I think the best thing about this video is seeing how Jeffs brilliance and talented mind works. He changes chords as easily as most of us change a light bulb!!
@floydbrennan9789
7 жыл бұрын
Jeff- You merely think "Livin' Thing" is good? It's freakin' awesome and ultimate proof of your genius!! I thought you were a California surfer dude when I first heard this song as a kid. Never knew in a million years you were from England. Sheer freakin' genius!! You truly are and always will be the Nikola Tesla of music!!
@MadsMeMMMBop
5 жыл бұрын
Floyd Brennan I also think of him as the Genghis Khan now.
@magnificentTVchannel
8 жыл бұрын
How lovely to come across this. I conducted this interview in Jeff's studio. I remember it so well and we jammed this and Lady Madonna together later on. Im a songwriter myself and spent an hour or so discussing the mechanics of the song. I left the BBC before the project this interview was for was completed and glad to see someone did something with it. I wonder where it came from?
@paulah229
8 жыл бұрын
Very well done. Thank you.
@omnipop4936
7 жыл бұрын
Nice job on this interview! I'd pay good money to see the rest of it. I too am a songwriter, and I just love Jeff's enthusiasm when he's taking about chord progressions and song structure, etc. It's almost like hearing myself talk! :) Very inspiring. In fact, I think it would be awesome if you (propelled by your love of songwriting, and utilizing your showbiz connections) would do this kind of interview with other big name songwriters - from all eras. A bit like the fabulous "Classic Albums" series of DVDs (which I believe is now discontinued). In that series, a different famous album was featured each time, and they'd have the album's original songwriters, band members and studio engineers analyze each song - right down to the individual instrument tracks - while sharing their recollections and insights. Absolute "red meat" for songwriters like us! Just a suggestion.
@magnificentTVchannel
7 жыл бұрын
Don't get me started. This was part of a mini-series. We filmed hour long interviews with a lot of people. Some finance guy had screwed the deal up so it never got used. I think the tapes are still at the BBC. Who did I interview? Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye for Good Vibrations, Steve Miller, Hsl David and Dionne Warwick, Bill Withers, Weill and Mann, Nancy Sinatra, Jeff, Status Quo, Oasis, Ultravox, Texas, 10cc, Alice Cooper, Procol Harum and about -5 others. None of it used - though I guess some of the tapes like this one were recycled online by Radio 2 or something. I have thought about it as a set of filmed live events but never got round to it but yes you are right.
@mindhead2005
7 жыл бұрын
Oh man, that must have been a blast to film!!!
@shanachelich2782
7 жыл бұрын
When was this filmed? It´s fantastic!
@rosemusic10
8 жыл бұрын
bloody legend
@RonnieDillJrLoveIsADarkPlace
7 жыл бұрын
Yes he's a bloody legend
@akalt7007
6 жыл бұрын
This is one of the songs from the soundtrack of my life. Thank you for that!
@MisterTMH
7 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne has lived in LA for years now but still has that very Brummie Midlands accent.
@ElvarMasson
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think your original accent ever "goes away"
@Ghost_BC
2 жыл бұрын
Simple and brilliant.
@alblack5600
6 ай бұрын
The man's an absolute genius and the type of bloke I'd love to share a pint and have a decent chat with. You are the man Jeff keep doing what you're doing 🍻
@joesmith8270
7 жыл бұрын
Jeff's voice matches his songs perfectly, which i guess happens often with great musical artists.
@mrblue193
5 жыл бұрын
Stone wall, absolute fucking genius. I feel privileged to have lived in the same time as Jeff Lynne.
@tallulah2
14 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this!
@McPrfctday
11 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure he means that the song came on the radio and his dad turned the volume up because he was proud to hear it.
@JasondePlater
15 жыл бұрын
Love it, and love the song.. Great chords, I play it on Piano and it's just as fun.
@paulah229
8 жыл бұрын
Love!!!!! tfs
@digitalsnow
17 жыл бұрын
The blonde singer IS Rosie Vela. She's a former model and had an album out produced by Walter Becker of Steely Dan.
@mk9385
11 жыл бұрын
I agree. Why isn't he in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame??
@michaelnorman3393
3 жыл бұрын
Mission accomplished 😁
@bleebloe
11 жыл бұрын
he is now!
@spottedliver
16 жыл бұрын
Great vid being a musician
@jmack619
4 жыл бұрын
ok ok how did i miss this for 13 Frekin years? Mr youtube antilogarithms, or what ever it is ??
