Musical meme creator William Maranci (previously) mashed together the cheerful music from the Electric Light Orchestra song “Mr. Blue Sky” with the syncopated lyrics of the Eminem song “Lose Yourself”. The two songs, albeit quite different in narrative, mesh together flawlessly in the end. Maranci further embellished the match with…
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Fellow Horn Players Christopher Bill and Seb Skelly Pair Up to Cover the Classic ELO Song ‘Mr. Blue Sky’
The very talented trombonist Christopher Bill partnered up with equally talented and fellow horn player Seb Skelly to perform an amazing brass quintet cover of the classic Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) song “Mr. Blue Sky“. Here’s the original version of the song. The two also paired up for a rousing…
Prince Plays Superb Solo on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ in 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Director’s Cut
During his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, the tragically late Prince joined fellow musicians Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne of ELO, Dhani Harrison, and others onstage to play a star-studded version of fellow inductee George Harrison‘s iconic song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. Petty and…
An Electromechanical Lithophone That Plays Individual Notes in the Round Performs ‘You Can Call Me Al’
During the 2016 Cheltenham Music Festival in England, audio researcher Jay Harrison set up his bespoke Electromechanical Lithophone to play a pitch perfect individual note rendition of the Paul Simon song, “You Can Call Me Al” and the ELO song “Mr. Blue Sky”. Electromechanical Lithophone performing Paul Simon’s “You Can…
Weezer Drops Surprise Album of Popular Cover Songs
Inspired by how well their cover of Toto‘s “Africa” was received, the members of Weezer decided to drop an entire album of cover songs called the Teal Album. The songs they covered are “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears, “Take on Me” by a-ha, “Stand By…
A Compilation of Original Songs Sampled by Daft Punk Alongside the Daft Punk Songs Using Them
The enigmatic electronic music duo Daft Punk has released a really interesting compilation of the songs they’ve sampled, naming both artist and title, alongside an example of how they incorporated that sample in their own music. Such artists include Sister Sledge, George Duke, Tavares, Little Anthony and the Imperials, ELO…
The Fantastic Sci-Fi Art of Shusei Nagaoka
Pink Tentacle has a great round-up of sci-fi art by Japanese illustrator Shusei Nagaoka, who created several classic album covers including the 1977 album “Out of the Blue” by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
