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Electric Light Orchestra — Roll Over Beethoven
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Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88')
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:56
 
 BobLoblaw wrote:
This song is missing the most important ingredient; Chuck Berry.

 

and there he is...! {#Wink}Derek and the Dominoes — Key To The Highway


Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88')
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:54
 
I use "A 5th of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy as a ringtone for my cellphonemessages. In Worldwar II Dutch resistanceradio used the original 5th of Beethoven as the begintune for Radio Oranje (Radio Orange), which was at that time send from England to inform the Dutch and to support  them mentally.

ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:50
 
If this makes you yawn, what pops your cookies? Cowboy Junkies?
I expect a fellow Ontario homie to be more hip.
As our licence plates state: Yours to Discover.


michaelgmitchell wrote:


 



BobLoblaw
(Bytown)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:50
 
This song is missing the most important ingredient; Chuck Berry.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:50
 
 ubuntourist wrote:
Amusing segue...

 
Yes, but look at the ratings.  Grieg wins with his oldie but goodie!

anotherlistener
(outside Bawlmer)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:50
 
Thought we were in for a little classical interlude.  Must say I'm a tad disappointed.

ubuntourist
(Brain-Washington)
Posted: Apr 26, 2013 - 07:49
 
Amusing segue...

michaelgmitchell
(Stirling, ON)
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 19:59
 


coloradojohn
(A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver)
Posted: Mar 25, 2013 - 19:59
 
There's no denying this band was one of the most important — and well-loved — bands of the early and mid-70s!

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 09:18
 

Agreed.   Jeff is a genius.    

 

Imkirok wrote:

Love it!  A fun piece incorporating ELO's signature combo of rock and roll and classical influences.  Plus it brings back a lot of memories!
 



Proclivities
(Paris of the Piedmont)
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 09:17
 
 lemmoth wrote:


I took a few of those back in the 70's —— and I still never liked this version of this classic song.
 
I never really minded the musical aspect of this version, but he completely screws up the lyrics.   It does seem as if they were running out of ideas by this time.

chris_the_man
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 09:17
 
He Bill,stop it.i am driving! The speedtickets are flying around my ears with this,pleazzzee....

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Feb 22, 2013 - 09:16
 

Nice to hear.   Yes IMHO this is a 10.



Karmala
(Finland (Europe))
Posted: Jan 22, 2013 - 01:39
 
 Imkirok wrote:
Plus it brings back a lot of memories!
 

Spot-on :)

number7
(Napanee, Ontario, Canada)
Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:30
 
 gypsyman wrote:
Was never really an ELO fan. This is OK to hear occasionally, but it would never be included in a personal collection.
 

I agree whole heartily.

Are we snobs?

robbeek
(the foothills above El Lay....)
Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:30
 
Aw, HELL yeah!!!

agd3
Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:28
 
Oh!...what a mix...Hall of the Mtn King into Beethoven!...wait!...

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 17:28
 
How wonderfully unfortunate.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:31
 
 karljonasson wrote:
Jeff, you forgot music rule 1 - never play any song the Beatles also played. Even if your version is better (which this is), people have a knee-jerk reaction, "Beatles equals perfect, therefore this sucks because it is not Beatles."
 
Please give me a massive break here.  This version doesn't remotely compare to either the Beatles or Berry - the original and still the best.

And I give massive - like that word today - props to artists who take original Beatle tunes and make them uniquely theirs, for example:

Joe Cocker - A Little Help from My Friends & She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
Elton John - Lucy in the Sky
Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby
Bowie - Across the Universe
Ray Charles - Let it Be

to name a few.

Jeff is obviously a gifted musician/producer and was a great friend to George.  But ELO's music just never did it for me.

RobN
(In the flatlands of East Anglia)
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:30
 
Hmm. This has not dated well - or maybe it was just as excruciating when first released {#Think}

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:28
 
 gypsyman wrote:
Was never really an ELO fan. This is OK to hear occasionally, but it would never be included in a personal collection.
 
OK. Standing corrected. Masterpiece! - following Edvard Grieg with ELO. Kinda like snorting a huge line right after a Quaalude.

Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land)
Posted: Nov 20, 2012 - 08:25
 
Love it!  A fun piece incorporating ELO's signature combo of rock and roll and classical influences.  Plus it brings back a lot of memories!

joelbb
Posted: Oct 20, 2012 - 00:05
 
Recording this track demonstrates a waste of oxygen.

Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:20
 
 Thin_Air wrote:
Far too many anally retentive comments re this track.

Just a good fun piece of music - sometimes it's simply cool not to be cool.
 
Yes indeed, I noticed that also.  What is it about Kama Sutra position #43 that makes men crazy?  I've heard it opined (in some very special discussions I've had on line with some very special "friends") that it has to do with homo sapient species very close descent from the apes and other lower animals .... Man is the only mammal which fornicates face to face, by the way.  In any event, I doubt that after 300 years in the crypt Beethoven would want to roll over for anyone, even J. Edgar Hoover.  That's all folks,



gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:20
 
Was never really an ELO fan. This is OK to hear occasionally, but it would never be included in a personal collection.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:20
 
Will Ode to Joy or the Emperor adagio be next? 

solrac
(38th parallel)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:19
 
 gregorbill wrote:
Some "classic" rock is best forgotten.

 

go stick your head in the ove

max_p
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:18
 
at least this is the short version

solrac
(38th parallel)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:17
 
takes  me to the concert at the cow palance in the 70's

Lonestar
(Probably Above You)
Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 11:17
 
Hellish. 

michaelgmitchell
(Stirling, ON)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:31
 
 gregorbill wrote:
Some "classic" rock is best forgotten.
 
Indeed.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:26
 
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:

another bad example of quaalude use

 

I took a few of those back in the 70's —— and I still never liked this version of this classic song.

scraig
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:22
 
 xtalman wrote:

Lighten up Francis!
 
...and don't call me Francis. 

NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:21
 
Devo is next, right?

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:21
 
 megaboogieman wrote:
One of the best performances of Roll Over Beethoven!
 

Other than every single recorded and live version by Chuck Berry and the Beatles.  And pretty much any other version by any garage band I've ever heard.

And I love Geoff as a producer/musical director for George, Tom Petty and the Wilbury's. 

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 13:18
 
 Algis wrote:
Pure trash! As well as an ignorant sentiment.
 
Lighten up Francis!

Algis
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 12:10
 
Pure trash! As well as an ignorant sentiment.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:05
 

Roll Over Lynne

Elvis is coming

Thin_Air
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 11:00
 
Far too many anally retentive comments re this track.

Just a good fun piece of music - sometimes it's simply cool not to be cool.

xtalman
(What dimension?)
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:59
 
Brings back a lot of good memories from much younger care free days.

megaboogieman
(Russia, Gulag Archipelago)
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:59
 
One of the best performances of Roll Over Beethoven!

LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:58
 

another bad example of quaalude use



DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 10:55
 
They haven't played ELO's "Bend Over Beethoven" since 2007 it seems...

KurtfromLaQuinta
(La Quinta, CA)
Posted: May 10, 2007 - 12:30
 
dairyman wrote:
Well good ol' ELO, hmmm...why not play BOY BLUE or LAREDO TORNADO from the album with Dorothy's red shoes...can't remember the name at the moment. Those are great songs that NEVER get played on the radio anywhere! Give 'em a try RP.
AHEM!
Ian911299
Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 21:34
 
I'd much rather hear the version by The Beatles.
tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 14:00
 
How about some Move? Or something from the first ELO album, which, by virtue of having Roy Wood, was, by far,
their best.

I second that emotion! How about "Hello Susie" from the Move album "Shazam?" Anyone have a decent copy to upload? Had a hellacious crunch, that song!
rulebritannia
(Sussex countryside, England)
Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 13:57
 
gregorbill wrote:
Some "classic" rock is best forgotten.
This might be the only version of this song I almost like!

rgj13
Posted: Apr 28, 2004 - 13:57
 
Mmmm, sharp cheddar.
WonderLizard
(Herndon, VA)
Posted: Mar 09, 2004 - 10:22
 
Okay, the song's a time nugget. Interesting re the Lynne bashing, which from one point of view he richly deserves. He and Bev Bevan spent an awful lot of time trashing so much of what passed them by, "That punk rubbish"--which of course missed the point. Then again, since they were the point, maybe they did get it...

I think Lynne's work with the Wilburys, George Harrison, and lately the Concert for George more than makes up for past sins.
Monkeysdad
(Chatsworth, CA)
Posted: Feb 26, 2004 - 17:27
 
um,...nope!