Illusions In G Major
Electric Light Orchestra
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On the seven seas there was aphantom ship acoming, Shinin' in the dead of night, I heard the crew a hummin' Tunes that sounded like the Rolling Stones and Leonard Cohen. But they didn't know the words, So I assumed that they was foreign. But I heard them just the same doctor let me teach 'em, I just want to please 'em, doctor let me teach 'em. I looked up in the sky there was a phantom plane a comin', Shinin' in the dead of night, I heard the pilot saying, Poems that were written by John Keats and Robert Browning. But he didn't know the words so, I suppose that it was nothing. But I heard them just the same doctor let me teach 'em, I just want to please 'em, doctor let me teach 'em. Doctor please believe me, I know you won't decieve me, But do these things I'm seein', have any hidden meaning. It's all good entertainment and it doesn't cost a penny. So please doc, let me teach 'em, if I could only reach 'em. But I heard them just the same doctor let me teach 'em, I just want to please 'em, doctor let me teach 'em.
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Written by: JEFF LYNNE
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8 facts about this song
Song Background"Illusions in Gajor" is a song by the British band, Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The band was formed in 1970 by songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood with drummer Bev Bevan.
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Album InformationThe song is from the album, "Eldorado", which is the fourth studio album by ELO. The album was released in late 1974 in the United Kingdom and in 1975 in the United States.
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Song CompositionIllusions in G Major is attributed to Jeff Lynne alone as the song's composer. Lynne was also the producer for the song and the entire Eldorado album.
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Lyrical ContentThe song's lyrics speak about illusions and dreams. Like many of ELO songs, this focuses more on emotions and experiences rather than literal storytelling.
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Song StyleThis song, like much of Eldorado, united rock and pop with classical elements, employing strings and complex arrangements.
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Charts PerformanceAlthough the song itself didn’t chart, the Eldorado album reached No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 4 on the US Billboard 200.
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Live PerformancesIt’s not known if "Illusions in G Major" was performed live, as setlists from that era are incomplete. However, several songs from Eldorado were part of ELO’s live shows in the mid-1970s.
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Critics' ReactionCritics appreciated the ambitious and dreamy nature of Eldorado's songs, including "Illusions in G Major", praising its lush, ornate production and theme of escapist fantasy.
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