SLO, the Second Light Orchestra

[Paul Raab]

I'm a Electric Light Orchestra Fan since I was 13. Like Jeff Lynne wanted to
make Music like the Beatles I tried to make songs like ELO. Maybe you like
to listen to them on myspace.com/paulraab. I hope you like it!

All best!

Paul

[Paul Raab]

Only now I found the right Words for me what I have on my Mind:

Jeff Lynne founded the Electric Light Orchestra to make music like the
Beatles. I founded SLO to make songs like ELO and Idle Race. Please excuse
or forgive me my Announcements on the tracks. The sound reminds me this time
to Idle Race or Ringo Starr. But what I have on Mind and what I'm trying is
to make it sound like ELO from "A New World Record" (1976) till "Time"
(1981). That's what I'm heading for. I haven't heard anything like that till
now. It's simple unique. Making Songs myself results only of waiting for the
next Jeff Lynne Song. The Song "Lady Jane" was in Radio in Germany 2 weeks
ago (www.dat-radio.de), although I'll try to sing it again - better - and
let it remix and master. "My Philosophy" comes Best with my present
listeners. "Part of the World" is my favourite and 1st Song. "Stop the
Light" was a hit in the 70ies performed from the band of my brother "The
Skin". "Leaving for the Night" should be sang again, but it has a nice
Refrain. "Good Morning World" sounds just good for me, though it also needs
Remixing & Mastering. Last week I could play a few songs on the austrian
radio www.freequenns.at. And I found the Second Light Orchestra mentioned in
the newspaper "Der Grazer" (www.grazer.at) as "Paul Raab" allows to revive
Electric Light Orchestra".

That's my Project now with a Preliminary heat of over 20 Years and leads to
what I want to make in a few years: a featurefilm about a boy who wants to
become a musician (like "Flasdance"or "Coyote Ugly") inmcluding
to them 20 Songs from Electric Light Orchestra.

Paul Raab

[Paul Raab]

My Bob Dylan Christmas Songs

My Bob Dylan Favourites (the Man in the Moon here is for me a Synonym for
God):

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile

Whatever colors you have in your mind
I'll show them to you and you'll see them shine

Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you're the best thing that he's ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he's standing in front of you


Handy Dandy controversy surrounds him
He's been around the world and back again
Something in the moonlight still hounds him.

Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy

Handy Dandy
He'll say what are you made off
He'll say can you repeat what you say
You'll say what are you afraid off
He'll say nothing.

She'll say you got all the time in the world honey.
She said boy you're talking crazy.

Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy
Handy Dandy pour him another brandy
Handy Dandy he got a basket of
flowers and a bag full of sorrow
He finishes his drink he gets up from the table he says
OK boys I'll see you tomorrow.

Handy Dandy just like sugar and candy.


And now my Christmas:

There was a little boy and there was a little girl
And they lived in an alley under the red sky.

There was an old man and he lived in the moon,
One summer's day he came passing by.

Someday little girl, everything for you is gonna be new
Someday little girl you'll have a diamond as big as your shoe

Let the wind blow low, let the wind blow high.
One day the little boy and the little girl were both baked in a pie.

This is the key to the kingdom and this is the town
This is the blind horse that leads you around

Let the bird sing, let the bird fly,
One day the man in the moon went home and the river went dry.



My Christmas Word (taken from David Bowie):


"There's a Starman waiting in the Sky (God? Or Jesus?). He likes to come and
meet us, but he thinks he blows our Mind. - "And there's nothing I can do".'

"And may God's Love be with you!"

Merry Christmas to all of you!

God bless, love, and protect you!

Paul



My Christmas Wish:


Please leave a Light on for me to give ma all the Love that I need. Thank
you!

(Belinda Carlisle, "Heaven is a Place on Earth", "Runaway Horses", "La
Luna")