Story of How Turmoil Led To The Feel Good Song of The 70s | Professor of Rock

The story of Jeff Lynne and ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) 1978 hit “Mr. Blue Sky” After weeks of doom & gloom in the Swiss Alps... the clouds finally cleared.. the sun returned triumphantly illuminating the magnificence of the mountains…and one of the most joyful songs of the Rock Era was born. How ELO’s Jeff Lynne broke out of a creative stalemate, and invented a musical superhero for the child in all of us to relish & sing along to..NEXT on Professor of Rock.

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Ya know, We all have special childhood memories, of a cartoon we loved, a comic book character, a TV show, and of course our favorite songs that we sang along to growing up.

I loved Spider Man as kids and I used to watch Spiderman and his amazing friends every saturday morning with Firestar and Ice Man. Wasn’t Ice man so cool? I always wanted his powers… and I was in love with Firestar. But Spider man was the best…

When Jeff Lynne, the remarkable leader of the Electric Light Orchestra, was just a wee lad, one of his favorite memories was a 1950s era children’s record called Sparky’s Magic Piano, in which a talking piano communicates with the young lead character Sparky, through an effects unit.

“Sparky’s Magic Piano” was the 2nd in a series of audio stories, that were very educational and musical- featuring an array of instruments, including classic piano pieces. It was written and produced by Alan Livingston. The talking “magic piano” voice was created by a Sonovox- the first true commercial ’talk box’ that became widely used in popular music- most prominently by Peter Frampton & the late Roger Troutman.

Lynne, who is one of those elite artists & producers that is brilliant at virtually everything he does, reflected back on his love of “Sparky’s Magic Piano,” to create his own character for children of all ages to enjoy in the form of one of the most uplifting songs ever recorded. He named his character, and his song…. “Mr. Blue Sky.”

The story of “Mr. Blue Sky” began in the early spring of 1977.
Jeff Lynne was struggling to come up with material for the next ELO album- languishing over a bad case of ‘writer’s block,’
Jeff & the band thought that a change of scenery would help him get out of his creative funk, so they rented a bunch of equipment from a music shop in Geneva, and drove up to a chalet (shall-lay) in the beautiful JEWRA Mountains of the Swiss Alps.
They set up the gear to work out of the chalet, and hoped for fresh inspiration. For several weeks, instead of basking in the spectacular scenery, the area was shrouded with dark clouds that obscured a view of those breathtaking mountains.

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