ELO - TELEPHONE LINE REACTION (first time hearing) 

The Meaning of the song: the singer is waiting for his woman on the other end of the telephone to pick up the line and he's expressing his loneliness as he waits. The way the song begins "Hello. How are you?" line make it clear that he is on the telephone waiting for an answer. The transition into the full stereo effect on the "lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely nights" line expresses the sadness and loneliness of the song. The next line, "that's what I'd say" underscores that the song's listener (you) has just been listening to the sad telephone call and the singer's deep pain. the entire song occurs while the singer is on the line, waiting for the line to be picked up. There is remarkable feeling to the song, as if the caller is waiting and waiting for an answer while pouring out the pain and loneliness that he is feeling.

This emotional and extremely well sung song is for everyone who has been 'Ghosted' by someone that they are deeply in love with.

E.L.O. stands for Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne who is the main singer is a genius and is also a great producer. He comes from my home city of Birmingham, UK and E.L.O. have loads of great songs. One of my favourites is 'All Over The World' which makes you want to dance and sing. Jeff Lynne was also a member of a super group called 'The Travelling Willburys' with George Harrison (The Beatles), Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty.

You can't go wrong with any track from ELO

One of the best songs ever written by one of the best bands ever the man is a genius ❤

Huge band when I grew up in Ireland mid 70s . Their music wasn’t totally MS at the time . Lead singer has written many hit songs for other artists which I didn’t know until recently. Early , Early ELO had a different style music to what became their signature sound . Orchestral backing and Jeff Lynne’s high pure singing voice . I regards his voice as one of the finest in pop music . He still performs in his mid 70s . And ELO had a Wembley London concert where his voice even at 70 was better in than his debut album with Telephone Line .

I was born in 1971. ELO is one of those bands that I heard in the car with my mom and generally on radio as one exists in a grown up world. You hear what the adults around you are listening to. There are a few ELO songs that I wouldn't want to exist on this Earth without knowing. Telephone Line is one of those songs. It is beautiful. It is a gift.

This song was written in the 1970's , some 30 years before modern cell phones existed. Telephones in those days were all connected by a line (electical wire) and had an operator that could assist you with contacting a person on the other end of the phone. Also, if you were not near the phone when someone tried to call you, you would never had known that they tried to call you.😢😮

The singer Jeff Lynn writes everything.. he is 75 now and still sounds that good

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). Jeff Lynn is the singer. Very underrated voice. Great band. I honestly think the video performance detracts from the recorded song. Try listening to the music (no video) and follow along with the Lyrics: Hello, how are you? Have you been alright through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything if you'd pick up that telephone Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey, how ya feelin'? Are you still the same? Don't you realise the things we did, we did Were all for real? Not a dream I just can't believe they've all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? Oh I'll just sit tight, in shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore, oh-whoa Yeah, yeah, yeah Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight

E (Electric) L (Light) O (Orchestra) and it's pronounced saying the individual letter: E-L-O. Been a huge fan since early 70's.

A true delicacy. Love this song...

ELO is short for Electric Light Orchestra. Its so named because of the cellos and violins which no other band featured at the time. The telephone line is a reference to actual wires that made up the telephone system in the 70's when this was written. There was no wireless technology. Back then when we called someone it rang until you stopped if no one answered. There was no voicemail or call forwarding. For another really fun ELO try Mr. Blue Sky.

❤need to see more ELO❤❤❤❤❤

👍. Young Ladies, Good Reaction Video, you'ze did Good Job

Esta maravillosa banda fue bautizada por John Lennon (ex The Beatles) como "Hijos de Los Beatles". Además está banda fue catalogada como la "Más importante del Mundo" en 1978. Con muchos hits en ranking mundiales y sin fin discos de Oro, hoy está inducida en el Salón de la Fama del Rock. Greeting from Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱 South America.

