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"Strange Magic" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). It was originally released on their 1975 Face the Music album.. The 'weeping' guitar lick was provided by keyboardist Richard Tandy while Jeff Lynne played a 12-string acoustic guitar fed through a phase shifter.
"Strange Magic" is the sixth track on the album and the second on side two. It was the second single lifted from Face the Music, being released in February 1976, though was not as successful as "Evil Woman". The track opens with a 21-second orchestra intro before cutting to a guitar lick with a soft piano.
Strange Magic may refer to: Strange Magic, a 2015 animated fantasy film; Strange Magic (song), a 1975 Electric Light Orchestra song, whose name the film was based on;
Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1995 only in the US. The compilation favours album versions rather than single versions; tracks such as " Rock 'n' Roll Is King ", " Shine a Little Love " and " Boy Blue " are longer.
Billboard praised the use of the title lyrics as a hook. [8] Cash Box noted the 20th-century influences and "commercial qualities" of the song, stating "from the classic hookline — a recurring four notes from 'Anchors Aweigh,' through an electronic schism from a dramatic TV serial two-thirds of the way through."
In the song’s second verse, Swift sings, “In The Black Dog, when someone plays The Starting Line / And you jump up, but she’s too young to know this song / That was intertwined in the magic ...
Strange Magic was released on January 23, 2015. [13] During its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, Strange Magic grossed $5.5 million across 3,020 theaters, debuting at number seven. [14] It had the lowest ticket sales of any animated film released in over 3,000 theaters.
Today, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,” Marvin Gaye remain relevant to Black America.