@Oh_I_Will
3 жыл бұрын
Quit waiting for YT to find you gems...seek em out yourself
@jmack619
3 жыл бұрын
@@Oh_I_Will I have found lots, but when we were young. there was NOTHING like this for music choices. Not Complaining. one bit!
@parttroll1
10 жыл бұрын
"its very simple"...ah you're too modest Mr Lynne its bloody brilliant. Wonderful song
@JohnQ1127
10 жыл бұрын
Agreed, the guy is so humble about his talent. He's way too modest because those are amazing chord changes. He goes from C to Am which is obvious but then he takes it to a Ab to a Fm and it works. Then there's the G augmented in the chorus and then he takes it to a Bbm in the "I'm taking a dive" part. Fantastic song-writing and an Extremely underrated song.
@MarcusIsI
7 жыл бұрын
JohnQ1127 I agree!! Such a beautiful chord change.. it doesn't look like it should work but it does!
@Cerph
6 жыл бұрын
That's the funny thing about talent- whatever you're good at, seems simple and easy to you- (and seems like pure genius to everyone else).
@NevoAlmighty
6 жыл бұрын
Indeed amazing chords usage, just don't forget about the singing part. His pick of vocal notes for these chords are just rainbow in your ears (That Em after Fm is incredible with that high note on singing).
@mihalidellaportas892
5 жыл бұрын
Are you sure this isn't Stevie Riks?
@lolafinch
11 жыл бұрын
"I was chuffed with that bit." -- "This is a naughty bit." -- "Once you're stuck in the F-minor." I love the way he talks about discovery in harmonic progression and invention.
@TruthSurge
4 жыл бұрын
this is a great example of chord progression skill. He changed keys and then used the Em to sort of bridge the F m back into a place where he could work back to the orig key. But that's what songwriters do or good ones, I should say.
@lloydmoss217
3 жыл бұрын
Plus it was so intuitive
@donnaverano12345
9 жыл бұрын
Mozart, Schubert, Verdi, Chopin, Jeff Lynne........................
@yourbeardispatchyaf
7 жыл бұрын
This is a fascinating dive into the mind of a songwriter that you rarely get to experience. Hard to believe that one man could come up with such a masterpiece.
@KathrynBriley
5 жыл бұрын
love it!
@GFHanks
4 жыл бұрын
And, one masterpiece after another.
@Stevie.C
11 жыл бұрын
Here's a true story for all of you Jeff Lynne fans. Back in 1986 my Dad calls me up and says hey do you know a Jeff Lynne? I'm thinking he's talking about a former school mate and had the name mixed up. He says no the guy from ALO. I said you mean ELO? Yes that's the one. He just had lunch with The Jeff Lynne. I was like WTH? How? Why not me Lord? Turns out Jeff was looking to buy property in Temecula, CA and he was with my Dads buddies who were a realtor and insurance agent. What dumb luck.
@jucklowe
7 жыл бұрын
He makes genius look hilariously humble. "That's all it is really,,,it's very simple",,, Damn,,, he means it too,,, How can you not love this guy?
@urbangorilla33
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, back-to-back relative minors, the descending progression back to the tonic, and the augmented in the chorus. Walk in the park, that's all!
@jucklowe
2 жыл бұрын
@@urbangorilla33 We only have 2 Wilburys left,, we need to bubble-wrap Bob and Jeff!
@tjcint
Жыл бұрын
@@urbangorilla33 Nothing to it ...
@robj7481
5 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is a musical genius, but what I always found interesting about British singers is they pretty much lose their British accent when they sing.
@scm1716
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard British singers talk about this before. Apparently when they learned to sing the pop and rock radio hits back in the day, those songs were all done by Americans, so the Brits learned to lose their accents by mimicry of the Americans.
@befuturenow
2 жыл бұрын
Except for Sophie Ellis-Bextor ha ha
@hunkatiel
12 жыл бұрын
If Jeff made an acoustic album with just him sitting there singing his songs I'd buy it.
@snork3823
2 жыл бұрын
I’d buy it if he just played the songs and didn’t sing at all …(not because I don’t like his voice - it would just be cool to concentrate on the music)
@hossola77
13 жыл бұрын
The Electric Light Orchestra (and especially Jeff Lynne) were so ahead of their time. Classic band!! We'll never see or hear anything like them again!
@CaribSurfKing1
9 жыл бұрын
As he points out, doing something that's a bit 'wrong/naughty' in terms of music theory is what the human brain craves as a listener!
@gordonm.7387
9 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Our souls brighten up with certain changes. Four Strong Winds by Ian Tyson has similar changes, really great song, Neil Young did it.