The premise of the song was the distance between the lead singer Jeff Lynne and his wife while the group was on tour or recording an album in another place and they were apart from each other. You have to remember that when they recorded this song in the mid 1970's that answering machines or voice mail was not widely available. It was common that when you called someone that if no one was home, the phone would just continue to ring, and you would hope that someone answered. I'm old enough that I remember that time, and trying to call someone to express my feelings or apologize for a wrong doing and hoping that the person on the other end would answer.

Back in the day, we didn't have cell phones...we had telephone lines. So it was fairly common to refer to your telephone line, kind of like just saying someone's cell wasn't answering or your cell phone call could not get thru, etc. We also had party lines, which were shared telephone lines and sometimes you could inadvertently pick up someone else's conversation on the telephone. We weren't able to direct dial long distance calls even within in the US, we had to dial 0 for the operator and ask her to make the call for us.

One of my favorite songs from when I was a teenager. They were hugely popular in the 70s in the US.

Imagine your 1st Concert was seeing their Space Ship show. I saw them in the Omni in Atlanta in 78. Blew up my engine in my Vega getting the tickets. Worth it.

Theres so much ELO , (Electric Light Orchestra) for you to love and these are just some, you cant go wrong with them! Turned To Stome Strange Magic Evil Woman Dont Bring Me Down Livin Thing Hold On Tight All Over the World Shine A Little Love.... This is a good start!!❤❤ 🎵🎸🎹🎻🥁🎶😉❤️

Beautiful

First off, I love your reaction and emotions. I grew up in Miami and was raised on classic rock n roll in the 70’s and 80’s. What I love about “Telephone Line” is this song could never be written today. Beyond Jeff Lynn’s musical genius, the nostalgic music and lyrics hit particularly hard when he says to the operator “can you just let it ring a little longer, longer”. In the 1970’s there was no answering machine or voicemail, cellphones. No social media to check the love of your life who just broke up with you is on vacation or just got back. If you weren’t home, your option was to run to a pay phone and put some dimes and nickels in it and call where? If the person disconnected or changed their home phone number it was a hopeless situation. When someone broke up with you back in the 70’s, they would get in a taxi and you would never see them again. No one to text 5 mins later I’m sorry. Within a week they could have moved to the other side of the world and you’d never know. That’s what makes this song and lyrics so heartbreaking back in the day and why songs like Telephone Line can’t be written anymore with this sort of nostalgia. Keep up the amazing reactions!

Love How the Music 🎶 seemed to Carry you Away! Great Reaction Ladies!

You two did really great impressions of two store mannequins during the song.

Must watch more elo sweet talking woman

In fact, ELO is Jeff Lynne. He writes all the songs, he sings all the songs, he produce all the songs and he is a multi-instrumentalist. Since 2014 he makes music under the name "Jeff Lynne's ELO". And on his new records he does nearly everything on his own. In 2014 he and his new formed Band played in front of 50.000 people in London's Hyde Park and in 2017 he played in London's Wembley Stadium in front of 62.000 people (have a look on RU-vid). And his voice seems getting better in his old days. A musical genius, in a row with Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson.

So beautiful 😍😍

Stunned..

Yo wake up! This shit rules

I'm Japanese, but I love this song❤❤❤It's a song I want to listen to on the record board❤❤❤

I was 8 when this came out. Can still sing every word at 55. Love ELO!

I’ve heard this song maybe a thousand times? Makes me cry EVERY TIME 😢😢

You girls looked taken back ❤

Ladies it's Electric Light Orchestra. That's there name,✌️

Pretty easy stuff, before Cell Phones all calls went through a Telephone line. TBH, Cell phones are not technically phones but are instead "Radios" and the calls travel through the air. Only Landlines are true telephones that send messages over a line.

"Let it ring forevermore..." I feel his desperation and despair each time I listen...

Get the album, it sends you to a wonderful sleep.

