ELO - Mr. Blue Sky

Sun is shinin' in the sky,
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin'
Everybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day.

Runnin' down the avenue,(Pant, Pant, Pant)
See how the sun shines brightly
In the city on the streets
Where once was pity,
Mr. Blue Sky is living here today.

(Chorus:)
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why,
You had to hide away
For so long where did we go wrong.

Hey there Mr. Blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do,
Everybody smiles at you.

Hey you with the pretty face,
Welcome to the human race
A celebration Mr. Blue Sky's
Up there waitin' and today
Is the day we've waited for

(Chorus)

Mr. Blue you did it right,
But soon comes Mr. Night,
Creepin' over, now his
Hand is on your shoulder,
Never mind I'll remember you this way.

(Chorus)

Songfacts.com
This song closed the side of the album known as "Concerto For A Rainy Day." The lyrics are uplifting, and follow the concept of a rainy day that comes to an end.

On a BBC Radio interview, Jeff Lynne talked about how he came up with this after he locked himself away in a Swiss chalet 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." (thanks, Edward Pearce - Ashford, Kent, England)

ELO leader Jeff Lynne puts "Blue" in a lot of his songs... "Mr. Blue Sky," "Out of the Blue," "Midnight Blue," etc. Lynne is from the Birmingham area in England, where the Birmingham Football Club (or as Americans know it, soccer team) is called the Birmingham Blues. The "blues" in these songs are a tribute to his team. (thanks, Kenth - Northford, CT)

The synthesized voice at the end of the song sings, "Please turn me over" because in the old days when we used to listen to our music on vinyl, we had to turn the record over to hear the other side. (thanks, Steve - Perth, Australia)

In 2003, this was featured in commercials for the Volkswagen convertible Bug. The spot showed a man slogging through his work day until he stops to look out a window and sees what's out there. The song was also used in commercials for Sears.

This is played before the start of every football (soccer) match played by Birmingham City Football Club (nickname: "The Blues"). Many fans of the club associate the song with a former player (and later Manager), Trevor Francis, who - through his association with the club in the '70s - was believed to be friends with Jeff Lynne (a supporter). (thanks, Steve - Birmingham, England)

This was used as the theme song to the short-lived series on NBC called LAX. It starred Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood as the runway and terminal managers, respectively. (thanks, Rene - Sacramento, CA)

This song was used in the Jim Carrey movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and is also featured in the movie Martian Child with John Cusack. (thanks, Thomas - Marion, IN)

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• elo
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• mr.
• blue
• sky
• classic
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[OurMusicVideos100]

like if this boosted your self estem

[xPunkaholic101x]

BEST SONG EVER!! :D

[Royalconsole]

I have download in my game ... when play i will hear :D TF2

[kil2gore]

Plays in my head unsummoned. Sweet!

[collins7780]

This is the song the Birmingham city players come out to.....bcfc 1875 shit on the villa...keep right on!

[SuperSpider42]

this song always makes my day =D

[devilsdangalang]

These guys were wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy before their time!!!!!

[AdidasCF]

@babidji LOL

[ClanLeaderINP]

@babidji Let's hear what you listen to then.

[Alexthegreatbelgian]

Ah, my favourite happy song!