@rvic11
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, that why so many - particularly modern - songwriters (Ed Sheeran and the gang) write really boring songs. Many today don't have an active interest in or basic knowledge of harmony. Jeff writes some great changes.
@ccmkoho
2 жыл бұрын
Changing keys is not against music theory. The only chord that is “surprising” is g aug. great song though
@krisscanlon4051
2 ай бұрын
@@rvic11 dead on 100%
@Dina6279
8 жыл бұрын
Fan bloody tastic...what a complete and absolute genius!! He looks like a big cuddly teddy bear here and I want to hug him. If I'm not mistaken that looks like the guitar Jeff's dad bought for him for two pounds. Jeff composed all his first songs on it...thanks Jeff's dad we are so very grateful to you xx
@scissors656
4 жыл бұрын
love how his dad cranked up the stereo playing living thing.
@michaelforde4373
7 жыл бұрын
yes Jeff to say he was " chuffed" to find that chord is an understatement , truly magnificent musician , long live ELO
@kennatiousc
4 жыл бұрын
interesting how humble he is about genius musicianship.
@jasminnemcdonald94A
2 жыл бұрын
Could Jeff Lynne be an alien from outer space? He can create music that is out of this world. He can even sing and use extraterrestrial messages in his songs.
@davidval7188
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites. Wonderful thank you for the beautiful song.
@MegaSkills9
16 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you. I play all the old ELO songs on the piano and can sing like him too. The rush I get from it is unreal. It takes me back in time to when the world was a much better place. One of the best groups ever.
@puertecitos6888
8 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne, one of my all time hero's.
@hujjesb
6 жыл бұрын
Jeff gives me hope in mankind so down to earth love him
@fabfour7397
3 жыл бұрын
From 1972 to 1986, ELO accumulated more combined UK and US Top 40 hits than any other band in the world, and also generated the third most UK and US separate Top 40 hits. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Light_Orchestra_discography
@ryangreen2469
5 жыл бұрын
Pure Magic !!! Jeff Lynne oozed talent all around, superb songwriter,musician- complete artist who in my opinion ranks up there with Lennon, McCartney, Orbison,Dylan,Clapton.... I was privileged to see ELO live twice , both concerts are my very favorites of all that I went to... Thank you Mr Lynne for sharing with the world your genius mind to music.
@thephilosopher4915
5 жыл бұрын
You are a genius mate
@Helmut83
12 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100% with your comment. You are one guy that is able to appreciate Jeff Lynne's genius fully. I mean, how the hell is he able to put an Ab chord, which is out of the C scale, and make it sound so good all the same? How is he able to put a V grade (G) augmented in the chorus and put over it a melody that fits perfectly? And then a VII grade flat, which normally would me major, but he does it minor!! It's extraordinary! People don't realize, this guy is from another planet.
@weejim48
11 ай бұрын
Always been a fan of ELO . Jeff Lynne is such a brilliant songwriter. If I was ever lucky enough to win the lottery I would pay any amount to his favourite charity for a half days guitar lesson. Brilliant. 👍👍👍
@JohnLennon100
18 жыл бұрын
Jeff is a genius. At the same level of the Beatles. And I love the Beatles more than anything. Thank you.
@QBAN2010
Жыл бұрын
Better than The Beatles.....he is Paul, George, John and george Martin all rolled into one!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tjcint
Жыл бұрын
@@QBAN2010 Totally disagree. He is not better than The Beatles.
@Amanda-kd3cm
3 ай бұрын
Definately better than the Beatles 👍👍👍
@Amanda-kd3cm
3 ай бұрын
@@QBAN2010 definately better than the Beatles!
@bennymc1
10 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne, you are the best ever!
@SweetDreams706
10 жыл бұрын
I love you Jeff Lynne. Livin Thing is one of my top favorite songs ever. Thanks for all the fabulous music.
@muestrametusglandulasmamar7548
4 жыл бұрын
I think Electric Light Orchestra did more beautiful, exciting, epic and mind-blowing music than Beatles.
@Oh_I_Will
3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating....your obviously in the minority
@pinknight310
3 жыл бұрын
Well I agree! 😁😁
@jeddest
14 жыл бұрын
I have a short list of songwriting heroes. Jeff Lynne is right at the very top along with Lennon-McCartney, Andy Partridge, Neil Finn and Elvis Costello. I could listen to him talk about how he wrote his songs all day long...and then some. Fantastic.
@jeankavanagh1485
8 жыл бұрын
Jeff you are pure amazing!!!
@michaelnorman3393
3 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne would be a terrible thing to lose....
@rcjward
5 жыл бұрын
Love this. Thanks for posting!
