Cosmo my brother, you've done it again. I absolutely loved "The New World Record" album! Harri it's wonderful seeing delightfulness in your face whenever reacting to ELO. Jeff Lynne is a true troubadour. Thanks brother Cosmo for another stellar request!
I was a teenager then. I could not believe my ears. It was far beyond what I've heard so far. All the arrangements right in place making it sound so simple, but its a piece of high complexity. Just clean overlapping of everything in the song. J. Lynne has done it again.
The German the opera singer sings is, "Weit, weit in die Ferne Man hört, man hört die Musik", which means, "Far, far away, one hears, one hears the music". So it's basically what he sings in English in the second bridge: "Far, far away, the music is playing." So he's caught up with her and they're now singing the same tune.
One of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands. Growing up in the '70s, aside from some homegrown Aussie bands, most of my other most loved bands that decade were from UK ; ELO, Slade, Queen, Smokie, Sweet, Deep Purple, Mud, Nazareth, Bay City Rollers, Free/Bad Company, Middle of the Road, Badfinger, Uriah Heep, ... actually looking at that list it's a little eclectic (or schitzo!)
Such a great song from an album that had a heavy influence on me growing up. ELO at their best. Thanks for the reaction Harri and Cosmo's stellar musical taste.
Little Richard via The Beatles I think. Chuck Berry because of Roll Over Beethoven would be my guess Harri. Ah, memories, this was played quite a lot in radio in Sydney back in the day. Great request Cosmo!
Nope usually a singer in the band sang that part it was never Jeff since that vocal part is kind of high for him back in ELOs heyday it was The late great bassist Kelly Groucutt who sang that part
In case you're interested, the operatic opening from our Wagnerian friend goes: "Weit, weit in die Ferne Man hört, man hört die Musik" ("Far, far away You hear, you hear the music" in English)
Nice insight. I first saw ELO 45 years ago! The magic never ends and this song always leaves me exhausted. A nice touch is the faltering cough of the opera singer at the beginning that is left on the album track. Btw Chuck Berry was a childhood favourite of Jeff hence the influence and reference.....
Must be played LOUD! ↗ I'm 71 now. My departed father used to catch me listening to this, and Hendrix, and rock generally while studying, and growled angrily, "Turn off that shit! You can't study with that on." I'm glad he lived to see me earn my PhD in mathematics, and to hear me say that I NEVER turned it off, and rarely turned it down. I love him, but he was just wrong. (He would be apoplectic if he heard me listening to hip-hop now!) Still kicking. . . ♨
@@bowtangey6830 Ya don't say? Well, it's an honor to be the first. Btw, I'm submitting my next ELO sponsored request tonight, so hopefully Harri will get to it soon. It's the very first ELO song ever written and recorded, "10538 Overture".
Great Review Harri - big ELO fan and know this song well and you gave great insight. Take a look at Jeff Lynne’s. ELO tour videos and watch this one. Melanie McDougal is backup and is awesome doing operatic part! Keep em coming
A nice touch is after the second time he sings, "I think she'd die for Beethoven", the piano plays the opening notes from Beethoven's fifth symphony. (Da,da,da,dar).
I think it was a sounded more like Chuck Berry in 1956 singing "Roll Over Beethoven" . Which of course the Beatles covered. It is well know that the English bands loved the early rock and roll, plus the blues. Of course ELO imparts small versions of their beautiful music.
FYI Much of Jeff Lynne's Compositions we're based on Classical Great of Music. Which is why he wanted to Expose her to Rock n Roll. The Beatles, Queen and Many others were inspired by Classical Greats too
Harri, thanks for reacting to my request--I'm glad the song earned your applause! Whenever I listen to, "Rockaria!", I'm transported back to 1976, a time when I was blessed with an idyllic upbringing in American suburbia. With all due respect to Little Richard, as far as Rock pioneers go, Chuck Berry was the man--so it makes sense Jeff used his name in the line, "And the orchestra was playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes." ps~I sent you a message this morning inquiring about the fate of the two songs I had requested prior to this one. I hope you just went out of order and they were not blocked. But please reply to my message over there and let me know, so I can determine my next request. Thanks! :D
Little Richard,as far as rock pioneers go,Chuck Berry was the man?You throw away Richard's influence just like that?😳😲 Richard changed music a good 6 or 7 years before Chuck had his first hit.Not only did he lay down the basics of Rock n Roll,well,he made it popular at least,cos it was already being played in the 20s and 30s by unknown black folks..Not only did he do that,but he influenced James Brown as well,who went on to influence almost every mordern musician one way or the other even with them not realising. We're not gonna agree on this one.I love Chuck,but its Richard for me 😀 PS.. Your requests are safe.Pls do the others.ALWAYS do the others,never worry about previous requests.
