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
- 801
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 017: Bluebird is Dead
It's the second song on the third album. (Honestly, I can't think of anything else to say about it.) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 016: Ocean Breakup/King of the Universe
We start looking into songs from the third ELO album. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 015: Showdown
Jeff channels his inner Marvin on the third single from E.L.O. With special guest commentator John Lennon. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Electric Light Orchestra II Bonus Tracks
Listener comments, news, and out takes about the songs we covered from Electric Light Orchestra II.
Episode 014: Kuiama
The secrets of ELO's longest song revealed. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 013: From The Sun To The World (Boogie #1)
Dark lyrics from Jeff Lynne, and we discover a style of Metal. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 012: Roll Over Beethoven
ELO takes another person's song, and makes it their own. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 011: Mama
A beautiful sad song. (9:11) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 010: In Old England Town (Boogie No. 2)
It's a story about knights, queens, deep green forests, and clean air In Old England Town. (Or not.) (11:08) (Also available on Stitcher, Google Play, and TuneIn.) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning"…
No Answer Bonus Tracks
50 minutes of listener comments, commentary outtakes, and an altered version of "Battle of Marston Moor."
Episode 009: Whisper in the Night
We made it! It's the last song from the first E.L.O. album. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 008: Queen of the Hours
The first E.L.O. album contains filler and meat by-products (Songfacts music "Sunday Morning" from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 007: Manhattan Rumble (49th Street Massacre)
Expanding the orchestra beyond 15 overdubbed cellos, and ELO's involvement in hardcore '70s porn. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 006: Mr. Radio
A man's relationship with technology. And we unmask the song's backwards masking. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 005: 1st Movement (Jumping Biz)
Mason Williams rips off E.L.O., and Eric puts out the question has Jeff Lynne ever had a job? (11:24) (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 004: Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)
It's a battle of the cellos, Bevan, and Wood in "Battle of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644.)" (Songfacts music "Sunday Morning" from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 003: Nellie Takes Her Bow
It's the sad truth of an actress' life beyond the footlights. (Song Facts music, "Sunday Morning" by Nicolai Heidlas from www.hooksounds.com)
Episode 002: Look At Me Now
It's track 2 from E.L.O. album number 1, "Look At Me Now."
Episode 001: 10538 Overture
Not only is "10538 Overture" the first song recorded by E.L.O., but it's also the first track on their first album, their first single, and the first song we examine on "Face the Music." (Songfacts m…
Episode 000: Prologue
Welcome to the show... Eric & Eric introduce the Podcast, and themselves. This is like a backstage interview before the real show starts. So don't judge the Podcast on this one episode.