Showdown - ELO | The Midnight Special 

In 1977 I called into a local radio station to make a request. As it turn out I just happened to call at the right time and won 4 tickets to see ELO. By accident. I tried selling them to make a few bucks and got no takers. The night of the show. I gave 1 away and a decided to go with a couple of friends with the remaining 3 tickets. It was hands down one of the best concerts I have ever attended! And I have seen some big bad mammer jammers. From Aerosmith to Zeppelin. ELO was the real deal. Long live RNR!

Jeff Lynne’s hair was MASSIVE! And not wearing his usual shades.

ELO...one of best things of the 70s...a great time to be alive ..😀👍👍🇸🇻

The most iconic band of the 70s.. just incredible

I see more ELO in 2024 than I saw during the 80s and 90s.. happy to see

Rock band gone orchestra! Jeff Lynne... musical genius. Inducted into the musical song writers hall of fame. No one more deserving of this honor than Jeff Lynne! I saw him in concert in 2019. He sounded the same as in the 70s. Phenomenal concert! He's touring again. Happy Saturday... thank you for sharing! 💖

God I miss the 70’s 😢

Mike Edwards, Hugh McDowell and Richard Tandy all no longer with us, RIP to the three of them.

My daughter's first concert was when she was 5 . Saw them at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix. She will be 50 on her next birthday and still remembers the concert. What an incredible band.

Jeff Lynne is an amazing musician, producer & arranger. His concert at Wembley Stadium many years later was a testament to his influence on the music industry. It was a total family affair, from toddlers to grandparents. Now that's what I call a great artist for the people forever.

Great show, The Midnight Special, great band, ELO, great rock and roll hair, Jeff Lynne 🎸 🙌 ✨💡🌌⏱️🎻

Always was & still are an ELO fan. Thanks for posting. 😊

Love early ELO!! A huge reason I play violin is inspiration from the album this song was on: On The Third Day..🙏🏼 The strings are incredible! 🌹 Amazing how huge they became years later

Good Lord, I've have so forgotten this song, but it has been 50 years and a few "lifetimes" since this radio play. God bless

ELO recorded many good songs but Showdown is my favorite. My first horse I ever got I named him Showdown after this song.

Love ELO since childhood

ELO FOREVER!!!... Thank you very much!!!... 🔝💡❤️

Dude, what a good band is this? And that magical sound transports me to the front benches of Midnight Special, I really like that sound

Dig that lion look, bell bottoms, and platform shoes rocking the 70s in style and talent.

First time I ever noticed lip singing on Midnight Special....that's the studio version not live

Why are they miming? I've seen clips from other music shows of the era and they performed the song perfectly.

ELO is one of my favorite acts from the Seventies and early Eighties. They performed quite often on the Midnight Special. I'm going to create a playlist from these performances.

Such an original sounding use of strings in an already terrific rock song. Brilliant!

I still can't believe we were all stuck, after their show, in the same Holiday Inn and these guys where in the rooms above ours, it was a hellva ice storm I was so effed up I couldn't climb the stairs to go meet them, but we did party like crazy, my friends wife went up and met them, she said they were all really nice guys, she lost their autographs many years afterward.

2024 and it sounds better than anything being produced today !!

Jeff is a GENIUS artist. He's till alive too. Yay.

I saw them live in 2018 and 2019 in Detroit with my brother and we both loved every single minute!!!!

Don't get me wrong, but I wish they would have done this live like on Rockpalast the same year. Bev is fantastic being allowed to cut loose. Showing their true collective talents was easy for ELO. Great to have different versions of this song preserved however- Thank you Midnight Special!

Smoking a hooter and enjoying GREAT MUSIC !! A 68 YO vet. and stoner !!!

I was in high school when this came out. Had it on 8 track. All my friends were into hard rock and heavy metal. I was into ELO.

I wish it was “live” instead of synced to the actual recording. Bev Bevin gave it away.

Thanks for sharing.

ELO... simplemente espectacular .

Hi Burt! Thank you! 🙏🤗🍺cheers

I'm such a dork. I didn't know that this was an ELO song, though I've heard it since my 1970s childhood. Awesome Goldtop, Jeff.

That “huh” at the end is EVERYTHING!

Always love 💕 Jeff Lynne and Elo their music was great

This guy has played with the best. 😊

Saw them on their big night tour with the spaceship. Saw a couple years after that as well. Great band.

Holy Cow!!!!!! Thanks for the Flashback. Had totally forgotten this song!!!!! ❤❤❤

Saw them in about 2017. A top 3 concert for me out of hundreds of concerts. Simply amazing!

