Found Out His Lover was a SERIAL CHEATER...LAMBASTED her in This Epic 70s Classic!-Professor of Rock
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Published 2024-04-26
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It’s time for another helping of our show #1 in our hearts where we take a song that was so unbelievably great and rewrite history, giving it the coveted #1 slot for a day. These are songs that for the most part were hits and have since garnered more acclaim years later than the songs that were at #1 the week that it said song peaked. NOT always the case but most of the time. This one is an easy one. to start out…
Even a Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame virtuoso can be seduced by a femme fatale…. It definitely happened to the great Jeff Lynne…
Betrayed & shattered…. Jeff was the emotional victim of an “Evil Woman.” But he got the last laugh, by using the emotional devastation she inflicted upon him to inspire the creation of a song that catapulted him into global stardom.
Jeff Lynne…. with his WOWZA afro & Aviator sunglasses, was a striking rock icon that emerged in the 70s…. Lynne was a leader of the post-Beatles generation when he assembled a bold theatrical ensemble…known as E-L-O….the Electric Light Orchestra and lit the charts on fire with his colorful and eclectic songs. The artistic objective of ELO was to get away from the same old 'three guitars and drums' outfit, with a dynamic blend of classical music, progressive rock, and orchestral rhythm.
Despite critics calling them “dull” and poking fun at their spaceship imagery, ELO pumped out the hits in the UK…But for some reason success eluded them in America until they had a breakthrough with the ballad “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” which went to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early ’75: Although ELO was a hit machine in the UK, with four Top-20 singles, “Can't Get It Out of My Head” did not chart in that country.
The 2nd coming of ELO in the UK, and their consistent prominence in America from '75 through '86 began with the breakout of “Evil Woman”- the lead single from the orchestra’s 5th studio album Face the Music in ’75 that busted the Top 10 in the U.S., the U.K, New Zealand, and Canada “Evil Woman” was inspired by a real woman from Jeff Lynne's private life, that, to borrow a classic rock term, "dazed and confused" ELO’s front man.
She was a woman who used his celebrity, cheated on him, and played him for a fool. Jeff Lynne, and his fellow musicians that constituted the Electric Light Orchestra, spent most of the summer of ’75 in Munich, Germany, working on the Face the Music album at the Musicland Studio. The album was nearly finalized, when Lynne took another listen to the completed tracks, and felt something was missing. Lynne thought they needed to come up with one more track.
All Comments (21)
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Poll: Here's one...What is your pick for the best musical production on a song?
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Im a 70s kid. I had the opportunity to see ELO twice. They were and incredible band. I raised my kids on my music. My son (16) started playing guitar at 10. His teacher asked him who were his musical influences. Bobby said "Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, George Harrison - together and separately." My son tells his sister (26) she married her husband because he looks like Jeff Lynne. If your kids are Jeff Lynne fans, you raised them right.
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ELO underrated ! Jeff Lynne's singing is one of my favorites to listen to. He is such a beautiful vocalist. ❤❤❤
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Evil Woman has such a unique and magnetic opening to it... Got me from the first listen!
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Adam I agree with you. The more I learn about Jeff Lynne I am convinced that he is a genius.
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Thank you ELO for making cellos rock!
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I always liked their songs, Don't Bring Me Down, and Telephone Line.
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Jeff Lynne is a genius. Saw him in concert a couple of years ago and he was still awesome! Can't wait to see him when he comes around again this fall!
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The first time I sat down, laid out my brother-in-laws album collection on the floor, and listened to ELO Discovery... I felt I had found a long lost favourite band. I hadn't ever purposly listend to ELO until then. I was hooked, and they remain in my top 5 favorite groups of all time.
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R.I.P. Mike Pinder - The Moody Blues A mellotron sound like no other.
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ELO & Jeff Lynne criminally underrated!
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ELO was one of the greatest bands to come out of the seventies. Great songwriting, mind-boggling musicianship, and hooks for miles. Thanks, professor. You could probably do a week or two of just ELO songs.
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There are a few ELO songs that bring me right back to my living room on a Sunday afternoon at a very young age- like 4-7. "Evil Woman" is one of them. Two others are "Telephone Line" and "Turn To Stone." They made a lasting impression on me as a kid.
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As a musician, I adore listening to ELO as much today as I did in the 70s. Musical talent made music what it was back then.
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In 1981 I was living in Kansas City, I got off work early, and when I turn on the radio in my car the DJ exclaims that ELO has not yet started, and that there are still tickets available. I went, and it was an incredible concert.
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Jeff Lynne is a blast. A musician for sixty-one years and still on tour.
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Jeff Lynne is such a humble easy going guy. I'm sure he could find a lot of women who would appreciate him 🙂
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Jeff Lynn is pure genius!! ELO is one of my top favs! This was great Professor ❤
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Don't forget the music is superb, along with the great lyrics. Every man who has been cheated on thoroughly enjoys this song. Masterpiece, but, that is a day at the office for Jeff Lynne
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Everything Jeff Lynne did was special..can still listen to elo for hours!
