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Electric Light Orchestra — Can't Get It Out Of My Head
Album: Eldorado: A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra
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Released: 1974
Length: 4:22
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Midnight on the water
I saw the ocean's daughter
Walking on a wave's chicane
Staring as she called my name

And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my old world is gone for dead
'Cause I can't get it out of my head

Breakdown on the shoreline
Can't move, it's an ebb tide
Morning don't get here till night
Searching for her silver light

And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my old world is gone for dead
'Cause I can't get it out of my head, no, no

Bank job in the city
Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me, yeah
Sitting till the sun goes down
In dreams the world keeps going 'round and 'round

And I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my old world is gone for dead
'Cause I can't get it out of my head, no, no

Oh, I can't get it out of my head
No, I can't get it out of my head
Now my old world is gone for dead
'Cause I can't get it out of my head, no, no, no, no
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1968...first heard Jeff Lynne when his band Idle Race released "The skeleton and the roundabout "...thank you John Peel for promoting them. 
What a talented guy.
Posted 12 hours ago by WilliDoc    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:

Sounds like it should be a Moody Blues song, but this is one of my ELO faves. Lynne's voice is wonderful. The song brings back some nice summer memories of lying in the sun on my parent's boat listening to one of those old fashioned AM portable radios, placed near my ear...



Ask yes. I loved my transistor radio!
Posted 3 weeks ago by tigerstrongdesigns324    [ Reply ]
Watched an excellent documentary about Jeff the other day - what a nice guy.
Posted 5 months ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:

Still sounds good in 2012 ! 



And still great in 2025  
Posted 1 year ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
My introduction to ELO. And I stuck around.
Posted 1 year ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Cripe - $28M for a pair of shoes....
Posted 1 year ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
Back in the 70s/80s/90s, amongst the shenanigans that WBCN (Boston) engaged in were the lunchtime song parodies produced by Billy West and Tom Sandman. Someone has collated a few of them and put them up on the YouTubes. All the parody lyrics had something to do with food, and DJ "Captain" Ken Shelton played them everyday at noon. As i recall, they did a different song every day for years. Wish i could find or remember more of the lyrics, but one line of the chorus of this ELO tune went, "And I can't find the meat on my bread…" To this day, it's all i can think of when i hear this song.
Posted 1 year ago by TurtleMan    [ Reply ]
I adore ELO and have done since A New Word Record came into my consciousness. 
Out Of the Blue has stood the test of time and remains a 'go to' album for me; and a permanent feature on my top 10 albums of all time. If you can drag yourself off RP for an hour or so, put your headphones dive in! A total joy!
Posted 1 year ago by bodinrichard1    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
My High school days were splendid because of songs such as this {#Daisy}


Life is special because of songs like this ...
Posted 1 year ago by countryrds    [ Reply ]
 TallCreative1 wrote:



Whoa!  Psychedelic kitty - I'm trippin', man!
Posted 1 year ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
Pure joy. 🥰 Thanks, William! 
Posted 2 years ago by luminouslass    [ Reply ]
Nothing sounded quite like a Friday night in the mid-1970s like an ELO song.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
 ciarataylor wrote:

ELO was a big deal in 1970’s. Fun to hear this but cut  off at that repetitive refrain, heard too many times. 



Kind of the point. You can't get it out of your head. 
Posted 2 years ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
ELO was a big deal in 1970’s. Fun to hear this but cut  off at that repetitive refrain, heard too many times. 
Posted 2 years ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
This song was my first 'date' with ELO. We've continued a life long relationship.
Posted 2 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:

... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon Lynne has a way better voice than Lennon I believe. Notwithstanding Lennon’s other accomplishments.



I also was hearing John Lennon here!
Posted 2 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Loved this band when I was a school kid.
"Turn to Stone"  and "Evil Woman"  were my favourites.
Great pop songs.
Posted 2 years ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
nice right after peggy lee.

love this. reminds me of being a kid.
Posted 2 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:

ha. thought it was "walking on a wave she came" - learned a new word!



I did, too - for 49 years! Sheesh. This is why I listen to RP - it expands your mind!
Posted 2 years ago by NickDanger    [ Reply ]
Such wonderfulness!!! Play more ELO please
Posted 2 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
 obankenobi wrote:

... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon



More like 46 seconds for me, but YES!
Posted 2 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
Toute ma jeunesse. J'ADORE !!!
Posted 2 years ago by Caqueron    [ Reply ]
ELO is PDG. 