@@HarriBestReactions I think Chuck Berry maybe had more influence on guitar oriented Rock and roll. But you can definitely hear both of Chuck's and Richard's influence in ELO's early stuff.
Exactly. It's Berry's name artists of Jeff Lynne's era most often cite as being a primary influence of theirs, along with Elvis, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, and Roy Orbison. It's rare I hear one of them mention Little Richard. I'm sure Little Richard was an influence of theirs, but just not as prominently as the aforementioned names.
@@greghansell5115 I think I could very well be the only ELO fan in the world who actually likes _Battle of Marston Moor_ . But it sure has "Roy Wood song" written all over it. I do think it would have worked better as a pure instrumental without the spoken beginning, but as texts go it is still okay, and it's just a very short "intro". The melody is actually very good.
@@lhpl Fair comment and everyone hears things differently. I was heavily into 'In Old England Town' from those very experimental ELO days and I still love that song, but I do know that it is not everyone's cup of tea.
@@greghansell5115 just as Roy Wood isn't everyones cup of tea. That's fine of course. I love all - but I will admit I have no need to and wouldn't want to hear MBS every day. :-)
I always thought the lyric was "I thought I saw the mailman" not "mayor there" as mailmen were always delivering or not delivering from loved ones (so far away) in the late 50s and early 60s. Also I hoped the "Quarter To Three" reference was to that smash by U.S. Bonds in 1961 (US #1, UK #7) ua-cam.com/video/WMhuo96D0k8/v-deo.html Jeff Lynne exhibits a great sense of fun in his songs. The first one of his I bought back in 1968 "The Skeleton And The Roundabout" is a superb example ua-cam.com/video/4XKKlqAJND4/v-deo.html
Funny you should say that there sounds like a Little Richard influence there as Jeff Lynne was heavily influenced by the Beatles and stole their “woo hoo hoo” scream but Paul McCartney said he stole that “woo hoo hoo” from Little Richard! That’s music for you - every musician is influenced by another
If you listen carefully to the chorus every mention of a composer is backed or followed by a little flurry of one one their famous pieces. Quite a complex arrangement!
I commend to you Malcom McLaren's album "Fans," a fusion of 80's pop/R&B and opera. Every track is a gem. Here's the official video for "Madam Butterfly": ua-cam.com/video/wuOaqT6aMuM/v-deo.html Hope you enjoy!
There is a live recording of this song….it’s actually better than this…..ELO live is always better that studio….not many bands can say that….it’s why ELO is still popular to this day….
@@kennethcamilleri4678 Gotcha, thanks! Yeah, musically they sound great, but Jeff's voice is too old to pull off a hard-sung number like, "Rockaria!", in both of those performances, anywhere near as well as he was able to sing it back in the '70s.
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My all time favourite ELO track 👍😎
"And I thought I saw the MAYor there, but I wasn't really sure...but it's alright!" 😅
Love Jeff's growling vocals on this song.
Rock and Roll, plain and simple!
Cosmo my brother, you've done it again. I absolutely loved "The New World Record" album! Harri it's wonderful seeing delightfulness in your face whenever reacting to ELO. Jeff Lynne is a true troubadour. Thanks brother Cosmo for another stellar request!
I was a teenager then. I could not believe my ears. It was far beyond what I've heard so far. All the arrangements right in place making it sound so simple, but its a piece of high complexity. Just clean overlapping of everything in the song.
J. Lynne has done it again.
The German the opera singer sings is, "Weit, weit in die Ferne Man hört, man hört die Musik", which means, "Far, far away, one hears, one hears the music". So it's basically what he sings in English in the second bridge: "Far, far away, the music is playing." So he's caught up with her and they're now singing the same tune.
"And I thought I saw the mayor there, but I wasn't really sure"
Such a cool ending line! Jeff, you're the man! Always were!
My fave ELO album and my fave cut.
This song takes me straight back to my youth. Loved This song definitely my favourite ELO tune
My favourite all song .
Loved by us die hards, but not that well known otherwise. Great sleeper choice Cosmo! It's always fun to showcase Jeff's diversity in songwriting. 💕
Thanks!
Probably my favourite by ELO.
