Rather than release it as a B-side by The Move, as initially planned, they used it to launch a new project, Electric Light Orchestra. It peaked at U.K. No. 9, the perfect number for a song that ...

A lot of these songs I hated as a kid ... ELO’s debut LP, Electric Light Orchestra, in 1972, featured bassoon, oboe, French horn, cello… Is it true you wanted the group to continue what ...