “Vivienne,” with colorful poetic imagery, “Vivienne, look to the red oak. I remember you telling me about her music being included in NBC’s This Is Us. GM: You and Hannah have written a wonderful song. “Who's gonna fix it, if it's nobody's fault” could be speaking of the experience from lover to lover, friend to friend, or American to American. I began writing this song with my friend Hannah Miller about painful goodbyes, but as we continued it became clear that it could be about the acrimonious state of our country as much as anything else. I enjoy that I can really have fun and open up vocally on this song. We rock this song and we also love to play this acoustically. T: This is the band’s favorite song to play live. GM: When I first heard "Kings of Lies" I was reminded of the early Neil Young song "Down by the River." Like your update of "Worlds Away," the power continues on the new unplugged version on “King of Lies.” It is a very powerful song with a true rock edge but acoustically I think it captures that acceptance of saying goodbye and moving on. TIFFANY: This was the first song written for the Pieces of Me album. "Worlds Away" is a powerful opener for Pieces of Me and the new unplugged version still captures that power as the finale on this new deluxe edition. Let’s talk about the three new unplugged versions of songs which have been added to the album. You know I am such a fan of this album, which didn’t get the full promotion it deserved due to the pandemic. I am so pleased that Deko is releasing Pieces of Me Deluxe Edition. GM: Tiffany, it is just a few months since we talked, and we have more news to share with the Goldmine readers. We thank you for promoting our music.Įlectric Light Orchestra Part II and The Orchestra links:į/ TheOrchestraStarringELOFormerMembers There will be a lot of activity coming in 2022. South America might be in spring and there are European dates which we will probably play. We’ll be back near you at Disney World’s EPCOT in March at the International Flower & Garden Festival again. What do you have coming up?ĮT: We have live shows planned for January in Israel. GM: Yes, those are both great songs, from ELO’s double album masterpiece Out of the Blue. Blue Sky” is one of my favorites.ĮT: “Turn to Stone” is one of my favorites. I have heard The Orchestra’s live version of “Roll Over Beethoven” and wow, you do a great job! GM: The eight-minute version of “Roll Over Beethoven” is in my all-time favorite top three songs as ELO is also in my all-time favorite top three groups. Then a year-and-a-half went by while they worked on the legal side of things with Jeff Lynne. They were excited about the possibility for an ELO return of sorts, and we decided that we could start the band. Then Don Arden, his son Dave, and ELO’s drummer Bev Bevan flew from England to New York, and we got together in a hotel. Don said that they were looking to restart ELO and asked Jim if he knew anybody who would be good for it. Jim had written Air Supply’s “Making Love Out of Nothing at All” who were managed by Don Arden, and I sang on that song. How did that happen?ĮRIC TROYER: I had written a lot of songs and was working with Jim Steinman at the time. GM: Eric, at some point you joined Electric Light Orchestra Part II. GM: You ended up doing the ELO version of “Do Ya,” which is one of my wife Donna’s favorite songs, on the A New World Record album which we listened to when we were first dating. Billboard Top 100 debut: October 23, 1976
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