@remlapwc
Жыл бұрын
He's a musical genius, and he sounds great even on a camcorder mike.
@MusicLover10538
4 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is a Music Genius period.
@southernoregoncatmom6519
10 жыл бұрын
What an awesome chord progression.
@MoMoMyPup10
7 жыл бұрын
Jeffrey Lynne -- super genius.
@zafod101
13 жыл бұрын
I still think ELO are far better than the BEATLES Jeff`s Music prodution is way above most other`s The only other in his class is Alan Parsons .
@spizzolato1086
6 жыл бұрын
We just saw him sing this on August 10, 2018 in Houston, Tx. He is the best ever!!!
@KathrynBriley
5 жыл бұрын
would've SIMPLY loved to see ELO. I'VE had my share ofconcerts and karaoke but ELO surpasses the normal on so many different levels!
@michaelnorman3393
3 жыл бұрын
July '19, the Chicago show. Best decision ever 😁
@williampeters5446
9 жыл бұрын
Dude is super cool!
@wmschroeder
17 жыл бұрын
Certainly Kelly had a great role in this band. I love to listen for his voice in songs like "Sweet is the Night," "Nightrider," etc... But keep in mind it was Jeff that formed this band with Roy Wood. When Kelly left, it was over a royalties dispute. Did he want more than his fair share? I don't know that...
@eclecticear
15 жыл бұрын
His vocal range is taken for granted, because it is so easy for him. So many octaves; and his voice can be soft or strong, and it comes through so clean. I so love the Beatles; but Jeff Lynne has put out more albums that I can listen to straight through. The songs pull you in and don't let you go, right to the last note.
@bleebloe
12 жыл бұрын
I said it before, I'll say it again. If I can have any 1 musicians all around talent, it would be Jeff Lynne without any thought whatsoever. Such an underrated genius.
@sing1995
11 жыл бұрын
It is obvious why ELO is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, while groups Tom Wait, Stooges, Madonna, NWA, Blonde are in.....said no one ever.
@MrGibble64
4 жыл бұрын
its not simple jeff . . . its genious , thank you .
@horsesinmidstream
16 жыл бұрын
mr. lynne, jeff, jeff lynne, please tell me, how can you be so smooth and sexy and charming and brilliant???
@thatmuse76
17 жыл бұрын
When is this from? It's hard to tell since Jeff Lynne really never changes in appearance other than hair length and beard length.
@abashal
17 жыл бұрын
Absolute Brilliance!! This man knows how to write,arrange,produce,and sing music.... listen to ELO beyond the hit songs... you'll be amazed at the depth of it all.. beautiful sound thru and thru.. thanks Jeff, truly amazing stuff
@primitiverock
6 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Jeff, with vocals and Acoustic and still be enthralled.
@toastee3
6 жыл бұрын
"That's all it is really, it's very simple" he says... maybe for you Jeff.
@socrates2410
5 жыл бұрын
Jeff says "it's very simple". Ha ha for us the audience it's hard to make music like he does! He is phenomenon and a great artist and composer!
@pcno2832
7 жыл бұрын
When "Living Thing" came out in 1976, it reminded me of "It's Over" by Roy Orbison. Of course, at that time, I didn't even know if Orbison was still alive, let alone that he'd be working with Jeff Lynne some day.
@123yeahyeahno
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliance is not complicated for the brilliant. To them, it's simple, and therefore difficult to explain.
@ruthwood1444
8 жыл бұрын
lovely man.
@mariluzguajardoramos3966
4 жыл бұрын
Eres un genio Jeff Lynne..espero algún día vengas a mi Chile 💖🇨🇱
@rg2027x
14 жыл бұрын
Musical genius....They don't make em like Jeff anymore
@spacefieldtime
8 жыл бұрын
A+.....thanks for the insight....this song is one of the top 10 of all time..pure ingenuity...
@abashal
14 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest song writers of our time!! Extremely underrated!
@FinnMove
15 жыл бұрын
It´s amazing the difference between two Jeff Lynnes. The man with a very big ego ( with respect ) in the records and the very shy and modest person in the public.
@fcamiola
4 ай бұрын
big ego? really?
@chrisrose5885
5 жыл бұрын
The genius of simplicity. The simplicity of genius. A perfect example. Thanks so much, Jeff.
@TheAussieincalgary
5 жыл бұрын
Lol, ..... "that's all it is really..... it's very simple..." yup, pretty sure Columbus and Cook and all the other explorers said that too 😎
@joeyrejino5603
9 жыл бұрын
Jeff your a genius
@kidcharlemagne7238
9 жыл бұрын
what a pleasure to see Jeff in action, I was Ireland's Greatest Wizzard fan 1972 :)
@Dina6279
8 жыл бұрын
Are you confusing Jeff with Roy Wood? Jeff was never in Wizzard. Roy Wood left ELO to form his own band, [Wizzard] and left Jeff and Bev Bevan to continue with ELO.
