mr blue sky ....elo

[no1tommy]

ive been told this song is about a famous person any ideas who it is???

[another-view]

Jeff Lynne, who hid himself away to write enough material for a double album, wrote the track in Switzerland. After a two week period of writers block dampened by the inclement weather outside, Lynne was suddenly inspired to write "Mr. Blue Sky" following a break in the weather when the entire area was bathed in sunshine, quickly followed by the remainder of the Out of the Blue songs including "Concerto for a Rainy Day".

The song was voted as Anthem of the Midlands beating other songs such as "Come on Eileen" and "Stairway to Heaven"[citation needed] and is played before each Birmingham City Football Club home game to honour Jeff Lynne for his lifelong support and his friendship with the former Blues football player Trevor Francis.

[no1tommy]

thanx and a quick reply thanx again

[buildersmate]

Very insightful, AV.
But hang on, Robert Plant may well have been brought up in Halesowen, but there's no way Led Zeppelin could ever claim to be a Birmingham-based band?

[factor-fiction]

You should write for Wikepedia, A-V.

[ABerrant]

Is that sarcasm factor30?

I suggest the next time another-view copies text from Wikipedia without credit to the site that tags like [citation needed] be removed first.

[factor-fiction]

Afraid so, ABerrant. Yes , it immediately read like a Wikipedia entry and the '[citation needed]' phrase was a giveaway. Besides, if A-V had used his own words the answer would have claimed Karen Harrison was the inspiration for the song.

[another-view]

Seemed the easiest way to find out the answer.