ELO - Telephone Line *DayOne Reacts* 

I played this song after my wife’s funeral. Was lost when she passed. I called her cell phone just to hear her voice one last time.

You have to remember a day when there was no texting, voice mail, and hardly any answering machines. Just the unsatisfying endless ringing with no answer. So painful.

This song is about being ghosted, 1970's style, lol

Listening to ELO is like floating through outer space.

One of my favorite songs from ELO. They are amazing.

I love ELO. Jeff Lynne is a genius IMO. He was great friends with the Beatles and influenced by them.

Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. Along with ELO, The Traveling Wilburys, and work with many other artists, he has a TREMENDOUS catalog of music. Very often underrated.

ELO has a lot of great hits! A lot to choose from, but if asked now, among my favorite tunes by them would be I Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Evil Woman, Turn To Stone, and I can't think of anymore right now! Later!

I loooove E.L.O. Jeff Lynne has a great voice !!!!!

One of the first ELO songs I ever heard. I had all their records back in the day.

Now follow up this reaction with the live version, some 45-ish years later at Wembley Stadium. It's CRAZY good!

'"Telephone Line" could have easily become an over-the-top exercise in camp, but is saved by a delicious melody. Futuristic sounding, carefully-layered orchestral pop, with a stunning arrangement that turn the song into a miniature symphony

I'm old enough to remember what a telephone line is! 😁

BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL. blew my mind at 12 yrs old. Waited for my very young daddy to come home from work on the stairs in front of our home in 1974(?) and as many times before I said, "Daddy, your gonna LOVE it". Off we went to buy the record. The whole album was beautiful 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

An absolute sublime song ELO is unmatched.

My absolute favorite song from ELO.. the 70s was such a great and special era of music... so missed!

Heard this on the radio on Thursday and on the stereo on Saturday

Such a distinctive sound with fabulous vocal harmonies.

ELO !!! what a magnificent band with so many great songs and Jeff Lynne still playing with his band from the 70's , my favorite band !!!

Haven't heard this great song in ages. 👍

'Livin Thing' and 'Mr Blue Sky' are classics of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) and they are still performing now and STILL sound as good.

ELO is a great band. Sweet Talking Woman and Shine A Little Love are two songs from them that I think you’d really enjoy.

I found your comments and feelings on point, have always felt that way about ELO myself. Great reaction, TY.

Love the violin in the background! Yes you hit on the points that made this band one of the best! The song being about a man who loves a woman who may not feel the same about him. 😔 Waiting for love to come into his life. Great band!

Electric Lights Orchestra was truly amazing! They're still doing phenomenal pyrotechnic concerts in stadiums!

ELO has always been my favorite group. I've been listening to them since the 70s and I never get tired of them. All their songs are Bangers. My favorite songs are "Mr. Blue Sky" and "Sweet Talking Woman". Love your reaction.

Hello Angela: It does seem that the chorus has the cadence and melodic quality of a lullaby....interesting. Never really noticed that before. Thanks for featuring this! 👍👍❤❤

I really enjoyed your reaction to Telephone Line. I grew up listening to ELO and the band was not as popular starting out, but over the years I believe many people have come to appreciate the genius of Jeff Lynne's song writing and the music. The band's songs have certainly stood the test of time and it never gets old listening to them. Their masterpiece album to me is still The Out of the Blue album. You get to hear the full range of their talents in all of the songs on that album.

Your are a doll, love your reactions, love your channel. Keep up your good work. ELO great band.

I recently saw ELO live in Portland Oregon. I am turning 56 and have been listening to ELO since I was in daycare center. The first song I ever heard was "Strange Magic" and " Telephone line." I love watching these reaction videos 🤗 Watching the reaction of people hearing a group I have been listening to for over forty years!

I see you reacted also to "Sylvia's Mother" by Dr. Hook. Two of the saddest "ghosting' telephone songs of the 1970s! This song is so rich and gorgeous, and I love the little doo-wop portion at the bridge.

