Men's Choir Delivers Incredible A Cappella Rendition Of ELO's 'Mr. Blue Sky' - More Music

Parkside Harmony brings an exquisite performance of the song, ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ in this YouTube video. 

This group gives a perfect barbershop harmony performance of this popular classic song at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2024 Midwinter Convention in New York City. 

Parkside Harmony is an a cappella chorus from Hershey, PA. There is also a Parkside Melody chorus. They were founded in 2015, and according to their YouTube page, their purpose is “to do our part to ‘keep the whole world singing’”

‘Mr. Blue Sky’ is a great choice for the Barbershop Harmony Society’s 2024 Midwinter Convention. It has the right beats and catchiness that make for a great performance. 

‘Mr. Blue Sky’ is a song by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), which is an English band made up of Jeff Lynne, Roy Wood, and Bev Bevan. The song is featured on their 1977 album, Out of the Blue. 

Mr. Blue Sky is a very catchy tune, and starts off with:

“Sun is shinin' in the sky

There ain't a cloud in sight

It's stopped rainin', everybody's in the play

And don't you know

It's a beautiful new day? Hey”

The song was written and produced by Jeff Lynne. About writing the song he has said, “I remember writing the words down. I was at a chalet in the mountains of Switzerland, and it was all misty and cloudy all the way around. I didn’t see any countryside for the first four days or so, and then everything cleared, and there was this enormous view forever, and the sky was blue.”

The song has been used in many movies, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss, neither shadow of turning.” - James 1:7