Mr. Blue Sky Lyrics
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, hey hey
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mister blue sky is living here today, hey hey
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Mister blue sky
But soon comes mister night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
I love this song. Can you tell?
Always makes me happy. It is physically impossible to be upset while listening to this song.
@Mr. Blue Sky almost, not quite, I once had a bad breakup and I had really liked this song early on in the relationship, for the months right after this song could have me in tears
@Mr. Blue Sky almost, not quite, I once had a bad breakup and I had really liked this song early on in the relationship, for the months right after this song could have me in tears
what a great song. so much fun to sing out loud without caring what people think.
This song is a like 5-minute musical orgasm. Pure pop perfection.
One of my fav songs from my fav group. For a song that I don't remember hearing on radio or rating to well in the charts(I'm born in 63), it sure has been in a lot of movies over the times. Jeff Lynne must have got on really well with the Beatles because he produced the "Free as a bird" song for the Beatles 1995 and then formed the Traveling Wilburys with Harrison and co. Lynne would have to be one of the most underrated musso's ever considering all he has done and who he has done it with.
My dad got to see ELO live back in the day, lucky bastard. ;)
This is one of the most beautiful songs of all times indeed. It was number 59 on some top 2000 of the most popular songs of all times, and it is not for nothing.
I had heard it because my dad kept playing his vinyls, he teased me with his artists I did not like.
But as for Electric Light Orchestra, thanks dad. :)
They wanted to keep the same spirit as in the song I am the Walrus by The Beatles if I recall correctly. For text-to-speech that is heard in their songs, it took literally days just to get one word. It was a labour of love, but an incredible amount of work.
Listen to their tune Daybreaker, it's the perfect song for beginning a day, it is also instrumental only. And I really like their 8-minute cover of Roll Over Beethoven. Jeff Lynne was a perfectionist!
The "Please turn me over" comment isn't a random message. When the album was first released in the 70s, it was a double LP. "Mr. Blue Sky" was the last song on the front side of the second LP.
The song is really a feel good song.
From Jeff Lynne's notes in the re-released version of "Out of the Blue"
"I rented this little chalet in Switzerland, in the mountains just beyond Lake Geneva. I rented this gear from a little shop in a village, a little music shop, with a Revox tape recorder, an electric piano -- I had my guitar there -- and just sat there to try and write. For two weeks, I came up with nothing -- and I only had four weeks to write this double album! I was sort of thinking, 'bloody 'ell, maybe I can't come up with anything.' The weather had been really bad and then one day I got up and it was fantastic, the sun was brilliant and shining, all the mountains were lit up and this mist had gone away. It was gorgeous and I came up with 'Mr. Blue Sky.' I just kept coming up with songs then, y'know? They just came real quick and I came up with about fourteen in the two weeks after the first empty two weeks."
doesn't mean to compare or stuff, but really, it's rare nowadays to hear 'so happy' music like this nowadays. makes you wonder what's with all those 'electronic beat hip-hop' thingy that lots of bands/artists seem to 'chase' about, yet they seem to forget the number one ingredient in music: the EMOTION, just like this oldies-but-goodies song right here!
and btw, I'm a Gen-Y kid, makes you wonder eh how I can finally stumble upon this great 'old' song? well, it's NEVER too old, this song is! in fact, it's now in one of my number one favorite song list. thank you Internet!
haha 'please turn mee ovar' just finished listebning to this song and kept an eye out for that, so great, just random- like a 5 year old kid doing finger painting and wearing a cape =)
"Never mind I'll remember you this way"
This may be my favorite line in this song. The idea that you can capture this sunny moment, this perfect memory, and keep it in your mind and in your heart forever...there is something so innocent and beautiful about it. I too want to hold onto that state of perfect sunshine and peace.
@Bmyster Couldn't have said it better. The way they say "never mind", almost in a nervous, dismissive type of way. It seems that by the end of the song Mister Blue is giving way to Mister night, but you can always remember the good times.
@Bmyster Couldn't have said it better. The way they say "never mind", almost in a nervous, dismissive type of way. It seems that by the end of the song Mister Blue is giving way to Mister night, but you can always remember the good times.