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Nov 5, 2015

Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone - on Burning Bright Album (1977)

Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone - on Burning Bright Album (1978)
'70s #1 Hits 1978 on WLCY Radio




"Turn to Stone" is a 1977 song by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).

The song is the opening track to the double album Out of the Blue. It was the first song released as a single from the LP. The single reached No. 18 in the United Kingdom charts and spent twelve weeks on the chart. Out of four singles from the album, "Turn to Stone" was the only song not to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom singles charts. The song reached No. 13 in the United States and number one in Canada in early 1978.

The song was composed in Switzerland during Jeff Lynne's two week writing marathon for his double album. Lynne played the Moog bassline of the song.

On 4 November 2008, Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Million-Air certificate for "Turn to Stone" for having one million airplays.

4 comments:

  1. I grew up with ELO through my high school years, one of my favorite bands.

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  2. Great song. Why Jeff Lynne and ELO are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame he beyond my comprehensio n .

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  3. Features of This Track

    basic rock song structures
    disco influences
    mild rhythmic syncopation
    call and answer vocal harmony (Antiphony)
    intricate melodic phrasing
    use of a string ensemble
    a clear focus on recording studio production
    mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation
    major key tonality
    groove based composition
    melodic songwriting
    a dynamic male vocalist
    use of techno synths
    acoustic rhythm guitars
    subtle use of fender rhodes
    subtle use of acoustic piano
    romantic lyrics
    a mid-tempo shuffle feel
    vocal harmonies
    emphasis on instrumental arranging

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  4. Jeff Lynne is a musical genius

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