@JohnQ1127
12 жыл бұрын
Well the guy comes off as extremely humble so that might throw people off. I'm always amazed when people can write simple sounding pop songs with strange and unusual chords progressions. I think The Beatles were the first to do thinks like using 6th chords or augmented chords. A song like "From Me To You" sounds pretty simple but it's in the key of C and it has that Gm chord in the bridge and the augmented G at the end of the bridge.
@76gremlin
15 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne's comments so special to listen to here. Clearly he had "made it" by the time he did this interview as he reflected back to all the hits in the mid 70's. But in this discussion, he's still giddy about chord progessions on one sone. Makes me appreciate his musical genius even more.
@Quendra11
5 жыл бұрын
You inspire me so much.After five years of not playing ,I have picked up the guitar to try and play this amazing song and I will learn the violin part as well.I was a professional violinist in a symphony orchestra and wish I could play with musicians like you who are genuine and so so talented.Have a music degree in violin from Universoty of Cape Town,Rene Groyer Love you
@unrulyjulie4382
6 жыл бұрын
I like his hat wearing period.
@cfb30
18 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is the ultimate "utility" player in the "sport" of rock and roll. 1. He's a great songwriter. 2. He's a great singer. 3. He's a great guitar player 4. He's a great producer. It's like a baseball player being an all-star pitcher, catcher, shortstop, and outfielder all at once.
@michaelnorman3393
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely love your appreciation for Mr Lynne! I think a better analogy would be a 4 sport star. Baseball, football, basketball, and track. A utility player is generally helpful in multiple areas. Jeff dominates in all areas, like a HOFer. 😉
@scissors656
4 жыл бұрын
gotta love that augmented chord !
@iVenge
12 жыл бұрын
the single most underrated artist of the past 50 years
@peteyguitarguy
11 жыл бұрын
You're in the right place, he's prob not playing the high e, it's just 5 4 4, the vid is blurry , he may be playing the Eb on the 5th string to flush it out, which is how a lotta guys play augmented chords so(x 6 5 4 4 x), hope this helps.
@TheMogzee7
12 жыл бұрын
what a musician fantastic wonderful...always loved jeff lynne/elo there been some really cool stuff on tv jeff doing acoustic sets with comments from the likes of paul mccartney,joe walsh long time collaborator richard tandy....just watching a gig from london back in 1978 oh and not forgetting the late great roy orbison,george harrison(r.i.p)tom petty and bob dylan all great stuff loved the upload to smashing cheers
@dydekjcross
17 жыл бұрын
I love Kelly's voice on "Sweet is the Night", a bit of Eventide on the vocals gives it the doubling/flanging sound..."and the light that shines paints trace of sadness on the street, I wait, I cant seem to get to you." Dial in just the left side of the song and you'll hear low harmonies, panned to the right are the high harmonies during the chorus....wonderful job by Mack and one of my favorite string arrangements of any ELO song.
@QBAN2010
Жыл бұрын
.....it's very simple!!! Ha ha...yeah right! Maybe for you, Mr Lynne!!!!!!
@brujaderio
11 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite ELO song! In fact..one of my favorite songs of songs.
@movilwagg
18 жыл бұрын
looking Lynne playing his guitar with no pretentions, wonderfull...a genius really
@cockoffgewgle4993
Жыл бұрын
No pretensions, aside from the shades lol
@parttroll1
14 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear how these great songs come about, a chance chord change just made the song absolute magic. One of the great 70's bands. I don't think I'll ever tire of hearing ELO
@david1leigh
13 жыл бұрын
the most underrated musician ever. Jeff Lynne is a musical god.
@JohnQ1127
12 жыл бұрын
"Very Simple" ?? He's way too modest those are amazing chord changes. He goes from C to Am which is obvious but then he takes it to a Ab to a Fm and it works. Then there's the G augmented in the chorus and then he takes it to a Bbm in the "I'm taking a dive" part. Fantastic song-writing and an Extremely underrated song.
@abashal
12 жыл бұрын
A tremendously underrated songwriter and musician; If you listened to ELOs albums throughout you would understand what a musical genius this guy is! he comes from a period when music and it's chords were created by imagination and hours of experimentation to find the right sound! No auto tune, drum kits, or stealing other musicians hooks used to rhyme words with a fake beat and be called an "artist"
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