Mixing classical music instruments with rock and roll was an approach that wasn’t exactly invented by the British band Electric Light Orchestra. But no band was more devout in following that formula, and ELO did so to massive success throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s. What was the last song by the band that managed to gain a toehold in the U.S. Top 40? Well, it turned out to be one that was mostly free of the classical trappings that had given ELO their identity in the first place.
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