“Light Orchestra” is a term that was used many, many moons ago. Light Orchestra was basically the Top-40 pop hits music of that day. ELO is a wink and nod at the history. Maybe a bit esoteric but they produced some fantastic music. (Honestly, I didn’t really appreciate them until I was older. Regardless, they’re pretty cool. 😎)

Oh, the innocence of youth! Life was very different fifty years ago, without modern tech

The second and most poignant verse of this song seems lost to most people born in the noughties onwards as they've never had to experience going through the operator to make a phone call. I love that bit of off-mic singing by Kelly that Jeff kept in "yeh, yeah, yeah, yeaaah!"

.................."TELEPHONE LINE" ........{Electric Light Orchestra Lyrics} Hello! How are you? Have you been alright through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything if you'd pick up that telephone Yeah, yeah, yeah Hey! How you feelin'? Are you still the same? Don't you realise the things we did, we did Were all for real, not a dream? I just can't believe they've all faded out of view Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh-ooh Doo-wop, do-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? Oh I'll just sit tight through shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore Yeah, yeah, yeah Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (The love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (The little things you planned ain't coming true) Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight Oh, oh, telephone line, give me some time I'm living in twilight

The Harmony

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Electric Light Orchestra. Lead singer is Jeff Lynne

Electric Light Orchestra! It was before your time of wired phone service.

ELO = Electric Light Orchestra

E L O STANDS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT OCHRESTA

Telephone used to have wires (lines) connecting them. Well before the time of mobile phones.

The song is about a guy who is trying to contact the girl he loves who has moved... She has decided not to pick up the phone or she has given him a false phone number.. Either way the song is about the loss of love and the devastation caused.. This same group later did another song with a the same theme but making it more clear.. The other song is called ""Calling America"" if you listen to it you will be able to connect the two songs without any trouble.. here it is... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zM4OoZzrVaI.html

The son of the Beatles john said 😊

Doo-wop, doo-be-doo-doo-wop, doo-wah, doo-lang Blue days, black nights, doo-wah, doo-lang I look into the sky (the love you need ain't gonna see you through) And I wonder why (the little things you planned ain't coming true)

Electric light Orchestra

Hi A better version of this is. ELO wembley stadium telephone line 2017. I'm sure you will like it

ItsMira-J Sounds a bit dated, remember this song came first out in 1977. Listen and react to the live concert version from Wembley arena 2017 as ELO are a great live band with much focus on a great light show.

And i think he was part of the travelling whilbouries. excuse myspelling.

Look up ELO live at Wembley 2017 Telephone Line, Evil woman.

Serious comment: I really like your braids.

Xanadu another good song

ELO are initials, not an abbreviation. It's ok you didn't know that. ELO is a great band.

elo evil woman live at wembley stadium great concert

I thought he is ringing his ex wanting to let her know he misses her and is lonely and wants to get back with her ,he knows that she probably doesn’t .She isn’t answering the phone so possibly is dodging him ,but as long as the phone keeps ringing he’s still has hope for getting back with her ,opposed to a probable hard no if she answers .

internet to look for ELO your girls loos like 2 corspes while listening

Back when a text wasnt an option...

Damn i look down and i commented a m9nth ago,sorry

Mobile phones have ruined the beauty of songs like this,can we please go back 😅

Does your friend want to move countrys?

Hadn't heard this song since my childhood. First time I heard it was in my uncle's '68 Camareo on a green 8 track tape with several other artists on it. Crosby, Stills and Nash's 'Our House, Heart's 'Barracuda'; America's 'Horse with no Name. Sometimes, I miss those care free days, not to mention the variety of music then. 'Don't Bring me Down' was a huge hit for ELO. For a fun quirky song check out BOC's abbreviations for Blue Oyster Cult 'Godzzila' Unfortunately, there was another group called Blue Oyster Cult, which had a similar vocal harmonies. . 😂😂😂😂

Sorry I can't leave a comment, not that it would be deliberately rude, but the RU-vid police will threaten to delete my account.

The blank, emotionless reaction to this song betrays your lack of musicality. I’m sorry, but quality music of this style is just not for you. Maybe concentrate on music more suited to your own taste.

Do your research before reacting.