The person who creates the most happiness on KZread reacting to a song that creates happiness? This is a dream! 😍

@jackrussel853

2 ай бұрын

Well said evelyn, she is a little angel.

@T-bone1950

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, and it makes me happy 🤣

@smolpuppyolove1051

2 ай бұрын

She's so beautiful right through and through and talented beyondcompare!!

@Green-Lyon

2 ай бұрын

Happiness "Inception" ☺

"Bob Ross is multiplying" got me howling

@Michael-mm3fm

2 ай бұрын

Who’s Bob Ross?

@petearundel166

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael-mm3fm www.youtube.com/@bobross_thejoyofpainting

@HareDeLune

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael-mm3fm OMG!

@TheRprecupjr

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah, I lost it when she said that!

I've known about this song for 40 years. She hears it for 13 seconds and has a better analysis of the meaning than I ever had

@DeansMayhem

2 ай бұрын

I think she's genius.

@chrississon5954

2 ай бұрын

@bossfan49 so the lyrics explained the beginning about waking up from a nightmare, to the sound of a clock radio and the day being better than the dream he was having? I missed it. Good thing you're here to explain it

@user-rd7nn7py7r

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@therbo11

2 ай бұрын

Great, comment, and I felt exactly the same way!!

@lonniewilcox1106

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking that too! I've heard that song 1000 times but she heard it like I've never had,!

The "clink clink clink clink" sound you hear is a metal rod striking a fire extinguisher!

@arcanask

2 ай бұрын

I just learned about that from Professor of Rock.👍

@tommack9395

2 ай бұрын

Yes, they were looking for something in the studio for that tone...

@jackieperkins3861

2 ай бұрын

So True!

@pencilpauli9442

2 ай бұрын

Never knew that, but it always reminds me of the Move's Fire Brigade, so it makes sense a fire extinguisher was used.

@Londoneye57

Ай бұрын

An idea from the Beatles 'Yellow Submarine' they used an Anvil to get the sound.

Freaking masterpiece from the mind of the musical genius that is Jeff Lynne… I’m 50 years old and didn’t appreciate ELO nearly enough as a child.❤

This is the 4th part of a larger piece Jeff called "Concerto for a Rainy Day" that takes up the 3rd side of Out of the Blue. Always interesting to listen to people who know what they're talking about and who understand music under the hood talk about why it just sounds so fab.

@brianpeck7763

2 ай бұрын

The whole Concerto sets up a scenario of heartbreak, which makes Mr Blue Sky even more impactful in its joy. This album got me through the worst time of my life.

@DarrenCoull

2 ай бұрын

Definitely a wonderful experience, the Concerto is well worth a new reaction video - Mr Blue Sky I think is cheerful but my favourite is Big Wheels

@Neil_BT

2 ай бұрын

@@DarrenCoullSummer and Lightning for me.

@caroleann_2142

2 ай бұрын

Out of the Blue, What a Concert 🛸🛸🛸

@Perktube1

2 ай бұрын

I love the album artwork too.

This song came about when the band was trying to write songs for a new album. They were in a cabin and couldn't come up with anything, making them frustrated. Not helping the mood was the gloomy and rainy weather outside. Until one morning the rain had stopped, the sun was shining again and the sky was a clear blue. Inspiration struck and a hit song was born.

@jackieperkins3861

2 ай бұрын

It was in Sweden!

@richteezer1

2 ай бұрын

Switzerland​@@jackieperkins3861

@Dave-VK5PL

2 ай бұрын

I thought it was Switzerland.

@tonyroberts5068

2 ай бұрын

@@Dave-VK5PL Switzerland it was, according to Professor of Rock whom analysed this one some time ago.

@fnglert

2 ай бұрын

Some drugs were probably also involved.

If you're not smiling when this song plays you are in serious need of help...it truly is the happiest song of all time

"And then there was a Dalek" As if I could be more in love with you

@t-mar9275

2 ай бұрын

The song was actually featured in a Doctor Who episode, Love & Monsters from the 2nd season of the reboot. While watching it, my son (then 9 years old) asked if I knew who did the song, so at the next commercial break I brought out my complete collection of ELO studio albums. He actually listened to them and became a big ELO fan.

@txheadshots

2 ай бұрын

@@t-mar9275 parenting done right

Scientifically proven to be the happiest song ever!

ELO is such a legendary band...you can't go wrong.

@markh.7650

2 ай бұрын

^^ This. I had the vinyl set and left them on repeat almost till the grooves wore flat.

Perfect song to break the cry streak, and I'm loving the additional analysis and nerdery being added into the videos!