So...Screw it. 8 >>>9,

I have made a difference in the world. You're welcome.
Posted 3 years ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 Hasan wrote:

He must get soooo hassled at airport security.




That skull xray is useless without a lateral view.  The nail could just be sellotaped to the side of his head....
Posted 3 years ago by WilliDoc    [ Reply ]
7
Posted 3 years ago by patsachajuno    [ Reply ]
Always good for a smiling disposition.  No matter how I feel  before it plays!
Posted 3 years ago by wk3    [ Reply ]
"Morning don't get here till Night" - Great line
Posted 3 years ago by ColdMiser    [ Reply ]
 Queue wrote:

Some people are overflowing with talent.  Jeff Lynne is one of them.  



such a genius !    I feel so lucky to be alive in the same time as Paul-awesome -Mccartney  and Jeff Lynne.   Growing old along with them is an honor. 
Posted 3 years ago by finoufk    [ Reply ]
Some people are overflowing with talent.  Jeff Lynne is one of them.  
Posted 3 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
With much Love...Thank You for this...
Posted 3 years ago by MKoMOne    [ Reply ]
 timmus wrote:
I miss the days when ELO was considered the newest big thing.  Still remember concerts for them being announced on the radio, and they put emphasis on the new laser shows.
 
Tickets were probably reasonable, too, not $200 like nowadays.


got to see twice back in the day and was blown away by the live show!
Posted 3 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
I miss the days when ELO was considered the newest big thing.  Still remember concerts for them being announced on the radio, and they put emphasis on the new laser shows.
 
Tickets were probably reasonable, too, not $200 like nowadays.
Posted 3 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 msymmes wrote:

Still sounds good in 2012 ! 



and in 2022!
Posted 3 years ago by KlingKlang    [ Reply ]
Symphonic rock and roll? Why not! Freakin’ genius!
Posted 4 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
ha. thought it was "walking on a wave she came" - learned a new word!
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
The song’s title is how I feel about it. Rates a 9 for me.
Posted 4 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:

... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon Lynne has a way better voice than Lennon I believe. Notwithstanding Lennon’s other accomplishments.


I can't tell you how many years *I* thought the Bee Gees were singing, "Baldheaded woman. Baldheaded woman to me." I thought that was kind of a kinky visual- the Gibb Brothers with all of their hair, especially Barry, with baldheaded women.

When I found out, like I said years later, that they're actually singing, "More than a woman...," well, I lost interest in the song.
Posted 4 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon Lynne has a way better voice than Lennon I believe. Notwithstanding Lennon’s other accomplishments.
Posted 4 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
 Sawyer wrote:
Turn it up!


Turn it off.
Posted 4 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Turn it up!
Posted 4 years ago by Sawyer    [ Reply ]
 KristinCredit wrote:
obankenobi wrote:
... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon

i know, right !
 
And Bill plays this after Imagine...
Posted 4 years ago by sqqqrly    [ Reply ]
Classic Jeff Lynne from way back when I had hair.  
Posted 5 years ago by cob427uk1    [ Reply ]
 obankenobi wrote:
... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon
 
i know, right !
Posted 5 years ago by KristinCredit    [ Reply ]
What an outstanding mix - Brilliant Bill, sysytem up to full volume!!!!
Posted 5 years ago by Maurice1950    [ Reply ]
 pixel-pusher wrote:
Wow - identical opening piano to John Lennon's "Imagine"! Pretty awesome catch, guys!
 
Indeed.  Ah, the abilities of a proper DJ.  Long live RP!
Posted 5 years ago by hambacon1972    [ Reply ]
what an outstanding mix!!
Posted 5 years ago by Maurice1950    [ Reply ]
 Posted 17 years ago by rgj13:
I haven't heard this song in, like, decades. I like it, but hope it doesn't prove its title true.
 

Hi, from 17 years later. Lot's going on.
Posted 5 years ago by chasethelight    [ Reply ]
Wow - identical opening piano to John Lennon's "Imagine"! Pretty awesome catch, guys!
Posted 5 years ago by pixel-pusher    [ Reply ]
 Edweirdo wrote:
They might have been borderline bearable, were it not for his droning voice and the least interesting drummer in rock history.
 
No idea what band you are listening to.  
Posted 5 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
No band has been more skilled and more under appreciated. 
 
