Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood

[Chooman69]

Me and You sounds like it would be included on Balance of Power or Secret Messages while Get What You Want on a Traveling Wilburys CD if Roy Wood had been in those bands

[davidhemsath]

where can i download these as clear torrents?

[Texasvos]

I don't think Roy Wood is in either one of these recordings,it's Jeff Lynne and Dave Edmunds, I think and it sounds like demos that never made it to albums.

[hippyandchicky]

@Texasvos No Way, Roy's voice is unmistakable.

[3844mario]

Lynne bleibt mit seiner Person eben im Hintergrund-aber sein Werk kennt jedes Kind! Darauf kommt es an. Kann ich auch gut verstehen...der Mann braucht Ruhe, um das leisten zu können. Der Erfolg gibt ihm Recht. Außerdem: Wer hat gern unnötigen Streß?

[SCSilk]

Oh wow...why is it I've never heard this song before?

[RadaMcLaren32C]

Good version :) Anyone got the lyrics for this little gem? :)

[MrJbose1]

Roy wood was untalented- bloody awful in fact!

[laineycrusoe]

@MrJbose1 I agree with what you say about Jeff, but Roy Wood untalented? Awful? They're both great! :-)

[Polyphemus47]

@laineycrusoe What a silly thing to say.

[ecksact]

@MrJbose1 Your comment HAS to be an attempt at a wind-up! No-one on the planet can be that stupid, surely.

[ZWC777]

@MrJbose1 - Roy Wood is a genius!

[AntiguaDreams]

@MrJbose1

Roy inspired many. so his footprint on the music industry is deeper than people thing. he is more than stage 1 ELO and the backbone to Wizzard.

[MrJbose1]

Jeff Lynnne is the most under-rated musician alive and should be given more respect.

[davo7461]

Calm down, calm down...jeff lynne aint commercially successful anymore but he`s made his ill gotten gains from the electro ELO 1980 onwards, Roy wood must of hated this travelling wilbury`s rip off...finally jeff lynne has forgotten how to write a good song

[MrBlueSky14]

i wonder just what kind of music Roy and Jeff would have produced if Roy had stuck it out.

[laineycrusoe]

@MrBlueSky14 With ELO? Roy has said in interviews he was wanting to introduce a brass section into ELO before he left, and he said that the music ELO were making after he left was "different" (in a good way!) to what would could've happened if he'd stayed. My guess is that the music might have sounded something like a cross between The Move and Wizzo Band.

[shleml]

Why should roy spend time releasing these songs? That's time he could be spending ordering more chinese take aways or rehearsing boda cea with ugly post menapausal women cabaret singers.

[whatzerface929]

This is most excellent!

[winksoda86]

Amazing!! Hope it sees the LIGHT of day soon! Thanks. I love your posts.

[seventiesclassic]

There have been some strong songwriting partnerships.

Lennon/McCartney

Jagger/Richards

Difford /Tilbrook

Edmunds/Lowe

And more I haven't mentioned..

Time to add Wood/Lynne to the list.

[locojets]

@seventiesclassic they didn't write much together.

[seventiesclassic]

@locojets

But what they did write was genius...and they were together for 3 years.

[locojets]

@seventiesclassic Yeah, but during the move and early ELO years they wrote separately. The only song that they wrote together on the LP "looking on" was 'The Duke Of Edinburgh's Lettuce'. And once again only one on the "Message From The Country" LP (My Marge). I could see them (especially Jeff Lynne) rivaling those song writting partnerships on their own, eh?

[hoknes]

Rocking - 2 strong songs ! Would love to see these released

[Burqua12]

[correction:]

did

[Burqua12]

In the last song I didn't hear Roy Wood at all. didn any on else hear him?

[davo7461]

Listen carefully, if you know Roy Woods Voice it can be clearly heard on the second track although its not nearly as good as the first track...listen carefully though i had no problem hearing his voice...and as far as guitar goes he was always a better guitarist than Jeff Lynne!!

[Eltoniobonio]

Before hearing them i knew they'd be irresistable. I wasn't disappointed. Particularly like 'Me And You'. Thanks for posting them.