@grahamkey8496

2 ай бұрын

Yes, loved the "Future Lolly" segment. Maybe something to carry on in future reaction videos?

@jackiestow4294

2 ай бұрын

This is not a very good video cuz you didn't listen to the whole song

@DougPaulley

2 ай бұрын

​@@jackiestow4294she did though? Or do you mean that she didn't listen to it in one go or something?!

E.L.O. is definitely worth digging into. Just about every song will put a smile on your face.

Surely been mentioned already, but the small snatches of Lolli singing parts of this are truly beautiful - I'd take a slow piano cover of this any day.

@mackdunleavy7481

2 ай бұрын

PMJ has the version you want.

This is hands down the best reaction video to a song i have ever seen. Great reaction to the song, excellent explanation of the chord progressions and all other aspects of the song. A beautiful smiling face and great singing and some piano work. Couldn't ask for more. Thanks for being a blue sky yourself and keep up the good work.

Can I just say… your obvious love and passion for everything music and melody is almost as infectious as your smile. Really enjoy your content. 🙌🏻

@gliebzeit

2 ай бұрын

+2

Mr. Blue Sky is the fourth part of Concerto For A Rainy Day, a four part suite. It starts with Standing In The Rain which transitions to Big Wheels which transitions to Summer and Lightning and then finishes with Mr. Blue Sky. Best listening experience is to hear the whole Concerto as a whole. Jeff Lynne wrote Out of The Blue which is a double album while staying in a Swiss Chalet for a couple of weeks. Most of the time in inclement weather. Eventually that led to the weather breaking to Blue Skies. So inspiration hits in the strangest ways sometimes. 😅

@leapguy1235

Ай бұрын

ABSOLUTELY.

This was the last track on the vinyl album, and it was saying "please turn me over" at the end of the song, so you could play side 2.

@ffjsb

2 ай бұрын

Actually I believe it was on side 3, as it was a double album.

@ib9rt

2 ай бұрын

@@ffjsbYes indeed, it was the last track on side 3, and you turned it over for side 4. It was also the conclusion of "Concerto for a Rainy Day", four connected and themed tracks occupying the whole of side 3.

@ffjsb

2 ай бұрын

@@ib9rt Yep, most people don't realize those four songs go together...

@kraffles

2 ай бұрын

@@ffjsb Ah nice one, I stand corrected. I had gone from a bad memory, but nice touch on the song.

@ffjsb

2 ай бұрын

@@kraffles Well for years I thought the voice was saying "Mr. Blue Sky" twice...

Have loved this song (and band) forever, but this song is even MORE fun when watching baby Groot dancing to it!

@randomname4726

Ай бұрын

Same. Baby Groot got my kids into this song, such a great intro to a movie.

Jeff Lynne must be the most productive rockstar that most people never heard of. He helped create literally dozens of hit songs / albums. The Beatles, that level. And a few of his own, like this one. Evil Woman is my personal favorite.

Jeff Lynne - the man behind ELO is one of the few Traveling Wilburys - if you hang out with those dudes then you are a legit LEGEND. And when you say "because of science" - I get all tingly.

Feel good song- Katrina & the Waves- "Walking On Sunshine". Great vocal!!

Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne formed ELO from the ashes of a great sixties band "The Move". ELO was intended to be a very experimental band, combining rock and orchestra. Roy Wood unfortunately left ELO shortly after their first album released. But Jeff Lynne stayed on to take the group to superstardoom. :-) I would suggest listening to "Overture 10538" from ELO's first album to hear the origins of the band's orchestral overtones.

@TONE11111

2 ай бұрын

10538 overture

@phasemalfunction5286

2 ай бұрын

was also Bev Bevan from the Move

I love your appreciation of the technique but also the childlike wonder of where music takes you that’s a beautiful balance of a mind

Your sheer enthusiasm is wonderful to behold. It has made my day. On a small point the very final (vocoder) lyric is not (as shown on the screen) "Mister Blue Sky" it is in fact "Please turn me over". Originally on LP it was a prompt for the listener to turn the record over to the other side.

It's so frustrating that this edited version even exists - the most beautiful outro in history, cut short. Please listen to the full version with the longer outro finishing with "Please turn me over" (it was the last song on side A of the LP). Fantastic analysis by the way, I've subscribed :)

@russelldawson9560

2 ай бұрын

Just what I was about to say. It has passed a lot of people by. At the time I was sure Jeff had a fixation with "blue" and "rain". Can't imagine why.

CCR - Looking Out My Back Door. Very underrated happy song

Two things: I've ALWAYS loved ELO and their energy and this song is one of their most fun. The second thing is I was smiling because your review was beautiful and the pure happiness you showed us was lovely. A+ my dear!!