One man band, really. Jeff Lynne, and he's very much appreciated in the music world.
Posted 5 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
I agree with you on the drummer comment, but in a way he foreshadows the infamous drum routine of Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight. Give him credit for that at least.
Posted 5 years ago by linus59    [ Reply ]
They might have been borderline bearable, were it not for his droning voice and the least interesting drummer in rock history.
Posted 5 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
No band has been more skilled and more under appreciated. 
Posted 5 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
First concert ever in 1977. Lasers + Jeff Lynne's Foster Grants = Epic!
Posted 5 years ago by jimlandwehr2582    [ Reply ]
Bill, the mix this morning (Australian time) is amazing, and perfectly suited for this crazy situation.  Thank you.
Posted 5 years ago by Simon_Tassie    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
My High school days were splendid because of songs such as this {#Daisy}
 
That would make you my older brother/sister.  They used to scare the crap out of me with the "Fire on High".
Posted 5 years ago by rgio    [ Reply ]
Sounds like it should be a Moody Blues song, but this is one of my ELO faves. Lynne's voice is wonderful. The song brings back some nice summer memories of lying in the sun on my parent's boat listening to one of those old fashioned AM portable radios, placed near my ear...
Posted 5 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
... 46 years thinking this was John Lennon
Posted 5 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP.
Posted 5 years ago by jessemoraga2    [ Reply ]
2019 tour was amazing. Jeff gets a bit of help with the vocals ( quite a bit at times), the sound, lights and song selection all outstanding. Plus George Harrison's kid Dhani was a great opener.
Posted 6 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
Plodding.
Posted 6 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 whomhow wrote:
great track, stupid album cover. 8.
 
Not a fan of the Wizard of Oz, eh?  I just went +1 to join you at an 8...Long Live RP!!
Posted 6 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
See?  Just like this.  Great note segue!!!  
Posted 6 years ago by annds    [ Reply ]
Wow! What a beautiful combo!
Posted 6 years ago by ai63    [ Reply ]
The transition from Imagine to this is thoughtful and smile inducing.
Posted 6 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Jeff Lynne rocks
Posted 6 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
It's good!
Posted 6 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
'Neighbours'...
Posted 6 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
Simply beautiful and timeless...
Posted 6 years ago by Anniez04    [ Reply ]
 whomhow wrote:
great track, stupid album cover. 8.
 
Stupid album cover: yes, and very much so! Great track:sorry, no; not at all...
Posted 6 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
great track, stupid album cover. 8.
Posted 6 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
Fast or slow, this is the trainlike ELO.
Posted 6 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
I associate ELO with my late sister. Wish you were here.
Posted 6 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 WattsUp wrote:
Seems like ELO is having a bit of a renaissance. Not sure how good that is, I still have the droning of their hits from back in the 1970s?
 
... sorry, what?
Posted 7 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
good segue from 'Imagine'
illustrates beautifully what a blatant Beatles/Lennon pastiche ELO were
Posted 7 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
but I can
Posted 7 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
I wish, Jeff Lynne would play entire albums on his actual concerts instead of this prosecco-oldie-show... And I wish, he would compose inspired masterpieces, like he did so long ago...
Posted 7 years ago by groedi    [ Reply ]
Seems like ELO is having a bit of a renaissance. Not sure how good that is, I still have the droning of their hits from back in the 1970s?
Posted 7 years ago by WattsUp    [ Reply ]
{#Devil_pimp}zesty ! can really hear the roy woods influences on jeffs early work
Posted 7 years ago by primm    [ Reply ]
my roommate says play more ELO.
Posted 7 years ago by Myrtle_L    [ Reply ]
Brother Iz to John Lennon to Jeff Lynne in this block. I'm loving it. {#Music}
Posted 7 years ago by grogg    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh....wonderful ELO!!!
Posted 7 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
8 to 9
Posted 7 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Stingray wrote:
Neyt will possibly the EARTH BAND, or maybe early Genesis!

Too much for anybody with an open mind for alternative rock!

This is such bull for the elderly! 

  

ncollingridge wrote:

I don't think that RP is really the right station for you.

 
It seems to me that Stingray came to the same conclusion long before you did. I somehow miss his straight forward comments.
Posted 7 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Perfect match after Imagine. Thank you Bill!
Posted 7 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
 Skydog wrote:

excellent idea

 
Prior to this song John Lennon indeed appeared with Imagine. Coincidence or not? To me the voices of John Lennon and Jeff Lynne resemble.
Posted 7 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Neyt will possibly the EARTH BAND, or maybe early Genesis!

