ELO - Julie Don't Live Here

[CutiePie4325]

Did anyone else notice that the "CLICK HERE FOR STEREO SOUND" link doesn't go anywhere?

[adidzis]

brilliant song !!!

what do the 'pseudostars' of today are thinking, when producing all their crap??? I don't know ...

[nounnounn]

UNE MERVEILLE.

MERCI

[scouseology1]

whr has julie gone she owes me a fiver

[gdlneo]

...walked up to your door

Last night I saw your face in the window

But it was different now

The lonely light where we used to be quite gone :)

[emt1605]

Who couldnt love ELO?

[dwellceller]

Cannot undestand why this was not on the original album? ...just a classic song that i never knew existed til the remasterd version in 2001...never saw the Twilight single back in 81..

[Northward62]

I am so sad they didn't include this wonderful song on the original album. I was sad, until I found it on the wonderful media they call YOUTUBE! :) Ty McGyverKickYourAss or whatever! lol

[V2VFP]

@STEFNICOLET "kitchen sink" means to throw everything into the mix - no subtlety but a wonderful effect; think early Phil Spector, "Wall of Sound" etc. BTW your English is v.good - way better than my French!

[STEFNICOLET]

@V2VFP Thank a lot for the answer ; ok I understand ;

[nrlincoln]

In 3:42 Jeff Lynne throws in more hooks, harmonies, dramatic pauses and "kitchen sink" moments than most bands manage across entire albums.

This is POP music, folks; ain't highbrow stuff. And no-one did pop better than Jeff Lynne.

Acid test to this kind of music: you'll find yourself singing along and / or tapping your foot without realising you're doing it!

[STEFNICOLET]

@nrlincoln You're absolutey right !... Fantastic song !... I never heard it before ....

What do you mean by " kitchen sink" moments" ? ( I'm french )

[crobilly19]

Sorta a cross of David Partridge, Beach boys.. and a a shot of Xanadu... but i love Jeff...

[sursumgarda]

There is All Muse music...:)

[beatlesfan464]

How did you get this in such god quality? Was it on a "Time" re-issue?

[Tatentheone]

i gotta say this has to be the best song jeff lynne ever writ, absolutely love this song

[lorveal47]

cuanto mas lo oigo mas me gusta, bravo ¡¡¡¡¡¡

soinu polita eta atsegiña benetan, ona ¡¡¡¡¡¡ jeff lynne bezalakorik ez dago

[szwagierism]

It is amazing! Best song in the TIME! Jeff is the (Rock&roll-she has said) KING!

[GU13NA]

I think every single song on the entire casette (and this song which I don't think was) is great!

[ANTFANTASTICO]

Classic underplayed tune . what a B-side!!

[simboli69]

This is the best song out of the whole album and technially it wasn't even on the album

[stevenjohnray]

This track is class and should have been an A side . Seen them under three names and they are still great .

[metroperson]

I still have the Twilight 45 with this on the flip. I think it got more played out at partys than Twilight

[metroperson]

I still have the Twilight 45 with this on the flip.

[flashfast2000]

I've loved this song since I first heard it nearly three decades ago. I was only 13 but was already a big fan for years.

[flashfast2000]

I've loved this song I first heard it nearly 3 decades ago. I was only 13, but a huge ELO fan even earlier.

[adidzis]

Absoultely genial song!!!!! Favourited!

[captpackrat]

Where does this song fit in the original album? I'm guessing either before or after "The Way Life's Meant to Be"? Is that right?

[MACGYVERKICKYOURASS]

@captpackrat Actually, it was never on the album. In fact, it was the B-side of the single "Twilight", which was on the album.

[captpackrat]

@MACGYVERKICKYOURASS I meant where SHOULD it have gone in the album. It was included in the 2001 release, but as track 16, which is obviously not where it would have gone had it been included in the original release.

[GU13NA]

@MACGYVERKICKYOURASS But where would it fit in the storyline?

I think it would be at the end and the main character finding out that something had happened that erased his girlfriend from time. But then again, he went to the future not the past which wouldn't change anything. And I have heard that in the end he gets back and talks to his girlfriend who thinks it was a dream.

[The19578]

@captpackrat only appears on the remastered version of time it was never on the original album, only a B side of the single TWILIGHT

[TheStilyan]

Great song!

[mguyvig]

What is this? Its not on my copy of Time. It's great and I want a copy!

[charlesmannering]

It is on the remastered version of Time that includes some of the original tracks that were omitted on release.

[tigar515]

I was listening this song on Österreich 3 when I was in high school in Kranj.

[ElDoctorJanItor]

I always thought the two omitted tracks from "Time", Julie and "The Bouncer", would've fit quite well into the story ark of the album. "The Bouncer" outlines the protagonist's return to his time period, and his worries about how he will be received by his missed love. Perfect, moody reconciliation.

I loved the scenario which "Julie" presents-- having been taken from his own time period to the distant future, the protagonist can exist comfortably in neither.

[scubarulz]

@ElDoctorJanItor Very astute! Some have commented that on original album this should have replaced "Another Heart Breaks". I don't agree, I think it is a great instrumental interlude on a tremendous album which is painfully underrated. Is the remastered CD available? I'll need to research. I like your analysis. Good work. Thanks to MACGYVERKICKYOURASS for posting this gem of an album. Here's to jeff lynne returning to the scene; hopefully before we leave this plane of existence.