ELO's Mr. Blue Sky, Cat Stevens' Peace Train, and Genesis' Things Are Gonna Get Better are my three pick-me-ups. Although Peace Train always brings a few tears to my eyes, they're happy tears.

@royrashbrook

2 ай бұрын

"It's gonna get better".

The cowbell is actually a fire extinguisher.

I love that you feel sooooo much emotion through music. It's definitely your superpower.

You're our blue sky Lolli! You bring us a lot of joy. Loved the analysis as well as the time travelling which fits in well with the Dalek at the beginning. Future Lolli was a great addition! I hope we see her again. Would love to see a duet between past and future Lolli. 💟💟😂😂

I am an old singer. However, only you can make me listen and enjoy things in a song that I have never heard before. That is something since I have listened to these songs 1000s of times. Thank you.

I read that John Lennon once said (though he said a lot of things!) that if The Beatles had not split and carried on they might have sounded like ELO! (you can see what he means and Jeff Lynne worked with them minus John)

I loved your “long winded” comments on the melody. More music theory, please.

Easily my favorite ELO song which I have heard dozens of times but watching your review actually caused the coursing of a tear down my cheek. Literally. What an absolutely beautiful insight into the song. Thank you, Lolly, both future and past. Sub and UV, joyous lady.

I hereby request a cover of Mr. Blue Sky by Lolli Wren. The bits we heard when you were explaining the harmonies were so lovely.

ELO, the music of my childhood. So good to see the effect it had on you.

@jasonclarke7422

2 ай бұрын

We are going to have to find a time machine.

KZread threw you back my way again after years of not seeing your reactions and i'm so glad. Great to see how much your subscriber base has grown.

@zachdude4284

2 ай бұрын

Why not subscribe?

Doesn't matter what mood I'm in, Mr. Blue Sky gets the heart pumping, the feet thumping and lifts the mood like nothing else.

This is my first most favourite song from childhood back in the 70,s ....love it so much

Have a _Mr. Blue Sky yyy_ kinda day !!! *_THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!_*

you are just pure delight to watch!! Nameste

I love this woman's energy, and emotional roller coaster she takes us on. Her facial gestures are timeless. Keep taking us along with you miss! ❤

For me you are by far the best reactor on the internet. Thank you so much.❤❤❤

PLAYED THIS AT DADS FUNERAL AND AFTER AT WAKE WE HAD A SCREEN UP WITH PAST PHOTOS AND THIS SONG CAME AT END AND AT 16.00 IN VIDEO WHEN SUN IS BEAMING THROUGH CLOUDS MY DAD COMES ON AND WAVES GOODBYE 😢 STILL CRY NOW

Your review was wonderful from beginning to end. The puckish joy you show in hearing something eclectic revealed new things for me in a song I've known forever. And your harmonic analysis was also spot-on. Thank you!

My son and I chose this to be our mother-son dance at his wedding. I announced that we were not really traditional mother-son dance people but that this song was something that we both loved. We invited everyone to dance with us and people were just bouncing up and down. It was great!

This is part of a piece of Music by Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra called "Concerto for a Rainy Day." It took up an entire side of the Double Album "Out of the Blue." It is about how he felt during the relentless rain, as he put it, that was happening in Switzerland while writing the Album. This is the last of the four songs, about how he felt when the rain finally ended. It is considered by many to be the Happiest Song in the World.

@Loulizabeth

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the background information. I love hearing about this kind of information.

@jluna76

2 ай бұрын

...and where we understand "please turn me over" at the end of the song as it was on a record album and you need to flip it to listen to the other side. :)

I had such a great time experiencing that song with you. I really liked that! Thank you.

I left school in 1977, got myself a band together, this song was in the charts, so we learnt it and added it to our repertoire. It always got the audience up and dancing. I feel old now! 👀

Thank you for your analysis of the musical experience as well you picked up on something I think is often missed in this groups work, They are very astute in musical theory and nuanced in it's application though they are such fun that it is frequently missed. Great ear you, I enjoyed this very much. Thank you. Big Hugs❤

Thank you for this fun reaction video. Lolli made me jolly and happy. As said below ... this is a dream! 🥰 Today's oracle card ... Is You!!!

Another happy song that that you might enjoy, is also a vocal harmony treat. "It's Love" by King's X. They are a rock power trio that all sing in harmony. They have been described as The Beatles meet Metallica meet Sly and the Family Stone. They've been one of my faves since '89.