Love ELO!!
I haven’t heard this song in years! Thanks Cosmo and Harri for reminding me of the genius of Jeff Lynne and ELO. Can’t get enough of these guys. 🌺✌️
Glad you're diggin' these ELO songs, Debbie! Plenty more to come. :D
My fave ELO track ...... I had The New World Record back in the 70s!
I've always liked this particular song, ever since I bought the vinyl album back in 1976. Never get sick of hearing it...
My favourite E.L.O. Song. Thanks Harri.
Another Great Song, Harri! Many thanks
👍 its a great song, brilliant in its writing and performance.
One of my favourite songs by one of my favourite bands. Growing up in the '70s, aside from some homegrown Aussie bands, most of my other most loved bands that decade were from UK ; ELO, Slade, Queen, Smokie, Sweet, Deep Purple, Mud, Nazareth, Bay City Rollers, Free/Bad Company, Middle of the Road, Badfinger, Uriah Heep, ... actually looking at that list it's a little eclectic (or schitzo!)
A solid album of excellence!🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵
I always liked the "I think I saw the mayor there, but I wasn't really sure" line too--so random.
ELO were so great, I was lucky enough to be given tix to a concert. Blew me away and turned me into a fan.
Pure genius. I miss the 70's music.
The song that got me hooked on ELO back in the day. Nice one!!
An amazing and exciting tune! One of my favorites by ELO
Nice reaction to a truly one of a kind song. I love your appreciation for Good music. Keep showing your shining spirit Harri. More ELO please. Peace
Such a great song from an album that had a heavy influence on me growing up. ELO at their best. Thanks for the reaction Harri and Cosmo's stellar musical taste.
It's ROCK~auria... Aria as in opera~ Rock on.😉👍
Gotta love this song if you like ELO!
Little Richard via The Beatles I think. Chuck Berry because of Roll Over Beethoven would be my guess Harri.
Ah, memories, this was played quite a lot in radio in Sydney back in the day.
Great request Cosmo!
ELO's bass player for this era, Kelly Groucutt, sang the operatic bits during live performances of this song. On the album, it's Mary Thomas.
He mentioned Chuck Berry because of "roll over Beethoven". Rockaria is a different approach to the question if rock or classic is "the better music"
Ahhhhh Harri.... It doesn't get any better than this. Thanks to you for the reaction and to Cosmo for fuelling the E.L.O. fire here 👍😊
My pleasure, they've been my Top Band since '75.
I read Jeff's dad listened to classical music maybe that inspired him to write it. Glad he did.
During their live shows there is always an opera singer on stage :-)
Nope usually a singer in the band sang that part it was never Jeff since that vocal part is kind of high for him back in ELOs heyday it was The late great bassist Kelly Groucutt who sang that part
@@rcherry1978 Thank you!!
I LOVE this song! The lyrics are so fun.
In case you're interested, the operatic opening from our Wagnerian friend goes:
"Weit, weit in die Ferne
Man hört, man hört die Musik"
("Far, far away You hear, you hear the music" in English)
Thanks H. This needs to be A Full Album Play...
Desde hoy, fan de tu canal. ❤ Amo a ELO ❤ JEFF ❤
Thanks for this reaction I haven't heard this in a long while
Elo that song was first what i hear ❤❤❤❤
He mentions Chuck Berry because of his huge hit "Roll Over Beethoven" covered by everyone from The Beatles to ELO.
I bought their first greatest hits album with ELO medal on the cover in the early 80s, and this song was on it.
The most unique rock song with opera parts to it….there isn’t anything like it ever in rock history…..
Yeah! 💗💗💗
Nice insight. I first saw ELO 45 years ago! The magic never ends and this song always leaves me exhausted. A nice touch is the faltering cough of the opera singer at the beginning that is left on the album track. Btw Chuck Berry was a childhood favourite of Jeff hence the influence and reference.....
The Duck Down the Alley line rhymes with Long Tall Sally in the quoted song so it iS Little Richard. Harri you are spot on here
Bang on Harri
🔥🔥🔥
ROLL OVER BEETHOVAN
Coming soon!
Must be played LOUD! ↗ I'm 71 now. My departed father used to catch me listening to this, and Hendrix, and rock generally while studying, and growled angrily, "Turn off that shit! You can't study with that on." I'm glad he lived to see me earn my PhD in mathematics, and to hear me say that I NEVER turned it off, and rarely turned it down. I love him, but he was just wrong. (He would be apoplectic if he heard me listening to hip-hop now!)
