The Meaning of the song: the singer is waiting for his woman on the other end of the telephone to pick up the line and he's expressing his loneliness as he waits. The way the song begins "Hello. How are you?" line make it clear that he is on the telephone waiting for an answer. The transition into the full stereo effect on the "lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights" line expresses the sadness and loneliness of the song. The next line, "that's what I'd say" underscores that the song's listener (you) has just been listening to the sad telephone call and the singer's deep pain. the entire song occurs while the singer is on the line, waiting for the line to be picked up. There is remarkable feeling to the song, as if the caller is waiting and waiting for an answer while pouring out the pain and loneliness that he is feeling.

@itsmira-j

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Whitney, I really appreciate ❤

@Cosmo-Kramer

11 ай бұрын

Nice comment, Whitney, but I don't think he's talking to us, he's talking to himself--and at one point, the operator, asking her if she could let it ring longer.

@ricelaker

11 ай бұрын

It may be hard for some young people to understand if they have never experienced placing a call through an operator. I mean how it works. Not like phones of today

@tonypastor705

10 ай бұрын

Love this song- used to have it on a record. My friend cracked me up in High School about the song with what he said about it but he agreed that it was a good song! 😊

@ianrawlings2546

9 ай бұрын

Thank you Captain Obvious.

This emotional and extremely well sung song is for everyone who has been 'Ghosted' by someone that they are deeply in love with.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad I got to listen to this song ❤️❤️

E.L.O. stands for Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne who is the main singer is a genius and is also a great producer. He comes from my home city of Birmingham, UK and E.L.O. have loads of great songs. One of my favourites is 'All Over The World' which makes you want to dance and sing. Jeff Lynne was also a member of a super group called 'The Travelling Willburys' with George Harrison (The Beatles), Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for letting me know. ❤️

@tonybird8037

4 ай бұрын

Was Jeff a member of The Move back in the day

@spacefanatic

4 ай бұрын

@tonybird8037 He was part of The Move with Roy Wood at sometime in his career.

One of the best songs ever written by one of the best bands ever the man is a genius ❤

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

I can tell!!!

You can't go wrong with any track from ELO

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

I believe so 🥰🥰

Huge band when I grew up in Ireland mid 70s . Their music wasn’t totally MS at the time . Lead singer has written many hit songs for other artists which I didn’t know until recently. Early , Early ELO had a different style music to what became their signature sound . Orchestral backing and Jeff Lynne’s high pure singing voice . I regards his voice as one of the finest in pop music . He still performs in his mid 70s . And ELO had a Wembley London concert where his voice even at 70 was better in than his debut album with Telephone Line .

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

They are absolutely amazing ❤️

I was born in 1971. ELO is one of those bands that I heard in the car with my mom and generally on radio as one exists in a grown up world. You hear what the adults around you are listening to. There are a few ELO songs that I wouldn't want to exist on this Earth without knowing. Telephone Line is one of those songs. It is beautiful. It is a gift.

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate ❤️❤️

This song was written in the 1970's , some 30 years before modern cell phones existed. Telephones in those days were all connected by a line (electical wire) and had an operator that could assist you with contacting a person on the other end of the phone. Also, if you were not near the phone when someone tried to call you, you would never had known that they tried to call you.😢😮

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for explaining that, 1970 is a long long time yet this song is timeless ❤️❤️

The singer Jeff Lynn writes everything.. he is 75 now and still sounds that good

@leestockton9367

10 ай бұрын

Jeff LYNNE

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Wow that’s amazing 🤩

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ❤️🥰😍

E (Electric) L (Light) O (Orchestra) and it's pronounced saying the individual letter: E-L-O. Been a huge fan since early 70's.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad I was able to know about them. Lucky me!!!