[copencat]

julie/twillight was my fav 7"

back in those vinyle days - thx for upload

[spanishtickling]

beautiful song....

[wieslawl59]

It was number one on my personal popularity list many times

[mkl8000]

No one could ever re-do this like Velvet Revolver did,Can' Get IT Out of My Head. Unique. Beautiful. Don't try to copy Jeff Lynne!

[23vb7sl]

luxury Music  ! thank You, JEFF ! ! !

[supernog1]

julie lives with me now x

[dragonspire1964]

It's hard to believe that this song was only added after the album was remixed. What an awesome song!

[joas92]

Seriously underrated!!!

This song has fallen to the background of music over the years, but this is a bloody jewel!

Thank you Jeff Lynne for bringing this music to earth.

[motylki01]

kocham ten kawałek;)

[apg2312]

@motylki01

nie tylko ty :)

[lorveal47]

desconocido tema, pero precioso,bien¡¡

[pinkandjefflynne]

Top song

[LarryFine21]

Que hermosa cancion, en serio, pero no es raro, Jeff Lynne sin duda el mejor compositor musical de todos los tiempos.

Viva Electric Light Orchestra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[migueluritorco]

@LarryFine21 siii, totalmente de acuerdo. Como seguidor de la ELO, me parece raro que no se incluyó en el album en el 81. Cosas del mercado.

Viva la ELO, Viva Lynne

[MrAVTol]

The song title is actual for Ukraine. Joke.

[JOHNKIRK100]

Love this & very true !!! LooOOL

[n1lla]

I have many found memories of listening to 'Time' but i can see why this song wasn't on the album. It doesn't fit with the sci-fi futurism of most of the other songs on the album. Still classic ELO though!

[SimplyRavishing24]

This isn't on the album!!?? What!!?? Insane!

Just getting into ELO (well I know the hits but wanna check out the albums) and been reading about this album - got to get it right away. Loving the songs, cheers for all the postings MacGyver.

[airacsum]

Brillo!!!

[producermattpop]

I agree with everyone here: one of their best tracks. Just a stack of perfect hooks, melodies and sounds.

[remik36]

piękności... perfect

[dutchroll]

Aww man! I remember playing this B side of the vinyl single over and over when I was in....ahem....high school. Great song, and thanks for the info about the remastered Time album. It's now added to my ELO collection!

[ArcWolfkin]

I'm a commercial fisherman in Alaska, and growing up on the boat listening to my dads music. he had so many tapes, but, ELO is really one of those bands i grew up listening to. I did all my growing up at sea and this song always brings me back there. I don't know why this one, but, i love it.

[Guillermo1962]

@ArcWolfkin I agree with that. ELO is always giving us special feelings. I had this album in tape back in 1981 when I was serving in a navy destroyer. This album was with me all the way through the Malvinas /Falkland war (I was 18 back then) and it was a source of joy and hope during those tough time and now that I'm 50 I can listen to it and go back to 1981 (in some ways the song "The way life meant to be" says!!).....weird .

[zowers09]

This is a remarkably excellent song. Very sad, perfectly written, great production. Just awesome. Awesome.

[MrBlueSky1978]

Only a band as great as ELO could leave a song this good off the album! With most bands this would be the lead single. Pure genius!!

[doncool69]

You are entirely correct. It's one of the hookiest tunes I've ever heard in my life - and it doesn't appear on any album!! To find ELO is like finding the pot of gold at the end of the musical rainbow!!

[Guillermo1962]

@MrBlueSky1978 Agreed!!

[blue84able]

I still have the 45 of Twilight, but I played this side a lot more, pretty much wore it out. One of Jeff's best, I also think it should have been on Time. This track is just haunting....

[eaweeda]

An ELO song that sounds like ABBA

[Perktube1]

You can kind of imagine ABBA singing this, can't you?

[TravelerDiogenes]

@Perktube -

Absolfreakinglutely. A total ABBA ring to it. Not an iota of offense to ELO, either.

[flashfast2000]

Very good point. ABBA would have done a great version of this great old song.

[borjapf]

and The Rubettes´ Sugar Baby  Love too!

[FinnMove]

I know also ABBA. They made two brilliant albums Arrival and The Album. But I think Jeff Lynne is much better composer than Ulvaeus and Andersson. This song is great but it was too hard to fit in the original Time album becuase the lyrics are not the sci- fi - type.

[Ballico21]

Das hätte eigentlich 'ne A-Seite sein können! Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper!

[Aggedor1959]

Mine was a Julie. Of all the E.L.O. tracks this is one I have to BLAST because it's so GREAT!

KILLER post, MACGYVERKICKYOURASS! Thank you!

[pnwmermaid]

@Aggedor1959

I'm a Julie, want to meet?

[podlesie1]

Klasyka super

[GoombaDaddy]

how sad

[tammapo]

I used to have the Afterglow boxed set, and this blew me away every time--so beautiful!

[FinnMove]

A very nice song.

I think this is better than many other songs in the original Time album.

[Slukkur]

nice!

[brugglesby]

Jeff Lynne is fantastic!

[ascottee]

One of the best B-side´s ever,no doubt.

[blkmanbat]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! great song. Julie, I can't believe that you don't live here any more.

[EricCanada50]

Great Song!