Still kicking. . . ♨
Rock on, gramps!
@@Cosmo-Kramer 🏆 You're the first to call me that! (Bet you won't be the last . . . 😏)
@@bowtangey6830 Ya don't say? Well, it's an honor to be the first. Btw, I'm submitting my next ELO sponsored request tonight, so hopefully Harri will get to it soon. It's the very first ELO song ever written and recorded, "10538 Overture".
Great Review Harri - big ELO fan and know this song well and you gave great insight. Take a look at Jeff Lynne’s. ELO tour videos and watch this one. Melanie McDougal is backup and is awesome doing operatic part! Keep em coming
This never gets mentioned alongside ELO classics like Telephone Line, Evil Woman and Mr Blue Sky, but it damn well should!
Please do more Boston! I love your reactions! Try We're Ready or It's Easy . . . Songs other reactors haven't done yet!
Opera Rock!!! This blew my mind years ago when I first heard it and I said Who is that woman?
A nice touch is after the second time he sings, "I think she'd die for Beethoven", the piano plays the opening notes from Beethoven's fifth symphony. (Da,da,da,dar).
Jeff weaves it all together so good!
Love the little bit from Beethoven's 5th.
I think it was a sounded more like Chuck Berry in 1956 singing "Roll Over Beethoven" . Which of course the Beatles covered. It is well know that the English bands loved the early rock and roll, plus the blues. Of course ELO imparts small versions of their beautiful music.
FYI Much of Jeff Lynne's Compositions we're based on Classical Great of Music. Which is why he wanted to Expose her to Rock n Roll. The Beatles, Queen and Many others were inspired by Classical Greats too
This is like the Beatles singing Little Richard, then mixed with some bits of their own style.
Harri, thanks for reacting to my request--I'm glad the song earned your applause! Whenever I listen to, "Rockaria!", I'm transported back to 1976, a time when I was blessed with an idyllic upbringing in American suburbia. With all due respect to Little Richard, as far as Rock pioneers go, Chuck Berry was the man--so it makes sense Jeff used his name in the line, "And the orchestra was playin' all Chuck Berry's greatest tunes." ps~I sent you a message this morning inquiring about the fate of the two songs I had requested prior to this one. I hope you just went out of order and they were not blocked. But please reply to my message over there and let me know, so I can determine my next request. Thanks! :D
Little Richard,as far as rock pioneers go,Chuck Berry was the man?You throw away Richard's influence just like that?😳😲 Richard changed music a good 6 or 7 years before Chuck had his first hit.Not only did he lay down the basics of Rock n Roll,well,he made it popular at least,cos it was already being played in the 20s and 30s by unknown black folks..Not only did he do that,but he influenced James Brown as well,who went on to influence almost every mordern musician one way or the other even with them not realising.
We're not gonna agree on this one.I love Chuck,but its Richard for me 😀
PS.. Your requests are safe.Pls do the others.ALWAYS do the others,never worry about previous requests.
@@HarriBestReactions I think Chuck Berry maybe had more influence on guitar oriented Rock and roll. But you can definitely hear both of Chuck's and Richard's influence in ELO's early stuff.
He DID have a girl with him singing opera. She was featured on the album, also in Shangra lai.
Their first single "10538 Overture" and the album version of "Roll Over Beethoven" are worth checking out.
Both are coming. Just down the pike a bit.
@@Cosmo-Kramer You can be relied upon Cosmo!
I think a collaboration between these guys and Blood, Sweat and Tears, (back in the early 70s), would have made for a mind-blowing concert!
Nope.
@@davidanderson8469 Wow- I don't remember saying that.
Please do pink Floyd. Great gig in the sky. This is going home and who u leave behind 1 thing can u dig it baby
I think Chuck Berry is more known as the beginning of Rock and Roll so I think that is why
Exactly. It's Berry's name artists of Jeff Lynne's era most often cite as being a primary influence of theirs, along with Elvis, Bill Haley, Buddy Holly, and Roy Orbison. It's rare I hear one of them mention Little Richard. I'm sure Little Richard was an influence of theirs, but just not as prominently as the aforementioned names.
I don’t know a bad ELO tune from the 70’s.
No Sir,I do not.
I don't either, apart from 'Battle of Marston Moor'....I won't mention that one again ok....