Too much for anybody with an open mind for alternative rock!

This is such bull for the elderly! 

 
I don't think that RP is really the right station for you.
Posted 8 years ago by ncollingridge    [ Reply ]
WOW. 3 10's in a row. Bill, what a segue from Imagine to this!
Posted 8 years ago by folkrocker    [ Reply ]
 Prius wrote:

Totally agree.
 
Agree too, love them {#Guitarist}{#Heartkiss}
Posted 8 years ago by Joanna91540    [ Reply ]
Yawn
Posted 8 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
ELO is one of the most under appreciated bands of my life time.

 
Totally agree.
Posted 8 years ago by Prius    [ Reply ]
My High school days were splendid because of songs such as this {#Daisy}
Posted 9 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

It's an age-thing, trust me!

 
Uh-huh. And trust me, everyone else is looking forward to you finally growing out of the angry young man period of your life.
Posted 9 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
This sounds like a really low-res rip. Is my memory of the audio quality of the original really that rose-colored?
Posted 9 years ago by Lazy8    [ Reply ]
Yet another reason to like ELO ... it seems to have finally rid us of Stingray.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
Great song.
Wonder if "#9 a Dream" by John Lennon follows after this song...

 
excellent idea
Posted 9 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Everybody in my elevator loves this song, which is from an absolutely marvelous album...  we be dancing like happy hippies...  love ELO...  love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll...
Posted 9 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
Great song.
Wonder if "#9 a Dream" by John Lennon follows after this song...

 
Would much rather hear #9 Dream perpetually than ELO even once...except maybe for Showdown...
Posted 9 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Bought this in college. I was taking a music appreciation class, and I wanted to do an extra credit paper based on this, rock group uses orchestration, bridging rock and classical? One of the profs said, "So what?" That was the great question I would have to answer many times later in life. I couldn't answer that as a freshman.

Lesson learned.

Got to dig this out again. 
Posted 9 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me, yeah...
Posted 9 years ago by zedstation    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Neyt will possibly the EARTH BAND, or maybe early Genesis!

Too much for anybody with an open mind for alternative rock! 

Hasn't your license to use the word combination “open mind” in a sentence recently been revoked?
Posted 9 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
Now I can't get this out my head. "Thanks". {#Frustrated}
Posted 9 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
Great song.
Wonder if "#9 a Dream" by John Lennon follows after this song...

 
nope...
Posted 9 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
Great song.
Wonder if "#9 a Dream" by John Lennon follows after this song...
Posted 9 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

You're from Idaho? You're forgiven!


You're an idiot?  You're forgiven!
Posted 9 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
ELO is one of the most under appreciated bands of my life time.

 
You're from Idaho? You're forgiven!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Neyt will possibly the EARTH BAND, or maybe early Genesis!

Too much for anybody with an open mind for alternative rock!

This is such bull for the elderly! 
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
ELO is one of the most under appreciated bands of my life time.
Posted 10 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 Grammarcop wrote:
I still have a weak spot for this album.

 
It's an age-thing, trust me!
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This is truely laughable!

Sorry, good-bye! 
Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
Still — Can't Get It Out of My Head... In February of '81 I was driving along a moonlit country road, this on the radio in my '73 Cutlass; I was coming back from saying goodnight to a magical date; it'd been the first time ever to hear the first serious girlfriend say The Magic Words...

 
I'm on the pill, don't worry
Posted 10 years ago by exurbia    [ Reply ]
Great segue from Steven Wilson - Perfect Life!  Saw the "Orchestra" in concert last summer.  They were so amazingly good.  No Jeff Lynn but they were all such accomplished musicians they didn't need him.  I recommend them to any ELO fan.
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
 lshinkawa wrote:
Such an iconic album cover. How did they ever get the rights to that image?

 
I assume they paid a fee for its use.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Such an iconic album cover. How did they ever get the rights to that image?
Posted 10 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
I still have a weak spot for this album.
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 frandoms wrote:
pseudomagicalbeatleishjunk

no me gusta
 
 
Cant say that I share your sentiment.. But I like the new word!

si me gusta 
Posted 11 years ago by Lindo525    [ Reply ]
pseudomagicalbeatleishjunk

no me gusta
 
Posted 11 years ago by frandoms    [ Reply ]
And of course Dorothy as the voyager (a la Jenny Lewis)... 
Posted 11 years ago by Sweet_Virginia    [ Reply ]