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, hey hey
Runnin' down the avenue
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
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for
Oh mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Mister blue sky, mister blue sky
Mister blue sky
Mister blue, you did it right
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
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Please, turn me over
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
Runnin' down the avenue
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
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for
Oh mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Mister blue sky, mister blue sky
Mister blue sky
Mister blue, you did it right
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
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long (so long)
Where did we go wrong?
Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Everybody smiles at you
Please, turn me over
Lyrics submitted by Kenobi65, edited by LuckyApplehead, TriangleMan, Counterclockwerk, Skulduggery, PDXGuy96, hackathy
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Always makes me happy. It is physically impossible to be upset while listening to this song.
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 song is really a feel good song.
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!
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.
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.
"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."