Face the Music: An Electric Light Orchestra Song-By-Song Podcast (And Other Shows)
Eric and Eric discuss, give songfacts, and the history of a song a week by the Electric Light Orchestra.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 802
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 145: Who's That?
It's the question many ELO fans get when they're asked who their favorite band is.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 144: Helpless
Ah reckon Jeff puts a good shine on an unfinished song.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 143: Love Changes All
Love changes all.
Except the hearts of my enemies.
After I eat them.
Episode 142: Indian Queen
Jeff Lynne not only borrows from The Beatles, but he also yoinks this band's bass player.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 141: Xanadu (2000)
Like Tommy Shaw from Styx once said, "Haven't we been here before?"
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 140: Tears in Your Life
Tears and the strings are jerked in this song.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 139: Grieg's Piano Concerto In A Minor
What would Grieg say about this interpretation of his piano concerto? Probably, "Oy!"
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 138: Baby I Apologise
When you screw up just apologise, and pull out your organ.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Bonus Episode: Electric Light Orchestra Part II
The Erics, Don-O, and Troy discuss the ELO offshoot.
Afterglow Bonus Tracks
Only three songs, but we did a bonus tracks episode anyway. Enjoy!
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Episode 137: No Way Out
How do you get out?
You don't...
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Cover art by Tracer Anthony.
Episode 136: Mandalay
Is there anything good associated with Mandalay?
And MJ Fouldes joins the podcast with his quick jingles.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 135: Hello My Old Friend
ELO channels a Beatles song from Magical Mystery Tour. That song: "Hello Goodbye."
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Great Lines from Balance of Power
It's the last batch of George's Great Lines segment.
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Balance of Power Bonus Tracks
We wrap up the first last ELO album.
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Episode 134: E.L.O. Megamix
What better way to say goodbye than with a 10 minute medley?
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 133: A Matter of Fact
As a matter of fact, we we have a unanimous opinion of this song.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Episode 132: Destination Unknown
The navigational systems are down on the ELO spaceship.
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Cover art by Tracer Anthony.
Episode 131: Caught in a Trap/In for the Kill
It's a split opinion about this song. Which Eric hated it, which one liked it?
(Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from Hooksounds.)
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Christmas Episode 3: I Wanna Be Santa Claus
A Christmas present for everyone... An Expanded Episode of this year's Christmas episode without paying $2 to Patreon for it.
This year we cover a Christmas song from former ELO drummer Ringo Starr.
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