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Jeff Lynn is the singer. Very underrated voice. Great band. I honestly think the video performance detracts from the recorded song. Try listening to the music (no video) and follow along with the Lyrics: Hello, how are you? Have you been alright through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything if you'd pick up that telephone Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, how ya feelin'? Are you still the same? Don't you realise the things we did, we did Were all for real? Not a dream I just can't believe they've all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? Oh I'll just sit tight, in shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore, oh-whoa Yeah, yeah, yeah Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight

@itsmira-j

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and I think Jeff Lynn Is amazing ❤

@whitneyestate1402

Жыл бұрын

@@itsmira-j “I’d tell you you everything if you’d pick up that telephone” wow what a line. I think anyone who has experienced heart break has had a similar feeling. Good to see you Mira!

@itsmira-j

Жыл бұрын

@@whitneyestate1402 😍😍😍😍

@Cosmo-Kramer

11 ай бұрын

@@whitneyestate1402 Whitney, his name is spelled, Lynne, not, Lynn. However, I do agree with you that the video detracts from the song, that it's far better to just listen to it whilst staring at a photo of the album cover. Or a lyrics video, like you said, but I think that can detract from appreciating the music, as well. Maybe because English is not their first language, I would make an exception.

@leestockton9367

10 ай бұрын

Jeff LYNNE

ELO is short for Electric Light Orchestra. Its so named because of the cellos and violins which no other band featured at the time. The telephone line is a reference to actual wires that made up the telephone system in the 70's when this was written. There was no wireless technology. Back then when we called someone it rang until you stopped if no one answered. There was no voicemail or call forwarding. For another really fun ELO try Mr. Blue Sky.

@itsmira-j

Жыл бұрын

I figured it’s a short form tho. Thank you for your suggestion and we appreciate you ❤

@ianrawlings2546

9 ай бұрын

No one before or since had/has used electrically amplified classical string instruments like ELO did.

A true delicacy. Love this song...

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ❤️

The premise of the song was the distance between the lead singer Jeff Lynne and his wife while the group was on tour or recording an album in another place and they were apart from each other. You have to remember that when they recorded this song in the mid 1970's that answering machines or voice mail was not widely available. It was common that when you called someone that if no one was home, the phone would just continue to ring, and you would hope that someone answered. I'm old enough that I remember that time, and trying to call someone to express my feelings or apologize for a wrong doing and hoping that the person on the other end would answer.

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊and I understand that feeling

Esta maravillosa banda fue bautizada por John Lennon (ex The Beatles) como "Hijos de Los Beatles". Además está banda fue catalogada como la "Más importante del Mundo" en 1978. Con muchos hits en ranking mundiales y sin fin discos de Oro, hoy está inducida en el Salón de la Fama del Rock. Greeting from Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 South America.

@Chiari_Queen_T

11 ай бұрын

It's kinda self explanatory even though phones are different now then when this song was written. You should see these 2 ELO self titled megafans trying to figure out what "turned to stone when you are gone" means and confidently decided its a compliment like she's a statue! And they are in their late 30's! Wow!

@Chiari_Queen_T

11 ай бұрын

I hope it's clear I was talking about other reactors, NOT YOU TWO!! ❤️😉

Back in the day, we didn't have cell phones...we had telephone lines. So it was fairly common to refer to your telephone line, kind of like just saying someone's cell wasn't answering or your cell phone call could not get thru, etc. We also had party lines, which were shared telephone lines and sometimes you could inadvertently pick up someone else's conversation on the telephone. We weren't able to direct dial long distance calls even within in the US, we had to dial 0 for the operator and ask her to make the call for us.

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ❤️

👍. Young Ladies, Good Reaction Video, you'ze did Good Job

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ❤️

I’ve heard this song maybe a thousand times? Makes me cry EVERY TIME 😢😢

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

Oh dear!!!❤️

Love How the Music 🎶 seemed to Carry you Away! Great Reaction Ladies!

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I’m glad you love the video ❤️❤️

Imagine your 1st Concert was seeing their Space Ship show. I saw them in the Omni in Atlanta in 78. Blew up my engine in my Vega getting the tickets. Worth it.