[Andreagear4]

Die Beiden sind sowas von gut. Warum haben sie nie weiter gemacht?

[Burqua12]

This song is obviously a plagiarism of the Beatles tune: "Please Please".

Come on!

How long will it take (tone deaf) people to get it?

Artistst steal from each others.

Some get away with it, some don't.

If you have made yourself a "name" prior to making the plagiarism, then it's most likely easier to get away with it, than if you're totally unknown and not recognized.

That's sad in itself.

[FUX4890]

You're stupid...it sounds like "Show Me The Way" by Peter Frampton.

Damn...some people can be complete twits....

[davo7461]

Dont be a Wanker...Grow up you Tosser..sounds nothing like `Show me the way`...Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne contributed a lot to the UK music scene...unlike Peter Frampton

[FUX4890]

Petey was a great session guy in the early 70's though...I wish they had of stayed together but their music together was to individual sounding. Wood/Lynn sounded like Wood or Lynn on lp's ELO and the Move Message From The Country.

Did Wood ever get credit for the songs he worked on for the ELO II?

[laineycrusoe]

Not originally, but he has done on the reissues of ELO II.

[davo7461]

If you check out Roy Woods website there is talk of a compilation album including `Me and you`....the management of the day screwed any chance of Wood and Lynne flourishing as a writing and recording entity...a great shame, though both writers had great success at different times for me there was always a Lennon/McCartney comparison...before anyone complains, im Liverpool born and bred and a big beatles fan, but i feel a Wood/Lynne writing partnership would have been brilliant!...

[swarlock]

Look forward to when it does.

[Rndmpro]

With 2010 being the 40th anniversary of ELO, I think Jeff will be doing a LOT more. Including...a possible release of this song? :)

[Olie1377]

Wow! To bad this isn't on an CD somewhere. I wish Jeff Lynne would put out a rare singles and b-sides album. That would really sale with the right promotional advertising.

[Talkinheid22]

love this, never thought I'd get to hear these gems.

[Parrambusties]

Thanks! First time I hear the second one... It sounds like Traveling Wilburys-Armchair theatre, isnt it?

[bobzubb]

as a fiend for the wonders of Dave Edmonds-Nick Lowe... what wonderful companions these songs be.....

[davo7461]

Great comparison that mate ...Thanks

[bevopete]

come on Roy and Jeff,  give us more!!!

[bitlaspreikstas]

Is It True: is a very cool song. I wonder, where I could get this song? ;)

[glitteringlee]

Two of the greatest pop/rock song writers ever to grace the industry!the quality just shines through and its about time they did an album together and changed the face of music once again.

[dlagrua]

A very rare recording. They really recreated the sound. Me and you still sounds just like the Move 25 years later. The second song is country twang with a

unique feel. Wonder if it hit the country charts.

[shmender2000]

I am a huge jeff lynne and roy wood fan. Of all the times in my life when I finally got to hear something I was curious about this song "me and you" was the most I've ever been rewarded.

[annazzz]

It's a English demo from the 80's so never was officially released.

[shleml]

Actually its a fully recorded song from 1990.

Alcohol and laziness prevents us from hearing it properly.

[Queenfan778]

uhm....is this available on itunes?

[laineycrusoe]

I'm not sure.

[miaastro]

When were these recorded? And where?

[Brentasaurus777]

Where on earth can you get this????

[leselo]

bloomin fantastic!thanks for posting

[BreekieMe]

Where on earth did you get these? I've been searching for years for them! Many thanks for the post!

[moveitwoody]

If You can't ( Don't ) Get What You Want, sounds like a Travelling Wilbury out take.

[laineycrusoe]

Well Roy Wood said that Richard Dodd (who I think recorded for Traveling Wilburys) had something to do with that song

[davo7461]

Jeff has said he wants to resurrect the wilbury`s...an obvious replacement for Roy Orbison would be....Roy Wood...

[Elotastic]

I never even knew these existed!

[fruitybuckfoot]

Two brilliant obscurities!

[ELONut]

A taste of what later ELO would have sounded like had Roy stuck around?

[manekishironeko]

nice song

[swarlock]

Love these two songs. :)