This song came off the 1976 album New World Record but was released as a single in 1977

glad you found ELO, they are on my regular playlist they are full of great songs. Part of the soundtrack of my life, brings back many good memories.

"Can't Get It Out of My Head" is by far my fav of all their great songs.

It's a tie between this and Mr. Blue Sky for my favorite song from ELO.

I remember in the 70's, introducing my hippy friends to ELO, Harry Nilsson, & Procol Harem, when all they would listen to was Elton John, Bob Dylan, & Wishbone Ash. I also love how ELO ingeniously incorporated the telephone dial tone into this song.

Just seeing their long, crazy hair makes me miss the '70s. Jeff Lynne knows how to bring it. His vocals are pure emotional angst.

Yes-one of my favorites of theirs- “Don’t bring me down” would have to rank first for me- however I LOVE this one!💖👍✌️

Jeff Lynne and Kelly voices sound beautiful together.

Makes me Cry...I need a Time machine!!! Thank You Angela for this Reaction

The part I like the most in watching your reactions is the look on your face as the song hits you and you see the beauty or the point of the song and the expressions you have reveal the pleasantness you feel while you experience what is happening. It tells us watching that you are not only beautiful in appearance but inside as well. Great reaction choice.

ELO, was my favorite band in the 80's!

That sound that you mentioned was a analogue synthesizer keyboard

This is music I grew up with! Your reaction to this group is so fresh and pure. I feel it's an echo of my love for this whole era of music. Very nice to see, indeed.

My oldest son broke me out of hospital twice to see ELO, once to see them in Hyde Park in 2014 and also to sit in a muddy field at Glastonbury in 2016. It was two different hospitals for two different injurie's at the end of my service career. It was always great to see Jeff Lynne's ELO live, even if it meant having to face my wife's anger afterwards. This song reminds me of how much I loved talking to my family when I was posted over seas.

One of my favorite ELO songs!!!! Another one of those bands that you loved or hated. Personally I am in the love camp!!!

Birmingham, England's most World Famous soft rock band. I grew up on them, being a natural stepping stone off the Beatles. They Are the original Brum Beat Band. The Melodies are perfect, dateless, unforgettable.

A masterpiece of popular music. Jeff Lynne is a supremely gifted song writer.

My God your as Beautiful as the song❣

Nick Cave: Straight to you, The Weeping song, Dig Lazarus Dig Tom Waits: In The Neighborhood and so many more.

You can hear the Beatles in this, as with many ELO songs. On the lyrics "Telephone line, give me some time" or whatever...the same melodic scale idea used in the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" in the background vocals "Hello Goodbye" repeated up the major scale. Only ELO's song is just slower, different topic. Except they are on the telephone line and you could sing the "lyrics "Hello Goodbye" which would make sense of you're on the telephone lol

Thank you! I love this song.

Seriously ELO on Top of the pops was the highlight of the week back in the day of 3 channels on TV to choose from. How things have changed, iam 59yrs old sat watching this reaction on my phone chilling with a coffee.

This old tune still sounds awesome Mark from London

It is always such a joy to watch your reactions you just exude happiness and peace

Yes, And you and I... I highly recommend especially when the play with the Philharmonic.

Wow I remember this song as a little kid back in the 70s, when I went roller skating and this would come on and it was always a couple skate. So much time has passed by such great memories back then 🤔

Thank you for playing songs all the way before reacting. Big plus!

Their live show: "Live in Hyde Park" is outstanding.

Thank you so much for this reaction. ELO are fabulous. Jeff Lynne is a musical genius. They have so many brilliant songs but I particularly hope you’ll get round to reacting to The Diary of Horace Wimp. It’s right up your street and I can picture you following the lyrics as a story.

You should react to ELO Live at Wembley. They sound incredible

The live version at Wembley stadium is amazing.

