3 STORIES
1976 · 70S
Behind its sunny strings and flamenco-flavoured violin, "Livin' Thing" is a breakup song in disguise: Jeff Lynne treats love as something al…
1976 · 70S
"Telephone Line" is a heartbreak song about a call nobody picks up. A man lets the phone ring on and on, half certain she's at home and just…
1979 · 70S
The band famous for orchestras made its biggest American hit without a single string player, and the word everyone shouts in the chorus was …