@itsmira-j

3 ай бұрын

That would be amazing

One of my favorite songs from when I was a teenager. They were hugely popular in the 70s in the US.

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

I guess it’s everyone’s favorite 😻

In fact, ELO is Jeff Lynne. He writes all the songs, he sings all the songs, he produce all the songs and he is a multi-instrumentalist. Since 2014 he makes music under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO". And on his new records he does nearly everything on his own. In 2014 he and his new formed Band played in front of 50.000 people in London's Hyde Park and in 2017 he played in London's Wembley Stadium in front of 62.000 people (have a look on KZread). And his voice seems getting better in his old days. A musical genius, in a row with Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson.

@itsmira-j

3 ай бұрын

He’s amazing 🤩

You two did really great impressions of two store mannequins during the song.

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

Being a troll doesn’t add to your lifespan SH!THOLE !!!!

❤need to see more ELO❤❤❤❤❤

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

I believe so ❤️❤️😍

First off, I love your reaction and emotions. I grew up in Miami and was raised on classic rock n roll in the 70’s and 80’s. What I love about “Telephone Line” is this song could never be written today. Beyond Jeff Lynn’s musical genius, the nostalgic music and lyrics hit particularly hard when he says to the operator “can you just let it ring a little longer, longer”. In the 1970’s there was no answering machine or voicemail, cellphones. No social media to check the love of your life who just broke up with you is on vacation or just got back. If you weren’t home, your option was to run to a pay phone and put some dimes and nickels in it and call where? If the person disconnected or changed their home phone number it was a hopeless situation. When someone broke up with you back in the 70’s, they would get in a taxi and you would never see them again. No one to text 5 mins later I’m sorry. Within a week they could have moved to the other side of the world and you’d never know. That’s what makes this song and lyrics so heartbreaking back in the day and why songs like Telephone Line can’t be written anymore with this sort of nostalgia. Keep up the amazing reactions!

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

Oh noooo. That’s heartbreaking and thank you for watching. I would have gone crazy but I’m glad we have telephones and social media now 😁

Beautiful

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Theres so much ELO , (Electric Light Orchestra) for you to love and these are just some, you cant go wrong with them! Turned To Stome Strange Magic Evil Woman Dont Bring Me Down Livin Thing Hold On Tight All Over the World Shine A Little Love.... This is a good start!!❤❤ 🎵🎸🎹🎻🥁🎶😉❤️

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I guess I’m in for a treat 🥰😍😍😍

@Cosmo-Kramer

11 ай бұрын

@@itsmira-j You are, indeed. ELO had more Top 40 Hits in the US and UK combined during their 15-year career from 1972-1986, than ANY OTHER BAND in the world over that same span! I think your next ELO song should be, *"Evil Woman".* As I said in a previous comment, do not use music videos, they detract from the song. Just use the photo of the album cover (Face The Music) that's in the thumbnail for the song. Be sure to use that link, because others cut the song short. The image on the Face The Music album cover is of an electric chair....that's the one you want.

@Chiari_Queen_T

11 ай бұрын

@Cosmo Kramer you have to admit ELO or now called Jeff Lynne's ELO due to the parting of the 2 founding members, are consistently just as great live. Way too many bands who at least DO sing live and not give you lip sync for your money, can't say the same, ESPECIALLY 50+ years later! You are most definitely in for a treat and what the heck, you can't go wrong with "Evil Woman", there's a reason it is on my 'off the top of my head ELO starter songs' 😉

@Cosmo-Kramer

11 ай бұрын

@@Chiari_Queen_T I think reactors should always react to the studio version of a song first. And then for those songs they really love and want to see them performed live, do a separate reaction another day to the song played live. So maybe after they react to the studio version of, *"Evil Woman",* they can react to the killer 2017 Wembley live performance of the song? ps~I saw them live in '78, loved it!

Ladies it's Electric Light Orchestra. That's there name,✌️

@itsmira-j

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Must watch more elo sweet talking woman

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

So beautiful 😍😍

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I'm Japanese, but I love this song❤❤❤It's a song I want to listen to on the record board❤❤❤

@itsmira-j

Ай бұрын

Everyone do!!!!