Great music man!😊

I LOVE ELO!!! 🎉🎉🎉

❤❤❤❤❤ this song!!! so memorable of me yout...saw Jeff Lynne 2018 my dream concert!!

ELO is one of the greatest band's of the 70's.

I was born 5 days later on 13. January 1974. ❤️🥰😍😘

Very good tune 👍

Saw them at Philadelphia’s Schubert theater around this time

I’m finally going to see them October in Atlanta! I can’t wait!

Electric Light Orchestra🛸🧬ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻

I remember watching this the night it was broadcast.

I really like ELP thanks

I love ELO! One of my favorite bands. Amazing, unique sound. Jeff Lynne is a musical genius with a voice that could melt butter. I thought his glasses were part a part of his facial anatomy, but I guess I'm wrong

A great unique sound.

Great song and band ❤

God gave Jeff Lynne a very special gift and he's done the right thing w/it...we are so lucky !!!

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, Upload the band WIZARD there should be something in the vault very nice performances by the band Wizard live on midnight special

This song has some serious meaning

Sábado com ELO , tudo de bom ❤

Looked outside, yep its raining.

Still here from my childhood great time Elo 🎉🎉70s best forever ❤️ miss good old days

Elo is the bomb

She cried to the southern wind About a love that was sure to end Every dream in her heart was gone Headin' for a Showdown Bad dreamer, what's your name? Looks like we're ridin' on the same train Looks as through there'll be more pain There's gonna be a Showdown And it's rainin' all over the world It's raining all over the world Tonight, the longest night

Siempre espere está magnífica actuación. Gracias MS.

So Cool and on the rock spot.

The guys a musical and songwriting genius......great musicians as well.....👍👍👍👍👍

First time I see Jeff Lynne without glasses

Best band I've ever seen live.

I can't remember the last time I heard this song and seeing the video, 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤

Such a great back catalogue. One of the best concerts I ever saw, ELO at Wembley in the 70's. Still as good in 2018 at the O2!

My favorite ELO song besides Sweet Talkin Woman!!!!

Ten thousand thumbs up!!!!!

My favorite ELO song

I miss this time.

Love that Lion look.

I was going to say 'Hey Jeff, you can take your hat off indoors😂

Thanks very much for upload. Last week I saw Phil Bates (former ELO Part II) live here in Germany, as tribute to ELO, also with this song. Nice gig and worth to see, great musicians.

Magnificent

One of the many kings of AM radio. The sound track to bailing hay and filling our silos in the summer.

Great band.

Crikey! That hair!!

Can't wait to see them hosting in 1975

Verdadera joya 💎

Cool ELO. Even a live performance he is able to have a dual sound in his voice. Wow!

I had a really odd experience having seen them at MSG on 2 consecutive tours. I love Jeff and like a lot of us back then went to as many concerts as possible. Tickets were from $5 - $8 in 1970s. It must've been touring either the 'Face The Music' or 'A New World Order' (whatever was just before 'Out of The Blue') and it sounded like a turd. Sometimes bands sound completely different live but this was like a High School Marching Band. Only Jeff + Kelly Crocutt did vocals and instead of rich layers of vocals it was more 'A cappella' or 'Unplugged' before it was invented. The next tour was with the Space Ship and that show was PHENOMENAL and what you exoected from ELO. Then weeks later I read a tiny blurb in the paper said Detroit's Cobo Hall was suing ELO's management for using pre-recorded bits for their show but I saw 2 tours - WITH + WITHOUT and WITH WAS A MUCH BETTER ALL AROUND SHOW

All these bands did Midnight Special live, why has ELO been synced?

Classic ✌🏼

Mike de Albuquerque playing a Horizontal Ampeg Scroll bass, (and rockin it). You really can't get much cooler than that, I tell you.

Kingpin!!!!!

ELITE!

Saw them open fir Deep Purple in 1974 with this lineup. I have been a huge fan ever since!

Jeff Lynne has a smooth sensation of singing

It’s a red submarine!

What a life hack tune- epic

I hate it when bands lipsync. Jeff Lynn and ELO were an amazing band. Zero reason to fake it

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE

Oh good live

Jeff without glasses is a rare sight .

It’s funny because ELO is also a scale for comparing players in zero-sum games. It’s pretty common in chess. I don’t know if the term came about before or after ELO the band though. But I think Magnus Carlson maybe has or had the highest ELO rating ever in chess. But whenever I see or hear the band ELO I always think of chess. “You go, Magnus!” although he doesn’t really need a cheering section as I think he drew Kasparov when Magnus was around 12 years old or so and was probably the youngest World Champion ever, I think at around 21 maybe.

He is right up there with Paul McCartney in songwriting talent.