Best ELO single

Oooooooh, a toughie!

I used to think it was "Livin' Thing." But nowadays, I'll take "Sweet Talkin' Woman" for the disco break from 3:12 - 3:16. Please, Beardo (or edit or whoever) folk - extend those four seconds into forever for us. Thanx!

I can't get "Can't Get It Out of My Head" out of my head

Sweet Talkin' Woman

Wasn't "Birmingham Blues" a single?

Not according to wikipedia, which is where I got the list from. May be wrong of course.

....VROOOOOOOOOOS!!

e-evil wo-man...ba da da da da da da da!

Don't Bring Me Down
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Mr. Blue Sky but really I wanted to vote for Four Little Diamonds

"Turn to Stone" is my ELO jam. Hear it on the radio every now and again.

Shine A Little Love and Last Train to London are pretty amazing.

Oh shit .... I'M A-LIVE is getting my vote

"Livin' Thing"

Voted "Wild West Hero". "Mr. Blue Sky" is the runner-up.

Just listened to "On The Third Day" today btw. Their version of "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" is amazing. One of the best classical music adaptions ever!

"EEEEEeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeeVIL woman"

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Don't bring me dow-how-own–BBBBBBBBBBBBBBbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbROOSE!

I had no idea 10538 Overture was ever a single. Was this just in the UK?

Strange Magic for me, but I'm sure I'll love whatever wins

"Four Little Diamonds" is their best song, even if it is a complete ripoff of "Don't Bring Me Down."

Although my all-time fave is prob. "Mr Blue Sky," I know in my heart that "Evil Woman" is a better song. Thus, my vote.

you're looking good just like a snake in the grass

Secret Messages might not be the best song on here, but it just might have the best video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccXjHksIakY

http://tazeelo.ytmnd.com/

"Four Little Diamonds" is their best song, even if it is a complete ripoff of "Don't Bring Me Down."

I don't agree. And I don't mean with it not being their best song (it isn't either), but with the similarities between the two of them. If there is a ripoff of "Don't Bring Me Down", then "Hold On Tight" is it. Both are 50s rock'n'roll pastiches, while "Don't Bring Me Down" (which even starts with a shout to a "Paul" in an obvious scouser accent) sounds more like early an Beatles effort.

They really were pretty much flawless up to Xanadu, but Turn to Stone gets the nod.

It was downhill after 10538, basically!

Mr Blue Sky is my favourite but I suspect that'll get enough love so I voted for ... Rockaria!

"I thought I saw the mayor there but I wasnt really sure".

Certainly uphill after 10538. Their first two albums remained their two worst until 1983.

Don't Bring Me Down

this is too difficult. 'sweet talking woman' or 'living thing' are the obvious choices, but their ballads are SO good, 'strange magic' or 'telephone line' could easily win too.

Mark G basically OTM, but ELO was still v. awesome and this wasn't an easy decision.

I do want to rep for "Ma-Ma-Ma Belle" tho

'ma ma belle' kicks ass

yeah, give you that one.

man who knew they had so many singles?

i chose 'strange magic'. i m softee.

My favorite ELO song is actually the Jeff Lynne vocal version of "Xanadu" - it is heartbreaking! I voted "Sweet Talkin' Woman" but I could have easily picked 5 others.

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I should probably know this, but where is the Jeff Lynne vocal version of Xanadu available? I've never heard it.

It's on a best of from like '98. Not sure which one.

Boo! No ONJ = No Xanadu!

Wrong winner anyway. "Don't Bring Me Down" is a rather ordinary 50s rock pastiche, only with a bit of synths and a modern drum sound added.

It was bruce wot won it.

"Turn to stone" is amazingly high up there!

'ang on!

"Do Ya" was a Move single!

'ang on!

"Do Ya" was a Move single!

It was an ELO single too, although only in the US http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Ya

In the end I went for Rockaria!. For the fluffed intro, the bluesy guitar assault at the start, the accapella bridge in the middle and the instruments fading back in leading to the 'far, far away' refrain before it all tumbles down in that joyfully Dylanesque ending.

insane; this is like 'do it again' winning a beach boys single poll!

I don't agree. And I don't mean with it not being their best song (it isn't either), but with the similarities between the two of them. If there is a ripoff of "Don't Bring Me Down", then "Hold On Tight" is it. Both are 50s rock'n'roll pastiches, while "Don't Bring Me Down" (which even starts with a shout to a "Paul" in an obvious scouser accent) sounds more like early an Beatles effort.

Geir, wtf? The ONLY similarity "Hold On Tight" has with "Don't Bring Me Down" is the big drumbeat. I can hear the Beatles but DBMD isn't even a fifties pastiche, where HOT is way Jerry Lee'd out, particularly at the outset. If anything, the similarities are between HOT and "Four Little Diamonds," both of which are classic.

Hmm. And I now noticed I did a typo. "Four Little Diamonds" is the one song that sounds to me like The Beatles, starting with that quote even.

You want an ELO megamix? Here it is.

Apart from a really clunky edit at 3'43 and 4'22 it works far better than it has any right to.

Woohoo! My love of "Bruce!" put it over the top.