*First line is the band name. 1974. British band led by Jeff Lynne. Here the band name is the initials of their name.This was their first Top 10 single in the US. Lynne wrote this song partially in response to his father's criticism that the previous songs he wrote didn't have any tune. Lynne has stated that the lyrics "were about a man who was dreaming, sees this vision of loveliness and wakes up and finds that he's actually a clerk working in a bank."