Mr. Blue Sky - Hidden Harmonies - Deconstructing the Electric Light Orchestra

One of my favorite songs and one of the most famous feel-good songs ever. Mr. Blue Sky is a clear example of how vocal layers can turn a strong melody into a vocal - and a choral - masterpiece.

As there is so much going on, it was very difficult to filter out from the original mix all the single harmonies - be it by ear or by using a software. Some notes (especially endings) are so buried down in the mix, that I had to "fill in the blanks".

This complexity really shows us the capability of Jeff Lynne to come up with such great vocal arrangements. Headphones on and enjoy!

All vocals and instrumentals recorded by VEVOnica, except for the royalty-free drum track, found on Wikiloops: https://www.wikiloops.com/backingtrac...
No copyright infringement intended, as I do not own, nor did I display, any of the original Electric Light Orchestra recordings.