Hi Angela Jeff Lynne is/has been criminally under-rated in the world of popular music IMHO He is one of Britains greatest songwriters,singers & composers please if you get the chance check out E.L.O Wembley or Bust 2017 concert, Amazing atmosphere & sounded as good as ever ATB Jim, Surrey, UK X

after sailing for years I always loved the phone more than the job

"Let it ring forevermore..." Amen, and amen, and amen.

frank i cannot say what needs to be said. Such a hardship and when you said you call her phone to hear her voice. I have no words as you said it all!

Jeff's still doing it .... Your page came across my feed, and I saw ELO then you, so I had to stop.....lol. You will be surprised how many hit songs they had and you young folks might even recognize some... tons of great music from the 70s. I was a kid, used to carry around my little am radio, before FM.... Yes, I remember when FM came out, then you had stereo sound! and ELO sounded great in stereo. I remember when color TV and microwaves came out, and I'm only 55. Now, look at technology. If you like the 70's music, you might like Chicago; they had many great hits. I'm sure you'll recognize a few of theirs. Good evening from The Great Pacific Northwest! Good luck with your channel 👍

This song was written and performed first in the 1970's, phone mail hadn't been invented yet. You picked up the telephone handle, you heard a dial tone, you entered the number on the keypad and waited for somebody to pick up the phone on the other end and start talking to you. If nobody picked up the phone you just kept hearing the ring tone. There was no way to leave a message. The phone system used sound tones for electronic communication while it placed the call, usually over the same line that you would talk on, so you would hear all of these tones while the call was being placed. And that is the meaning of all of the tones, in the song. This song is moving to me, because I had a similar experience in college. I had been dating a woman who then didn't want me anymore. Calling her on the phone with no answer, I thought, please, please, talk to me, if I can't get you to change your mind, at least let me talk to you and hear your voice one more time. I let it ring forever, it seemed, and then hung up the phone with tears in my eyes. Yes, I remember it well.

Love ELO! Love Angela moreso 😅

classic ELO

Perfect harmonies

ELO "Need Her Love"

A great song rediscovered. Thanks.

One of my favorite songs all time

HE wrote this song on the cello

Dam this take me back in time

Master craftsman - Beatles, Travelling Wilburys and ELO....all orchestrated byu Jeff....

I’m so sorry for your loss & I can completely understand the desire to hear her voice again. I hope you find comfort, take care of yourself x

Loved your review of this...sums it right up. I grew up with this.

It was fun to near thIs again, and I enjoyed your reaction. Thank you!

One of my favorites!! Terrific!

ELO was a classic 80's band! Had all their albums.

Another ELO classic!

Beautiful 💞 song stay safe friend God bless

This song is so sad... it captures the desperation to reach someone you haven't seen or who hasn't spoken (or won't speak) to you in a long time.

Angela, the sounds made by the synthesizer before the phone ringing sound, was an imitation of DTMF (dual tone multiple frequency) signaling tones on landline phones to initiate a call.

Another one of the greatest songs ever recorded! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍

I've always been a fan of ELO and, even though it wasn't recorded in the 1970's, recommend their 2001 Zoom Tour concert.

You gotta listen to Mr. Blue Sky by these guys!

Great artists! Love them! Great reaction

I love watching your progression..Song starts and you're unsure. Then you start to get into it. then you get in all the way

Some songs take you to church. Others take you home! Thank you for a lovely reaction!

Beautiful!.. song

Love your videos in Texas!!

I enjoy watching your reaction videos. 😁

Listen to one of their first hits!! Called..Cant get it out of my head.. Beautiful song!!

Sweet Talkin' Woman, Livin' Thing, Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Don't Bring Me Down, etc. All classic ELO, a band with a slew of Top 40 hits in the late 1970's and early '80's.

Jeff Lynn not only wrote the music and the words, and sang lead, but he also sang all the harmony parts as well. That's why it sounds so good. It is the same voice singing all the different notes.

ELO has a huge catalogue of hits, you should check out "Evil Woman" when you get a chance.

Man I looove that intro of yours. That whistle. Nice.