No matter how bad of a day I'm having, you always put a smile on my face. Your happiness and all around good vibes shine bright and drown out the dark. Don't ever stop doing what you do cuz you and your videos do make a difference in people's lives. "Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance." Roy T. Bennett

@gliebzeit

2 ай бұрын

x100

The start of this video is the definition of ‘don’t let them know your next move’ 💜

This makes one cry as much as any heart wrencher.

@Shastar271828

Күн бұрын

Yup. Cannot listen to this song without tears...

Ms Fairy .... you are wonderful!

ELO was the second concert I ever attended. There was something very different and more sophisticated about their sound than most other bands at that time. Chicago also had a different sound than the run of the mill rock band.

Did you notice at the end, the electronic voice said; "please turn me over", relating to the vinyl record being last on side one.

@Murdo2112

29 күн бұрын

Not to undermine your excellent comment with some good, old fashioned nitpicking, but... It was actually the last track on side three (double album).

Loved your reaction. I also really, really want to hear you sing a full cover of this song! I think it would sound amazing.

You bring so much excitement and joy into music.

This was the opening song on "Guardians of the Galaxy 2". Your reaction made me think of little Groot dancing all over the place😀

@wordgiesworld5483

2 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved this song, but that scene is just welded into my memory now. Such a happy song played during a chaotic moment and Groot is just living his best life. But yeah, the Guardians soundtracks were incredible. Great music.

That clanging sound is someone hitting a fire extinguisher.

ELO was brilliant! You can't go wrong with them. Love your breakdown. Spot on!

Omg Lolli your work is food for the soul and nurturing energy for the betterment of society....

I actually got to see ELO in McNichols Sports Arena in Colorado in 1978. There was a big UFO in the middle of the stage. The top rose up, and the band was inside. As the top rose, lasers shot out everywhere? It was very cool. A large screen that rose up behind the top, where they did all of these amazing laser light shows? I was maybe 15. You absolutely ROCK, sweetheart.

This song was taken from the "Out Of The Blue" album which was released in 1977 and by 2007 had sold more than 10 million copies.Written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne. Jeff Lynne wrote the entire album in three and a half weeks after a sudden burst of creativity while hidden away in his rented chalet in the Swiss Alps. It took a further two months to record in Munich. Side three of the original double LP consisted of the symphonic Concerto for a rainy day. In a BBC Radio interview, Lynne talked about writing "Mr. Blue Sky" after locking himself away in a Swiss chalet and attempting to write ELO's follow-up to :A New World Record. It was dark and misty for 2 weeks, and I didn't come up with a thing. Suddenly the sun shone and it was, 'Wow, look at those beautiful Alps.' I wrote Mr. Blue Sky and 13 other songs in the next 2 weeks.

I don't know anything about music theory, but after watching your videos, I always feel like an expert!!

That was one of the most delightful, insightful, articulate, downright enjoyable reaction vids I've ever seen. Thank you, Lolli, for making my day brighter. I was around when this song was released. It is a classic.; a five-minute, mini symphony. Interestingly, I was at a birthday party, oh, about 10 years ago now; a combined 50th and 18th for mother and daughter. The party crowd was thus a mix of old folk and 18 y-os who would have been just unfertilised eggs when MBS was in what we used to call 'the charts'. This song was played. All the youngsters sang happily and loudly along, apparently familiar with all the words. They don't write 'em like that any more.

You are simply amazing!

Might just have stumbled across my new fav reactor.

I expect you my Dear will top 1M subscribers in short time. Brilliant, lovely, talented, gifted jewel.

No idea why this was in my recommendations, but so glad it was. I could listen to this jolly lady all day. I feel so much happier than before I saw this.

@TheFairyVoiceMother

Ай бұрын

That’s so wonderful to read 🥹 I’m so glad you found your way here 💜

Extraordinary comments/analysis! Thank you.

As a musician of many many years, I always love reactions who are the reactor really does know what's going on and is good at explaining it to a wider audience, while still giving people like me something more substantive to chew on. This song came out when I was in junior high and I associate it with my first girlfriend because she bought the album and we played it all the time and then this song was on the radio constantly. It was such a great summer time song. You mentioned something about your sobriety, so if that is indeed the case then congratulations to you. And, as ChatGPT would conclude things, it is worthwhile to note that not only are you hot as hell, I really love your voice in that lower register.

A song that always makes me smile. Loved your analysis of this one. Chordily, ( is that a real word?) so much more complex than I imagined.

Just want to say I love your videos. The way you teach and talk about music, show all your emotions and show off some of your own skills on occasion. You're just lovely!