Stunned..

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

“Light Orchestra” is a term that was used many, many moons ago. Light Orchestra was basically the Top-40 pop hits music of that day. ELO is a wink and nod at the history. Maybe a bit esoteric but they produced some fantastic music. (Honestly, I didn’t really appreciate them until I was older. Regardless, they’re pretty cool. 😎)

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

They are amazing 🤩

Pretty easy stuff, before Cell Phones all calls went through a Telephone line. TBH, Cell phones are not technically phones but are instead "Radios" and the calls travel through the air. Only Landlines are true telephones that send messages over a line.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Wow 🤩 I can imagine how it was those years 🤣🤣

Yo wake up! This shit rules

@itsmira-j

3 ай бұрын

😝

Get the album, it sends you to a wonderful sleep.

@itsmira-j

2 ай бұрын

An album for sleep 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Oh, the innocence of youth! Life was very different fifty years ago, without modern tech

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

I can’t imagine 😂😂😂

You girls looked taken back ❤

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Yes we sure do ❤️❤️

"Let it ring forevermore..." I feel his desperation and despair each time I listen...

@Rob-29266

10 ай бұрын

That line in the song and the way Jeff conveys it , is truly heart wrenching . It sticks with me too .

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

❤️❤️

I was 8 when this came out. Can still sing every word at 55. Love ELO!

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

8??? And now 55?? I guess I’m lucky ☺️

The Harmony

@itsmira-j

5 ай бұрын

Yes the Harmony !!

Electric Light Orchestra. Lead singer is Jeff Lynne

@itsmira-j

Ай бұрын

So I heard 🤩🤩. Thank you

🥰

@itsmira-j

6 ай бұрын

😍😍

E L O STANDS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT OCHRESTA

@itsmira-j

21 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

The second and most poignant verse of this song seems lost to most people born in the noughties onwards as they've never had to experience going through the operator to make a phone call. I love that bit of off-mic singing by Kelly that Jeff kept in "yeh, yeah, yeah, yeaaah!"

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

The entire song is a bang!!!

@leestockton9367

7 ай бұрын

@@itsmira-j That's for sure

ELO = Electric Light Orchestra

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Electric Light Orchestra! It was before your time of wired phone service.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

I can tell😂😂😂

The son of the Beatles john said 😊

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

😁😁

The song is about a guy who is trying to contact the girl he loves who has moved... She has decided not to pick up the phone or she has given him a false phone number.. Either way the song is about the loss of love and the devastation caused.. This same group later did another song with a the same theme but making it more clear.. The other song is called ""Calling America"" if you listen to it you will be able to connect the two songs without any trouble.. here it is... kzread.info/dash/bejne/rIFosdGTqtW8kaw.html

@itsmira-j

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and I will try listening to the song

.................."TELEPHONE LINE" ........{Electric Light Orchestra Lyrics} Hello! How are you? Have you been alright through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything if you'd pick up that telephone Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey! How you feelin'? Are you still the same? Don't you realise the things we did, we did Were all for real, not a dream? I just can't believe they've all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh-ooh Doo-wop, do-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? Oh I'll just sit tight through shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore Yeah, yeah, yeah Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching ❤️❤️

Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true)

@itsmira-j

Ай бұрын

Thank you thank you 😊

Telephone used to have wires (lines) connecting them. Well before the time of mobile phones.

@itsmira-j

3 ай бұрын

I wish I have an idea 🤣🤣🤣

Electric light Orchestra

@itsmira-j

6 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@chuckyoneill9029

6 ай бұрын

@@itsmira-j YW

elo evil woman live at wembley stadium great concert

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for suggesting 🥰🥰

Xanadu another good song

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

Serious comment: I really like your braids.

@itsmira-j

6 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤️❤️

ELO are initials, not an abbreviation. It's ok you didn't know that. ELO is a great band.

