From Loudersound.
Muppets house band Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem have performed a version of Electric Light Orchestra‘s 1977 classic Mr Blue Sky.
The kaleidoscopic clip was filmed for the YouTube documentary Dear Earth, which premieres this weekend in the hope of inspiring viewers to make the planet a healthier and more sustainable home. Amongst those taking part are former President Barack Obama, Pope Francis, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and SpongeBob SquarePants.
“Dear Earth is an epic global celebration of our planet and what we need to do to reverse climate change,” say YouTube. “Sprinkled with musical performances, Dear Earth also contains well-known climate activists, creators, and celebs who will all share ways to make our lives more sustainable.”
Dr. Teeth And The Electric Mayhem – whose current line-up includes Dr. Teeth himself, Animal, Sgt. Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot and Lips – first appeared in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, the pilot for the first Muppet Show, in 1975. They’ve since gone on to perform a number of covers, including versions of Kool & The Gang’s Jungle Boogie, Paul Simon’s Kodachrome, and King Harvest’s Dancing In The Moonlight.
Floyd Pepper and Dr. Teeth handle the lead vocals on Mr Blue Sky, before Janis delivers a soulful guitar solo, Zoot adds some sweet saxophone, and it all climaxes with fluffy clouds, butterflies taking flight, singing flowers and more consciousness-expanding colour.
Next week ELO mainman Jeff Lynne publishes Wembley Or Bust, a book celebrating the band’s Wembley Stadium show in 2017. It’s the regular hardback edition of the lavish, limited edition version first put out by Genesis Publications in 2018.
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- Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman / Bluebird Is Dead - Test Pressing - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $49.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-May-2022 15:49)on May 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Sweet Talkin' Woman / Bluebird Is Dead (Rare 2018 UK white label vinyl 7" test pressing. This is for one of the discs from the singles box set. With plain white labels and housed in a plain die-cut paper sleeve with two stickers attachedwith details about each song. These were manufactured in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. This remains in a near mint condition and looks to have never been played!)
- Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero / Eldorado - Test Pressing - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $49.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-May-2022 15:48)on May 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Wild West Hero / Eldorado (Rare 2018 UK white label vinyl 7" test pressing. This is for one of the discs from the singles box set. With plain white labels and housed in a plain die-cut paper sleeve with two stickers attachedwith details about each song. These were manufactured in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. This remains in a near mint condition and looks to have never been played!)
- Electric Light Orchestra - Turn To Stone / Mister Kingdom - Test Pressing - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $49.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-May-2022 15:47)on May 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Turn To Stone / Mister Kingdom (Rare 2018 UK white label vinyl 7" test pressing. This is for one of the discs from the singles box set. With plain white labels and housed in a plain die-cut paper sleeve with two stickers attachedwith details about each song. These were manufactured in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. This remains in a near mint condition and looks to have never been played!)
- Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line / Poor Boy (The Greenwood) / King Of The Universe - Test Pressing - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $49.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-May-2022 15:45)on May 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Telephone Line / Poor Boy (The Greenwood) / King Of The Universe (Rare 2018 UK 3-track white label vinyl 7" test pressing. This is for one of the discs from the singles box set, with plain white labels and housed in a plain die-cut paper sleeve with two stickers attached featuring details about the songs. These were manufactured in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. This remains in a near mint condition andlooks to have never been played!)
- Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic / Showdown (Live) - Test Pressing - UK - 7" vinyl - £40.00, $49.60, €47.20 (New Item) (arrived 17-May-2022 15:38)on May 19, 2022 at 12:19 pm
ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA Strange Magic / Showdown (Live) (Rare 2018 UK white label vinyl 7" test pressing. This is for one of the discs from the singles box set. With plain white labels and housed in a plain die-cut paper sleeve with two stickers attached with details about each song. These were manufactured in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the general public. This remains in a near mint condition and looks to have never been played!)
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