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in the U.S. and is widely considered one of the band's signature songs [5.10, 5.14]. "Happiest Song" Status: In a public poll, it was voted the happiest song ever

In the pantheon of pop music, there are songs that make you cry, songs that make you dance, and then there is "Mr. Blue Sky." It is a rarity in the modern musical landscape: a track of such unbridled, chemically pure optimism that it is almost impossible to listen to without a smile cracking across your face. Released in 1977 by the Birmingham-based symphonic rockers Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the song has transcended its era to become a cultural monolith. Mr. Blue Sky

Then, one morning, he woke up to a change. The rain had stopped. The thick clouds parted. He opened the curtains of the chalet to see the sky—a brilliant, vibrant, impossibly blue canvas stretching across the Alps. in the U