@leonh.kalayjian6556

21 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same - smart funny cute, plays the flute piano, sings amazingly and harmonies, knows theory very well. Amazing reactor

I need to put you as my wake up call in the morning, so I get up with a spring in my step, instead of falling out of bed with a grimace! In fact, I'm doing it tonight. You are a breath of fresh air and joyful energy - don't change, please!

Thank you. Great to have such a happy reaction to such a happy song. Would love to have your reaction to another ELO song - 'The Diary of Horace Wimp'. Another fun and interesting piece.

You are truly amazing, Ms. L, and listening to you analyze these wonderful compositions is something I could happily watch all blue sky day long! So wonderful to observe your exceptional talents shared blissfully with us! Your breakdowns of the songs are joyfully fun and brilliant, simultaneously! Thanks once again for the amazing celebration;)! Have a fantastic weekend!

I'm late to the party so I hope you read this. This is the fourth movement to Concerto of a Rainy Day. It is 18 minutes of music bliss. Jeff Lynne in a interview shared that he was on vacation to write for his new album when it rained for days and days. He had writer's block and in his frustration wrote about the rain; suddenly the skies cleared over the Alps and this song was born.

In my childhood home the back passage was a corridor from the living room to the kitchen. Years of endless amusement ensued culminating when Mum had the decorators in the back passage. I still snigger like a schoolboy when i hear the phrase.

This is one of the best songs for driving in the summer as long as no cops are around.

Jeff is a genius when it comes to compositions and vocal harmonies. A big Beatles fan.

Oh my gosh. I love your reaction and analysis!

ELO is great. Jeff still has it (see the live version on their YT channel) all these years later. I highly, highly recommend the live version of "Telephone Line" that is on the ELO KZread page for a reaction video.

I never noticed the cowbell in Don't Fear the Reaper, until that SNL skit. I will never unhear it. This was a wonderful analysis of one of my top two happy songs (the other one being Hall and Oates' You Make my Dreams Come True).

Very cheery, full of surprises & Beatlesque, no? 😊 So good to see you enjoying yourself, Lolli! I did as well. Both by the music & by you. 🤟😉

@gregsteele806

2 ай бұрын

Supposedly, Someone asked George Harrison what the Beatles would have sounded like in the 70's if they hadn't broken up, and he replied "ELO".

This is my all time 'pick me up' song! There's nothing like driving on a hot summer day with the windows down and this blasting on the stereo! 😍

An ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR Classic,, It is Amazing,, Dramatic & Beautiful all at the same time,, Electric Light Orchestra "Tightrope" (Official Music Video A MUST!!)

I was waiting for the moment the vocoder starts and your "wtf?" face didn't disappoint!

Fun Fact: The vocoder at the end actually speakers, 'Please Turn Me Over' as it was originally released on vinyl! Great video by the way :D

This is an amazing reaction and analysis! Your enthusiasm and joy throughout completely lifted my spirits! Thank you!

I was young when this came out in the UK. It reminds me of summer holidays running out in the fields when the sun finally came out. The weather in the UK is very variable, but what happiness when the sun came out.

Best analysis video I've seen. We know music affects emotion or mood. This song proves that all through. Anyway, not telling you anything.😊 You and ELO are amazing. I'm happy for the day. Thanks! BTW, this song is used to open Guardians of the Galaxy part 2...the orchestral and choral part at the end are used to good effect in it.

heard a thing once where he explained where this song came from, but ive forgotten, so nevermind..... i answered an instagram thing just yesterday asking which song makes you think of happiness and good times, this was my answer, always cheers me up.

Bev Bevan did most of the voice synthesizer work...I was so lucky to see them in person back in that day. I've lost track of how many times I saw them in concert over the many decades (I'm 61). Such perfect performances each and every time. Grateful for the kinds of memories my generation have of real musicians...artists.

It's so fun that you reacting to a song dear to my heart is actually able to provoke chills all over my back. I am just waiting for you to jump off into mindblown-land at certain points in the song, and it never fails. What an absolute treat. And as a fellow vocal geek, I am having so much fun watching this. And your humour is perfect as well 😂 Don't ever doubt it, you are doing great things 😍

@Hmmhattricker

2 ай бұрын

And girl, you CAN'T NOT experience this little gem of musicianship, vocal excellence and pure joy. She's a master of diphthongs, and her brother has got an amazing tone, like a modern Randy Newman or something. kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6Fmp9xwXZexfdo.html

One of my go to feel good, feel better songs. I whistle the "operatic" part at the end of the song all the time, sometimes unconsciously, I'll suddenly realize I'm whistling it, whether from old age or just because it's burned into my psyche, I'm glad for it.