Electric Light Orchestra - Nellie Takes Her Bow

Who thanked the Lord for the clothes
that she wore and mended,
Nellie with the big old fashioned eyes
Who won the heart of a crowd
tore apart, took a bow,
Nellie there's a different world backstage

(Chorus:)
I see the flood lights burning
I hear the band play on
Now Nellie takes her bow

She said she really could not stay
She had a brand new play to play
And so she paints her face and smiles
And she'll be someone else in a while

(Chorus)

Just a lonely girl who could not face a broken world,
And so she acts out all her dreams and wishes that's how it had been
But when the audience is near, it seems as though she doesn't even care.

(Chorus)

Nellie just sent me a line to tell me she was doing fine
She got the lead and on Broadway, and now they're digging her today
And as she turns the final page, living
someone's life upon the stage

(Chorus
Who thanked the Lord for the clothes
that she wore and mended,
Nellie with the big old fashioned eyes
Who won the heart of a crowd
tore apart, took a bow,
Nellie there's a different world backstage

(Chorus:)
I see the flood lights burning
I hear the band play on
Now Nellie takes her bow

She said she really could not stay
She had a brand new play to play
And so she paints her face and smiles
And she'll be someone else in a while

(Chorus)

Just a lonely girl who could not face a broken world,
And so she acts out all her dreams and wishes that's how it had been
But when the audience is near, it seems as though she doesn't even care.

(Chorus)

Nellie just sent me a line to tell me she was doing fine
She got the lead and on Broadway, and now they're digging her today
And as she turns the final page, living
someone's life upon the stage

(Chorus
Electric Light Orchestra - Nellie Takes Her Bow

By special request from FinnMove. :) Enjoy this great song from the first ELO album, No Answer! Also, my father gave me this album on vinyl for Christmas, so I'll upload the whole album...

ELO - Nellie Takes Her Bow

Album, S/T (No Answer), 1971, Line-up / Musicians - Jeff Lynne / bass, percussion, piano, guitar, vocals - Roy Wood / guitar, bass, clarinet, percussion, bassoon, cello, oboe, recorder, vocals,...

Electric Light Orchestra Nellie Takes Her Bow

Nellie Takes Her Bow - ELO (Cover)

This is a cover of my favourite song from ELO's self titled debut album. It features a fantastic orchestrated middle section that I've tried to emulate here. Nellie is a Broadway performer...

Nellie Takes Her Bow (Alternate Mix)

Provided to YouTube by Warner Music Group Nellie Takes Her Bow (Alternate Mix) · Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra (40th Anniversary Edition) ℗ 2001 Parlophone Records...

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