Turn To Stone (3:46)

Cover of Out Of The Blue

From Out Of The Blue and 67 other releases

“Turn to Stone” is a 1977 song by Electric Light Orchestra. The song is the opening track to the double album Out of the Blue. It was the first song released as a single from the LP.

According to the Turn To Stone Songfacts, this song has so much complex layering that ELO had to rely on tapes to reproduce the same sound in concert.

The single reached #18 in the U.K. charts and stayed there for 12 weeks. Out of four singles from the album, “Turn to Stone” was the only song not to reach the top ten in the U.K. singles charts. The song was more successful across the Atlantic, reaching #13 in the U.S and hitting the top spot in Canada in early-1978.

The song was composed in Switzerland during Jeff Lynne’s two week writing marathon for his double album. Lynne played the moog bassline of the song.

On November 4, 2008, Jeff Lynne was awarded a BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) Million-Air certificates for “Turn To Stone” for having one million airplays.

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The city streets are empty now
(The lights don't shine no more)
And so the songs are way down low
(Turning, turning, turning)

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  • Aragorn17

    Der Typische ELO Sound.Ich liebe ihn!!!!!

    13 Jun 10:04am Reply
  • BEATLES77709

    (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) (¯`'•'`¯) ELO - KULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! K

    22 May 10:37pm Reply
  • mechah

    heard em before but never really heard em til just now.

    22 Mar 8:25am Reply
  • Stuart_92

    Love it.

    3 Feb 1:55pm Reply
  • wilma500

    top track,................

    2 Feb 8:14pm Reply
  • ronny2013

    Such a cool band

    23 Jan 8:23pm Reply
  • ObmujSon

    ELO To You Too :-)

    23 Jan 3:11am Reply
  • NitaD1

    Luv ELO!

    18 Jan 11:15pm Reply
  • stoneagedinosau

    This always reminds me of Star Wars as it was in the charts when SW was released. And that is a good thing!

    9 Jan 9:36am Reply
  • rockin70

    I like to "poop" to this song !!

    9 Jan 12:27am Reply
  • Insvims

    Re-recorded version is bliss! Although the original acapella part is better. I am impressed by Jeff's vocal in the new re-recorded versions from the Out Of The Blue collection from 2012. What an artist!

    24 Dec 2012 Reply
  • Traurich

    exorbital

    14 Dec 2012 Reply
  • EuSouNeguinha

    what a precious sound. <3

    4 Oct 2012 Reply
  • wilma500

    love it..............

    31 Aug 2012 Reply
  • elogirl1

    oh, memories!

    31 Aug 2012 Reply
  • IRSARGE

    S a WeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeT !!!

    17 Jul 2012 Reply
  • CaptnTightpants

    Classic

    29 Jun 2012 Reply
  • CAVermeer

    Haha - Xanadu. I remember being so excited waiting for that to come out, caught it opening weekend. It was bloody awful, BUUUT - yeah, a lot of fun, too. Kitsch heaven about says it all!

    15 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Brobbels

    Nr 2 after Mr. Blue Sky. Which is not a bad position at all.

    11 Jun 2012 Reply
  • EdibleHandsoap

    Probably the pinnacle of man's achievements.

    2 Jun 2012 Reply
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