@@greghansell5115 I think I could very well be the only ELO fan in the world who actually likes _Battle of Marston Moor_ . But it sure has "Roy Wood song" written all over it. I do think it would have worked better as a pure instrumental without the spoken beginning, but as texts go it is still okay, and it's just a very short "intro". The melody is actually very good.
@@lhpl Fair comment and everyone hears things differently. I was heavily into 'In Old England Town' from those very experimental ELO days and I still love that song, but I do know that it is not everyone's cup of tea.
@@greghansell5115 just as Roy Wood isn't everyones cup of tea. That's fine of course. I love all - but I will admit I have no need to and wouldn't want to hear MBS every day. :-)
@@lhpl I like it too!
This song could wake the dead in the coroner's lab.
live kelly ( vocals /bass) sung v opera part n did it realy well.
Harris. I once looked up the Latin To English Translation of What She's Singing it's ingabout being on A hill Far Away singing All things !
Latin translation? Impressive, as the words are German: _Weit! Weit in die Ferne! Man hört! Man hört die Musik!_
@@lhpl Latin...German...it's all Greek to me. ;)
@@Cosmo-Kramer Oy vey...
I can hear echoes of both Little Richard and Chuck Berry in that song. Think Berry's Roll Over Beethoven.
Great choice, which I've been advocating for some time. Now, Roll Over Beethoven, an early ELO powerhouse classic mix of rock and classical.
Thanks for your patience. As for ROB, not just yet, but it's coming.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Don't tease us Cosmo
@@rcherry1978 LOL...well, it is not ROB, but a new one just dropped a few minutes ago. :)
Great album!!.. Check out "Do Ya".. and "So Fine".. for something different.. cheers
MULTI PLATINUM ALBUM ( A NEW WORLD RECORD ) RELEASE HARRI :)
Second ELO reaction I've seen today. Fancy listening to their Wild West Hero ?
I always thought the lyric was "I thought I saw the mailman" not "mayor there" as mailmen were always delivering or not delivering from loved ones (so far away) in the late 50s and early 60s.
Also I hoped the "Quarter To Three" reference was to that smash by U.S. Bonds in 1961 (US #1, UK #7) ua-cam.com/video/WMhuo96D0k8/v-deo.html
Jeff Lynne exhibits a great sense of fun in his songs. The first one of his I bought back in 1968 "The Skeleton And The Roundabout" is a superb example ua-cam.com/video/4XKKlqAJND4/v-deo.html
Good call, Sharon, on the, "Quarter To Three", reference, I never picked up on that! And yes, that is a fun Jeff/Idle Race tune!
Funny you should say that there sounds like a Little Richard influence there as Jeff Lynne was heavily influenced by the Beatles and stole their “woo hoo hoo” scream but Paul McCartney said he stole that “woo hoo hoo” from Little Richard! That’s music for you - every musician is influenced by another
first there was chuck berry and little Richard then the Beatles then Jeff Lynn the fiivth beatle aloha
Jeff is much better than a 5th Beatle. He is Simply Jeff Lynne like other Music Legends said “The best overall musician they have ever met”.
I agreethanks
I thought I over-analysed things but heck, now I know I'm just an amateur. 😆
Boy Blue ELO next
Harri already reacted to, "Boy Blue", you can find it in his archives.
@@Cosmo-Kramer Thanks, just watched it. One of ELOs best.
second comment ***hahaha***
If you listen carefully to the chorus every mention of a composer is backed or followed by a little flurry of one one their famous pieces. Quite a complex arrangement!
@@Yourstruly-kg6zp thats absolutely true
Chuck berry meets Beethoven
I commend to you Malcom McLaren's album "Fans," a fusion of 80's pop/R&B and opera. Every track is a gem. Here's the official video for "Madam Butterfly": ua-cam.com/video/wuOaqT6aMuM/v-deo.html
Hope you enjoy!
There is a live recording of this song….it’s actually better than this…..ELO live is always better that studio….not many bands can say that….it’s why ELO is still popular to this day….
What year is it from? Post the link here, please, I'd like to watch it. Thanks!
@@Cosmo-Kramer It’s from the Wembley or Bust 2017 concert….Newman
@@Cosmo-Kramer #jeromeQ has another version of Rockaria video live in his collection
@@kennethcamilleri4678 Gotcha, thanks! Yeah, musically they sound great, but Jeff's voice is too old to pull off a hard-sung number like, "Rockaria!", in both of those performances, anywhere near as well as he was able to sing it back in the '70s.
@@kennethcamilleri4678 Thanks.... Mickey