"Mama"

In the lines "Mama, it's so hard to carry on, / And I feel I'm a fool who lost it all" in the chorus of "Mama," both "on" and "all" are sung with a melisma (E C#) in all but the first instance.  This articulation gives a sense of continuation ("carry on") and entirety, respectively.

"Mama"

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I listened to ELO II this morning for my Collection Audit project, and I found an-other mention of blue, which I missed when I did my initial notes on the album.  In "Mama" there's the phrase "blue horizon" in the first verse.

Especially on the early albums, I'm still having trouble making out the lyrics, so I don't know how much I'll be able to write about them.