“Mr Blue Sky” — ELO

Few songs have a more uplifting feel to them than “Mr Blue Sky” by ELO (that’s Electric Light Orchestra if you’re feeling posh…).

Jeff Lynne, the creative force behind ELO…and the Move, the Travelling Wilbury’s and the latter stages of Roy Orbison’s career, amongst many other achievements…wrote “Mr Blue Sky” on a songwriting trip to Switzerland when, after a couple of grim weeks weather-wise, the sun came out and everything was right with the world again.

Not all of us can enjoy songwriting trips to Switzerland for a few weeks…that’s the sort of thing you need to have…