And i think he was part of the travelling whilbouries. excuse myspelling.

@itsmira-j

2 ай бұрын

Hahahhahaha no problem

Look up ELO live at Wembley 2017 Telephone Line, Evil woman.

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Okay thanks

Hi A better version of this is. ELO wembley stadium telephone line 2017. I'm sure you will like it

@itsmira-j

8 ай бұрын

Oh thank you so much 😊 🥰

ItsMira-J Sounds a bit dated, remember this song came first out in 1977. Listen and react to the live concert version from Wembley arena 2017 as ELO are a great live band with much focus on a great light show.

@itsmira-j

Ай бұрын

They are absolutely amazing 🤩

internet to look for ELO your girls loos like 2 corspes while listening

@itsmira-j

6 ай бұрын

You sound so bitter and hateful 💔💔

Damn i look down and i commented a m9nth ago,sorry

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

😁😁😁😁

I thought he is ringing his ex wanting to let her know he misses her and is lonely and wants to get back with her ,he knows that she probably doesn’t .She isn’t answering the phone so possibly is dodging him ,but as long as the phone keeps ringing he’s still has hope for getting back with her ,opposed to a probable hard no if she answers .

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

I think I heard a different story

Back when a text wasnt an option...

@itsmira-j

7 ай бұрын

Wow!!!

Hadn't heard this song since my childhood. First time I heard it was in my uncle's '68 Camareo on a green 8 track tape with several other artists on it. Crosby, Stills and Nash's 'Our House, Heart's 'Barracuda'; America's 'Horse with no Name. Sometimes, I miss those care free days, not to mention the variety of music then. 'Don't Bring me Down' was a huge hit for ELO. For a fun quirky song check out BOC's abbreviations for Blue Oyster Cult 'Godzzila' Unfortunately, there was another group called Blue Oyster Cult, which had a similar vocal harmonies. . 😂😂😂😂

@allendixon7700

9 ай бұрын

I love it too I do too. I'm loving it. All day I'll do

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Oh I’m glad we came across this song and thanks for watching ❤️❤️

Mobile phones have ruined the beauty of songs like this,can we please go back 😅

@itsmira-j

4 ай бұрын

I don’t think so 🤣🤣

@tonybird7523

4 ай бұрын

You look too young to know about life before mobiles, but I value your opinion, all the best to you 😊​@itsmira-j

Does your friend want to move countrys?

@itsmira-j

10 ай бұрын

Why is that???

Sorry I can't leave a comment, not that it would be deliberately rude, but the KZread police will threaten to delete my account.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

I’m glad you are fully aware of that…

The blank, emotionless reaction to this song betrays your lack of musicality. I’m sorry, but quality music of this style is just not for you. Maybe concentrate on music more suited to your own taste.

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

You didn’t have to sound so rude and bitter 😊🥰

@rojavida

11 ай бұрын

@@itsmira-j I give you the opportunity to prove otherwise of course, but I’m just saying it as I see it. During the song, there is virtually no reaction. I understand that music released recently has no emotional element for the most part and that as a result, young people are unfamiliar with emotional music as a result. I had no intention to disrespect or malign you but the dead-pan reaction leads me to the conclusion that you have no innate musical appreciation.

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

@@rojavida perhaps a first time reaction to a song it is……

@rojavida

11 ай бұрын

@@itsmira-j OK so your initial reaction to a song is to absorb it dispassionately. How compelling do you imagine that is to the viewer? Reaction videos are successful because viewers see an emotional connection to music that they appreciate at a deep level. Basically, if you want to make this a successful venture, you need to display genuine appreciation for the music. It needs to be obvious to the viewer (faking it will not work of course, unless you are very convincing). I wish you luck.

@itsmira-j

11 ай бұрын

@@rojavida thanks for watching and commenting. Your observation is taken into consideration Robert. ❤️

Do your research before reacting.

@itsmira-j

9 ай бұрын

Yes sir!!!!