... to believe that Mr Blue Sky may be the most perfect pop song ever created?

[AllMimsyWereTheBorogoves]

Bliss. I've told my family to play it at the end of my funeral.

Oh, it's great, isn't it? I love it. So happy.

All set off by seeing the Hyde Park concert from last month on BBC4 last night. Utterly, utterly wonderful from start to finish. I am now listening to ELO's greatest hits compilation Out of the Blue. Thank you, Jeff Lynne, for all the pleasure your work has given me over the last 40+ years!

Good God! Packed with brillliant stuff and not a compilation. Wow.

It's beautiful. I love it

I think i remember Jeff Lynn saying he thought the song Learning to fly (tom petty and Jeff lynn) was the most perfect song he'd written :)

Hmm, interesting question. Some might say Bohemian Rhapsody but neither effectively fit the classic pop song formula! Both awesome songs though.

On a sunny day, it's always the first song I put on to get me in a good mood for the day. Love it!

Out of the Blue wasn't a greatest hits compilation.

I agree it's an amazing song - I can't hear it without remembering then 2 year old DS3 trying to sing the operatic end bits in the back of the car. It took DH and I a while to work out that's what he was doing - I don't think DH has ever laughed quite so hard while driving.

DH says it's his favourite running song and has got him up many a tough hill!

Sorry - you've already said that (re the not a compilation thing)

Yes, I just realised that, Hassled. Amazing! I assumed it was because I know almost all of the songs really, really well which usually means it is a greatest hits compilation.

I've just been listening to it in the car. It reminds me of cycling to The Lakes with a cassette player taped to my handlebars aged around 13.

I absolutely love it

I remember buying Out of the Blue (on vinyl ) with my 13th birthday money. I knew I had met the right man when I found it many years later in DH's CD collection .

It's one of my favourite running songs too notyummy.

We must be about the same age Shockers

Blue vinyl? Mine was, were they all?

I think it is the pop song I hate the most!

Had it played at my wedding

Are you approaching a milestone birthday Oh?

We used to have massive rows [me and my cousins] about what he says at the end.

I don't recall it being blue Shockers, and I have a big birthday in a couple of years

I love this song. It reminds me of my DS (9). Not sure why.

Dawndonna, is there anything you'd like to share with us?

Love, love, love it! ELO were ace, if exceedingly uncool (rather like me )

I've never been cool in my life, wtffgs! I remember ELO coming on TOTP in the 70s and enjoying their stuff, but not raving about it. Now, however, I find it is actually stuck very deep down in my subconscious and when I hear it again I love, love, love it. Very like ABBA and Queen, in fact - hugely successful commercially in the 70s, never cool, now finally rated for their technical proficiency as well as the catchy tunes.